We met family and friends at Bono's for Lunch. It's been years since the last time we've been here. There were 5 of us at our table. The waitress did a great job taking care of us today! I ordered the lunch portion of the Beef Brisket and two sides (fries and coleslaw). I thought everything was really good and the brisket had good flavor and was cooked just right. The coleslaw was very good (coleslaw is always one of my favorites at places) and this coleslaw was very good! The fries were tasty and crunchy just the way I like it. The restaurant appeared to be cleaned and the staff were friendly. I think my wife and I will definitely be back. read more

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I visited Jacksonville for the first time and I'm so glad that this was one of the stops on my trip. This was probably some of the best bbq I've ever had. The server we had was extremely nice (I forget her name but she was celebrating her 35th year there I believe) and made our experience better. Everything I ate there tasted good. I had brisket, pulled pork, sweet potatoes and baked beans and I was so mad I didnt go again a second time. It has an old western cabin feel but tons of customer photos on the walls. The sweet and tangy bbq sauce was so good that I had to buy a bottle and put inside tsa approved containers to bring back to NY. Highly recommend trying. read more

Bono's Bar-B-Q - Bbq cheese fries - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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The two meat combo platter was very food special the beef brisket meat. The service was pretty was for sitting band getting our food b At the table., the restaurant is a BBQ place so I like the atmosphere. read more

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Now, this is some barbeque. We ordered the 3 meat meals, consisting of :beef brisket, ribs, and smoked chicken. We decided on potato salad and green beans as our side. I almost forgot to mention that we ordered corn nuggets as an appetizer, and boy, were they good fresh off the fryer. We started eating the brisket, omg moist tender meat, the chicken nice smokey flavor, and the ribs were just perfect. The sides were pretty good, and potato salad tasted homemade, and green beans just needed a little salt for my tasting. This restaurant is a Jacksonville staple, there are two other locations. This location in particular was less than ten minutes away from the hotel. I really enjoyed my meal and I highly recommend, if in the Jacksonville area. I just ordered a banana pudding to go and going to try it later. read more

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Great daily specials! Just grabbed the smoked wings and fries basket with a large drink included! Game time!

Food was amazing. Service was family friendly. Today was a blessed to my heart and soul. Thank you

I live their turkey salads! I eat them almost 2-3 times a week! The meat is plentiful, tasteful and their homemade ranch is ...omg, so good! The boiled egg is extra , but it makes the salad read more

Bono's Bar-B-Q - Turkey Salad - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

Food and a GREAT Server, Natalie !!! Always a great place to eat lunch and or dinner ! Food is always really Good !

Nice atmosphere since the remodel. This is my husband's FAVORITE restaurant for BBQ. To me, it tastes like any other BBQ restaurant. The service was good - very nice waitresses. The Turkey was good and moist. Green Beans were tasty- some places give you broken up mush, but these were intact. My kids had the Macaroni and Cheese and said it was dry - again, just like other BBQ places. Nothing really stood out about this joint. At least the Turkey was better than Buc-ee's! read more

BEST Bono's BBQ in Jax! If you haven't tried Bono's yet , GO HERE! If you have tried Bono's but didn't like it that much, give this one a try and you won't be disappointed. I've lived in Jax all my life and Bono's has always been one our family's favorite places to get BBQ. But over the years I've noticed that the Bono's near where I live (Southside Area) are just not the same as I remember, specifically with the food quality and taste. This one is Different! This one is LEGIT. Sweet Tea is perfectly sweet and crisp without any aftertaste from bad ice. 10/10 Chicken was amazingly juicy with just the right amount of smoky flavor. 10/10 Green Beans & Mac N Cheese are just like I remember from 20 years ago. Tastes like a family recipe and was hot and fresh. 10/10 The Food and Service here are leaps and bounds better then all the others! I hope the crew at this Bono's get some recognition because ya'll are the only ones left keeping this Jax BBQ staple alive! I plan on driving out of my way, past all the other Bono's just to come enjoy a great meal at this one. read more

I ate here a few days ago and I will start with the atmosphere was kind of awkward. We were sat super close to other people which was kind of weird considering it didn't look very busy. I also thought the tables were gross. Everything was sticky and all of the bottles of different sauces looks disgusting. I was disappointed that it felt like I needed to wash my hands after simply sitting down... The food was pretty delicious though, the fries were SPOT ON. Exactly how I like them! However, because the tables and sauce bottles were dirty, I really don't think they have the best hygiene in the kitchen. Also the sauces are terrible. I don't recommend trying them. Almost all of them tasted like vinegar, and it was all extremely watery. One of the sauces straight up tasted and looked like extremely watery Dijon mustard. Three stars, food was pretty good, but I really did not enjoy that everything was super unclean and gross. They definitely need to go ahead and try to implement some sort of cleaning routine. If the tables are gross, I can't even imagine the state of the kitchen and refrigerators/freezers. read more

Ordered lunch for 8 from Bonos Catering just before Christmas. We ordered a few days ahead for pickup. On the day we picked up our order it was ready at the designated time. We were in & out. When we unpacked our order we were missing a key side item, Cole's slaw! I was annoyed. When we called they told us to come back to for it. Well we were too hungry to wait for it. So we all dug in. We ordered the ribs plus one meat with sides. Ribs & turkey with Texas toast, coleslaw (missing), baked beans & Mac & cheese. Everything was delicious. My favorite is the turkey. Tender & tasty. The mac & cheese was rich & oh so good. Baked beans is a must have. Texas toast was very good too, Bonos is always consistent. Had they not forgotten a key side, coleslaw it would have been a 5 star rating, I keep coming back because their Turkey is the best in town. read more

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All I can review is the food. Had a smoked Turkey sandwich with a side of beans & Cole slaw. This Bono's never disappoints. Everything was delicious. Turkey was juicy. The sides were great. Beans made me wanted another order. Only miss was the bread. It was just pieces of lightly toasted bread. Hubby had the chicken and turkey, same sides he was missing his garlic bread. Overall, great meal. Thanks Lane Ave. Bono's. read more

Everything was perfect. Moist, fatty brisket and ribs. Sausage and turkey wasn't overcooked like it usually is at other locations. Pulled pork was on point. Only location I'm ordering from for now on. read more

The sandwich was dry and overpriced. It came with a few little pieces of meat without any lettuce tomatoes or onions all that is extra. I felt robbed paying $16 bucks for this. The service was fast however the sandwich was plain. If you have a taste for bbq I suggest finding another establishment. read more

Bono's Bar-B-Q - Turkey Sandwich Dry and over priced - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

My wife and I have been visiting Bono's Lane Ave for years. Very rare when we have a substandard meal. Tonight's dinner was wonderful. We were immediately met by an employee who was at the front making utensils wrapped with a napkin and taken to our table. Though she was not our server, she got our drinks. The place was clean and the music background. The table was clean and well stocked. I had the large ribs, fries, and fried ear of corn. The wife had small chicken platter (dark meat), green beans, and fried ear of corn. My ribs were great, what a slab, took two ribs home for lunch along with corn. Wife's chicken was good, beans hot, and both our corns were smoken hot. Server kept us in drinks and checked on us. The only complaint was the place was a little smokey. The wife said her eyes were burning a little. You could see the haze in the place. Now it was windy and raining, don't know if that contributed. Can you expect anything more? Actually, yes! We forgot the banana pudding to go. This place does a great take out business. Always a line and calls coming in. read more

Bono's Bar-B-Q - Small chicken platter green beans and fries eat of corn. - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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Service was good portion size were good. Lots of food. I ordered the large rib platter with French fries and baked beans. Beans were okay I had to add sugar. Tea was not sweet had to add more sugar. Ribs were tough couldn't bite it. They were like beef jerky. Bbq sauce was outstanding but nothing put it on. read more

This is one of my favorite place to eat friendly staff. The food is okay but better than most bbq I have eaten in Jacksonville to date. The restaurant smells of smoke witch I love makes me hungry for some good old bbq. read more

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This Bono's location has really stepped up their game since the remodel ! The drive thru is an easy and convenient way to pick up a delicious bbq meal to take home after a long day of work. My favorite is the beef brisket and their corn nuggets. Even if there is a line in the drive thru, it moves along fairly quickly. The cashiers at the window are friendly and accommodating read more

We ordered Grubhub tonight and the cashier at the Bono's on Jammes Road forgot to put my dinner in the bag which was a half lb of Turkey. The only compensation was that the manager said that the cashier apologized! Wow! So no dinner for me. I am sick of the restaurants constantly leaving out food and I feel like with a 10.00 dip the Grubhub driver should verify that they have the entire order. From now on we will not order from Grubhub or Bono's. Smoked Turkey read more

Just left from up there. I there right at 8:30p. I went through the drive thru. Granted they close at 9p. But that shouldn't change the quality in service and food. I ordered a large chicken plate w/ double fries. She says the fryer is down and I had to choose from the other sides. Of course they are ready to close and it's not really anything wrong with the fryer. I get home and the toast is burnt and the chicken does not look done. I try to call and of course the line is busy. This is terrible customer. If you close at 9p...close at 9p. Don't start closing before 8:30p. I was able to make it back before they closed and got a refund. read more

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I've heard this Bono's could be spotty, but we must have come on a good night. The pork was perfectly smoked, tender and juicy. The sides of mac & cheese and squash casserole were both rich and delicious. My boy got the brisket & sausage which were both nicely done considering I prefer pork when it comes to BBQ. Not dry whatsoever and truly flavorful. He ordered the side salad with honey mustard & baked beans as his accompaniments and both were very good. The portions were perfect (I ordered the small pork platter)served with some fresh garlic toast to sop up all the sauces and flavors from my plate as licking my plate in public would probably not be socially acceptable. Overall, the service was outstanding. They get an extra star because Courtney & the entire Bono's staff here were friendly, efficient and totally accommodating. And our meals were flawless. We were the last to leave and definitely left stuffed without any room for dessert. Sorry I had to decline this time around, but I will try to plan better for our next visit, Banana Pudding. **I promise. :p read more

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Bono's is usually our family's favorite BBQ place. We ate in last Saturday and came away disappointed. The waitress was nice, a bit forgetful, but apologetic and seemed authentically embarrassed by her mistakes. The menu has changed and seemed to promote sandwiches more than actually BBQ dishes. Actual BBQ entrees (ribs, chicken, etc.) were relegated to the bottom corner of the menu, not in the center where you would normally look for it. We were puzzled by that - it gave us a feeling that they were moving away from traditional BBQ? The prices have shot up dramatically and were quite a shock. The food was good - hot and "fresh", but didn't WOW us like it usually does. One of us ordered a burger and it was literally charred around the edges - but the inside was cooked well. The ribs were good, tasty and smoky. I don't know how to describe the experience other than we felt let down. This particular Bono's no longer has that WOW factor we came to expect, especially for the price we paid. Maybe it was just a bad day? read more

Hello all. Yesterday I went an got the Family Meal from Bonos and it was in point. We had a Whole Chicken, Turkey, Collard Greens, Bake Beans and Garlic Toast. An for a ad on we had Fresh Strawberries, Grapes and some Cream Cheese Dip for the fruit. Thanks Bonos. Be safe all. read more

Bono's Bar-B-Q - ows a variety of food items - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

We were here on a Saturday for a late lunch and the food and service was great. The wait for the check did take a while but overall everything matched our expectations. I normally go through the drive thru when I come to this establishment but this time the wife wanted to dine in. Try the sweet BBQ sauce if you haven't. It's great! read more

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Must say highly disappointed. Ordered a three meat hawg salad. What I got was a bed of lettuce and 1 shredded piece of each of the three meats. What's the old saying they screw you in the drive thru. I should have checked my order before I left. I was lulled into a sense of vulnerability. read more

Bono's Bar-B-Q - Not a hawg - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

I have been coming to this location for years. Today I went through the drive through. I don't go often, so I had to choose carefully what I wanted. I felt the person at the window wanted me to rush and give her my order. I said, " I don't come that often. I'm trying to decide what I want." I decided to order the turkey and she said, "The platter?" "No, I want the sandwich with two sides." She said,"the sandwich only comes with one side." I paused because I'm looking at the menu. I thought to myself I know I can read. I said out loud,"Unless, I'm missing something, I'm looking at the menu." But, I said to myself. I don't have to spend money here. I drove off. I called back in a few minutes to ask about the turkey sandwich and the sides. It might have been the same person. I said, "Ok. Thank you. You all didn't get my order today." She hung up. Really, Bono's? read more

They seriously only give you ONE sauce with your food when you spend $25 on a meal! I hope they go out of business for this bad customer service decision that has obviously come from bad management. We have been going to this Bonos for years but with this type of management and stinginess, we will never come here again (unless we are contacted by management on here that the policy on sauces has changed). read more

First time going and it was delicious! Nice and clean. Very family friendly with lovely pictures of families all over the restaurant. Friendly service and delicious BBQ. I ordered the chicken special of the day with a side of green beans and corn on the cob. It did not disappoint, delicious! Highly recommend read more

I was not at all impressed with this one , my chicken was a lil undercooked ewwwww and the pork was bland I love bbq but this just wasn't a hit !! read more

We specifically went to this Bono's because they have delicious turkey. We went to the drive thru. There were 3 cars in front of us and it took us 40 minutes to get our food! To add insult to injury the girl at the window apparently had no awareness of the problem! Not one word about the poor service! Just hi,how are you? Thank you, good night! Completely unacceptable service from a good bbq joint! read more

Turkey sandwich is awesome. I get one every week. Gets better each week. Prep time is a little slow but the finished product is worth the wait. I generally use the drive thru so I expect to move right along. Keep it coming. read more

Second time in less than a month this has happened. I ordered 1 thing and received a box with chicken and lettuce. read more

Bono's Bar-B-Q - The receipt even shows what was supposed to be on the salad. - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

This is the second time we have been at this location. Food was good but it was so smoky in there it made my eyes water and the smell is in my hair and my clothes. Not what I want keep smelling all night Well my husband wanted bbq for dinner so we came back here ...again. Where to begin. I'll start with the ladies at the table next to us. She ordered her pork sandwich chopped. They brought it sliced ‍. So the waiter kind of got smarmy with her about specifying how chopped she wanted it. Well kid I got news for ya chopped is not sliced and I'll leave it at that. My hubs ordered the large order of ribs and I got the pork sandwich with slaw on it. Mine should have been pulled pork , plus it was cold. So I sent it back. It came back lukewarm and chopped!! The bun was so dry it was crumbling. Back to the hubby. He got 5 ribs yes 5. It was not a large order by any means. Large would be a rack he got just shy of a 1/2. Super super disappointed. I have to say that the third time is a charm as we won't be back. On the plus side they did have the ventilation working as it wasn't near as smoky. I tried to take a star away but it won't let me!! One Star only!! read more

Pretty good local bbq grub, with decent service. Better than your average BBQ joint , but definitely pricier. Beef brisket is my choice and it's very tasty here! Mac and cheese isn't something I typically go for but this place has some pretty awesome Mac and cheese! Would recommend , but wouldn't be my first choice. read more

Bono's Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

We love to come here the food is always yummy the Beef is tender the turkey is moist and they have the best BBQ cheese fries I've ever had. We love their salad for a couple dollars more you can get extra meat. The service is good too! read more

The service was fast and the food was hot. I got the smoked wings and was absolutely surprised how delicious they were. My husband got the ribs and chicken which I would not be getting since the ribs were super tough. The chicken was super small but flavorful read more

Ordered beef brisket. Must have been from the day before because it was tough and tasteless. Will never go back.

Had the yummy Brunswick Stew, a sweet tea and the amazingly silky banana pudding. Soooooo yummy!! Definitely recommend:)

Walk into this BBQ joint and you know you're in for a down home treat. Nothing fancy here but the BBQ speaks for itself. A small array of sauce selections on the table and friendly waitresses. Small domestic bottles available for those wishing to add some Budweiser to their meal. We went on a double take deal (which you should bring printed) because otherwise they can't accept it from the smartphone. That caused a little hiccup for us but management helped us get it figured out. One thing for sure is this restaurant has been around for decades. Full of regulars, the place stayed constantly busy the hour or so we were there. The ambiance is what I'd say old Florida. Family photos on the walls and random pieces of Americana. Also contributing to the experience is the immediate aroma of smoking meats. It kinda stays with you after you leave if you know what I'm talking about. Not a bad place at all to quench a BBQ craving. I'd be back and would primal sit closer to the smoker to get a glimpse of the magic each time the door swings open! read more

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