I wish someone would explain to me how Albany, Georgia is so devoid of good BBQ. I have had Riverside and it was pretty good. I don't dare try Blackbeard's or whatever pirate name it is called that serves seafood with BBQ. A real BBQ joint serves just BBQ. Even though Sonny's is a chain, it is definitely the best BBQ option I know about in Albany. It has recently been remodeled but this is possibly the busiest Sonny's I have ever been in. I bet there were near 35 employees working on a Sunday night and it was packed. I always like the Sampler, which gives you a small portion of brisket, pulled pork, 2 ribs, 1/4 chicken, cornbread, beans, and slaw for about $15. Sometimes, I get bigger portions than others. And anytime I get it, it seems like one night the brisket will be the best and the next time the pork will be the best...etc. For sauce-aholics anonymous everywhere like myself, Sonny's is your must go to joint. You have 5 BBQ sauces - original mild tangy tomato, sweet, Sizzlin Sweet, Smokin, and a mustard base that you have to ask for and comes in packets. Come on, Sonny's, put the mustard one on the table where it belongs! All sauces have their own merit. The mustard one goes best with the pulled pork in my opinion. I like the Sizzlin Sweet the best with it's sweet and spicy tomatoey taste. I think Sonny's has some of the best beans ever with it's thick, sweet, and smoky conglomeration. The slaw is solid and the cornbread is like cake. Sweet tea is always some of the best tea around. Sonny's....easily the best BBQ in Albany. read more

Sonny's BBQ - 4 tantalizing sauces - Barbeque Near Me - Albany, Georgia

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Went for lunch on my Birthday and lets just say not happy at all loaded tater tots didnt have everything on it, my other orders was wrong as well and the long island ice tea was straight liquor, this place has went down hill, If the staff cant do thier job then quit so someone else can because its not hard to do your job and follow a menu like its not rocket science. Staff seemed like they could care less and just wants to argue with you, mean muggin, Im disappointed use to be my favorite place to eat now im forced to find something else read more

Monday afternoon around 3:30pm. Flavors are good. Wood burning smoke outside set the atmosphere. I had smoked turkey sandwich and baked beans. The sweet sauce is my favorite! My waitress was very helpful. There were 2 TVs to watch from where I sat. The portions seemed small. read more

Service. "Manger " was rude and argumentative when I called to say they left out 1/2 of our order. Called and was placed on hold for 15 minutes. Once the "manger" whose name was Tara answered the phone she wanted to be argumentative and defensive and blame the Door Dash Delivery person that I had already contacted and that had assured me she delivered everything from Sonnies that was handed to her to deliver to my address. Keep in mind I was only missing an order of fries and a bottle of sweet bbq sauce. So it was around $10.00 of my order I did not receive. This is not the first time I've ordered from Sonnies and my order been wrong or had missing items. This is just the first time I've decided to say something: read more

Always excellent BBQ and good service. Baked Beans are the best and your Pork is moist whether pulled or sliced. Ribs, mmmmmm.

I order the sweet and smoked. I got home I had 4 ribs that was the dry. They didnt give me any bbq. sauce to go on them. They were so tough and cold. I only are 3 and give my dog the other. She even had trouble eating. For $17.00 I expected more than 4 ribs. I called and they said they go by weight. They should tell you they go by weight. And when they said weight do they mean 1/2 lb. Or 1lb. The salad was awesome even though I told them no onions. I call and they told me to come back and they would make it right. I told them i was on the other side of Leesburg and my ride had already left. I use to have a resturant and this was unacceptable. Check your order before you send it out. read more

Service is on point and the ambiance is chill however the BBQ is (for me) lacking. The meat is meant to be smothered in BBQ sauce and if that is your thing I highly recommend however if you are looking for juicy succulent smoked or BBQ this is not the place. All in all probably wouldn't stop here again. read more

Sonny's BBQ - The triple meat plate - Barbeque Near Me - Albany, Georgia

Basic BBQ. But for Albany standards, this place is apparently amazing. I've definitely had way better. Had we known this was a chain restaurant, we probably wouldn't have came here. It was worth a shot though. We had a decent amount to order and were missing a few things which pretty much means we won't find ourselves coming back here. I remember the drive-thru being so long too and we were in line for a while. We tried it and that was that. read more

So where to begin....... We ended up at this place after going to a few other spots that were closed. Walking up and inside smelled amazing. You can just smell the flavors and love put into this pit BBQ. The staff were friendly and on point with service and then it went to hell. The must have appetizer "Redneck Egg Roll" was not must have. Maybe it was an off day but it was not fried all the way. The inside wasn't hot at all and this was the same with everything we ordered. Nothing and I mean nothing came to the table was hot. It's like they left it on the order pick-up window forever and forgot about it. Taste wise for the main dishes was ok but it would have been better hot... i ordered a hotlink it came out burnt but somehow still cold..... how could that be? The best thing we had was the Arnold Palmer drinks. See pics below. read more

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I will have to say me and the wife was spending the day together and we came across this place called Sonny's BBQ. We wandered in and the staff was amazing and just made you feel so welcomed like you belonged where you was. We proceeded to order and try it out and let me tell you it was so delicious and we had a great time, Amazingly calm and family atmosphere. Go try them you will not be disappointed. read more

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Sonny's used to be really good. Please don't order for delivery bc the employees don't check the bag before it leaves. I know bc this happened to me! Sonny's bagged up my meal but OOPS forgot my sides! I had to drive up there to get it myself! Poor service!! Lack of caring!! read more

Horrible service. Horrible food. There are many better alternatives. Rib shack and riverfront, for instance. You will regret going here.

It's a nice affordable place to eat but service was horrible today and my sides were not cooked when I called was put on hold and no one returned to the call. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Under cook bbq dirty rice wasn't good and raw broccoli. - Barbeque Near Me - Albany, Georgia

Went To Sony's In Albany, GA With My Boyfriend For Valentine's Day (2/14/21) And They Had This Special for $21.99 and you could get A appetizer, drinks, ribs, 3 sides & 3 slices of toasted bread. The Staff was so Nice, The Food and our drinks (Dr. pepper) was really really good! And I love how they redid the place! It's so nice inside! Also, this was our first time trying the ''Redneck Egg Rolls'' and we LOVED them! Can't wait to go back and get some more! read more

Sonny's BBQ - Baby Back Ribs Homemade Macaroni & Cheese Broccoli Crinkle Cut French Fries - Barbeque Near Me - Albany, Georgia

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BBQ is very good - sliced/pulled pork, chicken, brisket, ribs, eggrolls, sidekicks and lemonade(s). This month: Wednesday specials are very good. Also, the Family Feast(s) have a nice variety of food items and drinks. When you sign up with your email, they send you specials/deals. Good service and accurate orders. read more

We were a group of 5 and was seated in the dining area. We sat there a good 15-20 minutes and no one came to take our drink or food order. Had a couple waitresses look our way but I guess they didn't want to help us. We decided to leave and go elsewhere but did let an employee know our reason for leaving. As we were leaving we also over heard the table behind us saying they experienced the worst customer service as well. read more

I wish I could give 10 stars for the service. I took my mother in on her 92nd birthday. From the time we walked in until we left the staff made her feel like a queen. This is the kind of service that makes Sonny's Albany great. Awesome job. read more

Worst BBQ place in Albany. The quality of food and service has gotten worse and worse over the past 3-4 years. Rude cashier, more concerned with her nails and phone then the customers and some of the fattiest and toughest sliced pork I've ever attempted to eat and cold, overcooked fries. I don't know how they are still in business. I think I'll wait a year before trying this place again. read more

Decent bbq. The brisket was delicious, the chicken was dry. Good sweet tea and a good selection of bbq sauce but the service is horrible. IG @Romeo.Oscar.Nov read more

Sonny's BBQ - Sonny's Sampler - Barbeque Near Me - Albany, Georgia

Chopped brisket sandwich was not fresh and it was lukewarm. Garlic bread was greasy. Ice Tea was too sweet, like syrupy. Restrooms were dirty. Okay service in the drive through. I saw the health inspection posted in the drive through window. That should have been my cue to keep going. read more

I remembered this place fondly until today. I would describe my food as freezing cold, fatty, tough, and gross. My parents sides never came until the table next to us asked for them! I don't care how nice the new decor is, the food itself was not acceptable. Med burger was cooked to death and cold somehow at the same time. Never again read more

Poor service... Cook, Terence Sheffield has an apron full of dog hairs daily, yet he continues to work in the kitchen. Roaches are crawling on counters, and workers sell drugs out of establishment. Definitely not a place for a family or kids. read more

BBQ sandwiches were delicious! Becky was very nice! the French fries were hot and good.

Food was good. I ordered the chicken half and baked beans. The baked beans are a bit sweet but not bad.

Great customer service for my visits there!! Food was good as well. They made a mistake on my order, but we are all human. They corrected it without issue!! I sill return. read more

I know they just opened and have bugs to work out. Understandable. But they flavor of the food just doesn't taste the same. I tried both styles of the St. Louis ribs. Both were dry and hard to chew. Everyone at the table had different BBQ and except for the chicken it was dry. The bread wasn't truly toasted. And the appetizer came out with the meal which defeats the purpose. A couple that came in after us got their fried pickles before us, and before their meal. Maybe those were ours? Service was very slow. It's still ok food, just not what Sonny's used to be. read more

First off let me start this with they only been open 6 days! When we first walked in it appeared to be very busy but we were seated and less than two minutes.Our very friendly waitress walked up and we had drinks in less than 5 minutes. One of the bad things is I guess there's a few bugs in the system and the fire alarm kept going off throughout our lunch and it was extremely loud and very annoying but I digress. On with this review . For appetizers we ordered the redneck egg rolls, the loaded tater tots and the fried pickles. Our very friendly waitress kept coming back telling us that she was sorry for the wait. She said that they were backed up. One of my biggest pet peeves is getting my appetizer along with my lunch or dinner and that is exactly what happened. I am sitting here with my salad my appetizer and my entree. oh I forgot to tell you what our entrees were, we ordered baby back ribs with a side of fries and a salad bar we ordered the triple meat plate with a side of fries no take that back not fries steamed broccoli and then we ordered the pulled pork plate with a side of fries. The food was very delicious but there again the part that I didn't like was that all our food arrived at the same time. I noticed that all the staff was very friendly and going about their business. They have bus boys that come by and retrieve anything empty on your table which I thought was nice.I did not get the gentleman's name but he was very friendly and very very nice. The Acoustics in the restaurant I don't really know what to say about that I just know that it got extremely loud in there and that could get annoying especially at dinner but all in all for being open one week I would say was very good lunch the average spent was about $25 and I will go at dinner at some point but I still have to say my favorite place is the rocket read more

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Great food and service, Becky is awesome and so nice! Recommend if you're passing by the town!

I went there a few weeks ago for curbside pick up. The experience was not good but there was a lot going on around here then. The management reached out to me unsolicited and I shared my experience with them. I told them it was just bad service and I would try them again in the future. Well, this past week I figured I would try them again. BIG MISTAKE, I ordered online and it told me to pick up at 1:18. I got there a minute early and called them like the email said to do. 1:26 I call again they tell me we are bagging up your order right now be right out. 1:37 I call again no food yet. The tell me the person is on the way out and I look in the mirror and they were. 20 minutes late but hey things happen. The person gets to my car and tells me we are out of sliced beef so we have you chopped. Now, if they had told me this when I ordered I probably would have been fine. Had the told me on the first call I probably would have been fine. But when they don't even tell me on the third call, they are not only late but don't even have what I ordered. They just figured they would substitute and not tell me. As I said above that may have been an acceptable solution in any of the 4 previous contacts but I was not willing to do that at this time. I told the person take it back and refund my money charged when I placed the order. I figure I better call and make sure because so far they seem less than worried about doing the right thing. I call the first time and they set the phone down. I hear in the background they are talking bad about another customer, I wait about 5 minutes and hang up. I call back and they put "one of" the managers on the phone and I tell him I want to be sure I get a refund. He then tells me that even though I provided them my card to place the order he can not process it without me giving my card again. Quite honestly at that time I do not trust this place and refused. They then had a "general manager" call me. She did offer to deliver the refund to my job. I didn't want them at my place of employment. I still don't trust or believe I need to supply my info they already have to them. I told her I would allow 24 hours to refund my money and not post this review. Mind you I asked for nothing except a refund for an order the could not and did not provide. I accepted nothing from them. They had 4 chances to jets let me know what was happening and did nothing. I would say they fail in most every fashion of customer service. beware read more

The first time the got my entire to-go meal wrong. The second time the turkey was very dry and almost hard. Not impressed. There is better BBQ in town read more

The food is always good, not great, but my problem is the pricing. We used to go almost once a week but we stopped when we tightened down our budget. We tried it recently and the pricing had jumped 20-30% in the last 12-18 months. Ridiculous because the amount you get has been cut as well. So if you are in a bind, hit them up but expect your wallet to get hit right back. read more

Nothing special but offers a good discount for Military Veterans.

The best barbeque ever. The meat is tender and juicy. They also have so many sauces to choose from. I have been here numerous times and will continue to go back. This place has a friendly and attentive staff. The salad bar is always fresh and has so many choices. You should definitely give this place a try. read more

Customer service here is the worst. Call to place an order, get ignored on the phone initially, then placed on hold for 10 minutes. Hang up and call back just to get an attitude from the employee and hear a comment that they don't have time for this. Not someplace I would recommend. read more

My favorite bar b-q place until recently. For some time now...you walk in and nobody wants to make eye contact with you or greet you!! They look mad. Also, smaller portions and they like to give you a lot of FAT! I have to specifically order "no fat please" with my pulled pork meal otherwise, you've got to call the waitress over and show her. It's really disappointing because Sonny's in Thomasville, Georgia has been my fav spot to eat for 12 yrs. now. read more