When I was a kid I wasn't a fan of BBQ. My friends would talk about Sonny's and I would pass. As an adult I have broaden my palate. When I tell you I had an amazingly delicious time trust me the food was some of the best. I ordered a sandwhich that had jalapeno cheddar brats, brisket, and garlic toast. It came with some flavorful mac n cheese. I tried some of my Husband's sliced pork and my sons corn nuggets. My tastebuds were all over the place with happiness. We drank the Sonny's Amber. The beer was smooth, flavorful and delicious. Definitely a great pairing with our food. My daughter is in Charlotte for college and I will now be adding this stop when we visit. The staff was welcoming and knowledgeable. Definitely coming here again. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Brawt and Brisket sandwich with mac n cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

Probably won't ever eat here again. Just my preference. The food was very bland....no seasoning. The service was slow. The tea was awful. Maybe it was just a bad day or my taste buds were off. Better luck next time if there's a next time. read more

The order was for 1/4 chicken, it was a wing!! It was dry and looked old. The ribs we dry. The brisket was dry and chewy.

Well I finally tried this place and I definitely won't be back. I figured I'd treat my palate and ordered ribs and smoked wings meal. The ribs were more like hard skin on the bone and the wings were rubbery and under-cookers. The baked beans as they say were nothing to write home about and the green beans were rancid. One taste and the rest of my meal almost came back up. The garlic bread was the best part of the meal, but it's hard to mess up putting butter on toast. It was severely overpriced. I could have gone across the street to Cookout and saved $12 and had a better experience. Run Forrest Run...Away! read more

Just don't-just don't 0/10 would not recommend I can honestly say the only positive would be our waitress, she was pleasant and attentive. The food: Order was incorrect for one plate All meats were dry, cold, and just terrible Loaded tots tasted off, I think the cheese had gone bad Soggy toast French fries cold and just strange Just go to the bbq place across the street-1000 times better food and the exact same price read more

Tried this place after 3 years, and was not disappointed. I had the 1/4 chicken and pulled pork with bbq baked beans/fries/Mac n cheese. It was worth the drive just for the chicken itself. I had dark meat, and the flavor and juiciness was impeccable! The pulled pork was decent, but I liked the fact that you could use one of the 4 sauces they offer to flavor it. As an appetizer, we got the fried corn nuggets, which came dusted with powdered sugar. Was a little skeptical about these, but they tasted just like homemade corn fritters. My husband had the St Louis ribs, which were juicy and full of flavor as well. The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because the pulled pork was on the dry side. Service was great, and the facility was clean. Looking forward to going back. read more

The minute we pulled into the drive thru I knew I had made a mistake. The brisket was bland and lacked any mins of flavor. The mac and cheese tasted like it was straight from a box. The only decent item I had was the baked beans. I guess you can't go wrong there. The lemonade wasn't homemade and was watered down. We only decided to stop here because Smoke Pit was closed. Do yourself a favor and just head to smoke pit. read more

We had a family group of 8 people which they gladly accommodated. Our server was a wonderful attentive young lady. The menu offered unlimited combinations. Three of us had pick2 specials and chose pulled pork and chopped brisket. I had a baked sweet potato and green beans sides. We had had barbecue the night before so I had to compare. The beef from Sonny's was gristly and had little flavor. The pork had no smoke flavor either. They were out of cinnamon so the only option for the sweet potato was packaged honey butter. The sauces were nothing special. My dining companions also felt the food was mediocre. The service was excellent so, despite the deficiencies in the food, we had an enjoyable dinner. read more

Food prepared fresh, service in drive through and curbside efficient with friendly team responsive to your needs

Took my father here on his birthday week, when you turn 86, you should celebrate a whole month!! The service at first was slow but at least 5 servers on the floor, it was relatively busy. After being recognized, the server was very attentive and we were friendly and appreciative for her service. The BBQ was luke warm and also, this location is in NC, so not having a vinegar based sauce is poor. The sides were great and the unsweetened tea was strong and refreshing. The 1/2 chicken was delicious but as always, hard to keep the breast moist and I do not care for ketchup based sauces. We'd go again, just order with more instructions. read more

BBQ brisket was good and the service was good! I would go back for the same meal. Try it! read more

Good food, good prices, not a bad place for lunch. Sonny's is a nice little barbeque joint in the Concord Mills area. Inside has a pretty cozy feel to it. Dark wood everywhere from the walls to the tables, and benches with surprisingly comfy cushions. Not very busy when we dropped by we were seated quickly and had our drink orders taken. Our waitress explained the specials and we ordered. My brother recommended the turkey so I decided on the Sliced Turkey Sandwich with Green Beans. First off I want to say that the green beans were exceptional. Most places (for some reason) have these sad, sweet, anemic green beans as a side, but not these. Nice bright color, good savory flavor with hints of bacon fat and onion. They were delicious. On to the main course the sandwich was pretty good. Turkey had good smokey flavor but as sometimes happens with turkey it was a tad dry. Fortunately that was helped by a foursome of yummy sauces (I preferred the original) and some perfectly toasted garlic bread in place of a normal bun. All together it was pretty tasty. Our waitress was super polite, but I did notice our table could have used another wipe down. Not disgusting but it was a tad sticky in places. Overall a pleasant experience. If you're going to drop by I recommend trying for the middle of the day for the lunch specials. read more

Sonny's BBQ - New menu since the last time I've been here. (To be fair that's been over a year.) - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

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First place we are when we flew into Charlotte and the food was delicious! I recommend their BBQ

I used to love this place, not so much anymore. It's needs a total makeover starting with ownership down to employees. Someone needs to implement some quality control. It's been at least 3 visits where the bread has been old, hard, and cold (including food items that appeared room temperature...probably has been sitting on the counter ready to be delivered but it wasn't right away). That goes along with the food as well. Each time of the visit I thought I would have a different experience for the better, but NOPE! Every visit it's not busy, but they're operating like it's jam-packed. I'd hate to see it when it's legit busy. The waitresses need to verify the order to the table upon delivery....that's not happening because each time there's been an error with the order. I've been keeping tabs since then and I'm at the breaking point. I've done a visit review on each instance and have not been contacted once. I'm done! I highly recommend NOT visiting the location at Concord Mills- horrible!! read more

Food was great. Customer service was very good as well. The food came out fast and hot. I would go back

Came here on a Monday afternoon. At first I was taken back at the lack of attentiveness by their staff. Seems like they may have been short staffed. But I still think an easy greeting such as, "Welcome, someone will be right with you is appropriate." A waitress came to us to seat us and said nothing, prompting me to speak to her in hopes of her realizing she was not putting forth a great effort at all and seemed irritated more people were arriving. Never the less we were seated and our waiter (I forgot his name) made up for it. He was very nice and patient. We were spaced apart from others and the staff had masks on. The food was good but was Luke warm. The mac n cheese was bland but I enjoyed my meal. I really like the ribs and chopped brisket it just would have been more enjoyable if the food was hot. They bring sauces to the table for you to use. We ordered the 2 meat combo that came with two sides and it was a $10.99 special which I think was reasonably priced. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Baked bbq beans, Mac n cheese, chopped brisket, sweet and spicy ribs and cornbread. - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

Food is always good. They have good services staff is very friendly and helpful.We have are favorite waitresses And that Alex and Donna they both aways make sure our drinks are fill and we have everything we need read more

the place has cobwebs everywhere! the flys are seriously aggravating! The Owner/management evidently has no pride at all in this restaurant! Waiting in a booth for our food, and I've already started loosing my appetite! Let's hope the food is better than the restaurant portrays! If I could give a 0 I would! read more

We had a great experience at this Sonny's! The restaurant is newly renovated and clean. All the food we ordered was piping hot, the coleslaw was very cold and crisp. I hope the Mooresville location can eventually get it together but until then, we will be driving to this location when we're craving some Sonny's! read more

Sonny's BBQ - Remodeled inside - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

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In town and wanted to try some bbq. Went here for take out and wow, the brisket has no flavor, no seasoning, the Mac and cheese, baked bean has no profile. Baked bean was too sweet, Mac and cheese just taste like out of the box Mac and cheese. The only good thing are the ribs. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Chopped briskets, Mac and cheese, baked beans - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

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Ordered brisket, what a disappointment. Very dry with little flavor. Sides were good. Service was excellent. A bit disappointed. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Brisket plate. - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

Excellent Brisket Grilled Cheese - Life changing flavor!! Clean dining area, the bathroom floors were a little dirty though. read more

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Sonny's barbecue has the absolute best barbecue chicken anywhere!... their St. Louis style ribs with the sweet and smoky sauce is second to none and the baked beans, garlic bread, coleslaw & french fries are the best and go with the food perfectly! read more

Sonny's BBQ - Love rescuing those precious Poodles! - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

Love their smoked wings and turkey. Very consistent food and always good. I do miss the salad bar but I like the bar area.

So, went to Sonny's BBQ for my birthday dinner. I go to Sonny's once a year for my birthday and get the all you can eat sliced pork. Their sliced pork is amazing. It's my once a year guilty pleasure. So I look at the menu and don't see it. I asked the waitress if they still had it and she said "not on the weekends, only during the week". Huh? What the hell. She said you will have to order the 2 or 3 meat combo and just double up on the sliced pork. I said ok, I'll need another minute please. She replied sarcastically, ok I'll be here all night and she stormed off. So she comes back and I order the combo with Sliced pork and the 1/4 smoked chicken. She brings it out and it's Sliced pork and pulled chicken. I tell it's wrong and she says "well, that's what you ordered". I said no, it's not, I told you Sliced pork and 1/4 chicken. My wife heard me order and she backed me up on it. So the waitress gets huffy and grabs the plate and stomps off. A few minutes later she brings me the 1/4 chicken and Pulled pork. I said, what the hell, this is not what I ordered. She argues with me "well that is exactly what you just told me you wanted". At this point I'm pissed. I said get me your manager. A different girl comes over and says I understand that there is a problem. So I explain the whole situation to her and tell her I'm ready to send everything back and you can keep it, we'll go somewhere else. She says "well let me get another manager". Clearly she was just another waitress trying to keep her friend from getting in trouble. I ask her why do you need another manager? She says "well, we don't want you to leave unhappy". At this point I'm done. I told her, your a manager, I gave you the problem now you own the problem, fix it. She starts humming and hawing and I finally just say take the whole thing away and we're out of here. I also told her that they need to do a better job training their waitresses. On the way to the door we pass her holding the 2 plates and talking to the "real" manager. He looks at me and says have a good day now. No apologies, nothing. I turn and tell him that he needs to train his waitresses and that he needs to do better and we left. I will never set foot in that Sonny's again. read more

Stopped on a whim....glad we did! Food was delicious and our waitress did an awesome job. We always enjoy hitting up places that aren't chains when traveling. This was a good choice. read more

Well after hopping two flights from Kansas City to Nashville then here to Charlotte, NC I was a bit hungry. Looked at the reviews, then the menu and stopped after seeing "redneck egg rolls". The place is warm and cozy, didn't realize it was a chain until we looked it up. The brisket was a little dry, the pulled pork was a little dry, the ribs were fall off the bone smokey and the wings were tender and juicy. Here's my issue, we are in NC and yet there isn't a single bottle of vinegar or vinegar based red pepper sauce in sight. To the Laymen, this place could be great; to the experienced traveler, there are better stops. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

This place is great! Authentic bbq and lots of food. The four of us all ordered different meats and sides. It was all great. And my beer was cold. Our server Leydi was super sweet, fast and attentive. It was great. Keeping it from a five star? My sister I laws fried were not real warm. Great place when you are hungry. read more

So good. Great bar specials on apps and drinks and everything is delicious! Out of towner here saying two thumbs up!

The BBQ was delicious. It wasn't busy when I went- which made me a bit skeptical at first- but I came early a little prior to dinner. So by the time I left- it was definitely picking up traffic. However- their BBQ sauces were awesome and meat very tender! The sliced pork was so good. Ribs perfect. They even have a drive thru and a huge sit in area. So I noticed a lot of folks n the drive thru. If you are n the area and want to try some good BBQ- try them! read more

I've been eating at Sonny's BBQ for almost 50 years. I've never felt disappointed with the quality of the food and the service I received from them. BBQ is excellent at a fair price!! Love Sonny's BBQ. read more

Consistent! I like Sonny's because they are consistent. Often times the taste and texture of ribs will differ at the same restaurant but not at Sonny's. They have a great formula and follow it every time. The chicken wings are also a favorite of mine. It isn't easy to bbq wings but again Sonny's has it down to a science. The price is right at Sonny's too. They don't overcharge for the amount of food they provide. Usually I order the Little Smokies and Wing dinner however this time I ordered the anniversary special: Rib dinner for $6.99. It came with two sides and bread (I always choose the Texas toast.) Now we come to why Sonny's did not get that last start. It comes down to two reasons: 1. More actual vegetables for sides. Maybe a cabbage, squash, creamed spinach. If not on the permanent menu then as a weekly special. 2. The salad bar is unappealing because it is not well attended to. The salad options are great but it's always messy. Generally many items have been picked over and/or are gone. I would love to have a salad with my ribs and chicken. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

Vary good food fast service Good for family excellent employees full of Christmas spirit read more

I used to just love Sonny's, but since their menu change, not so much. I must say their bbq beans remain unbeatable, but since they removed their salad bar i won/t be back. read more

Food was amazing and we will definitely Be back! Salad bar is awesome addition. We ordered brisket, St. Louis ribs, wings, crinkle fries and corn on the cob. Every thing was absolutely amazing with awesome flavor! Service was great. The wings were super crunchy, fries simple and delicious, ribs and brisket cooked perfectly with smoky flavor and not dry! We will be back whenever we are in town. read more

I have been to this location several times. I went today for lunch. The food and service was amazing. The server was very patient and she made she we had everything we needed. read more

Just OK FOOD- I had Okra, MAC & Cheese and Side salad. The okra... I had better, it was really nothing to talk about. I guess they had the okra in the to-go box too soon, because it burned a hole thru' the box and was really greasy, nothing at the bottom to soak up the grease. The Mac and cheese was OK.... again I had better. The salad was good! It was mixed lettuce with cheese, cucumber, bell peppers... really YUMMY!! If I was to go back abs get something from there it would be the side salad. INSIDE - Parking is good and you should not have a problem with parking. I was in the to-go section and the bar. The bar have TV's. They even a basket full of the kids toys. And pig candy jar full of lollipops. read more

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Always great food and wonderful service! Had the family feast for four! Feeds 6-8 in reality...lunch all week. read more

Sonny's BBQ - Family feast!!! - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

This location had horrible service tonight. We were seated and placed our orders. After sitting for an entire hour, we were told that they were out of chicken. Then after asking to speak with the manager, which was "The Manager From Hell" told us that he can't help that they're out of chicken. In which I thought was an awful response. No remorse at all. Not sure who hired this prick to become manager at the well known spot in which we have patronized for YEARS!!! NEVER AGAIN! I wouldn't advise anyone to go there under this type of management! I would rather eat at the convenient store right beside it! It was also a large party of white people sitting behind us that came in after us. I wondered if the chicken they had left was saved for them. The manager came off as racist. Please don't even waste your time by stopping by. By the way, his name is Randy read more

I LOVE Sonny's BBQ!!!! This is the 1st time I have not only been disappointed, I was disgusted. 1/2 of my beef Brisket was 100% fat. Not marbling. FAT. Ok. I was debating just being ticked... but I said something... and he manager brought me a new plate with PERFECT brisket. THANKS!!!! read more

Sonny's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Concord, North Carolina

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