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    Sonny's BBQ

    3.8 (103 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Loud
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Scott P.

    Had a good meal here. Service was fast and the bbq sandwich I ordered had a good smoke and tasted fresh. Not overly salty whatsoever. Servers were friendly and attentive and only two people at the bar on a Tuesday night. Prices and portions were both good, and they had a fun menu with a bunch of options. Loved that they had 4 in house bbq sauces available - all of which were awesome. If I was in the area I'd definitely go back. Clean space, plenty of parking.

    Michelle T.

    Looking for Lunch along a busy street that has almost any kind of food you want we stopped for some BBQ. Plenty of parking available and as soon as you enter there is the bar & hostess stand. Booth & table seating present. Per usual BBQ restaurants - roll of paper towels & BBQ sauce a plenty. Ordered the Regular Brisket Sandwich with one side - French Fries and the Pick of the Pit Combos - 1/4 Chicken ( your choice of dark or white meat) & Beef Brisket - chopped. The chopped Brisket has more marbling than sliced - depending on your preference. The Pick of the Pit Combo gets 2 sides - coleslaw & French fries was the selection today. The Coleslaw was chopped and mayo based with not a lot of flavor (could have used a little bit more sugar for sweetness) and the French Fries are Crinkle Cut, also comes with a slice of Garlic bread or Cornbread. The Beef Brisket was tender and had a pretty good flavor. I ordered the white 1/4 chicken and while the chicken had a nice color to it, it was bland. Beverage glasses are huge and happy to say Coke products are served. All the servers offered to provide to go cups for the beverages which is really nice. Monday - Wednesday there a $10 meal specials. Over all it was an ok lunch nothing to rave about.

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    Brittney B.

    Myself, my husband and a few of his family members ate here this past Saturday. I had never been to this Sonny's location before, but we had a good experience. There was no wait time and we were seated quickly. The décor included wood trim, lots of chopped wood, and big comfy booths. I started with the sweet tea, which was fresh and delicious. My husband and I got the BBQ pork eggrolls to start. They were crispy and delicious. We both got the pick of the pit two meat deal. I got pulled pork, bone in chicken, BBQ baked beans, tater tots, and garlic toast. It was a great deal for $15. Two of the sides in our order were incorrect, but our waitress quickly corrected it, and let us keep the sides that were incorrect. We would definitely eat here again. Rating from F to A+++, I give it an A++.

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    13 years ago

    Keep them on their toes. They were a little slow and it was pretty empty. The one in SS blvd is better. Still; it is Sonny's. None better.

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    11 years ago

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    11 years ago

    Clean location, friendly staff, food was good quantity and quality for the price. Will visit another location in the future

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    Thanks for the great review, Kris! We can't wait to see you again.

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    12 years ago

    Tough brisket, too few French fries, broccoli unimpressive. This place was great in years past. Huge disappointment.

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    7 years ago

    Sonny's BBQ has the BEST ribs! They are always busy at lunch but we are able to get in and out every time on our short lunch break.

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    14 years ago

    My wife and I love Sonnys. Their food is consistently delicious.

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    10 years ago

    My 2 kids and me eat out a lot so we appreciate good service. Both my kids commented how good our waitress was. Thanks Chayenne.

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    12 years ago

    Sonny's is Sonny's. Good value for senior lunch. Ribs are good and usually they have some kind of 9.99 to 12.99 special.

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    12 years ago

    I don't think you can beat this place considering the price. I always get a good meal

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    11 years ago

    The food was wonderful! I had the Bbq chicken breast. The restaurant is very clean and staff are friendly.

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    Thanks for your feedback, Teresa! We hope we'll see you again soon.

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    3.6(151 reviews)
    1.2 mi
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    well i had very high expectations for Big Lees and the food side didn't disappoint. Some of the…read moreBest Brisket i have had in a long time. The things that need to worked on like cleanliness of restaurant trash was over flowing. soda and tea machines were all not working at the time i went to get our drinks.someone told the staff and they eventually got out to fill the sweet tea, and get the soda machine up and running. When we got there the line was out the door amd down the sidewalk!.I double checked with the wife and she said well we had been wanting to try them and dont get down to Ocala very often so we opted to wait in line, eventually it was our turn i had the wife sit at an open table as the seating is extremely and i mean extremely limited. ppl were staging to get seats when ppl eventually got up after eating , I ordered our food ,at the time of ordering they bad everything i had ordered. by the time my order( 1 hr later )came up they were out of baked beans , so i got the wife corn nuggets. By the time i got to her with the food i had to refills her drink and finally sweet tea was full, There was a lady there who ordered , she told me while we were standing there it had been almost 2 hrs till she got her order.....!!!! Think with their popularity they may need to look into expansion if possible of the present location. or moving to a Much much larger location. And hire more help elevate the pressure off of the workers as they were definitely trying to keep up with the demand and sheer volume of customers.

    I'm from Orlando, but went to Gainesville for a concert and noticed this way close by. There was a…read moresmall line out the door on a Sunday afternoon, but it moved quick. I ordered the family meal which comes with all their meats, four sides and four rolls. I noticed the rolls were missing and the girl at the register said they were out of rolls. Paying over $80 with tax and tip I'd expect something to make up for it. Brisket: extremely dry and had to put a lot of their BBB sauce on it to make it edible. Ribs: tasty but hardly any meat Pork: good, but I've had much better Sausage: no complaints, delicious Special Tea: had an odd taste that I couldn't put my finger on it, but wouldn't order again. I had to put sauce on everything but the sausage and good bbq doesn't need sauce. They had a special banana pudding cheesecake that was honestly the best thing we had and it was absolutely delish. The service is great, but very loud inside so stand near the front or you may not hear your name. This place has been on my bucket list, especially after seeing all the TikTok's and cooking shows he's been on, but I won't be back.,

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    3.5(98 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    We haven't been to this barbecue place in years and now that we returned we are kicking ourselves…read morefor waiting so long! This restaurant has been here forever, but gets really great inspections from the health department despite being an older building. We ordered to-go and ate in the parking lot. What a feast! We ordered their current special: a full slab on payback ribs and 2 sides for a mere $14.99. That was to take home, but we sampled it in the car and no silverware was needed. These ribs were fall-off-the-bone tender and juicy and thick. It was hard to remember that these were for later, we wanted them all now! Our sides were fries and baked beans. The beans were good, but the fries were nothing special. My husband got a pulled pork sandwich with green beans and hasn't stopped raving about the green beans the entire time he was eating. He said the sandwich was delicious, too! I like meat cooked well-done, so I ordered a burnt ends sandwich and coleslaw. What a happy surprise that the meat was thinly sliced instead of the usual chunks served at other places! Every single piece of meat was well-cooked, tasty, and not at all fatty or greasy. I'm a fan! The coleslaw was delicious, too! Our to-go ordered was served with a smile, plenty of napkins and silverware and ketchup and salt and pepper and barbecue sauce. I found a new restaurant to crave (again)!

    After our outdoor concert in the park at the Riley center, Ocala…read more We decided on Big Rascal BBQ, at NW Blitchton Rd. The waitress responded promptly with our drinks (No Diet Coke) only Coke Zero...No problem for me, but Dawn dislikes the Coke and Pepsi zero products. The Restaurant is nice, clean, spacious and well lighted (a plus for me) The waitstaff, and servers were cordial and professional. Not a big crowd, but it was nice with football on the t.v. and a little country music playing at a nice level. My 1/2 lb burger was cooked and seasoned well, it arrived good and hot too. The cold slaw was good, and tasty. Dawn had the 4 seasons salad, and she said it was good and the grilled chicken was palatable. Overall we had a good meal and decent experience. We would definitely come back again. Jewelz, our server made several trips to our table, and kept our glasses full.

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    4.0(333 reviews)
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