On our way home to Fernandina from a car show in Zephrhills. Decided to stop for some Que. Food came out quickly & was excellent. The restaurant was super clean & our waitress Natasha was fantastic. All of the staff were very friendly. We will definitely go back to this Sonny's again! read more

This chain is a staple of southern BBQ flavor! Get the "big deal" pulled pork on garlic Texas toast with dripping sweet bbq sauce and a side of fried okra with ranch dipping sauce! read more

Yes, it's a chain but every time we go the food and service have been very good. The prices are reasonable, especially the Big Meal Deal for lunch. read more

Suddenly, the pulled chicken has been horrible!! I think they are getting lazy & just globbing together chicken meat rather than "pulling" the white meat. Won't go back! read more

I'm from out of town (north ga ) . I'm visiting my best friend with my family in Ocala. Went to Sonny's for dinner and appearently it wasn't a good idea! We got all you can eat pork and beef it was taking just about 20 mins to get reorders of which consisted of literally 3 slices of meat! Having to little kids 3 and 1 time waiting on food is ridiculous!! Manager took 25% off which was nice but, We won't be back! I had maybe 10 slices of pork for dinner. read more

Awesome staff, very friendly folks. Food so good even my choosy (picky) five year old got his grub on. The redneck egg roles are awesome. Better then anything Kansas and Colorado has to offer. read more

Service was great, and the portions are generous. The ribs were tender and flavorful, not too salty like some other bbq places. Will definitely come back. read more

Arrived at 4:30 in the afternoon. Waited 40 minutes for our server. Restaurant was almost empty. Waited forever for food once we ordered. Staff seemed confused. Very slow service. Very disappointing. read more

Compared to my local BBQ joint back home (City BBQ) in Columbus Ohio this place needs to step up their game. Nice service, sub par bbq. The meat seemed dry like they had pre cut it and left it under a heat lamp. read more

We loved it. We look for good bbq when we come South and Sonny's has it. Quick service too.

We've come to this sonnys for several years and enjoyed the food but recently the quality has taken a dive!! The ribs are tough and dry...the salad greens are not cleaned properly...i had to pick out half of the salad greens because they were brown and slimy...yuck read more

Needed some late take out food. Found out the kids burger for $4.99 was the same as adult burger. DEAL! Delicious as well. I also grabbed some onion rings as well. Fantastic. The gal helping was incredible. Saw the burger they served up and sent it back and made them do it again. Quality control. I like that. The only reason I did t give it 5 is the place was a bit run down, but I wouldn't hesitate going back!! read more

50- 50 chance of getting upset stomach. Have eaten there a lot, won't ever go back. They cook the meat offsite and bring it to the restaurants so you have pork and chicken being cooked hours before, driven to the location with the meats temperature fluctuating and then re heated and served to you... hence the stomach problems. Salad bar is awful though large. Locals seem to like it since the are used to it as the price is reasonable but in my book you get what you pay for. Hardwood smokehouse on Hwy 200 a drastically better choice if you want excellent barbecue but it is probably 20 to 30% more expensive. read more

Ok, so Sonny's clearly isn't in the same league as The Salt Lick in Texas, or Central BBQ in Memphis, Franklin's in Austin, Joe's in Kansas City, Pappy's in St. Louis, or even Virgil's in New York City - but it's really not fair to compare a bbq restaurant chain with the masters of the art of bbq, so I won't. Instead, I've based my rating against other options available in the area, in this particular case Ocala, Florida. If I ever again find myself hungry in Ocala, Sonny's is where you'll find me. The brisket was delicious and just-right lean and the sandwich with a variety of meats piled on was awesome. I'm not a lover of coleslaw, but my dad was with me on this trip and he said it was the best he's ever tasted. Our server was attentive without being in-your-face. Drinks were refilled without having to ask, and even better ... when we were getting up to leave, our server offered to refill our cups to-go. That's a nice touch! We declined as we were heading just a few steps away to visit the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing. Sonny's BBQ and Don's Museum - who could ask for anything more? read more

I'm from Texas so it's hard to please me when it comes to BBQ BUT Sonny's did. Great food and great customer service. I had the beef brisket (lean) and it was delicious, sauce came on the side and you could choose from several different types. Potato salad was outstanding and so was their homemade cornbread. Definitely a repeat when I'm in the area. read more

Been here around New Years two years in a row and really enjoy the brisket and the sauces. Great food!

It had been a while since we went to have dinner at Sonnys and I most certainly do not plan on going back. Ordered our dinner and server "assumed" my husband and son were having a lunch portion since I ordered a half rack of ribs. Slow to bring drinks to our table my husband and son did not want me to ask why only 3 ribs on a plate. Complete rip off and dinner was awful! Such a shame when this place was so good before. We would have dinner at Sonnys about 2-3 times a week. The old crew, management and food was much better than the renovated one. Sorry but you won't catch us there again. read more

Food was lukewarm, waitress got one of the orders wrong and kept forgetting to bring out chicken for the "all you can eat". Won't ever go back here again. read more

this was the worst bbq i have ever had. my first clue should have been the more then half empty place. the ribs were awful the beans were cold and the server she was ok but nothing great. so if your going to ocala for some real bbq stay away from chains like sonnys cause smaller is better in this case. read more

We have gone to this location for 3 years now. Our friends likes their ribs, so we go with them. My food always has something wrong or bad. My husbands corn on the cob was burnt (we found this out at home) and my mac and cheese was old and mushy. My pulled chicken was cold and watery. I had to have it reheated, but it was still tasteless and watery (frozen & thawed?). The only thing good there consistently is their broccoli which is always hot and fresh. Once I had green beans that were so old, you couldn't tell if they were green beans or spinach. I had turkey another time that was so old and dry that when I went to cut it with a fork, it cracked instead of cutting. Our friends love it, but we struggle to find anything we can stand to eat there now. I would not recommend this location. The location on College is better, but we haven't been there in a long while. Management needs to look into the quality and age of the food they serve! read more