Sonny’s BBQ

My husband had raved about this restaurant. He’d eaten here several times when he was in the area for business. We stopped today and unfortunately didn’t have a great experience. My husbands’ food came out first. Then I was asked if I had ordered anything. I said yes a soup and we ordered an appetizer. Needless to say the appetizer came out after our meals had been served. I asked if I could order a side of bread to go with my soup and was told that wasn’t possible. My soup was lukewarm and my husbands’ ribs were cold. Very disappointing.

Hadnt been to Clewiston Sonnys since i moved 3yrs ago and was really excited to take my husband there as Sonnys doesnt exist where we are stationed at. Heard about the bad experiences from family and friends but i figured i would give it a shot anyways as i really wanted to have the baked beans, garlic bread and babyback ribs.
Get there and waited on quickly, started to place our order and found out no chicken, no babyback ribs and no pulled pork??? Its not even 7pm on a Sunday night and a BBQ place is put of the BB ribs and pulled pork that we were really wanting? Thats crazy, no sign or notice about what wasn’t available. Disappointed– would of rated a 2 but the service was good and the food was hot. Still it’s disappointing, not the same Sonnys I remember from before.

What a disappointment. After reading some of the negative reviews for this location, I thought I’d give it a fair chance since I’m no stranger to Sonnys BBQ’S in other places and have always been pleased.
I’ll start with the long wait at the hostess station behind a line of customers waiting to be greeted. Where was the host? She was helping a other person pack a carry out order while about 10 people waited for a table. Prioroties?
The salad bar was good. The items were fresh and tasty but I was a bit underwhelmed with the number of items on the bar and a couple of bins were empty, even after my second trip up which was more than 10 inutes later. Strike two.
I usually get the pork at Sonnys but decided to try the brisket. Not only did I have to wait for what seemed like forever for the food, the quality of the cut was quite awful. I don’t mind a little fat with my beef but 70 percent is where I draw the line (I have pics).
I’ve had beef brisket before. Dickies is a good example of good brisket. The stuff I got here was disgusting.
So, based on my experience I can’t recommend this place at all. I only gave it 2 stars because the salad bar was OK. They were fairly steady so apparently the low quality food and service doesn’t impact their business as it should, at least for now. I suspect they are riding on the coat tails of the parent company’s reputation.

On our annual fishing trip and we have to eat at Sonnys! Sliced pork is to die for, ribs are great too! Had great service last night with David.

We live in the Midwest where SBBQ does not exist. But we love the food so much that sometimes I wonder if we are vacationing for our guilty pleasure… Anyway last night we stopped in Clewiston for our favorite All-​you-​can-​eat only to be told by the waiter, David, that he doesn’t recommend getting all you can eat bc it was too busy and he would have to make sure everyone else got food before he could ask for reorders for us and he was «just being honest» because he didn’t «want us to have a bad experience.» But really he didn’t want to wait on us. We received our food by someone else and had to wait ten minutes for him to come check on us so we could ask for silverware. We never saw him again until he brought the check. Not because he was busy, but because he was avoiding his work.

The worst ever green beans were dry, shriveled and chewy. Totally inedible as was the chicken leg. Garlic toast was cold and fries could have used another minute in the fryer. Even for chain bbq the ribs were fair at best. I would have said something to waitress but she never came by to even refill my tea! Which the unsweetened tea was the only thing I could say I enjoyed! Should be zero stars!

This location is a real good establishment. The servers and the kitchen has always given me excellent service. I like having the ribs here they are really meaty and not a bad selection of sauces. The prices are not bad especially when you come in for all you can eat ribs. The brisket is okay. Definitely will be back.

Came to Clewiston for the holidays to visit family and decided to hit up Sonny’s since it was located right beside my hotel. I went into the restaurant at 7pm on November 27^th 2015 and the first thing that they said was this: We are out of pulled pork, brisket, and anything fried. I was like… how can that be. I knew that I should have checked Unilocal first because this appears to be a common problem here. So my husband and I left and went to McDonald’s. But I really had my mouth set for some Sonny’s. This is so disappointing. I really don’t understand why this is so common. Management needs to address this location. Clewiston is a little town and it appeared that this was the only sit down place. So I would imagine that you get plenty of business. When you are pregnant like I am… you kind of want to satisfy those cravings. But I wasn’t able to. This location sucks. I hope you get your act together.

48 minutes on chair and still waiting for food. About to throw towel on ground and go. Kitchen have prob. lunch break or what is going on here. Its dark sad restaurant, quiet and costumers looked depressive from waiting. Food finally came its cold as dogs nose. I feel bad for the weitress. Someone need wake up here.

We were visiting Clewiston and saw a Sonny’s BBQ and decided to give it a try. I wish I could give it more stars, but we didn’t make it past the host stand.
Before we arrived we were told by our hotel manager that we should go a little early because they often run out of food. So we (7 of us) decided to go around 6PM on a Saturday night because, what restaurant will run out of food?
When we arrived we were informed that they were out of Beef Brisket, Pulled Pork, Baked Potatoes, and Baked Beans. They were also out of a few more things but we had already made our decision to leave at that point. They apologized and were friendly, but I’ve never heard of a restaurant running out of so many items by 6PM on a Saturday.

Calm and peaceful location a nice salad bar, very friendly staff. All needed was a place to eat a fresh salad! Got it snd plus! ;).

This place is generally pretty good anywhere you go. The staff is friendly, could be A LOT more attentive with their tables and take out orders, but overall good place to have a good meal.

It has been a while since I been to Sonny’s. I have to say it was a good experience. I think the last time I came here I was engaged to my wife. I started of with my sweet tea which always is good. We tried the redneck egg rolls which were awesome. I also ordered the half chicken with fries and cole slaw which didn’t disappoint. I was glad to go to Sonny’s again and hope they put one closer to where I live. Overall it was a good experience.

We ordered a to go order of a few sides… the lady side it would be ready in 5 minutes. I arrived and it wasn’t ready. It took them over 40 minutes to provide me with 4 different sides. The absolute worst! I’m so over this. Slow as heck. Insane!

More people need to give this place a chance so it remains in business. They have improved their menu and quality of food from years ago.

Updating from my last review.
Received a response from Sonny’s main offices asking for a more detailed description of our last experience. I
responded and by the next day I had a personal email from the manager of this location.
He was very apologetic and requested that we come back by for a chance to improve on our last visit.
Made it by there yesterday. Asked for Chris, the manager, who came out and apologized again.
We ordered the same as the last time, dry rubbed ribs, and were very pleased. The ribs were meaty and juicy and had a good
amount of dry rub on them. Sides were excellent as they were before.
Our waitress was very attentive and friendly.
After this experience I am happy to say that we would definitely stop in at a Sonny’s for same dang good ribs.
Thank you Sonny’s for being willing to accept and correct a poor review.

Every time there is a Sonny’s nearby, we have to investigate (hubby’s a big fan). And being in Clewiston around lunchtime today I was offered another choice despite the obvious choice. And I still chose Sonny’s.
And this Sonny’s was a good solid 3. First of all, there doesn’t seem to be much going on in Clewiston (at all, let alone restaurants). We actually had a wait because the restaurant was crammed with the Sunday crowd.
I got the baby back ribs plate with green beans and a sweet potato. I love that they have the sweet potato side. It is a nice healthy side (at least if you don’t put the margarine on it). The ribs weren’t to die for, but they were good. I like the 4 different BBQ sauces although I usually tend towards the sweet and sizzling sweet.
Thanks for being a good sure bet for us hungry folks, Sonny’s.

I wish there was 2 ½ stars. Decent chain BBQ. One of only a couple good sit down restaurants in the area. I ordered ½ chicken was a little dry. Had pulled pork the night before, was decent. Waitress were nice, good service both nights. If you love great BBQ this is not it!

I’ve been to several Sonny’s in Brevard County, but this is the first I have tried outside. I’ve got mixed feelings…
Food-​wise, everything was good. The chicken was cooked juicy and thoroughly, the sides were fantastic, and everything you would expect at the table was there and ready to use. The service however, left something to be desired. Although the waitress did a decent job when she came to the table, getting her to come to our table was a spotty experience. My wife had an empty cup of tea (imagine that for a moment) for quiet some time, and my son also had to wait for a refill of soda.
Nonetheless, the place was clean, the staff at the entrance was friendly, and I would certainly stop in again when I return.

Normally I like to try local restaurants and not chain for BBQ. But when your in the area of Clewiston you don’t have a lot of choices. Sonny’s is easy access off US27. The facility is clean and service is fast! I love the sliced pork on garlic toast. The meat is tender, it is served with no sauce and you get to pick from one of their four sauces. You can’t have BBQ without drenching it in BBQ sauce. My favorite is the regular sauce. The sliced pork sandwich comes with one side, I complement it with Mac and Cheese.