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Sonny’s BBQ is a long-standing barbecue restaurant chain specializing in mouth-watering, slow-smoked meats and all the fixings. Sonny’s BBQ in Lakeland offers plate covering portions of delicious brisket, pulled pork, barbecue chicken and ribs smoked in-house over oak wood daily in the 33809 area. Sonny’s BBQ offers deals through its ‘Q Crew Rewards email list, so come enjoy BBQ best sellers like the Sonny’s Sampler, BBQ Pork Egg Rolls, or Sweet Carolina sandwich. Stop by, call, or order online for curbside pickup or delivery.
Long-standing barbecue restaurant chain specializing in meats smoked over oak, plus sides & salads.
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Your local Sonny’s restaurant in Lakeland is serving up the best bbq at 5910 Florida Ave S. View our hours, menu, or call us at (863) 646-2990.
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Lakeland – South. My Sonny’s. Dine-in, Delivery, Takeout and Catering. 5910 Florida Ave S Lakeland, Florida 33813 Get Directions, opens in a new tab. Main Phone …
Sonny’s BBQ Menu: Slow-Smoked BBQ is Our Expertise
Appetizers · BBQ Pork Egg Rolls. Loaded with pulled pork, homemade coleslaw and pepper jack cheese with a side of smokin’ ranch dip. Sonny’s BBQ Appetizers BBQ …
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LoriAnn Saltzer
One of our favorites for authentic smoked Bar-B-Que food. The ribs are tender and full of flavor. The St Louis dry rub ribs allow you the ability to try the different sauces available on the table. Large portions that fill the plate and are great for another serving later. (Two meals for the price of one )
… moreDiane Maimone
Arrived at 3:30 pm but no one was working the front door. 3 couples waiting for several minutes before anyone acknowledged or seated us. Although when we were seated the service was good and so was the food. Can’t beat the fried okra!
… moreShannon Sheree
My recent visit to Sonny’s BBQ was one of the most disturbing restaurant experiences I’ve ever had. The wait was unnecessarily long—nearly 30 minutes just to be acknowledged at the bar, and others waiting to be seated were stuck even longer. Staff explained they were short‑staffed, but the entire restaurant looked neglected: dirty tables, sticky counters, and floors that clearly hadn’t been cleaned in some time.The real breaking point came while I was eating. An employee who appeared to be off the clock walked into the restaurant with an albino snake wrapped around his neck and a box of Crumbl cookies. He went behind the counter, into the back of the house, grabbed plates, and then made his way to the bar area where I was sitting. No one stopped him. In fact, staff and management seemed happy to see him—snake and all.Customers around me were shocked and appalled. The fact that this was allowed to happen in a restaurant, with zero concern for health codes, food safety, or basic sanitation, is unbelievable. I left immediately.I’ve never experienced anything so unprofessional or unsanitary in a dining establishment. This was beyond unacceptable and raises serious questions about management, training, and overall standards at this location.
While this individual doesn’t need to be fired, it’s clear that he—and the entire team—urgently need retraining to understand basic health standards, professional boundaries, and what a safe, respectable customer experience actually requires.
(I’ll send photos at request of the restaurant’s management. )
… moreWhile this individual doesn’t need to be fired, it’s clear that he—and the entire team—urgently need retraining to understand basic health standards, professional boundaries, and what a safe, respectable customer experience actually requires.
(I’ll send photos at request of the restaurant’s management. )
T S
Food was just ok, kinda cold. They were short staffed in the kitchen it sounded like, and it was almost closing time. Service was great though, our waitress and the waitress to the table next to us were both very nice and made sure everyone was good.
… moreStuart Monty
We stood by the “Wait to be seated” sign for over 5 minutes before someone decided they needed to seat us, but it wasn’t worth actually speaking to us.
The food was good though, and the server was attentive, once she finally realized that we were at her table.
… moreThe food was good though, and the server was attentive, once she finally realized that we were at her table.
Gretchen McClendon
Saturday 3:30ish, my husband & I stop by for late lunch. We are greeted & seated, after the customers waiting before us were. We are seated for quite some time before we are acknowledged by our server Brittany. She has some other tables in different parts of their dining; getting their food or checking out, etc. Drinks arrive & she tends to other tables while we wait and wait and wait to order. We order. The guests who were waiting in front of us were being taken care of by the same person who sat them & us; slender lady with short hair. She also had more tables coming in too but ran circles around & provided her guests with service. So much so, that the guests before us and a couple that sat after us in the other server’s section were finished with their meals and ours had not come out yet. Brittany told us the food was coming, we still waited and realized we had been there an hour already since walking in & being seated. Another family in the back were also foodless and looking around. We got up & left, told the other server it had been an hour – we were leaving. She didn’t seem surprised & we then heard our order to be canceled to the kitchen as we walked out. I thought it was almost ready! Whatever the case may be, she forget to put order in or kitchen was backed up – she should have communicated that with us.
… moreAlisha Wallace
Sonny’s BBQ I will NEVER eat at Sonny’s BBQ in North Lakeland, FL EVER again! Everytime I come here I wait forever for my food and management is horrible! Tonight we waited forever for our food and when our chicken came out is had a horrible smell to it. My partner was congested and didn’t smell it and took a bite . Needless to say she thought her tastebuds were off and as she went to take a second bite she realized it wasn’t her tastebuds as I said it smelt rotten. She immediatley spit it out and realized the second bite was worse than the first! They served us ROTTEN CHICKEN and then proceeded to offer to change it for something else as I told them they need to check all of their chicken because it is rotten. We declined any other meat in fears of getting sick with what was already consumed. Server came back and said that their staff and manager doesn’t seem to think it was rotten! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! It REEKED of ROT! So they took the meat off the bill and still charged me for the side and drinks which in turn costed more than it would have originally with the entire meal. I don’t recommend this location to anyone!
So not only are they serving rotten meat but they are ripping you off by charging you more money for ROTTEN food that you didn’t eat and you still walk away hungry and paid more for something didn’t even get. Don’t insult me Sonny’s by acting like you did something about the situation when the only thing you did was serve me rotten meat and overcharged me! They need to just close this location and call it a loss!
… moreSo not only are they serving rotten meat but they are ripping you off by charging you more money for ROTTEN food that you didn’t eat and you still walk away hungry and paid more for something didn’t even get. Don’t insult me Sonny’s by acting like you did something about the situation when the only thing you did was serve me rotten meat and overcharged me! They need to just close this location and call it a loss!
Marlee Laamanen
We dined here over a week ago. Food was fine but that wasn’t the issue. I took my two year old in the bathroom to change her and it was infested with fire ants. I didn’t notice this as someone was talking to me while I was setting her down. I noticed because my two year old started freaking out trying to jump off the table. She got multiple ant bites. We filled out an accident report, was told someone would be in contact and no one has ever reached out. Video is from “after” it being cleaned. Photo is the only appropriate one I can post.
… moreAlexandrea Sanchez
Absolutely no way this place has 4 stars. Every time I come here the people are so rude. Not even the common decency to say hey we’re backed up 45 minutes. I understand being backed up but when I’m sat in the drive through for over 30 minutes without so much as a hello we’re a little busy please hold? I’ve never been ignored that much in my life at a restaurant without some sort of acknowledgement. And there was nobody at the window at all so it didn’t seem like they’re so backed up. This is not the first time I’ve had a bad experience here but now I’m going to speak out because I’m tired of keeping my mouth shut.
… moreLuis Ramos
I went in this evening after a long day of work and ordered a Half of Chicken and what I received was so disgusting i gagged. After digging into the chicken I recognized the meat was somewhat red. I dug around n noticed most of the meat was red. When I told the waitress she said it’s the “white” meat. She brought me dark meat and as soon as I took a bite or 2 i opened it n noticed it was worse. I hope and pray i don’t get sick. But i warm anyone who eats here to be careful with the chicken. I wouldn’t recommend this place at all. Bad chicken is a bad sign of what else may be bad in that place.
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