Sonny's BBQ

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  I was visiting my good friend who just moved to Georgia.  We had one too many glasses of wine at home and didn't feel like cooking so we had her fiance drive us here.  
  The food was OK. but the customer service was HORRIBLE.  I am clearly a minority in this area... why would you feel that it is ok to come up to OUR table and start telling racist jokes? Really? seriously?!  Living in CA, i am from a pretty diverse neighborhood and can take a little joking around, but this guy was just off his rocker.

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  Posted on 07.19.13 Monette P.

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  This Sonny's is a regular stop for us on the way to Lake Lanier on Friday night in the summer.  
  It's not a 5 star restaurant - it's a Southern BBQ joint.  It's not a unique, family run for 3 generations kinda place - it's a chain.  They aren't 100% consistent - occasionally the staff gets overworked (probably when too many people call in sick) - occasionally the meat is dry or the salad bar needs refilling.  But 90% of the time this is a great place to grab some good BBQ.
  Some BBQ places are known for their pulled (or chopped) pork - some for their sliced pork.  I think of Sonny's as a sliced kinda place.  But the baby back ribs are pretty good too.
  And summer of 2012 they seem to have gotten much better on the service - I think they have a new manager.

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  Posted on 07.03.12 Buddy R.

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  I'm a sucker for all you can eat barbeque and sonny's does it right. Not the best ribs and chicken you'll ever have, but with the sauces, it makes one good tastey meal. All the sides taste delicious.

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  Posted on 06.12.12 Andrew C.

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  Like every other Sonny's, the best!!

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  Posted on 01.15.12 Aaron T.

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  I don't know what happened, maybe I was just getting the wrong things before, but this time the food was pretty dang good.  I got pulled brisket.  someone complained about the meat having fat - brisket is supposed to be loaded with fat if it is done right, so maybe that is the deal is that this place does brisket well and ribs poorly.  The ribs, which is what I was was eating last time, still did not look very good (too tough and dry).
  
  I dig what people are saying about poor service because there is one very surly waitress who was there when we were there the last time and still works there.  But there were two other waitresses who were very nice to us and even remembered what we ordered from the day before.  One of them gave my friend a sticker and a hug because he was grouchy.

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  Posted on 12.15.11 Jacob D.

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  Customer service.....what's that?
  -The meat is ok it has fat
  -The sauces are good
  -It is semi-clean
  -I had a coupon and asked the waiter what to order to use the coupon. When I went to pay they would not take the coupon so I asked the manager and he said I could not use it, and that I ordered the wrong thing...they never honored it!

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  Posted on 05.31.10 Jamie R.

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  Sonny's BBQ...
  
  So - I decided to give Sonny's another chance.  We had lunch today - the food was ok - nothing special - the prices were ok - not that great - but once again the service was AWFUL - TERRIBLE.  
  
  Horrible service just really causes my view of a restaurant to go downhill fast - regardless of how the food or prices stack up.
  
  C'mon people - get some good waitresses in there - we have 10% unemployment - you should be getting the best of the best.

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  Posted on 04.02.10 Dennis L.

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