Woody's Bar-B-Q Ponte Vedra

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  I stopped off at my grandfather's house to check in and he asked me to take him to Woody's. I'm from the South so I could always go for some BBQ so I said why not?! I had never been to Woody's before, or tried their Carolina Sauces. I'm glad I stopped in though. Their pulled pork sandwhich and baked potatoe were just what I needed. I could barely finish the sandwhich, because they packed it up "real good." The service was nothing special, she took our order, brought us drinks and left us alone. Not always a bad thing, especially when you have food dripping down your face!
  
  If I ever get the urge for BBQ, I will most likely be back at Woody's.
  
  PS: Try the Sweet Carolina sause. MMMMhmmmmm!

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  Posted on 08.12.13 Ashley M.

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  Good Food and Great Service, not the best BBQ I have ever had, but it was still pretty damned good.

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  Posted on 04.02.13 Mike B.

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  restaurant environment:  nice venue and a good location.
  
  staff: everyone is very friendly and attentive.
  
  food: decent, not as good a mojo kitchen in jax beach, but it's not bad, defintely better than Sonny's or Bono's. Good variety.
  
  value: Decent portion size for the price.
  
  would I return? not my first choice of bbq at the beaches, but i wouldn't object to returning.

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  Posted on 10.21.12 Justin B.

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  Long time residents of the area have seen this building occupied by many purveyor of bbq.  Ponte Vedra's current tenant is Woody's bbq.    According to their webite Woody's is about:
  
  "Whether you're sitting down to a rack of our meat-fallin'-off-the-bone Signature Baby Back Ribs, or settlin' in to tackle a slab of our special-recipe spare ribs, you'll find that Woody's couldn't be any further from the big-chain restaurants. Every Woody's is special with its own hometown atmosphere and every Woody's serves up only the best. We use the finest cuts of pork and beef and the freshest vegetables. And everything we serve is a Woody's original, from our secret-recipe Bar-B-Q sauces and freshly-prepared side dishes right down to our famous, moist and tender, slow-smoked Bar-B-Q dinners."
  
  I find this to be exactly the kind of blanket statement a big chain restaurant would use.  Upon visiting the Woody's site you will notice that it is in fact a chain restaurant that exists primarily in Florida as well as some other southern states(TN, NC). While it's true that the interior is decorated from different regional/neighborhood signs and flyers, it gives off an almost cheesy vibe.  Reminds me of the restaurant that Jennifer Anniston works at in Office Space.(minus the 7 pieces of flair).
  
  As far as "using the finest cuts..." go I think its important to take into consideration two things. One, if the meat is drowning in sauce you're really not going to be able to task the quality in itself. Two, veggies pretty much lose their freshness the second they go in the deep fryer.  I appreciate fresh veggies as much as the next person but I'm pretty sure its not going to be what I'm worried about when I order fried okra.
  
  Onto the food itself.  One good thing about eating at Woody's is that it is relatively inexpensive.  I think my total tab for one pulled chicken sandwich, one pulled pork sandwich, a fried okra app, and two sweet tea's was about $25 dollars before tip.
  
  The fried okra was pretty much spot on.  It was nice to have a couple different types of bbq sauce on the table to dip it in.  The portion was pretty big too, so much so that I didn't finish it on top of the sandwich.
  
  My pulled chicken sandwich was just alright.  It was very very sloppy.  Served on your typical hamburger bun, I had difficulty keeping it all on the bread.  The flavors were pretty typical and I ate the whole thing, I was left wanting a little bit more.
  
  Overall it was a decent experience.  I took my gf there wanting to give her an authentic southern bbq exposure and I feel like she got that.  While there are certainly better places out there, I think it's important to consider that there are also worse places(see my review of Georgia's bbq in nyc). You get what you pay for, middle tier bbq food.

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  Posted on 05.19.09 William B.

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