Sonny's BBQ

Merritt Island, FL · Barbecue restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Merritt Island
#59
of 121 restaurants
City Percentile
44%
rating percentile
Address
Sonny's BBQ, 310 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL 32953
Phone
(321) 449-9102
Website
www.sonnysbbq.com/locations/merritt-island/?utm_source=gbp&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gbp-listing&utm_content=merritt-island
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Sonny's BBQ is a restaurant located in Merritt Island, FL. It is one of 121 restaurants listed in Merritt Island. Its 4.4-star rating is above the Merritt Island city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Sonny's BBQ

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 Merritt Island offers plate covering portions of delicious brisket, pulled pork, barbecue chicken and ribs... More

Hours

Saturday11 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Spencer Phillips · Mar 2026

2 of the stars goes to Caylee our server. She made our dining experience very enjoyable. She answered every question and was very helpful with the menu. Now as to the bbq it was decent. Sorry been in Texas for awhile. Hard to impress me on the bbq but your prices are amazing for quality and quantity. In this day n age of ridiculous markups and inflation charges your prices rock. I applaud you guys for this.

★★★★★ 5.0 Daniel Hyatt · Feb 2026

The portions are huge, the sauce is some of the best I've every had (don't tell.my cousin Earl because everyone in the Ozarks says his sauce is the best). The wait staff was great with fast refills. Sonny's features large drinking cups. I appreciate that. The unsweetened tea was A+++.

★★★★★ 5.0 NearMyBNB (BNB Life) · Nov 2025

The pick 3 was exactly what I was looking for. Loved having a wife selection of meats and sides. Drinks are huge and the corn nuggets were phenomenal. Server was very nice and accommodating

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Cesar Postigo · Jul 2025

I was actually looking forward to Sonny’s after a long day of work on July 15. I hit the drive-thru at the Merritt Island location and got ribs and two pulled pork sandwiches. The pulled pork sandwiches were just alright , nothing special. But the ribs? Absolutely unacceptable. They were dry as a bone, hard, and tough like beef jerky. Zero moisture, zero tenderness. Just dry, chewy disappointment. And what blows my mind is this — how does the person boxing this up not notice how awful they look and feel? If I can see it the second I open the box, they definitely saw it when packing it. But they still served it anyway? It honestly felt like they just didn’t care. I was starving and excited for this meal, and instead I got something that felt like cardboard. Huge letdown. I added photos beca

★★★★☆ 4.0 TTH · Mar 2026

Everything went well and tasted great. My husband waited quite a while and had to ask twice for a refill. I had to ask twice for a box before we could leave. Our server was kind, but short to receive an answer after asking questions. She followed protocol, but rushed every time she came.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Barbecue restaurantAmerican restaurantBar & grillCatering food and drink supplierFamily restaurantLunch restaurant

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