noeettica
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We are all brothers on the water From Yellow fin to Jon boat ;-)
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Post by noeettica on Aug 22, 2024 17:00:46 GMT -5
Jumped through ALL the hoops No free Big deal 4 U !!!
Ap says free big deal for your birthday NOT !
Has this actually worked for anyone ? (set up ap use id and get this ? )
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Post by conchydong on Aug 22, 2024 17:14:00 GMT -5
Haven’t been to a Sonny’s in decades but a Mission bbq recently opened near my house and it is always packed. I generally do bbq at home but want to try the Mission’s brisket someday. Supposedly they take care of veterans and first responders.
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Aug 22, 2024 17:34:01 GMT -5
Mission BBQ is way better then sonnys.
100%
Also free sandwich on your Birthday and on veterans day for vets.
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Aug 22, 2024 17:36:00 GMT -5
Forgot to mention their fries.
WAAAAY better then any other place.
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Post by richm on Aug 22, 2024 17:45:07 GMT -5
Dustins does free vets on veterans day. Dad likes to go.
We have Sonny’s local. Never tried the free food thing.
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Post by ferris1248 on Aug 22, 2024 17:47:54 GMT -5
Never been a fan of Sonny's. They don't seem to be consistent location to location.
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Post by richm on Aug 22, 2024 17:54:09 GMT -5
Never been a fan of Sonny's. They don't seem to be consistent location to location. Opposite opinion here. They seem as consistent as chain places. |
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Post by stc1993 on Aug 22, 2024 17:58:18 GMT -5
In Albany they cook there own bbq. My stepson use to sell them oak wood.
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Post by swampdog on Aug 22, 2024 18:11:10 GMT -5
Our Sonny’s is good and it’s consistent. Also the wait staff seem to enjoy and appreciate their jobs. A closer Sonny’s actually struggled with consistency and went out of business, so individual franchises can be poor or good depending.
We hit Mission BBQ occasionally and like the food. Their location isn’t great for us so Sonny’s wins out most often. We do have a favorite BBQ that we favor but it’s not a chain and isn’t open but three days a week.
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Post by drivinmike on Aug 22, 2024 18:13:47 GMT -5
It's generic BBQ. It's pretty consistently generic for us. I prefer mine at home, but we eat there for work lunches once in a while. Mission is better, but hit or miss in different locations. None of it is cheap eats anymore.
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Post by linemannf on Aug 22, 2024 18:17:12 GMT -5
The original Sonny's that Sonny Tillman opened up in 1968 was not real far from us and we used to ride over to Waldo Road in Gainesville and eat sliced pork and it was always very good until it was sold and became corporate, I had about 3 bad experiences in a row and have not been back.
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Post by richm on Aug 22, 2024 18:17:53 GMT -5
It's generic BBQ. It's pretty consistently generic for us. I prefer mine at home, but we eat there for work lunches once in a while. Mission is better, but hit or miss in different locations. None of it is cheap eats anymore. $20 lunches if you include tips. Pfff for BBQ |
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Post by garycoleco on Aug 22, 2024 18:18:32 GMT -5
I'm surprised you actually have the Sonny's app... It's hard to find worse food
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Post by tonyroma on Aug 22, 2024 23:02:20 GMT -5
The original Sonny's that Sonny Tillman opened up in 1968 was not real far from us and we used to ride over to Waldo Road in Gainesville and eat sliced pork and it was always very good until it was sold and became corporate, I had about 3 bad experiences in a row and have not been back. OG Sonny’s on Waldo is still packed everyday at lunch time. There just aren’t that many options in the hood side of town😉 |
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Post by johngalt on Aug 23, 2024 5:35:33 GMT -5
Mission BBq doesn’t have any smoke coming from the back of the building. I’ve always questioned that.
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Post by gardawg on Aug 23, 2024 7:07:06 GMT -5
I ate at Sonny's ... once  |
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Post by cadman on Aug 23, 2024 7:36:34 GMT -5
Back in the 80s I ate lunch at Sonny's 3 or 4 days a week. $5 for lunch was a deal.
I haven't been to Sonny's since Sonny sold the place and it went to hell.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Aug 23, 2024 8:16:37 GMT -5
I thought Sonny still owned the one on Waldo Rd.
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Post by tampaspicer on Aug 23, 2024 8:44:05 GMT -5
It's alright nothing fancy. Eat it every few years or so. Love their toast.
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Post by cadman on Aug 23, 2024 9:01:44 GMT -5
I thought Sonny still owned the one on Waldo Rd. Nope, Sonny sold that one way back in 2011 or 2012. His daughter owned the one in Hawthorne, but she dropped the Sonny's franchise. it is now Dianne's Old Time Barbeque |
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Post by Captj on Aug 23, 2024 9:41:38 GMT -5
Mission BBq doesn’t have any smoke coming from the back of the building. I’ve always questioned that. Google Alto Shaam ovens. Basically self contained. |
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Post by 6thgen on Aug 23, 2024 9:49:14 GMT -5
Sonny Tillman is a true gentleman. He sold his business years ago and only still owns the one in Gainesville and in Alachua. Both are on 441. Dustin's BBQ is his nephew. All BBQ restaurants are pale compared to BBQ done at home or on the side of the road. Sweet Meat in High Springs is super legit. John and Crystal are competition BBQ'ers and they also have a meat market and vegetable stand. I stop there every time I am in High Springs. They are on 441 next to Prime Conduit. I also stop by the black lady on 441 next to Love's Gas station just north of 75 that has the produce stand. Best tomato's ever. Sonny was in a hunting camp in Hog Valley years ago on the Ocklawaha River/Rodman Reservior. He built a brick open pit that had an expanded metal grill that was on a pole that had teeth on it and a wheel so you could raise and lower the grate. Some of the best dove hunts I have ever been a part of was on his farm in High Springs on 41.
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Glenn
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Post by Glenn on Aug 23, 2024 10:05:53 GMT -5
It will make a turd…
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Post by misterjr on Aug 23, 2024 10:44:13 GMT -5
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Post by 1outlaw on Aug 23, 2024 10:47:58 GMT -5
They just put a mission BBQ down here. Now im gonna have to go check it out!
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Post by madm002 on Aug 23, 2024 14:10:26 GMT -5
I think Mission makes all their stuff in a central location and sends it out. I find it meh, as well as Sonnys. The good pitmasters around here are very small operations, and they sell at a high price. Rather make it at home. Doing a butt and just finished a salmon for this weekends festivities.
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Post by garycoleco on Aug 23, 2024 16:13:09 GMT -5
If it's not cooked over firewood it's not BBQ
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Post by linemannf on Aug 23, 2024 16:22:05 GMT -5
The original Sonny's that Sonny Tillman opened up in 1968 was not real far from us and we used to ride over to Waldo Road in Gainesville and eat sliced pork and it was always very good until it was sold and became corporate, I had about 3 bad experiences in a row and have not been back. OG Sonny’s on Waldo is still packed everyday at lunch time. There just aren’t that many options in the hood side of town😉 I guess a fellow could always go around the corner to Satchel's, LOL, seriously I have worked all over the place and have seen " Satch Says" and "Follow me to Satchel's " bumper stickers in New Jersey, Maryland, South Carolina, Kentucky and a few others I guess because of UF students. |
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Post by tonyroma on Aug 23, 2024 16:30:31 GMT -5
OG Sonny’s on Waldo is still packed everyday at lunch time. There just aren’t that many options in the hood side of town😉 I guess a fellow could always go around the corner to Satchel's, LOL, seriously I have worked all over the place and have seen " Satch Says" and "Follow me to Satchel's " bumper stickers in New Jersey, Maryland, South Carolina, Kentucky and a few others I guess because of UF students. We did Satchel’s once when my kids were little, they liked it. Pizza was average, I’m a pizza snob. |
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Post by cadman on Aug 23, 2024 16:32:03 GMT -5
I never figured out the big deal about Satchels.
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