Sonny’s BBQ opens in Macon. How about some pulled pork and sweet and smokey ribs?
Without a fanfare, Sonny’s BBQ opened Tuesday in Macon.
Sonny’s BBQ restaurants are known for their slow-smoked in-house Southern barbecue including pulled pork, beef brisket, smoked turkey, chicken and ribs.
This is the third Sonny’s BBQ in Middle Georgia for Brad Fink, owner of Prime Hospitality, a franchisee of Sonny’s BBQ. He opened the Warner Robins location in 1997 and the Perry location in 1999.
“We’re just so happy to be here in Macon,” said Fink, who lives nearby the new Macon location and was on site for the opening.
“We’re just fully hands-ons — everything from washing dishes to pit master duties,” said Fink who will rotate among his three restaurants.
His wife, Gina, was serving as a hostess. She’s more part-time and also does accounting for their restaurants.
The new 4,900-square-foot restaurant at 5811 Zebulon Road in Macon offers 156 seats inside, a covered patio capable of seating another 30 people, a full bar, a take-out order station and a drive-thru.
The food
The menu includes pitmaster plates swerve with choice of meat, BBQ beans, coleslaw and bread, signature BBQ plates, BBQ sandwiches and signature sandwiches as well as salads piled with choice of meat.
Side choices include crinkle-cut fries, home-style mac and cheese, tater tots, baked sweet potato, corn, green beans, “original recipe” BBQ beans, a side salad, baked potato and broccoli.
Appetizers include loaded tots, BBQ pork egg rolls, smoked wings, corn nuggets and fried okra, while desserts include cinnamon sugar donut holes, chocolate chip cookies and banana pudding.
Drinks include Sonny’s signature tea, lemonade, bottle water, sodas as well as a full service bar.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The number is 478-285-8700.
Fink’s prior Sonny’s BBQ location in Macon at 4684 Presidential Parkway was open from 2002 to 2013.
Founded in 1968 in Gainesville, Florida, Sonny’s BBQ now has more than 90 locations.
The new Macon location is near Macon’s first Rock N Roll Sushi at 5791 Zebulon Road, Suite D. The new Tropical Cafe and Piedmont Urgent Care in the same building as Rock N Roll Sushi also are open.
Both the Sonny’s BBQ building and Rock N Roll Sushi/Tropical Smoothie Cafe/Piedmont Urgent Care building are located in front of the Lofts at Zebulon at 5801 Zebulon Road.
