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Old FL BBQ

Old Florida Bar-B-Q

2411 S University Drive
Davie FL, 33328
954 476-7611
Overall Rating
2.3
Food
Service
Ambiance
Last Review
12/09/2012

Details

Attire: Casual
Parking: Private Lot
CC: Yes
Alcohol: Beer and Wine
Outside Dining: No

Critic's Review

This place has had a big Coming Soon sign up for months, and they finally replaced it with Now Open. It's the same owners as Sonny's which has closed; Why do you close a BBQ on one end of a shopping center and open another one on the other end? Sonny's is a franchise operation. It's likely that these owner wanted to get out from under the umbrella of having to pay royalties.

The place is your typical bbq joint with the all wood interior; the difference is that this one is new and the other places are 30 years old.

Old Florida BBQ Interior

Apparently, they server Coke here. They were out of cole slaw, so I went with beans and Mac and Cheese as my sides. You have a choice of corn bread or garlic bread when you order.

The tables here are stocked with 5 BBQ sauces; I doubt if any of them are home made.

Old Florida BBQ Sauces

As I picked up my order, the counterperson asked what sauces I wanted, and I told here to give me the best ones. She asked if I liked spicy and I said no, so she threw a couple in the bag.

Old Florida BBQ ribs

When I opened the bag I was surprised that there were no tops on the side containers, and the ribs looked kind of small. Obviously the orange sauce was tangy and the other was spicy; I didn't like either one, so I used some sauce I had in the fridge.

I didn't like the beans; they tasted a bit off. The Mac and Cheese was fine if not overly inspiring. The ribs weren't very good. First, they didn't have much meat on them, they were dry and didn't have much taste. Not smokey either. They call them "sweet and tender". I found them to be neither.

There's nothing Old Florida about this place. It's more new-fangled than anything else. And it's not as good as Sonny's.

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AHC
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This restaurant has closed. RIP
Jules
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The quantity and quality is not worth the price. The food we were served was barely warm if you call it that. I had a turkey sandwhich there was little meat and a huge bun. My friend had pulled pork it was the same all bun little meat and cold. I asked for ice tea half and half got full unsweet. Jusy wasn't a good experience and wouldn't go back or recommend. I wanted to like it but didn't work out. Wish them luck don't think they will last at this pace.
JPK
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We liked Sonnys, thought maybe this was the same owner so we tried it. Not the same, the sweet sauce was terrible, and the food wasn't that good. Bring the old one back, we'll never go back to this place.
TRW
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Bummer to know that this is just Sonny's with a new name as I never liked Sonny's.
Waited for months thinking this would be a new place with good BBQ but guess not.
Glad I found these reviews. Saved me tire and money. Thanks

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