Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q (Titusville, FL)

Kyle's Order: Sliced Beef Lunch w/ Fries, Sweet Potato, and Garlic Bread ($6.49)
Doop's Order: Sliced Pork lunch w/ Garlic Bread, Beans, Coleslaw, and Sweet Tea ($8.34)


Kyle's Take: The Sonny's franchise has been blowing up all across the southern states for a number of years now. If you're anything like me, you are not a big fan of "chain" restaurants but everyone deserves a shot right?. I've been to Sonny's so many times I could rate it strictly from memory. Which is exactly what I'll do. They do have it down to a science. The menu is constantly changing to draw in more and more customers, service is usually pretty quick, and they have perfected the drive-thru. The place is always packed. However, I'm going to credit Sonny's success to one thing......the sauce. Even though they are a chain, their sauce is some of the best I've tasted. Hot & Spicy, Mild, Sweet, and Sizzlin' Sweet. (That last one I think they created just for me.) I usually just soak my entire plate in their sauce. Perhaps there's something addictive in it.
Doop's Take: Well, we did it again. We went to another chain restaurant, but this was different, in my opinion. This was probably my fifth time going to Sonny's so it is still kind of new to me. Unlike most places we've been to, I didn't notice the BBQ smell outside. We went inside and it does not give off that BBQ homestyle vibe. It's a little spacious if you ask me. When we sat down, i noticed there wasn't that much leg room under the table. I ordered the sliced pork and thought it was going to come as a sandwich form, but it didn't. I managed to make a sandwich out of what i had, but it was alright. The garlic bread was a little too oily for me and it didn't really taste like garlic bread. The coleslaw was your regular coleslaw that you would get at Kentucky Fried Chicken, and the beans were good, i might add. The sweet tea was good, it was sweet, but not that really sweet that makes it disgusting. They had four kinds of sauces. Mild, Sweet, Sizzlin' Sweet, and Smokin'. The Sweet and Sizzlin' sweet tasted the same, actually, I believe if you were to do a blind taste test, you probably would not taste the difference. The smokin' had a little kick to it, but compared to other sauces i've had, it wasn't all that smokin' I would say the mild was the best. Nothing too extravagant, but it was good. Also, if you are from the area of Titusville, you are bound to run into someone at Sonny's, so if you are feeling some BBQ and can't find authentic BBQ place, Sonny's is the next best thing.

Kyle's Beef: My sweet potato was....wimpy at best.
Doop's Beef: I would say about the only thing i was disappointed about was the leg room under the table.

Kyle's Rating:7/10...all sauce
Doop's Rating:6/10

Keller's Real Smoked Bar B Q (Winter Park, FL)

Kyle's Order: Sloppy Pork Sandwich w/Baked Beans & Sweet Tea ($8.50)
Doop's Order: BBQ Chicken Sandwich w/Coleslaw and Sweet Tea ($9.56)


Kyle's Take: I noticed this little BBQ place one day as I was driving past it. I had to do a double take because from the outside it doesn't look like your typical BBQ Joint. However, from the cow skin printed table cloth, it certainly looks like one inside. For such a small place, They have a decent size menu to choose from. The sloppy pork sandwich was nothing more than a huge mound of pulled pork covered in their original BBQ sauce, overflowing between two buns. I liked the BBQ sauce, but it made it hard to taste the pork. The sandwich only came with one side, but was pretty filling so it was ok. They had original baked beans which I thought was the best part of the meal, they had a very original flavor thats hard to explain. You'll just have to try them to understand! The sweet tea was good, but nothing stood out about it to me, defintely quenches the thirst though. There are 3 Keller's locations around the orlando area so if you're ever in town there's bound to be one close. Definitely worth a quick stop.
Doop's Take: Keller's is pretty easy to get to if you are around the UCF area. It's a little less than a 10 minute drive down University Blvd. It is also in a good sized plaza. It's in the back near a Blockbuster and a Winn-Dixie. When you first to Keller's it appears to be a lot bigger than it actually is. It is a seat yourself place. When you sit down, there are paintings on the wall and it looks as if you are looking outside in the swamplands of the Everglades. The sides selection was a little sparse. I think there were only about 6 side dishes to choose from, which one of those was a salad, which i find a bit odd at a barbecue place. Oh, also... not all of the sandwiches come with sides, and for the ones that do, you only get 1 side. Anyways, the sandwich was pretty good. The chicken was chopped and was not dry at all. The bun did not get soggy at all. The side dishes come in a good sized portion. My coleslaw was good, but it reminded me of Beef 'O Brady's coleslaw, but without the pineapple. The sweet tea was homemade, which is the best. It was sweet and stayed cold the whole time. Keller's had 3 kinds of sauces, but we only had 2 because they did not have the Hot sauce on the table. The regular was good, but it was very similar to a South Carolina style sauce. The sweet tasted like BBQ sauce. My chicken already came with the original sauce on it so there was no need to add more. Also, you can purchase the their signature BBQ sauces for $3.75. If you enjoy a small crowd and an at home atmosphere, Keller's Real Smoked Bar-B-Q is the place for you.

Kyle's Beef: If crowded it could seem a bit claustrophobic.
Doop's Beef: It's a little too small for me. You only get to choose one side dish with your meal, and not all of the sandwiches come with a side dish.

Kyle's Rating: 6/10
Doop's Rating: 6/10