Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q

5711 Bowden Rd, Jacksonville
(904) 448-5395

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Taylor Leverette

BE WARNED. They charged us $1 extra than what we tipped. Our waitress was Amanda. This was on 10/27/25. Immediately when I walked in she looked me up and down so we were already off to a bad start. She asked if I had an order to pickup and I said no I need a table for two and two sweet teas. She told me to sit anywhere so I did. When she was bringing the drinks she walked past me to give drinks to another table first before coming back and setting mine down which wasn’t a big deal but still notable. She then walked away to “get the menus” and stopped to move some things around on the counter, go in the kitchen and finally come back out to get the menus to bring to us. When we were finished eating we sat around forever waiting for our check so we could pay and leave. It was the middle of the week so we needed to get back to work. I ended up having to leave and my husband had to stay and wait to pay.

I wasn’t going to write a review but when I was balancing my checkbook and saw where they charged my $1 extra I decided to warn everyone not to eat here since apparently they expect larger tips for horrible service.

Unfortunately the food wasn’t great either which I honestly expected so my fault for choosing to eat here.

Food: 2

Service: 1

Bobby Brooks

Great experience great place to eat enjoy yourself

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gloria (gogo)

Love the pork sandwich and sweet ice tea!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cynthia Conner

The sooner this dump closes the better

Campbell Delony

I order online, work next door at Palm Garden Of Jacksonville. This is not an acceptable amount of food for 28$. This is a large 3 meat platter? Why is it portioned like I’m watching my weight? I don’t think I even got an ounce of anything accept ribs. A large platter should be at least 1/2 lb of each.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: St Louis Ribs, Sausage, Beef Brisket

Centurion Testing Service, LLC

Food is always good. Service is always good as well. Come here often.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

James Murphy

I used to eat here frequently back in the late 90s. Little has changed. Great atmosphere and the food is superb!! Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Karen Davis

Ordered takeout at the outside windows. The lady was nice. It didn't take long at all. I took it home and it was so delicious 😋.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Becky Stanley

Friendly staff (and patrons too). Always make us feel welcome and help me with my 91 year old mom! I don't know our waitress' name, but she is always pleasant. She has been there a while. Thank you

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

lorraine lee

Nice place for a meeting 🌞

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Daniel Crabtree

Good place to stop by it better be hungry

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Roger Peters

Best corn nuggets

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hannah

First time here, and everything was delicious. Chicken tends to get dried out with barbecue, especially the legs, but the chicken leg was succulent. The ribs were nice and meaty. And the green beans had a lot of ham in them. Sweet potato with the cinnamon sugar syrup is great, too.

I tried all the sauces, but I liked the original sauce the best.

Clean restrooms.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tina Harford

We can’t say enough about this place—total hidden gem! DJ (aka the legendary Turkey Man!) and MiKayla, plus the whole crew, make you feel like part of the fam the second you walk through the door. The vibes? Immaculate. The service? Top-notch. And the BBQ? Straight-up life-changing. Smoky, juicy, tender goodness that’ll have you dreaming about it for days. If you haven’t been here yet—what are you doing?! Go. Now. Thank us later! #BonosBowden 🔥🍗❤️‍🔥 #BBQLove #FoodFamGoals

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stephon Davis

We ordered this food for our company, and I was disappointed. I will never eat from this place again. It has the most horrible BBQ taste I have ever had.

Food: 1

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