Sonny's Barbacoa — Restaurant in Corpus Christi

BEWARE!!! They charge 4% if you use your debit or credit card! They tried to say its "your credit card company charging". I work for a bank and this is incorrect. They are charging YOU TO PAY THEIR FEE FOR THEIR DEBIT/CREDIT CARD MACHINE. I told her you should be telling your customers this ahead of time so they will have the option to give cash BEFORE you run the card. She said they have a sign at the front. First off when you walk in are you looking at every sign on the doors and walls??! Uh no! Ridiculous. I looked for the sign on the way out ..Its a small sign you would definitely miss on your way in. You should bring that to the customers attention when they hand you the card. I wouldn't have even known about it until the waitress gave me the receipt that showed the total amount and it was different from the receipt I was about to sign so I questioned it. I know there are businesses that charge a fee for using your card if you spend less than $5. That I understand because the merchant gets charged a fee but for every customer no matter what??!! As it is you charge for every little thing already. VERY SHADY AND VERY DISHONEST. Will NEVER come back. Ask for detailed receipts people and check it cause you never know what they'll...

I got there about 10 minutes before they're closing time of 2:00 p.m., so I was not able to enjoy the dine-in experience. They were very friendly and told me they had just enough barbacoa for one last taco. I ordered that and a small order of chicharrones. I was pleasantly surprised by both of my orders. The barbacoa was not dripping in oil like other places I've visited, and it tasted great. I also expected a crunchy chicharrones snack like I would get at a gas station, but these were not like that. These are basically fried pork chop chunks. Each chunk had more meat than fat. The fat was neither crispy nor chewy. My teeth easily cut through the fat like a pastry. I like my chicharrones being a little salty, so I added some salt and pepper and dipped each bite into their delicious red salsa that was not too hot. They offered hotter salsas if I wanted. The morsels were so big that a small order of chicharrones could have been an entree by itself or enjoy them with a small rice and beans on the side. I felt the urge to finish them off in one sitting so they won't lose their freshness, but the next time I visit I want to bring a sealable container so that I can enjoy it as a snack through...

I very rarely give 5 stars to any restaurant. In my humble opinion, they have to hit everything just right, which, let's be honest, very few ever do. But Sonny's, MAN, this place hit it all just right. Upon entering this place, I was greeted by both the man taking orders outside for drive thru, and then as well as the lady inside. Very nice people. Next, I ordered 2 tacos to go, one barbacoa, and one bean and cheese. Guess what, paid UNDER $4 for both tacos. WHAT...?!? Mind blown. In this economy, (bear in mind I bought two bean and cheese tacos from some taqueria yesterday's and paid almost $7), those prices are crazy!! Awesome pricing. The tacos came out within 2 mins. Super fast. Flour tortillas were so delicious. Barbacoa was just right. Perfect. Not dry, not super greasy. I come work in CC once a month. I will DEFINITELY be coming to Sonny's Everytime. If you haven't tried his place out, do yourself a favor and stop by. You won't regret it....