Sweet Fire Donna's

510 John Carlyle St, Alexandria
(571) 312-7960

Recent Reviews

Felicia Lynn Tate

Husband and I both got 2 meat platter because we wanted leftovers. It’s enough food for 3 meals easy. Everything was delicious!! My favorites were the brisket, cucumber salad and cornbread. Donna’s got it going on cause her food is full of flavor!!

K White

Food is good. The ribs, burnt ends, pork nachos, and Mac and cheese.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Charles O. Elem

Andrea's the bartender! (Hope I spelled his name correctly. Is truly Amazing. Food was on point as usual. The staff is by far truly awesome ?? Hat's off to the chef! Will definitely be visiting Andrea's again soon..

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jayson Auterino

I unfortunately didn't have the chance to take pictures of the food. It was travel day and we ended up rather hungry. Everything looked good visually. The chicken egg rolls were great, highly recommend. My fiance enjoyed the pulled pork sandwich and I enjoyed the brisket tacos, but I'd come back for the egg rolls.The beer selection wasn't huge but had a good mango IPA. We took the chocolate lava cake to go and enjoyed it.Bar was responsive, food was quick. TVs had sports on, but music was alternative classics, perfect vibe.Would definitely recommend and come back to try more.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork, Pulled Chicken

Katerina Dahmen

Came from out of town. The place was clean and very cute. You can sit in or outside. They have a sit-in bar. Got the fried pickles and a chopped pork sandwich and an extra pulled port sandwich. I'd recommend the chopped as it amhad more flavor. The customer service was great. The only thing I wish they would have done is make the sides more viewable, as the sandwiches don't all have sides. My sandwich was a little lonely. Sometimes when you're not familiar with the menue it can be over whelping. Totally recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork

Matt Smart

OK, tough review. I’ve eaten barbecue in Texas, Kansas City, Atlanta, and North Carolina. Plus I do my own barbecue, homemade sauce, and smoking. So take it with a grain of salt. We live in North Carolina now. This place is just OK. The servings are really big. We got the sweet fire sampler. It was enough for two people with some leftover. Very fast. Comes with ribs, brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken. 25 bucks.Overall, the meats were pretty dry. I think that’s because it’s on a Sunday and they’re probably been sitting for a couple days. The brisket I would grade maybe a B+. Pulled pork a D. Very dry and flavorless. Ribs were pretty good fall off the bone. B. I think I like the chicken, the best good spices. B. Collards A-. Cucumber salad C +. They have a really nice assortment of sauces. A couple of Carolina ones that I do not like. The honeychipotle was not bad. The original is ok. The classic and honey chipotle (not really any bbq sauce taste) sauces are thin without any texture. I don’t think they’re homemade taste a little bit manufactured. Overall, good value for the area.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Matthew S.

OK, tough review. I've eaten barbecue in Texas, Kansas City, Atlanta, and North Carolina. Plus I do my own barbecue, homemade sauce, and smoking. So take it with a grain of salt. We live in North Carolina now. This place is just OK. The servings are really big. we got the sweet fire sampler. It was enough for two people with some leftover. Very fast. Overall, the meats were pretty dry. I think that's because it's on a Sunday and they're probably been sitting for a couple days. The brisket I would grade maybe a B+. Pulled pork a D. Very dry and flavorless. Ribs were pretty good fall off the bone. I think I like the chicken, the best good spices. Collards A-. Cucumber salad C +. They have a really nice assortment of sauces. A couple of Carolina ones that I do not like. The honey chipotle was not bad. The original is ok. The classic and honey chipotle (not really any bbq sauce taste) sauces are thin without any texture. I don't think they're homemade taste a little bit manufactured. Overall, good value for the area.

Adam Shipley

Great chopped pork and the collard greens were amazing. Corn bread was delicious!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: NC Chopped Pork Sandwich

p cox

The place is very cozy, the staff is friendly. The food was fresh and delicious. The bbq eggrolls was very tasty, thick pieces of I believe chicken breast, light but filling. The smoked ribs super tender fall off the bone seasoned and full of flavor, the burnt ends was well seasoned slightly chewy but still great to eat. The collard greens were slightly on the sweet side definitely needed to add the Pete's hot sauce and a bit of salt to balance it out. Cucumber salad was a bit on the sweet side as well was expecting more of a vinegar and pepper kick from the red onions. Cornbread was very good with pieces of sweet corn in the slice. Sweet tea wasn't that sweet but that may have been that particular batch.All and all I'm glad I stopped through.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cornbread, Meat Platter

Sara M.

The servings were huge! The service was great and the food was delicious. We both got the 2 meats with 2 sides. These portions were huge! We could have shared this plate. They have gluten free choices too! Coleslaw and baked beans were delicious. Ribs and chicken were decent... such large portions we had to ask for to-go container.

Tori

Great food. Chill environment. Fast service. AND reasonably priced. I mean it hits on all notes and the bbq sauce choices are legit as well. The corn bread is awesome and my favorite meat of those I tried was definitely the pulled pork. I will say I was disappointed in the smoked sausage, but that was the only slight down of the 6 different food items I tried. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cornbread

Sasha Ivangradjanin

Atmosphere is really fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mammy's Collard Greens - GF, Cole Slaw

Monique H.

Let's get right in to it!! Food was tasty not as Smokey as I expected and the portions weren't large. Like the sammiches you couldn't see the meat between the buns. I truly thought the sammich would've been full, falling out the buns. The nachos were decent tasty even with their in house Cole slaw and bbq sauce. Not much for service as you place your order at the register, seat yourself and collect your order. Nice small chill vibe, cozy with a full range of drinks to compliment the atmosphere.

Austen Ward

I can’t give enough stars. I lived in West Texas my whole life before moving here and have tried so hard to find good BBQ. I’ve tried, Texas Jacks, Hillside, Smokecraft and sloppy mamas and have been horribly disappointed. This is the first place I have been served traditional brisket. Not only that but the prices are right on par with what they should be for the portion, can you imagine that these days? You could stand this place against anywhere in Texas and it would fit in just great. I will only be coming here for brisket from now on.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Harper Franklin

I love this place! Food is fantastic every time. I recommend the combo platters - its a perfect amount of food to share between two people. The mac and cheese is fiery and flavorful, the cornbread is always warm, and I love the potato salad. And of course, the meat is great - I always go for pulled pork and chicken. The chicken is well-seasoned and tender and the pork tastes like it just fell off the bone. The restaurant is a bit small and can feel cramped. But that's worth it for the food and the price!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cornbread, Fiery Mac & Cheese, Pulled Chicken

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