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Sonny's Place

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1206 19th St. Galveston, TX 77550

409-763-9602 

 

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  • American, Italian, Seafood
    Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Dinner: 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
    $
  • All Major Credit Cards
    Dinner, Lunch
    Accepted, Not Necessary
  • No Parking
Description

Galveston locals love the gumbo, spaghetti and burgers at this fabulous old bar and grill, which has been run by head cook and bottle washer "Junior" Puccetti for the last 55 years. Before that, it was run by "Pappa" Puccetti, who opened the place in 1944.







  • 2007 | Best Neighborhood Spot in Galveston

    This quintessential neighborhood hangout is a longtime favorite of island folk. Larry Puccetti has been tending bar at Sonny's Place for 30 years. His dad, Lawrence "Junior" Puccetti, has been there almost 60 years. He inherited the place from his father Lawrence "Pappa" Puccetti, who opened the bar and restaurant in 1944. Junior grinds his own meat because that's the way Mama did it. And he employs the fresh ground beef in the excellent hamburgers, stellar spaghetti in meat sauce, and... More »

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  • Mustard on That?

    Mustard on That?

    | Thu, August 31, 2006

    "You want mustard on that?" Larry Puccetti, the bartender at Sonny's Place on Galveston Island, asked my buddy John Bebout when he ordered a double meat cheeseburger all the way. It was an odd question, since a Texas cheeseburger all the way alway... More »

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