SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ

2240 HWY 77, LYNN HAVEN, Bay County. DBPR licence 1305493. 6 inspection visits from 2023-08-30 to 2026-03-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-03-27: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Bay County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Bay County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-03-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.78	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-08-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	6	0.78	8 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-05-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	3	0.79	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-12-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	4	0.79	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.65
2023-08-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.65

The food: where these dishes come from

Sonny's BBQ is known for pulled pork and barbecue ribs. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

This is a Sonny's BBQ location. How Sonny's BBQ's 65 Florida stores compare with their counties.

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.