SONIC DRIVE-IN #4506

555 S BABCOCK ST, MELBOURNE, Brevard County. DBPR licence 1505392. 8 inspection visits from 2023-10-09 to 2026-10-21.

Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-10-21: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Brevard County average that year (5 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Brevard 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	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-21	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	3		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-10-13	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	5		3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-11-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	1.01	4 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-06-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	6	0.77	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-11-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	6	0.77	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-04-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	1.05	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-03-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	5	1.05	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-10-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	5	1.05	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)

The food: where these dishes come from

Sonic Drive-In is known for hamburger, tater tots and hot dog. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

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This is a Sonic Drive-In location. How Sonic Drive-In's 97 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.