SONIC DRIVE-IN #6653

6200 WEST SAMPLE ROAD, CORAL SPRINGS, Broward County. DBPR licence 1624640. 16 inspection visits from 2023-09-22 to 2026-09-15.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-15: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (1 had none)

2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-12-27)

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Broward 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
2026-09-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	2		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-09-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	8	1.48	11 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-12-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.25	2 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-10-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	3	2	1.25	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-27	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	2		3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-26	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	2		3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-26	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	6	1.22	5 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 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 (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-27	Complaint follow-up	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	1	1	4		5 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-27	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	6	4	7		11 areas 01 Approved source (x3) 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-11-19	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	1	0	0		1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-11-18	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	2	0	2		4 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-11-18	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	0	2	1.22	4 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-13	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	0		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-12-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.26	2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-09-22	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.