SONNYS REAL PIT BBQ

750 W MAIN ST, INVERNESS, Citrus County. DBPR licence 1901048. 6 inspection visits from 2023-07-25 to 2026-03-27.

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

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Citrus County average that year (2 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, Citrus 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	0	0	1.02
2025-08-19	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	0	4	1.02	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-02-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0	1.25	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	8	1.25	8 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 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
2024-01-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.04	2 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-07-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof

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.

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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.