SONIC #6928

310 SE KINGS BAY DR, CRYSTAL RIVER, Citrus County. DBPR licence 1901435. 7 inspection visits from 2023-10-27 to 2026-02-11.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-02-11: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

0 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Citrus County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections 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
2026-02-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	1.02	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-08-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.02	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-04	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-10-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	0	1.25	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-03	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	10		6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-10-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	1.04	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, 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.

Hot dogThe History of Hot Dogs, From Frankfurt to Coney IslandPlateTales

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.