SONNY'S BAR-B-Q

1976 KINGSLEY AVE, ORANGE PARK, Clay County. DBPR licence 2000225. 7 inspection visits from 2023-12-04 to 2026-10-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-21: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

1 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Clay 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, Clay 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
2026-10-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.80	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-01-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	1.39	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-07-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5		6 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-04-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	5	1.50	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-10-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4	1.50	5 areas 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-04-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	1.62	6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-12-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.62	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.