SONIC DRIVE IN

11900 HIALEAH GARDENS BLVD, HIALEAH GARDENS, Miami-Dade County. DBPR licence 2334695. 9 inspection visits from 2024-01-11 to 2026-02-18.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-02-18: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic violations

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

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Miami-Dade 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
2026-02-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	1.13	6 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-09-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	4	1.13	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-05-15	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	3	0		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-03-07	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	5	0	0.86	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-02-13	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	4	2	1		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 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 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-08-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	2	3	0.86	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 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 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 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-04-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	5		2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-03-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	2	18	1.07	16 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 09 Foods handled with minimum contact (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x5) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 46 Exiting system - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	7	1.07	7 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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.