SONNY'S BAR B Q

630 N NAVY BLVD, PENSACOLA, Escambia County. DBPR licence 2705575. 8 inspection visits from 2023-12-06 to 2026-06-04.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-06-04: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Escambia County average that year (1 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-12-06)

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, Escambia 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
2026-06-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-03-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	1	0.25	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-07-11	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2		4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2025-01-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0	0.35	2 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature
2024-07-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.35	2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-02-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	0	0.46	1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2023-12-07	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2023-12-06	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	0	6	0.46	6 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)

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.