SONIC DRIVE-IN #5092

925 S 6 AVE, WAUCHULA, Hardee County. DBPR licence 3500230. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-20 to 2026-07-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-29: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic violations

0 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hardee County average that year (5 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, Hardee 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
2026-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	0.95	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-12-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	0.91	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-07-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	6	0.91	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-04-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.69	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-09-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.69	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-02-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.47	4 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 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
2023-09-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	9	1.47	12 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 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 (x3) 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.