SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR-B-Q OF VERO BEACH

5001 20 ST, VERO BCH, Indian River County. DBPR licence 4101289. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-23 to 2026-08-04.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-04: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Indian River County average that year (1 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, Indian River 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
2026-08-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.28	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-12-03	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2		4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	0.99	4 areas 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 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-02-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		3 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-02-10	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	5	1.16	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-08-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	5	1.16	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-01-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	7	1.09	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-08-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	3	1.09	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean

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.

This is a Sonny's BBQ location. How Sonny's BBQ's 65 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.