SONNY'S REAL PIT BAR B Q

2707 N MONROE ST, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4701379. 6 inspection visits from 2023-07-12 to 2026-05-12.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-05-12: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Leon County average that year (2 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, Leon 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
2026-05-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.47
2026-03-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	4	5	0.47	7 areas 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 (x4) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-03-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	10	0.76	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2024-08-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.76	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-03-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	0.90	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2023-07-12	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	4		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel

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.