SONIC DRIVE-IN

1414 CAPITAL CIRCLE NW, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4702382. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-23 to 2026-02-24.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-02-24: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 3routine 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

2inspections 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
2026-02-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.47
2025-10-03	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-05	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	4		5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	9	0.76	8 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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 (x2)
2024-08-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-15	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	1	5	0.76	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-09-08	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-09-06	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	0	6		9 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 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 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-08-23	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	6		8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 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.