SONNY'S BAR B Q

1460 TIMBERLANE RD, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4702629. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-07 to 2026-09-02.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-02: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Leon County average that year (3 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
2026-09-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	0.52	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
2025-10-03	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	3		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2025-08-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.47	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-03-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	3	0.76	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.76	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2024-03-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5	0.90	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-09-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	1	0.90	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.