SONNY`S BAR B Q

3101 DICK WILSON BLVD, TALLAHASSEE, Leon County. DBPR licence 4703308. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-26 to 2026-10-26.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-26: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 7 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
2026-10-26	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	7		8 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-04-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.47	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-11-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.47	2 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-04-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	0.76	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-11-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.76	3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.90	3 areas 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
2023-09-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	0.90	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 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.