SONIC DRIVE-IN #6597

8803 U.S. HWY 301, PARRISH, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5105056. 9 inspection visits from 2023-10-11 to 2026-10-14.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-14: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Manatee County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

4inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Manatee 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
2026-10-14	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2026-08-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	7	0.99	10 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 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 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-01-07	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	5	2	6		11 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed (x2) 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-07-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.78	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.89	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-12	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2023-11-07	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2023-10-12	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-11	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	1	4		9 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.