SONNY'S BBQ

4102 E SILVER SPGS BLVD, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5201313. 9 inspection visits from 2023-11-14 to 2026-09-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-21: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Marion County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Marion 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
2026-09-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5	1.47	6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 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
2025-12-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	1.76	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-09-26	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2025-08-07	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	0	5	1.76	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2025-02-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	1		4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-10-31	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1		2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2024-10-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.42	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-03-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	1.59	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	1.59	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)

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.