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SONIC DRIVE-IN 4685

34960 EMERALD COAST PKWY, DESTIN, Okaloosa County. DBPR licence 5603518. 5 inspection visits from 2023-08-22 to 2026-03-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-03-27: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations
2 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Okaloosa County average that year (1 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, Okaloosa County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-03-27 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
000
2025-09-18 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
002 0.26
2 areas
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-12-10 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2024-10-11 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
112 0.28
4 areas
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-22 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
104 0.39
3 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)

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.