SONIC DRIVE-IN 5784

201 N CONGRESS AVE, LAKE PARK, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6020146. 8 inspection visits from 2024-01-26 to 2026-02-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-02-09: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach 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, Palm Beach 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
2026-02-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	2.01	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2026-02-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-12-10	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	2	2.01	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 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 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-03-06	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	0	2	1.88	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 46 Exiting system - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2024-10-11	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	1		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-08-13	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	1	1		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-12	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	2	4		8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	1.51	7 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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 50 Current license properly displayed

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.