SONNYS BBQ

35620 HWY 27, HAINES CITY, Polk County. DBPR licence 6301857. 7 inspection visits from 2023-07-11 to 2026-10-16.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-16: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (4 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, Polk 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	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-16	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0
2026-04-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0.40
2025-10-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	0.40	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-03-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	0.39	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2024-10-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	0.39	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-01-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0.41	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-07-11	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1		1 area 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean

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.

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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.