SONIC DRIVE-IN 5287

4001 HWY 90, PACE, Santa Rosa County. DBPR licence 6701405. 10 inspection visits from 2023-09-07 to 2026-09-16.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-09-16: routine inspection, 4 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic violations

3 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Santa Rosa County average that year (2 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, Santa Rosa 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
2026-09-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	2	3	0.66	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-01-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-12-19	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-12-18	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	1	2		5 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-04	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	0	0.63	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-05	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-02	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	1	0.23	3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.31	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-09-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.31	3 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-09-07	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0

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.

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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.