SONNYS BBQ 217

5141 HWY 90, PACE, Santa Rosa County. DBPR licence 6701626. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-26 to 2026-07-24.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-24: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Santa Rosa County average that year (4 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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
2026-07-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.66	1 area 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-03-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-03-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	1	0.63	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-09-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	1	2	0.63	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.23	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-08-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.23	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-01-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.31	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-07-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.31	1 area 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils

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.