SONNYS REAL PIT BAR B Q

1128 CANAL STREET, THE VILLAGES, Sumter County. DBPR licence 7000467. 3 inspection visits from 2023-08-15 to 2023-12-20.

No inspection since 2023-12-20. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2023-12-20: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

0 of 1routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sumter County average that year (0 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, Sumter 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
2023-12-20	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-08-18	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0
2023-08-15	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	5	1.12	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.

This is a Sonny's BBQ location. How Sonny's BBQ's 65 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.