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SONAPA GRILLE

324 N NOVA RD, Ormond Beach FL 32174 · 386 873 5674

Last inspected Mar 16, 2026 · 7 visits since November 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats150
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA7407755
Grade history
MAR 24
SEP 24
APR 25
SEP 25
MAR 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.

Worst finding on record
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

7 visits, newest first

Mar 16, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -cooked vegetables in reach in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-02-5/Corrected On-Site
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
Basic/21-08-4/Corrected On-Site
Sep 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. -chlorine 0ppm, corrected to 50ppm.
High priority/22-41-4/Corrected On-Site
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -cup used to dispense flour. Operator discarded.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
Apr 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach in cooler drawers.
Basic/05-09-4/Corrected On-Site
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with food debris: -shelf under microwave.
Basic/23-03-4
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Basic/14-33-4
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Basic/29-49-6/Repeat Violation
Dec 2, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 23, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 8 findings ▾
Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination.
High priority/08B-01-4
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -raw tuna at 45°f and cheese at 45°f in reach in cooler. Operator voluntarily discarded.
High priority/03A-02-5
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Intermediate/53B-05-5
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense flour.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. -raw tuna in walk in cooler.
Basic/06-09-1/Corrected On-Site
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. -mixing bowl next to handwashing sink.
Basic/08B-36-4
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Basic/29-49-6/Repeat Violation
Mar 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Knife stored in hand wash sink at cookline.
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
Basic/06-09-1/Corrected On-Site
Employee personal items, keys and cellphone stored in or above a food preparation area.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
Basic/05-09-4
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Basic/29-49-6/Repeat Violation
Nov 7, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Basic/29-49-6

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.