SONNY'S BAR B Q
5209 ABSHIRE BLVD, Belleview FL 34420 · 3475400
Last inspected Apr 24, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Three live flies in kitchen are.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Apr 24, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Build up on freezer door.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of drawer unit on cook line soiled with grease.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm. Employee refreshed then 200 ppm quat.
Nov 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Female employee placing corn muffins from top in pans with bare hands.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag on top of sauce. All were moved.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on hot box on cookline. Gaskets on reach in freezer on cookline torn. Ice buildup on walk in freezer door.
Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Under ice machine near dry storage.
Mar 31, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in cook line grill drawers: chicken (44F - Cold Holding); hamburger (45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items were placed in drawers three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in warmer outside of office: chicken (130F - Hot Holding). Manager stated chicken was placed in warmer three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager had employee reheat chicken in oven, 191F.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Hose side of splitter for mop sink missing back flow preventer. Manager placed one on hose side of splitter during inspection.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tongs stored in standing water on top of cook line grill, 116F. Employee replaced tongs and turned up grill, 154F.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Cook line sanitizer bucket, 0 ppm. Manager had employee change sanitizer water, 200 ppm.
Oct 30, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee placed hair net on head then touched sleeve of trays without washing hands. Stopped by inspector and hands were washed.
Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Female employee with long fake nails scooping ice for drinks without gloves.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Sink at bar with no soap.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on top of fountain machine at drive thru window. Moved.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Female employee scooping ice with multiple rings on.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two employees prepping food in kitchen area. Hair restraints were added.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under shelves near drive thru.
Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Tea urn near fountain machine not covered. Lid was added.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease on shelves in walk in cooler. Around doors of reach in cooler on cook line soiled with grease. Food debris on shelf over heat lamp on cook line.
Mar 13, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 11 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in reach-in cooler next to wait station: cheese (46F - Cold Holding); egg (45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler two hours and thirty minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager had employee place items in reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in warmer along wall next to drive thru: beef (118F - Hot Holding); beans (130F - Hot Holding). Manager stated items placed in warmer 2 hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager had employee place items in oven to reheat.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker on hose side of splitter.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Water nozzles for tea machines in wait station.
Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard on shelf beneath microwave along wall next to drive thru. Manager removed cardboard during inspection.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee Gatorade stored in drive thru reach-in cooler. Manager removed Gatorade from reach-in cooler.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Glasses stored in wait station.
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket for drive thru reach-in cooler.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup around door of walk-in freezer.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of ice machine outside of office.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Outside of dish machine in dish area.
Aug 1, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Female employee touched corn with bare hands after dishing up a plate.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Three live flies in kitchen are.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose Bibb near hand sink near front counter has no device. At mop sink near back door, extra device added before splitter. No device located on either side of splitter bibbs. Chemical dispenser is no longer operational.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of three ice bins at fountain machines have black substance in upper corners.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Glasses in server station
Food stored in a prohibited area. Case of unwashed tomatoes and case of unwashed limes on shelf over beans in walk in cooler. Flour in dry storage room not covered. Manager adjusted all.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On one pan.
Open dumpster lid. One lid open on dumpster
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.