SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
3177 HWY 90 W, Lake City FL 32025 · (386)752-1117
Last inspected May 4, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 22 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in back prep area.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
May 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen ceiling soiled with grease accumulation.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee cooking while wearing bracelets.
Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup on walk-in freezer door.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop on floor not hanging to dry. Manager moved to rack.
Nov 3, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen a/c vents soiled with mold-like substances.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table next to coffee machine and cups. Manager removed.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on table next to coffee machine and cups manager removed.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On cooks line in front of hot holding cabinets.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor of walk-in freezer soiled with old food debris.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind dish machine soiled with old food debris and mold-like substances.
Feb 26, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Dec 27, 2024Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 11 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate9 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. pulled chicken (132F - Hot Holding) item in hot holding cabinet on cooks line, during busy hours item is constantly out of hot box and the door is opened constantly letting the hot air out. All other items at 135F or above. Manager moved item to other warming cabinet. Retemped at 166F.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior top oven in prep area.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling cracked/damaged in prep and outside of office area. Floor tiles cracked in raw meat walk in cooler by freezer door. Floor grouting has worn away causing old food debris/standing water to accumulate between floor tiles/bricks. Wall tiles falling off of wall by swinging door to kitchen near dish area. Wall tiles missing on wall located on back up cook line.
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Reach in freezer door handle lined with duct tape freezer located on cooks line.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on shelf above slicer/pass through window, employee discarded of drink.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food container on shelf above Togo gallons of sweet tea in cooler near Togo window, manager placed item on the bottom.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On cooks line in front of hot holding cabinets.
Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Buckets of grease with no lids located outside in the smoker enclosure. Manager covered buckets with foil.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above grill. Walk in cooler shelves.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with/over ready-to-eat food. Cardboard box of tomatoes on shelf above ready to eat egg roll filling in walk in cooler, manager moved unwashed produce below ready to eat foods.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Under/behind dish machine and in surrounding ware washing area. Floor soiled under shelves in walk in freezer.
Sep 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate8 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in back prep area.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee candy bar in reach-in freezer.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table. Employee removed.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested food storage containers on storage rack at walk-in cooler.
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets on hot-holding unit. Cutting boards grooved. Warner cabinet handle broke and wrapped with duck tape. Ice buildup on walk-in freezer door. Gaskets torn on warming cabinet.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water under warming cabinet in kitchen and back prep area. Also on floor of walk-in cooler.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler, warming cabinets, and reach-in freezer gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances. Hood filters soiled with grease accumulation.
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food debris on food storage containers on rack next to walk-in cooler.
Utensils in poor condition. Melted spatula handle on cookline and knife handle on wall rack near drive-through.
Mar 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Cardboard used to line food-contact surfaces. Cardboard labeling pieces directly in sheet pans touching raw meats in walk in cooler.
Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board with deep cut marks on make line, operator discarded board. Fruit tray lid that is cracked in reach in cooler behind bar. Warming cabinet on cooks line the plastic part of door is starting to crack.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On cooks line in old smoker area and in prep area lining wall.
Oct 30, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water in corner of cookline
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up floor of walk-in-freezer
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored in mop bucket water.
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.