SONNY'S BBQ
2700 Northeast Waldo Road
Gainesville, Florida, 32609
Alachua County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 12/2/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine in dish area. Repeat Violation
- 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floor in dry storage shed behind building.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of soda stored on floor in front of soda box stand in smoker area. Manager placed case of soda on soda box stand. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand washing sink in smoker area.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line grill. Fan covers in walk-in cooler. Rolling racks in walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Plastic pans stored on clean dish rack across from dish area.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building. Manager closed lid during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 03C-44-5:High Priority - Cooked poultry not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Item cooked on cook line grill: chicken (158F - Cooking). Employee placed chicken back on grill to finish cooking, 175F. Corrected On-Site
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in warmer at end of cook line: pork (128F - Hot Holding). Manager stated pork placed in warmer one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed pork in oven to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on steam table across from cook line. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/2/2024 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 7/2/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine in dish area. Repeat Violation
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent in dish area.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Vents above potato oven in kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum lids stored on kitchen shelf. Manager turned lids over. Corrected On-Site
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed three flies in kitchen area. Observed one fly near ice machine in wait station.
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Onion straws stored in cook line steam table. Manager stated onion straws placed in steam table at 11 am.
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet beneath table next to dish machine.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener on prep table across from smoker. Shelves in walk-in cooler.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/2/2024 revealed 8 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 1/8/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
8
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine across from three compartment sink.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on top of mug cooler on server aisle.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purses stored on bbq sauce in server aisle.
- 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Holes in floor in dry storage shed.
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on cook line.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line grill. Rolling rack in kitchen. Gasket of walk-in cooler across from office. Repeat Violation
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of straws stored on floor in storage area at end of server aisle.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. BBQ sauce stored on prep table next to smoker. Repeat Violation
- 22-41-4:High Priority - 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. Dish machine across from three compartment sink, 0 ppm. Manager changed sanitizer bucket and primed machine, 50 ppm.Repeat Violation Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/8/2024 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 9/22/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/22/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/24/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled and emitting odor. Wall in drive thru area has odor. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/24/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 7/10/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/10/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/7/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Shelf across from three compartment sink.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent in dish area.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table at end of cook line. Manager removed drink. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans stored on clean dish rack in front of kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket/shovel not inverted between uses. Ice bucket stored across from ice machine. Manager turned bucket over. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Outside of dish machine. Walk-in cooler gasket. Repeat Violation
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Ribs stored on rack in walk-in cooler. Manager placed lid on top of ribs. Corrected On-Site
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Bagged sauce thawing in standing water. Manager turned water on thawing item. Corrected On-Site
- 22-41-4:High Priority - 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. Dish machine, 0ppm. Manager stated they would sanitize dishes in three compartment sink.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed three flies in cook line area. Observed two flies in back of kitchen.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Items in cook line grill drawers: chicken (48F - Cold Holding); ribs (46F,47F,47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items stored in cooler over night.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in cook line drawers: queso (50F - Cold Holding); cheese (51F - Cold Holding); hamburger (48F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler 3 hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Items in cook line grill drawers: chicken (48F - Cold Holding); ribs (46F,47F,47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items stored in cooler over night. Warning
- 03G-50-1:Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment is placing cooked pork in sealed bags to cool, without a HACCP plan. Manager stated going forward the establishment would cool pork before sealing in bags.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/7/2023 revealed 13 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).