SONIC DRIVE IN

1333 Southwest Main Boulevard
Florida, 32025
Columbia County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 1 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 7/26/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8490253

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls used as scoops in bulk bins near dry storage area.
  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks in storage area not secured.
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with dust and grease accumulation throughout store. A/C vents rusty.
  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket hanging next to machine not inverted or protected.
  • 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Nine dead roaches throughout store to include: on floor under bread/racks, soda syrup boxes, shelves in dry storage area, kitchen hand wash sink, and Slushy machine. Warning
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Three employee drinks on prep tables. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-01-4:Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Opened employee drinks in reach-in coolers.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in freezer dripping water inside and not freezing. Reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets torn; missing on door of ice machine.
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Daylight visible through gap at exterior back door.
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor near ice machine extending under cook equipment and shake machine. Also on floor of dry storage area next to walk-in cooler.
  • 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Daylight visible through hole in wall near bottom of exterior back door. Wall cover missing on corner at door to walk-in cooler.
  • 14-42-4:Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Hood filters missing over fryers.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hoods over grill and fryers soiled with grease accumulation. Reach-in cooler gaskets throughout kitchen soiled with food debris and/or a mold-like substance. Repeat Violation
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on chicken bin in reach-in freezer and on food bins on storage rack next to three compartment sink.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Left dumpster lid open.
  • 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. ONLY SINKS IN ESTABLISHMENT ARE THREE COMPARTMENT AND HAND WASH SINKS. UNABLE TO WARE WASH WITHOUT OVERFLOWING DRAINS. Drain for three compartment sink is in disrepair. Warning
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer units.
  • 29-19-4:Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Drain under three compartment sink not able to accommodate flow from sink and overflowing water throughout kitchen area. Employee turned off sink and began to push water from floor into drain. There is a stick in the drain used to clear blockages. Warning
  • 14-12-4:Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Food bins cracked and chipped on storage rack next to three compartment sink.
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop in bucket and not hanging to dry.
  • 50-08-7:High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/ Change of ownership occurred 7-21-23. Warning
  • 01B-03-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Raw hamburger on cardboard in malfunctioning reach-in freezer, with water dripping on it. Bin of chicken with no lid; water dripping on it from malfunctioning freezer unit. Employee voluntarily discarded burger and chicken. Warning
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In hot holding tray: fries (113F - Hot Holding); tator tots (104F - Hot Holding); mozzarella sticks (107F - Hot Holding). Employee discarded. In steam table: chili (126F - Hot Holding). Employee added water and increased heat. Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine door and bin interior soiled with black mold-like substance. Onion cutter soiled with food debris.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink next to shake machine used as a dump sink, as indicated by ice in sink.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink across from ice machine.