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SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ

With 5 documented inspections, SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ in LYNN HAVEN has achieved a 2.7/5 food safety rating. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

Arthur Durham Drive
Jacksonville, Florida, 32210
Duval County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/4/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10956274

  • 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cook wearing multiple bracelets and server wearing a watch during food prep.
  • 06-06-5:Basic - Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. Thawing raw chicken 56F turkey 79F (11:00-11:32). Employee placed product in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Around door and frame.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Upright cooler portioned coleslaw at 41F, upright freezer raw breaded chicken tender, walk in cooler raw chicken 41F not covered.
  • 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. In walk in cooler area.
  • 21-09-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Wet soiled cloth stored on food contact surface next to cutting board. Manager removed cloth and placed in laundry.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 6-1-2025. Admin Complaint
  • 13-06-4:Intermediate - Employee with nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Server preparing baked beans with no gloves.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Speed rack rails in walk in cooler soiled with food and grease like substance.

Inspection Date: 5/14/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10749984

  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed buildup of ice along door and on floors of walk-in freezer. Manager told employee remove ice buildup during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed 1 wet mop stored inside of mop sink. Manager hung mop to dry at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed large clear container with white powdery substance inside. Manager labeled container as flour at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee load dirty dishes into dish rack then removed clean dishes from dish machine without first washing hands.
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed no vacuum beaker on non-chemical side of fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.

Inspection Date: 12/26/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8792145

  • 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • 33-17-4:Basic - Garbage cans soiled in dish pit and cook line.
  • 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed dust and mold like substance inside ice scoop holster. Items sent to dish pit and cleaned at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease/mold like substance on speed racks in walk-in cooler. Front of fryers soiled. Dust and mold like substance inside ice scoop holster. Holster cleaned at time of inspection.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6-1-24. License paid at time of inspection. Verified with district office. 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. Green beans 109F in drive through area hot holding steam table. Per employee green beans in steam table less than 4 hours. Voluntarily discarded at time of inspection.
  • 53A-03-7:Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Rebecca Trotter expired 9-25-24.
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in dish pit. Restocked at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/27/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8487232

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 8/30/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8386811

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed