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SONNY'S BAR-B-Q OF PALM BAY

With 9 inspections documented, SONNY'S BAR-B-Q OF PALM BAY maintains a 2.9/5 food safety rating in PALM BAY. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

1020 Malabar Road Southeast
Palm Bay, Florida, 32907
Brevard County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 9 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 1/14/2026

Inspection #: 3689120

Inspection Date: 12/8/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13589593

  • 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Interior and exterior of dish machine soiled and require cleaning.
  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl being used as scoop for fries. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Microwave and hot holding units handles soiled with grease and food debris.
  • 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in cooler under grill not keeping foods at or below 41f cold holding.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean bins wet nesting. Corrected On-Site
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door has gap on side closing edge.
  • 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wiping cloth used under meat slicer to stabilize it. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Side of fryers soiled with grease. Soda fountain at server station soiled with syrup. Blue racks used to store clean cups soiled with debris.
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall at drive through soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 36-10-4:Basic - Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Deck drains at bar soiled. Floor tile on cook line soiled under equipment.
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Gloves changed between processes without washing hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 2 flies at the bar near deck drains.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Six chicken breasts at 45 f cold holding more than four hours, operator discarded. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach in freezer bottom shelf soiled with food debris.
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink near triple sink no soap.

Inspection Date: 11/17/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10906104

  • 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Corrected On-Site
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Cook line by hand wash sink
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade

Inspection Date: 2/7/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8778803

  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In walk in cooler manager states due to ac leak in wall and work order has been placed **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. 2 boxes of bread stored on floor in walk in freezer moved to rack by staff Corrected On-Site
  • 36-62-4:Basic - Light not functioning. Middle light above grill hood. Replaced by staff Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Butter in walk in cooler, salt pepper mix. Items labeled by staff Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Bag of baked beans in reach in cooler

Inspection Date: 7/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8826436

  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Drinks in cooler Corrected On-Site
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under drive through counter against wall
  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. In cookline several tiles missing or broken
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Powdered sugar, salt and pepper mix on counter next to fryer
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Powdered sugar, salt and pepper mix on counter next to fryer
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Corrected On-Site
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area.1 live flying insect seen in kitchen

Inspection Date: 4/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8654790

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 3/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8636442

  • 16-23-4:Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling vents soiled with accumulated dust, operator had staff member remove from ceiling to clean Corrected On-Site
  • 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom, one missing in middle stall
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair, two gaskets on reach-in cooler torn and plastic handle on standing reach-in cooler broken
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Handwashing sinks in bar and next to expo line soiled with mildew like substance Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface, under hand wash sink next to expo line, operator repaired. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled; ice scoop holsters on soda machine closest to bar soiled. Operator washed rinsed and sanitized scoop and holster, and removed bottom piece that was preventing the water to flow freely Corrected On-Site
  • 16-59-1:Intermediate - Warewashing machine not automatically dispensing the detergent. **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 12/21/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8438556

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the rear interior of the ice bin soda machine in back Togo area
  • 16-23-4:Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine, operator states they have been using lime descale and there is visual evidence of attempts to scrub parts able to reach **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer, icicles forming from condenser and creating a frozen mound on floor of freezer.
  • 10-12-5:Basic - Ice scoop stored in soiled holster between uses. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled: Hand wash sink in bar and sink in kitchen near service stationCorrected On-Site Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Cooked chicken wings prepared onsite not properly date marked. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/6/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8377485

  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. 2 reach in glass coolers and on the cook line.
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on multiple coolers soiled. Corrected on site. Hood filters soiled. Under flat top and grill, left over food debris.
  • 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface by cook line.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom keg cooler in bar area.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Brown granulated substance not labeled. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Raw chicken 46F, cut lettuce 46. Both prepped yesterday. Kept in same cooler overnight.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken at 46f in drawers under cookline, kept in cooler over night, see stop sale Reach in cooler cut lettuce 46F prepped yesterday kept in cooler over night, see stop sale **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Corrected On-Site
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Multiple hand wash sinks around 92F. New hot water heater is ordered. **Corrective Action Taken**