SONIC DRIVE-IN 5373

Name: SONIC DRIVE-IN 5373
Address: 5080 BUTLER POINT RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32256, US
Rating: 75.5

5080 BUTLER POINT RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32256

License #2613747

🍟 Fast Food ℹ️

75.5 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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Latest inspection

March 6, 2026 · 7 findings · 2 critical

Routine - Food

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SONIC DRIVE-IN 5373 in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 75.5 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has been inspected 7 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 6, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 47 total violations — 12 critical, 10 major, 25 minor.

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February 27, 2024

The latest inspection on March 6, 2026 shows 7 observation rows: 2 critical, 1 major, and 4 minor.

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Disposition: Warning Issued
[36-51-4] Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Observed leak in dining room from AC venting. Per person in charge has work order in to repair. Has catch bucket under leak.
[33-02-4] Cardboard box used as garbage container. Cardboard box used as trash can in back kitchen near hand wash sink and triple sink.
[14-42-4] Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Hood filter missing on right side of griddle closest to make line.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease accumulated on hood filters, also piles of grease observed behind beef griddle on left side. Exterior of clean hot holding containers in clean dish area with grease accumulation.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sweet cream stored in top of ice cream make table at 53F. Person in charge moved to reach in cooler. Shredded cheese at 47F on top part of container not fully submerged in ice. Person in charge moved to time.
[41-18-4] Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Quatanery ammonium utilized at triple sink set up at 500+ ppm. Strip turning bright blue. Person in charge discarded and began remaking.
[53A-01-7] Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. One manager on duty unable to provide proof of CFM. Person in charge states has taken training, does not have access to certification during inspection.

Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light visible under back door.
[36-73-4] Floors walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors soiled along walls, under equipment in establishment especially under cookline, around grease receptacle, under soda dispenser. Ceiling vents and tiles have dust accumulation in kitchen. Floors in walk in cooler with food debris buildup.
[33-19-4] Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed garbage buildup on ground in enclosure.
[14-42-4] Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Missing hood filter on left side cook line.
[10-12-5] In-use ice bucket stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice bucket inverted stored on tray with debris buildup.
[05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Ambient thermometer not provided in walk in cooler.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan in walk in cooler with dust accumulation. Hood filters with heavy grease accumulation.
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels and residue observed on multiple clean dishware items at drying rack.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler at cook line raw beef stored over carton of liquid egg. Person in charge moved to appropriate location.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cleaning solution stored on shelf above clean slicers. Person in charge moved to appropriate location.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles, lemonade nozzle with debris buildup. Shelves in stand up reach in cooler at cook line with mold like substance buildup.
[53A-01-7] Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Manager on duty has been manager since January with no proof of CFM.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing paper towels from 2 of 3 hand sinks in kitchen. Missing in womens restroom. Person in charge provided one roll.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Pink chemical unlabeled in spray bottle in kitchen. Person in charge labeled appropriately.
[45-02-4] Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Fire extinguisher by back door in red zone.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[32-05-4] Bathroom facility in disrepair. Mens restroom out of order during inspection.
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. Observed two dead roaches under shelf by CO2 dispensers in back kitchen. Also, observed one dead roach on floor in hallway by back door. Person in charge discarded.
[36-73-4] Floors walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors with grease buildup around grease receptacle in kitchen. Observed standing water on floor by cookline area. Vents with mold like substance throughout kitchen.
[14-42-4] Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Missing one hood filter on left side cookline.
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Stand up reach in cooler with ice buildup on top of unit.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walls of fry hot holding station with grease buildup. Hood filters with grease buildup. Fan of walk in cooler with dust buildup. Bottom of make line reach in cooler with debris buildup.
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In stand up reach in freezer raw chicken tenders no longer commercially packaged stored over opened package of French toast sticks. Person in charge rearranged.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk in cooler cheese, cheese, pork at 47-49F. Person in charge states unit has been open frequently for inventory this morning. Ambient temperature of unit 42F during inspection. Person in charge opened freezer to bring down temperature.
[11-27-4] Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Person in charge unable to provide written procedure for biohazard cleanup. Provided form to operator.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles in kitchen with debris buildup. Ice machine with debris buildup on interior.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Paper towels missing from two hand wash sinks in kitchen during inspection.