SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ

Name: SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ
Address: 1794 SW CR 484, OCALA, FL, 34473, US
Rating: 69.7

1794 SW CR 484, OCALA, FL 34473

License #5202022

🔥 BBQ ℹ️

69.7 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

April 22, 2026 · 7 findings · 3 critical

Routine - Food

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SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 69.7 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 7 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 22, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 55 total violations — 14 critical, 6 major, 35 minor.

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January 26, 2024

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two drinks on top of keg cooler. One drink on prep table near drive thru. All were moved.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on prep table near drive thru. Moved during this inspection.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In reach in freezer on cook line. In reach in beer keg cooler.
[12A-25-4] Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee scratched face then scooped slaw without washing her hands.
[12A-28-4] Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee adjusted pants then wiped counter and sealed bag of beans without washing hands.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found One fly in server station.
[13-06-4] Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Female server with nail polish.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at cookline has deep cut marks and is no longer smooth and cleanable.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket stored on top of box containing single-use jugs in dry storage room. Manager removed jacket from area during this inspection.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Several bags of ice stored on floor inside walk-in freezer. Manager stated the ice was for a catering and could be used for food contact. Manager placed bags of ice on a shelf during this inspection.
[33-20-4] Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Grease on pad around grease receptacle inside enclosure beside building.
[35B-02-4] Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Insect control light on wall in kitchen directly above cart containing pepper, hotdog buns, and hot sauce. Manager moved cart away from insect control light during this inspection.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Gaskets on doors of reach-in freezer near fryers soiled with food debris. 2. Back-side of monitors and wires at cookline heavily soiled with dust. 3. Outside of lids on bins in dry storage area soiled with grease and/or food debris. 4. Gaskets on doors of keg cooler in bar area soiled with mold-like substance.
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. 1. Remnants of old labels on three pans on clean dish rack near prep area. 2. Old labels on pan on lower shelf of prep table in prep area.
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid. Lid of both dumpsters left open inside enclosure beside building. Manager closed lids during this inspection.
[29-08-4] Plumbing system in disrepair. Pipe below three-compartment sink broken off and laying on floor.
[36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Ceiling in kitchen at cookline soiled with dust. 2. Top of hood in kitchen at cookline soiled with dust. 3. Wall in kitchen near pickup window soiled with dust. 4. Ceiling above dish machine soiled with mold-like substance. 5. Air vent in storage closet soiled with mold-like substance. 6. Wire shelving in dry storage area heavily soiled with dust. 7. Top of knife rack on wall near prep sink soiled with dust.
[35A-02-6] Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Three flies flying around floor drain in bar area.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. 1. Spray bottle containing glass cleaner stored on table directly beside stack of single-use trays in front of kitchen. 2. Spray bottle containing glass cleaner stored on shelf directly side of box containing sugar packets in server station. Manager moved both spray bottles to another shelf during this inspection.
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing from red hose connection on side of building near smoker.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1. Cutting board at cookline. 2. Interior of microwave near cookline soiled with food debris. Manager cleaned interior of microwave during this inspection.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on top of slicer at cookline. Moved during this inspection.
[13-07-4] Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Female employee scooping slaw with multiple rings and bracelets on.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee with long hair and had no hair restraint. Employee placed hair net over hair during this inspection.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Bucket of pickles on floor in walk in cooler. Manage picked up.
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Near fans inside walk in freezer
[12A-25-4] Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee placed hair net over head then put on gloves and began cooking without washing hands. Male employee touched glasses with gloved hands and continued to prepare plates without washing hands.
[12A-28-4] Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee touched stomach with gloved hands then picked up clean plate without washing hands and changing gloves.
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam table on cookline: onion straws 85-92F. In reach in hot holding case: brisket 130F. Began reheating both items.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of smoker near front counter has heavy build up of grease. Interior of ice machine has mold like substance on interior top wall. Interior of reach in freezer on cookline soiled with food debris.
[27-16-4] Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Water is 67F near smoker behind front counter.