SONNY'S REAL PIT B B Q

Name: SONNY'S REAL PIT B B Q
Address: 1845 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL, 34471, US
Rating: 59.9

1845 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471

License #5200508

59.9 Grade F / 100

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September 16, 2026 · 11 findings · 2 critical

Routine - Food

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SONNY'S REAL PIT B B Q in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 59.9 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 September 16, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 38 total violations — 3 critical, 5 major, 30 minor.

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The latest inspection on September 16, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 2 critical, 0 major, and 9 minor.

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Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Hanging gaskets on door of warmer near fryers.
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. 1. Corner of lid on pan in-use at cookline chipped. 2. In-use plastic pan in walk-in cooler cracked.
[33-31-5] Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Pallets and debris on ground inside enclosure near drive through area.
[36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Several ceiling tiles and air vents on ceiling throughout kitchen soiled with dust. 2. Floor along walls in bar area soiled with dirt and/or debris.
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In walk-in freezer, employee personal food stored above customers food, Manager moved.
[14-74-7] 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 in to-go area 52F. Manager moved all items to the reach-in freezer to rapidly cool the items and called maintenance to repair the cooler.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler in to-go area: cold holding: potato salad 53F, ranch w/buttermilk 56F. Manager stated all items were placed into the cooler from the walk-in cooler at 11am and moved all items to the walk-in freezer to rapidly cool to 41F. potato salad ( 53F 2:00, 35F 2:55 - Cooling); slaw ( 51F 2:00, 35F 2:55 - Cooling)
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested clear plastic pans on clean dish rack in kitchen.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing glass cleaner stored on box on shelf with boxes of sauces near bar area. Manager removed the chemical from the area during this inspection.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored down inside pan at warmer beside pan of sauce. The employee removed the phone from the area during this inspection.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Handle portion of Ice machine door soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Fan in kitchen near cookline soiled with dust.