Sonic Drive In

555 S Babcock St, Melbourne, FL 32901

Failed re-check · Oct 21, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 4 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Keeps coming up: Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
  • #27 in Melbourne's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • Last inspected Oct 21, 2026: failed with 2 violations.
  • 2 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Oct 21

    Callback Reinspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
  3. Passed Oct 13

    Complaint Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Nov 21

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  6. Passed Jun 25

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean

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