Sonic Drive In

2140 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL 32953

Passed · Oct 16, 2026 Directions
84
Good BiteKarma score 84 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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Last inspected Oct 16, 2026: passed with 3 violations, 2 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present, cited 2 times, plus 8 other repeat issues.
  • 5 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 16

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
  3. Passed Mar 25

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
    • 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 7

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Passed Nov 6

    Complaint Inspection

    9 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention

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