Sonny's BBQ

1845 Sw College Rd, Ocala, FL 34471

Failed · Sep 16, 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: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 2 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
  • Last inspected Sep 16, 2026: failed with 9 violations, 2 critical.
  • 3 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Sep 16

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • 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 Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
  3. Passed Feb 2

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • 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
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Oct 3

    Routine Inspection

    5 violations
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Oct 21

    Complaint Inspection

    6 violations
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment

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