LAKE CITY, Columbia County

SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ

3177 HWY 90 W, LAKE CITY, FL 32025

FoodSeating
Latest violations
4
4 Basic
May 4, 2026
City
LAKE CITY
County
Columbia
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
11

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

May 4, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 4Total: 4

36-34-5

Detail 24555438

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen ceiling soiled with grease accumulation. Repeat Violation

13-07-4

Detail 24555439

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee cooking while wearing bracelets.

14-11-5

Detail 24555436

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup on walk-in freezer door.

42-01-4

Detail 24555437

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop on floor not hanging to dry. Manager moved to rack. Corrected On-Site

Nov 3, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 6Total: 6

36-34-5

Detail 24166196

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen a/c vents soiled with mold-like substances.

12B-07-4

Detail 24166198

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table next to coffee machine and cups. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

40-06-5

Detail 24166195

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on table next to coffee machine and cups manager removed. Corrected On-Site

36-22-4

Detail 24166199

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On cooks line in front of hot holding cabinets. Repeat Violation

36-73-4

Detail 24166200

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor of walk-in freezer soiled with old food debris. Repeat Violation

36-27-5

Detail 24166197

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind dish machine soiled with old food debris and mold-like substances. Repeat Violation

Feb 26, 2025

Complaint Full

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Dec 27, 2024

Complaint Full

Warning Issued

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 9Total: 11

03B-01-6

Detail 23444220

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. pulled chicken (132F - Hot Holding) item in hot holding cabinet on cooks line, during busy hours item is constantly out of hot box and the door is opened constantly letting the hot air out. All other items at 135F or above. Manager moved item to other warming cabinet. Retemped at 166F. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 23444219

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior top oven in prep area.

36-32-5

Detail 23444218

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling cracked/damaged in prep and outside of office area. Floor tiles cracked in raw meat walk in cooler by freezer door. Floor grouting has worn away causing old food debris/standing water to accumulate between floor tiles/bricks. Wall tiles falling off of wall by swinging door to kitchen near dish area. Wall tiles missing on wall located on back up cook line. Warning

14-71-4

Detail 23444214

Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Reach in freezer door handle lined with duct tape freezer located on cooks line.

12B-07-4

Detail 23444216

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on shelf above slicer/pass through window, employee discarded of drink. Corrected On-Site

08B-49-4

Detail 23444217

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food container on shelf above Togo gallons of sweet tea in cooler near Togo window, manager placed item on the bottom. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

36-22-4

Detail 23444210

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On cooks line in front of hot holding cabinets. Repeat Violation

33-29-4

Detail 23444213

Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Buckets of grease with no lids located outside in the smoker enclosure. Manager covered buckets with foil. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 23444215

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above grill. Walk in cooler shelves. Repeat Violation Warning

08B-17-4

Detail 23444212

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with/over ready-to-eat food. Cardboard box of tomatoes on shelf above ready to eat egg roll filling in walk in cooler, manager moved unwashed produce below ready to eat foods. Corrected On-Site

36-27-5

Detail 23444211

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Under/behind dish machine and in surrounding ware washing area. Floor soiled under shelves in walk in freezer.

Sep 16, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 8Total: 9

35A-02-6

Detail 23150684

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in back prep area.

08B-49-4

Detail 23150683

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee candy bar in reach-in freezer.

40-06-5

Detail 23150687

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

24-08-4

Detail 23150682

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested food storage containers on storage rack at walk-in cooler.

14-11-5

Detail 23150689

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets on hot-holding unit. Cutting boards grooved. Warner cabinet handle broke and wrapped with duck tape. Ice buildup on walk-in freezer door. Gaskets torn on warming cabinet.

36-22-4

Detail 23150686

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water under warming cabinet in kitchen and back prep area. Also on floor of walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 23150681

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler, warming cabinets, and reach-in freezer gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances. Hood filters soiled with grease accumulation.

16-48-4

Detail 23150685

Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food debris on food storage containers on rack next to walk-in cooler.

14-12-4

Detail 23150688

Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Melted spatula handle on cookline and knife handle on wall rack near drive-through.

Mar 26, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

14-05-4

Detail 22748802

Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact surfaces. Cardboard labeling pieces directly in sheet pans touching raw meats in walk in cooler.

14-11-5

Detail 22748803

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board with deep cut marks on make line, operator discarded board. Fruit tray lid that is cracked in reach in cooler behind bar. Warming cabinet on cooks line the plastic part of door is starting to crack. Corrective Action Taken

36-22-4

Detail 22748801

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On cooks line in old smoker area and in prep area lining wall. Repeat Violation

Oct 30, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

36-22-4

Detail 22404201

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water in corner of cookline

14-69-4

Detail 22404203

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up floor of walk-in-freezer Repeat Violation

42-01-4

Detail 22404202

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored in mop bucket water.

Feb 8, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 8Total: 10

35A-02-6

Detail 21766359

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two live flys observed in kitchen area.

22-02-4

Detail 21766362

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Catch-lip and frame of ice machine in prep area soiled with dust accumulation and mold-like substance. Cutting board on cook-line. Repeat Violation

14-01-5

Detail 21766363

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No-handle cup in bulk container of flour.

36-34-5

Detail 21766356

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen ceiling soiled throughout with smoky, dark grease accumulation. Repeat Violation

21-17-4

Detail 21766357

Basic - Clean linens stored on floor. Clean linens/aprons off shelf and touching the floor. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 21766365

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone and keys on prep table. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site

14-11-5

Detail 21766361

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket broken on hotbox across from fryers.

14-69-4

Detail 21766358

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk-in freezer around cooling unit and on floor.

10-20-4

Detail 21766360

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on smoker door handle.

23-03-4

Detail 21766364

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hotbox doors and handles soiled with food debris and grease accumulation.

Sep 8, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 7Total: 9

03B-01-6

Detail 21339401

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. pork (88F - Hot Holding) meat pieces that are added to beans, employee stated the container was on shelf then placed in hot box. Corrective Action Taken

22-02-4

Detail 21339394

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on 2nd cooks line. Slicer on 2nd cooks line. Interior ice machine in wait area. Repeat Violation

14-01-5

Detail 21339396

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop cooked fries for plating, employee removed bowl. Corrected On-Site

36-34-5

Detail 21339398

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Around air vents in cooks line. Repeat Violation

14-11-5

Detail 21339400

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board on 2nd cooks line with deep cut marks and also the corner has been warped/melted.

36-22-4

Detail 21339399

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under hot holding units on cooks line.

36-73-4

Detail 21339395

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Soiled floor under 2nd cook line fryer. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 21339397

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior walk in cooler doors soiled. Juicer soiled behind bar, operator stated they no longer use that item. Fan guards in meat walk in cooler. Bulk containers soiled holding salt packets by Togo area. Reach in cooler behind bar holding glassware the sliding door jam is soiled. Exterior of ice bin where the lid slides. Interior of keg reach in cooler behind bar. Repeat Violation

25-05-4

Detail 21339393

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Togo cups on floor in outside storage barn. Operator placed on shelf. Corrected On-Site

Feb 21, 2022

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 5Total: 8

35A-02-6

Detail 20877850

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 fly flying around kitchen. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

08A-05-6

Detail 20877845

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over containers of mayonnaise in left side walk in cooler. Operator moved eggs. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 20877844

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior very top of ice machine in server alley. Repeat Violation

36-32-5

Detail 20877848

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. By air vent in office.

36-34-5

Detail 20877846

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. All throughout kitchen. Repeat Violation

14-71-4

Detail 20877847

Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Covering old keg dispensers of walk in cooler.

36-73-4

Detail 20877849

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In raw meat walk in cooler. Standing water on floor under hot boxes on cooks line and in prep area.

23-03-4

Detail 20877851

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters. Reach in cooler bottom drawer gasket is soiled.

Sep 28, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 10Total: 13

35A-02-6

Detail 20546519

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 fly flying in prep area. 1 fly on Togo cup lids at server alley.

29-34-4

Detail 20546513

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. On the backside of building.

22-02-4

Detail 20546511

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun behind bar red nozzles soiled.

36-34-5

Detail 20546522

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Throughout back kitchen area and cooks line.

12B-07-4

Detail 20546514

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed drink on prep table where ranch is being portioned. Gatorade bottle in reach in freezer above food to be sold to the public. Operator moved drinks. Corrected On-Site

36-22-4

Detail 20546518

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On cooks line under hot holding unit next to slicer.

36-17-5

Detail 20546515

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. Inside meat walk in cooler missing 1 tile.

10-07-4

Detail 20546516

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tongs in water 78°F. Operator disposed of water. Corrected On-Site

33-16-4

Detail 20546520

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Operator closed lid. Corrected On-Site

29-49-6

Detail 20546521

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cooler behind bar holding kegs.

33-31-5

Detail 20546523

Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Large wooden pallet between outside storage shed and building wall.

36-27-5

Detail 20546517

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. At Togo window area and at dish machine.

21-38-4

Detail 20546512

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Beside Handwash sink on cooks line. Operator moved. Corrected On-Site