SONIC DRIVE IN
1333 SW MAIN BLVD · LAKE CITY · Columbia County · FL 32025
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee picked boxes up from floor, took boxes to dumpster, returned, changed gloves, and began preparing food without washing hands.
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Prep cooler cutting board soiled with mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice in front hand wash sink.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Paper towels not accessible from broken dispenser at front hand wash sink. Manager removed blocking cover. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 13
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with grease and mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in cooler gaskets torn. Cutting board on front reach-in cooler grooved. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Daylight visible through gap at exterior back door. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in front of ice machine.
36-11-4Basic – Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Bare floor concrete in front of fryers due to missing overlay. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Case of chicken strips on floor in walk-in freezer. Manager moved to shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall panel missing at corner next to walk-in cooler door.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler fan guard soiled with dust and mold-like substances. Hood filters soiled with grease accumulation. Reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean bins stored on shelf next to three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler next to fryers.
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Drill/scraper disks, sharpener, and pads on shelf over prep table with bread on it. Manager moved tools. **Corrected On-Site**
14-12-4Basic – Utensils in poor condition. Bin lid cracked on container of lettuce in walk-in cooler.
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand wash sink at front and across from ice machine faucet leaking.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 7:46 AM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.