Sonic Drive-In 4120
Last inspected: Feb 4, 2026
67
Score
Going back to 2022, Sonic Drive-In 4120 has 17 inspections in the public record. Sonic Drive-In 4120 was last inspected on Feb 4, 2026. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near six violations per visit.
Across the inspection history, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded six times.
The city-wide average sits at 74, which Sonic Drive-In 4120's 67 doesn't quite reach. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
17
Inspections
1
Critical latest
0
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 4, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. WD-40 on shelf above napkins, orange chemical cleaner above flat top grill. Manager properly stored both chemicals. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Grease on floor underneath cooking equipment.
36-73-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. A few missing floor tiles throughout kitchen and prep area. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice Bucket flipped upside down on soil red tray, manager cleaned bucket and tray. **Corrected On-Site**
10-12-5
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light cover missing in walk in cooler.
38-07-4
Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler. Dim light in walk in freezer **Repeat Violation**
38-04-4
67
Sep 22, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand sink at entrance to establishment.
31B-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket soiled on walk in cooler.
23-03-4
Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. In server area.
36-64-5
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Water leaking from hand wash sink on cooks line.
29-11-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. In storage area.
36-36-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing soiled water under and behind ice machine.
36-22-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several cracked or broken floor tiles in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in storage area.
36-24-5
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light cover missing in Walk in cooler and above triple sink.
38-07-4
61
May 6, 2025
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1 flying insect in front window of establishment, manager killed flying insect **Corrected On-Site**
35A-02-7
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Missing in kitchen / storage area
36-03-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several broken floor tiles in kitchen area
36-17-5
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in reach in cooler used to store bottled milk
05-09-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. A few old labels stuck on clean dishes, manager removed stickers and washed dishes during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
16-46-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Rust on walk in cooler shelves
14-17-4
67
May 5, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared in a food establishment and dispensed in a vending machine not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparation. See stop sale. Three grilled cheese sandwiches with best used by dates of 5/4/25. Also, one chuckwagon sandwich with best used by date of 5/4/25. **Warning**
01B-29-5
86
Oct 30, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two flying insects in storage area
35A-02-6
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on ceiling tiles in storage area **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing at entrance to restaurant on the left hand side
36-03-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on red take out trays for car delivery, employee moved beverage **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under dry storage shelf near ice machine
36-22-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of ice stored on floor in walk in freezer, employee properly stored bag of ice **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on fryer baskets, employee properly stored tongs **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
64
Jun 20, 2024
Complaint Full
9 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Slight mold like build up at top of large ice machine
22-20-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on ceiling in kitchen area **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Drain cover Is off of drain at mop sink during inspection
29-18-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table near ice cream mixer, employee discarded beverage **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee shirt stored on bread trays with loaves of bread, employee moved shirt during inspection
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraint on employee preparing food items
13-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Open case of French toast sticks stored on floor
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on soiled red tray
10-12-5
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Several old stickers stuck on clean dishes stacked on shelf near triple sink
16-46-4
64
Jun 11, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Apr 12, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof provided at inspection **Warning**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink used as a dump sink- beverage with whip cream into hand wash sink
31A-11-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Where syrups are stored
14-05-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on ceiling, lights and vents in kitchen area
36-34-5
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
51-18-6
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dusty Fan covers in walk in cooler, grease build up on exterior of grills
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Food debris on bottom of reach in cooler where liquid eggs are stored
22-16-4
Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Soiled floor cleaning device stored on wire shelf above serving napkins near mop sink area
25-09-4
61
Nov 28, 2023
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Bottom front exterior face plate is broken. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Several interior trays of machine.
23-03-4
Basic - Vending machine exterior soiled. Top exterior of vending machine.
23-01-4
86
Oct 26, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 23, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 7 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Live roach crawling on wall in storage area
35A-05-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food build up on Interior of hot holding cabinet where hot food is stored
22-08-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Soiled Ceiling vents
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Prep table
12B-07-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Grease on floor under cooking equipment, black debris on floor under ice machine and ice cream machine. Food on floor under shelves in the walk in freezer.
36-73-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease and debris on exterior of equipment, gasket soiled on ice cream machine, walk in cooler gasket is soiled with a black mold like substance, fan covers in the walk in cooler are soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Upright cooler next to prep table across from triple sink
22-16-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. No beard guard on employees preparing food items
13-04-4
61
Jun 26, 2023
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Apr 25, 2023
Complaint Partial
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee grabbed bread with bare hands, corporate had removed the bare hand contact procedure and they should be using gloves per my last inspection information, mgr grabbed a new box of gloves from back storage and cook got gloves and discarded bread **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
09-01-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under prep tables by cook line and hot holding foods, under shelf in back storage **Warning**
36-73-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves by cook line/prep area are dirty, guards by fries station are soiled, shelf under prep table by triple skin, shelves in back storage **Warning**
23-03-4
78
Mar 1, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee for more than 2 months, mgr couldn't find it **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-01: Same **Admin Complaint**
53B-13-5
90
Feb 27, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 14 minor violations.
View 20 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 46-50f shredded cheese sitting in ice, mgr iced it down properly, 45-48f shredded cheese, cut lettuce and tomatoes in prep unit, my probe reading 45f, stop sale and some relocated **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Wonder hanging by ketchup packets by entrance door, employee moved it **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed it
11-27-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. One new employee
11-26-1
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand sink by entrance to kitchen, employee placed some **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee for more than 2 months, mgr couldn't find it **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53B-13-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Ice build up in prep cooler at 45f **Warning**
14-74-7
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
32-12-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above fryers and by ice bin, discarded **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. By ice machine
36-22-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Along walls
36-73-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior part of container with mozzarella sticks in warmer **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4
Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Shield pulled down by cook line
38-01-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
51-13-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan by cook line, interior case for probe thermometer **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior ledge behind lid in prep cooler, also shelf in upright freezer by cook line **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Employee changed it **Corrected On-Site**
21-11-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Faucet in hands in by entrance to. Kitchen and pipe leaking by handsink next to cook line **Repeat Violation**
29-11-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm, employee changed it, 200 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4
25
Oct 4, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
78
Sep 19, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 13 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
No Bare Hand Contact with Ready-to-Eat Food
FL-09
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles Properly Stored and Used
FL-45
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
29
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Sonic Drive-In 4120 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Sonic Drive-In 4120 on file is from Feb 4, 2026. The public record contains 17 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Sonic Drive-In 4120?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Sonic Drive-In 4120.
How does Sonic Drive-In 4120 compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Sonic Drive-In 4120 most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Sonic Drive-In 4120's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Sonic Drive-In 4120 have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Sonic Drive-In 4120 means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Sonic Drive-In 4120 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Sonic Drive-In 4120 is inspected around five times per year on average.
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