Sonic Drive-In #4961
1112 Clearlake Rd, Cocoa, FL 32922 · Permanent Food Service · License 1505704
What drove the grade
Equipment in poor repair.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 14 routine inspection7 basic (2 repeats)-9
- Safety score91
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 14, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Basic7
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Equipment in poor repair.
Main ice machine front panels are off due to maintenance
Repeat violation
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed overall throughout the inside establishment: Hood vents at flat top station and fryer station is soiled. Interior of make station reach in cooler and behind the flip top cover is soiled with old food debris
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Make station flip top
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
Underneath front desk next to hand wash sink and by 3 compartment sink
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Ceiling tile and vents throughout the establishment is soiled with dust
Repeat violation
Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling.
Next to and around flat top and fryer station
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.