STEAK N SHAKE

1610 S.W. 13TH STREET, GAINESVILLE, Alachua County. DBPR licence 1103084. 12 inspection visits from 2023-07-12 to 2026-08-06.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-06: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Alachua County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Alachua County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	7	1.25	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2026-04-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-01-26	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	4	4	1.40	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-08-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	3	1.40	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-02-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-12-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	1	1.74	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-18	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	0	3	3	1.74	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-03-26	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-25	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	4	1	1.73	4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-10-23	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-23	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	6	11		15 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	3	1.73	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.