STEAK N SHAKE

170 SW COMMERCE DR, LAKE CITY, Columbia County. DBPR licence 2200582. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-10 to 2026-08-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-20: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Columbia County average that year (6 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, Columbia 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
2026-08-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.70	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-12-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.76	3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-07-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	3		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 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
2025-02-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	7	0.72	10 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-09-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5	0.72	7 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-06-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.63	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-12-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.63	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2)
2023-07-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.63	4 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel

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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.