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STEAK N SHAKE

3800 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5201934. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-10 to 2026-09-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-28: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations
2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Marion County average that year (2 had none)
0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023
2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Marion County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-09-28 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
112 1.47
4 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-12-16 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
022 1.76
4 areas
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-08 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
032 1.76
5 areas
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 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
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-30 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
001
1 area
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
2024-10-16 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
122 1.42
4 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-05-03 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
212
4 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2023-12-11 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
227 1.59
11 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-10 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
334 1.59
9 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 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
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)

The food: where these dishes come from

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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.