STEAK N SHAKE

3906 SOUTH FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6306050. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-05 to 2026-08-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-25: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (3 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, Polk 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
2026-08-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.43	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-06-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.40	4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-10-15	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2		4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-07-08	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2		2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-01-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.39	3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-07-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	0.39	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-12-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.41	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	3		3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-09-05	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	5	0.41	6 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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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.