OCALA, Marion County

STEAK N SHAKE

5180 NE 24 ST, OCALA, FL 34470

FoodSeating
Latest violations
15
2 High Priority
Mar 5, 2026
City
OCALA
County
Marion
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
7

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Mar 5, 2026

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 4Basic: 9Total: 15

02C-01-5

Detail 24417559

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Reach-in cooler at the cook line portion cups with ground beef date marked 02/25/26, Manager change date to 03/04/26.

03B-01-6

Detail 24417549

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, chili at 110F, employee moved to grill and reheated, also grilled onions 85F, Manager discarded. Corrective Action Taken

22-02-4

Detail 24417546

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At the shake station, shake mixers base with food build up.

31B-02-4

Detail 24417548

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink in front of grill, no paper towels and no soap Repeat Violation

53B-02-5

Detail 24417553

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. For five employees Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

11-26-1

Detail 24417560

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For five new employees Repeat Violation

22-20-5

Detail 24417551

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine with mold like substance also ice bin at the drive thru area.

36-34-5

Detail 24417556

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. At the kitchen area, Ceiling tiles with dust.

12B-07-4

Detail 24417555

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened sport drink next to ice bin at the Drive-Thru area.

24-08-4

Detail 24417557

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cleaned stacked wet containers in front of dish machine.

14-69-4

Detail 24417554

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in cooler at the shake station (cups). Repeat Violation

10-23-4

Detail 24417550

Basic - In-use utensil not used with moist food stored in running water.. At the shake station, dipper well off, employee turned on. Corrected On-Site

51-18-6

Detail 24417552

Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.

23-03-4

Detail 24417547

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Drawers underneath grill with stored bread soiled with food residue. Repeat Violation

22-16-4

Detail 24417558

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in cooler at the cook line soiled with food residue also mold like substance on corners. Repeat Violation

Sep 15, 2025

Complaint Full

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jul 9, 2025

Complaint Full

Warning Issued

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 3Basic: 3Total: 7

03A-02-5

Detail 23857742

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, noodles 52F, cheese 56F, items placed at 9:30am, operator turned on the unit and moved food to freezer to drop temperatures down. Corrective Action Taken

31B-02-4

Detail 23857736

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the ware washing area, manager provided. Corrected On-Site

53B-01-5

Detail 23857737

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No current proof of training for any employee Warning

11-26-1

Detail 23857739

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For 18 employees Warning

14-69-4

Detail 23857738

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk-in freezer underneath fans. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 23857740

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of the ice cream machine heavily soiled, also shake machine soiled. Walk-in cooler shelves with mold like substance. Walk-in cooler gaskets heavily soiled with mold like substance.

22-16-4

Detail 23857741

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in cooler at the cook line interior soiled.

Sep 4, 2025

Complaint Partial

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Dec 30, 2024

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

12B-07-4

Detail 23444952

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee cup with coffee stored on shelf above pickle containers in back of kitchen

14-69-4

Detail 23444951

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup behind cooling unit in walk-in-freezer

10-06-5

Detail 23444953

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Knife handle touching Tomato's in flip-top make table cooler on cookline.

Nov 6, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Oct 30, 2024

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 6

22-41-4

Detail 23319396

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine at 200ppm CL Warning

09-01-4

Detail 23319394

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook wearing broken gloves with three fingers exposed (thumb and index finger) on cookline grabbed raw onions and placed on hamburger, then poked hamburger with bare index finger, then grabbed hamburger bun to complete order.

27-19-4

Detail 23319392

Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Hand wash sink in both the men and women's restroom have no running water. Water was turned off below the sinks. When Manager turned the water on the sinks run continuously. Corrective Action Taken Warning

33-16-4

Detail 23319395

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open in locked caged area

29-19-4

Detail 23319397

Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Standing water in back kitchen area and where hamburger buns are stored.

42-01-4

Detail 23319393

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored on floor in kitchen