Steak 'n Shake
3714 S.W. 42, Gainesville, FL 32608 · Permanent Food Service · License 1102656
What drove the grade
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Nov 2 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 4 basic-7
- Safety score93
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Inspection history
2 inspections · 2 visitsLatest inspection
Routine inspection
- First visitNov 2, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Vacuum breaker installed before "Y"-splitter at mop sink. Employee installed after the splitter during inspection.
Fixed on the spot
Basic4
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Utensils in poor condition.
Plastic cups with handles on storage rack in back: bottoms melted.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Dining room soda machine horizontal backsplash soiled with mold-like substances. Manager had employee clean during inspection.
Fixed on the spot
Code 33, Garbage and refuse: Open dumpster lid.
Three out of four lids open on the two dumpsters.
Code 42, Premises and cleaning equipment: Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Wet mop in bucket not hanging to dry. Manager moved to rack.
Fixed on the spot
Earlier inspections 1
A96Routine inspection2 violations, 1 high priority No follow-up needed
- First visitJul 7, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
2 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135°F.
On cookline: fries (113°F - Hot Holding). Cook discarded.
Fixed on the spot
Basic1
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Ice buildup in cook-line reach-in freezer.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.