STEAK N SHAKE

Southwest College Road
Ocala, Florida, 34474
La Joya
Marion County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 12/30/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10739479

  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.

Inspection Date: 10/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8739868

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board grooved.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shake and soda machine backsplash's soiled with mold-like substances. Microwave interior soiled with grease accumulation and old food debris.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook-line countertop: butter (59F - Cold Holding). Manager stated it had been there for two hours. Manager placed in ice bath in reach-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with old food debris and rust. Cutting board soiled with mold-like substances. Water nozzle at drive-through soda machine soiled with a mold-like substance.
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written plan onsite for butter.

Inspection Date: 5/3/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8659614

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed on both shake machines the area looking behind the screen and above the serving area, the mechanism is soiled with food and debris.
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed unwashed produce ( tomato ) stored over ready-to-eat food (Milk, sauces, drinks and pickles ) in walk in cooler. Manager removed tomatoes from on top of the Ready-To-Eat items. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed two containers of butter on the cook line at 73F. Butter had been out since opening more than four hours earlier with no written plans.. Inspector discussed Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) and provided form.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed two containers of butter on the cook line at 73F. Butter had been out since opening more than four hours earlier with no written plans.. Inspector discussed Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) and provided form.
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. `

Inspection Date: 12/11/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8440718

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Large tank not secured in back kitchen area.
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two employees with facial hair preparing food with no beard guard.
  • 33-15-4:Basic - Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Lid on dumpster broken. Repeat Violation
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon in water at 67F in dessert area. Employee removed utensil. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Handles of reach in cooler next to grill soiled with food debris. Exterior of seasoning bib with yellow lid soiled with food debris. Handles of drawers under steam table soiled with grease. Repeat Violation
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened Mountain Dew on shelf over lettuce. Manager moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-09-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. One bucket soiled in dessert area.
  • 22-41-4: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. 0 ppm chlorine. Electric panel blinking red and instructing to refresh sanitizer. Warning
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink, four way splitter added. One section connected to chemicals. Two sections have devices. One section missing device.
  • 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Six employees working with no certified food manager on site. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 11-26-1: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. Missing for at least three employees currently working. Provided DBPR form during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 7/10/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8361305

  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Throughout ware wash area. Cleaned up during this inspection.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around nozzles on exterior of dish machine. Repeat Violation
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open and/or broken dumpster lid. One lid open and one lid cracked on cardboard dumpster.
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes on shelf over buckets of pickles.
  • 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee touched pants with gloves and continued to work without washing hands.
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Tomatoes 55F in reach in cooler for over four hours.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tomatoes 55F in reach in make table on cookline. In unit over four hours, stop saleissued.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice cream soft serve nozzles soiled. Repeat Violation
  • 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Six people currently working with no certified food manager. Certified food manager arrived during this inspection. Also, two female managers working are not certified. One manager more than 6 months, one manager more than 12 months. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 53B-10-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Multiple certificates missing date of birth. Multiple certificates missing trainer number.