STEAK N SHAKE received an A, scoring 92 out of 100, in a DeKalb County food-service inspection on Jul 30, 2026. The official report lists three findings. [1]
The inspector observed the inside of the sweet tea urn dispenser unclean with residue present. [2]
The inspector also observed wet wiping cloths in-use stored inside 2 sanitizer buckets measuring <200PPM Quats. [3]
A separate finding described the bottom of 2 reach-in cooler unclean to sight with food debris accumulation. [4]
The report marks two findings as corrected on site. [5]
Showing 3 of 3 findings
Observed the inside of the sweet tea urn dispenser unclean with residue present. CA: Advised PIC .
Code 511-6-1.05(7)(a)1
Observed the inside of the sweet tea urn dispenser unclean with residue present. CA: Advised PIC . Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. COS: The sweet tea urn was pulled and cleaned at the 3-compartment sink during time of inspection Corrected On-Site. New Violation.Official report · Item 4-2B ↗
Observed wet wiping cloths in-use stored inside 2 sanitizer buckets measuring <200PPM Quats. CA: Advised PIC Cloths in-use for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out containers that occur as food is being served shall be:Held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n).
Code 511-6-1.04(4)(m)
Observed wet wiping cloths in-use stored inside 2 sanitizer buckets measuring <200PPM Quats. CA: Advised PIC Cloths in-use for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out containers that occur as food is being served shall be:Held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n). COS: PIC remade the sanitizer buckets and were retested at 200PPM Corrected On-Site. New Violation.Official report · Item 12C ↗
Observed the bottom of 2 reach-in cooler unclean to sight with food debris accumulation. CA: Advised PIC Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues.
Code 511-6-1.05(7)(d)
Observed the bottom of 2 reach-in cooler unclean to sight with food debris accumulation. CA: Advised PIC Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. New Violation.Official report · Item 15C ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
DeKalb County · Jul 30, 2026
02 / Same facility ↗Official inspection historyInspection 57544232 · Facility 13002282
03 / How scoring works ↗Georgia’s food-service rulesScores and findings describe the dated inspection, not current operating conditions. A correction deadline does not establish whether an issue remained unresolved afterward.
Findings quote the official report captured . “Corrected on site” and “repeat” reflect explicit report markers. “COS” and “CA” in the inspector’s notes refer to corrections and corrective actions; an instruction to act is not proof that it was completed.
History links the same official facility ID within the issuing authority and may omit intervening inspections. Same-day results have no inferred sequence. Report excerpts follow source order, not a severity ranking.
This report comes from DeKalb County. History includes only this authority’s exact facility ID.
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