Panera Bread

Year by year

Inspections

1. Sep 23, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING

     The hand sink in the preparation area faucet handle is leaking.

     Correction: Repair the plumbing system to conform to the State Uniform Plumbing Code.

     Code WFC 5-205.15

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PEST - EVIDENCE

     Evidence of pests observed. Multiple fruit flies were seen in the food prep and bagel areas.

     Correction: Provide proper pest control by trapping or otherwise controlling pest problems on a continual basis. Clean up all pest activity evidence and increase control activities.

     Code WFC 6-501.111

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

     These areas need cleaning due to food and grease buildup in the main preparation line and at the back of the main kitchen.

     Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

     Code WFC 6-501.12

2. May 23, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

     Non-food contact surfaces of the prep coolers are soiled and unclean.

     Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

     Code WFC 4-601.11(C)

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     CLEANABLE - NONFOOD SURFACE

     The racks in the walk-in cooler and freezer that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other food soiling are uncleaned.

     Correction: Provide non-food contact surfaces that are constructed of corrosion resistant, nonabsorbent, and smooth materials.

     Code WFC 4-101.19

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     CROSS CONTAMINATION

     Food is not protected from cross contamination. Observed food employee placed several bagel against the apron they are wearing.

     Correction: During storage, preparation, holding, and display, keep raw animal foods separate from each other and from ready-to-eat foods so that cross contamination is prevented. Unwashed fruits and vegetables have to be separated from raw animal ready-to-eat foods and washed produce. If there is question of possible contamination, discard ready-to-eat foods.

     Code WFC 3-302.11

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     HANDSINK - ACCESSIBLE/CONVENIENT

     Hand sink by the prep station is not accessible dirty dishes are placed in the handsink.

     Correction: Provide an accessible handsink to facilitate handwashing by food employees.

     Code WFC 5-203.11; 5-204.11; 5-205.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

     The walk-in cooler and freezer floors are uncleaned with food build up.

     Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

     Code WFC 6-501.12

3. Jan 31, 2023 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     CLEAN - FREQUENCY/CONTAMINATION

     Sandiwch knife at prep cooler used with TCS food not cleaned at least every 4 hours. The prep cooler was not in use yet for the day. Knife was possible left from the night before, was overlooked by closers to take to dish machine, and thus had not been used today.

     Correction: Wash, rinse, then sanitize food contact surfaces used with TCS food at least every 4 hours and any time contamination has occurred.

     Code WFC 4-602.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     GOOD REPAIR - CUTTING SURFACES

     Cutting boards are heavily scratched or pitted and are no longer easily cleanable.

     Correction: Resurface or discard cutting boards or blocks with excessive scratching or scoring.

     Code WFC 4-501.12

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     HANDWASHING - WHEN

     Employee observed not washing hands before putting on new gloves after handling raw egg product and transitioning to preparation of ready to eat foods

     Correction: Before putting on gloves or before working with food, clean equipment, utensils, and unwrapped single use or single service articles, food employees shall properly wash their hands.

     Code WFC 2-301.14

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     LIGHT SHIELDING

     In bakery walk in cooler, one of the light shields is cracked and broken.

     Correction: Replace light cover with one that is coated, or otherwise shatter resistant light bulbs.

     Code WFC 6-202.11

   • Not serious Good Retail Practice

     PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

     Walk in cooler and walk in freezer floor are soiled. Touch points of coolers and ovens (handles) are soiled.

     Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

     Code WFC 6-501.12

   • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

     TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

     Top of sandwich prep cooler was not turned on at ~ 8AM when the top of cooler was stocked with food in containers from walk in. Temp'd all containers of product, the following temp'd above 48 or over and were discarded: small container of cooked steak (48F), small container of leafy greens (51F), small container of cooked chicken (48F), small container of onions (49F). All other containers, which were larger, and held cold longer, temp'd at 44F or less, and had been placed in cooler (form walk in) approximately 1.25-1.5 hours prior.

     Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

     Code WFC 3-501.16

4. Feb 28, 2020 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

5. Jan 25, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

6. Jan 22, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

7. Dec 15, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

8. Nov 3, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

9. Feb 17, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

   No violations cited.

10. Feb 6, 2014 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

11. Apr 17, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

12. Mar 20, 2012 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.