Panera Bread
2960 CAHILL MAIN, Fitchburg, WI 53711 · Dane County
Establishment
- Type
- Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
- Inspected by
- Public Health Madison & Dane County
- License / ID
- LICFDD-2011-00080
- Official record
- Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections
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Nov 18, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Nov 15, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES
Non-food contact surfaces of wrist lever on handwash sink by the commercial ovens 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)
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL
Operator has no written plan for using time as a public health control for coffee creamers.
Correction: Create a written plan for time as a public health control and maintain the documentation onsite.
Code WFC 3-501.19
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Jan 3, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
BACKFLOW PREVENTOR
Backflow preventer is missing on mop sink by the ice machine.
Correction: Provide a State of Wisconsin approved backflow prevention device.
Code WFC 5-202.14
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING
Gallons of milk being cold held in the Service Specialist cooler adjacent to the blender is not being datemarked.
Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the alloted 7 days.
Code WFC 3-501.18
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN
Debris present on the floor under the soda bag-in-box system, the dish machine, the handwash sink by the oven and the adjacent shelving unit.
Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.
Code WFC 6-501.12
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
SANITIZER TEST KIT
A test kit for the sanitizer chlorine is not available.
Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for accurately measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.
Code WFC 4-302.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
WIPING CLOTHS
Behind front service counter wet wiping cloths improperly stored in sanitizer solution of less than 150 ppm quat.
Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.
Code WFC 3-304.14
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Feb 10, 2022 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL
The sanitizer concentration for chlorine in the low temp dish machine is 10ppm, sanitizer container almost empty.
Correction: Use test strips to measure proper sanitizer concentration and adjust the concentration accordingly. Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer.
Code WFC 4-501.114
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Feb 11, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Dec 19, 2017 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Dec 19, 2017 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Nov 7, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jan 15, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jul 30, 2014 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Aug 2, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Oct 15, 2012 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
Source: Public Health Madison & Dane County. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.