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Panera Bread

2960 CAHILL MAIN, Fitchburg, WI 53711 · Dane County

8cited violations
3serious tier
12inspections

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

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2025100
2024272
2022111
2019100
2017200
2016200
2014100
2013100
2012100

Inspections

  1. Nov 18, 2025 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  2. Nov 15, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • 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)

    • 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

  3. Jan 3, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

  4. Feb 10, 2022 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • 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

  5. Feb 11, 2019 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  6. Dec 19, 2017 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  7. Dec 19, 2017 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  8. Nov 7, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  9. Jan 15, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  10. Jul 30, 2014 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  11. Aug 2, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  12. 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.