PANERA BREAD 4189

6017 W NEWBERRY RD, GAINESVILLE, Alachua County. DBPR licence 1103370. 12 inspection visits from 2023-11-02 to 2026-09-04.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-04: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Alachua County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

5inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Alachua County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	1.25	1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2026-02-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	3	1.40	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-09-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-27	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	3	1.40	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6		7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-12-13	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-11-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-09-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	1.74	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-03-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.73	5 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-02-07	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2023-12-21	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2023-11-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	5	1.73	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils

The food: where these dishes come from

Panera Bread is known for sourdough bread and macaroni and cheese. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

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This is a Panera Bread location. How Panera Bread's 201 Florida stores compare with their counties.

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.