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PANERA BREAD #1028

101 BLUEFISH DRIVE STE 100, PANAMA CITY BEACH, Bay County. DBPR licence 1305269. 6 inspection visits from 2023-11-21 to 2026-01-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-09: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations
2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Bay County average that year (3 had none)
0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023
1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Bay County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-01-09 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
112 0.78
4 areas
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-08-08 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
004 0.78
3 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-17 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
114
5 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-08-21 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
102 0.79
3 areas
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-02-02 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
002 0.65
2 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-11-21 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
001 0.65
1 area
  • 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.

Macaroni and cheeseWho Invented Mac and Cheese? Not Jefferson, and Not KraftPlateTales

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.