PANERA BREAD #4734

779 S FEDERAL HWY, DEERFIELD BEACH, Broward County. DBPR licence 1623604. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-07 to 2026-09-02.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-02: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (4 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Broward 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
2026-09-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.48	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.25	1 area 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-08-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.25	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-10-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.22	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-07-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	1.22	1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-11-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.26	3 areas 01 Approved source 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-08-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-08-07	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	4	1.26	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean

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.