PANERA BREAD #3339

11860 BRUCE B DOWNS, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3912499. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-12 to 2026-07-16.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-16: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (5 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, Hillsborough 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
2026-07-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.93	2 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-01-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.01	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-07-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.01	2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2024-10-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-08-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1	0.99	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	1.02	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	1.02	1 area 11 Personnel with infections restricted

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.