PANERA BREAD #4154

3490 LITHIA PINECREST RD, VALRICO, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3915645. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-15 to 2026-09-14.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-14: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 7routine 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
2026-09-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	0.93	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-07-07	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2026-02-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	1.01	1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-09-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.01	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	0.99	2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-07-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.99	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-12-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.02	3 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2023-08-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	4	1.02	7 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.