PANERA BREAD BAKERY

6001 W WATERS AVE, TAMPA, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3917392. 7 inspection visits from 2023-10-02 to 2026-07-31.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-31: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hillsborough County average that year (2 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, 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
2026-07-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.93	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-05-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	2	1.01	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-11-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.01	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2025-01-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	0.99	1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2024-08-30	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	0	0.99	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	0	1.02	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	1.02	1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature

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.