PANERA BREAD 4270

11135 CAUSEWAY BLVD, BRANDON, Hillsborough County. DBPR licence 3918930. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-17 to 2026-07-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-28: routine inspection, 0 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

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
2026-07-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.93
2026-01-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.01
2025-07-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-07-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	3	1.01	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-01-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.99	1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-08-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	8	0.99	10 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-12-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.02	2 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-08-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	1.02	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored

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.