PANERA BREAD STORE 2788

2001 INDIAN RIVER BLVD, VERO BEACH, Indian River County. DBPR licence 4105196. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-01 to 2026-09-08.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-08: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Indian River County average that year (4 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Indian River 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
2026-09-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	3	1.28	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-03-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.99	4 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-10-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2025-07-01	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 11 Personnel with infections restricted
2025-06-27	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	3	1.16	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	1.16	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2)
2024-08-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	1.16	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-02-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	8	1.09	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-09-01	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	10		10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 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.

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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.