PANERA BREAD #1233

5037 S CLEVELAND AVE STE 101, FORT MYERS, Lee County. DBPR licence 4606152. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-19 to 2026-09-22.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-22: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Lee County average that year (3 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, Lee 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
2026-09-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	0.89	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-09-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-02	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	2	0.93	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2025-01-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.90	2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2024-07-01	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-06-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.01	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed (x2)
2024-01-05	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-24	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4		6 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 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
2023-07-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	5	1	1.01	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 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

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.