PANERA BREAD CAFE 6440

7815 SR 64 E, BRADENTON, Manatee County. DBPR licence 5106159. 2 inspection visits from 2025-09-17 to 2026-06-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-06-25: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic violations

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, Manatee 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
2026-06-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4		6 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-09-17	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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.