PANERA BREAD #4174

1538 W ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, APOPKA, Orange County. DBPR licence 5812876. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-24 to 2026-07-17.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-07-17: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

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

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, Orange 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
2026-07-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2026-07-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	0	6	1.00	6 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2026-02-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	0.96	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.96	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-09-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-08-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.00	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2024-03-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.10	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-10-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	3	1	1.10	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)

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.