PANERA BREAD BAKERY CAFE #4264

6537 OLD BRICK RD, WINDERMERE, Orange County. DBPR licence 5814514. 7 inspection visits from 2023-10-13 to 2026-06-26.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-06-26: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 3 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
2026-06-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	2	0.96	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-12-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	9	0.96	6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4) 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-05-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6	1.00	6 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-12-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	8	1.00	7 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-05-09	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6		6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	6	1.10	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	8	1.10	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (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.

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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.