PANERA BREAD #4703

222 YAMATO RD, BOCA RATON, Palm Beach County. DBPR licence 6013802. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-31 to 2026-08-17.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-08-17: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

4 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Palm Beach County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Palm Beach 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
2026-08-17	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	0	1	2.37	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2026-06-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-06-23	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	0	0	2.01	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-12-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	2.01	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2025-08-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	0	2.01	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-01-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.88	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2024-10-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1	1.88	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2023-11-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.51
2023-08-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0	1.51	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 29 Plumbing installed and maintained

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.