PANERA BREAD CO #921

3234 LITTLE RD, NEW PORT RICHEY, Pasco County. DBPR licence 6112937. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-07 to 2026-09-15.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-15: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pasco 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, Pasco 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
2026-09-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.72	3 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-03-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	1	0.94	4 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-10-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	0.94	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-02-10	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2)
2025-01-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.19	2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-08-29	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-08-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	4	1.19	5 areas 01 Approved source 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-02-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	1.31	1 area 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2023-09-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.31	5 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof

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.