PANERA BREAD #6055

876 A1A N, PONTE VEDRA, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6502285. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-04 to 2026-07-28.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-07-28: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Johns County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, St. Johns 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
2026-07-28	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-07-20	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	4		4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x4) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-02-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	5	1.52	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2025-08-14	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	2	3	1.52	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.64	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
2024-10-29	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	1	5	1.64	9 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	6		5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-14	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-07	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	2	0	0		2 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature
2023-08-04	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	3	1.81	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 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 (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.