PANERA BREAD #6147

35 CAPITAL GREEN DR, PONTE VEDRA, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6502320. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-17 to 2026-09-08.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-09-08: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Johns County average that year (1 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, 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
2026-09-08	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	0	2	1.86	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-04-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.52	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2)
2025-10-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.52	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-06-03	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-03-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.64	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-07-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.64	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-01-10	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	1	1.81	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	1.81	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.