PANERA BREAD #1219

4179 S TAMIAMI TRL, VENICE, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805030. 7 inspection visits from 2023-08-04 to 2026-07-16.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-16: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

0 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (7 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, Sarasota County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1.24	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-05-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1.11	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-08-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1.11	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-01-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1.26	1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-08-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1.26	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-11-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	1.24	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2023-08-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	1.24	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean

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.