PANERA BREAD #1408

1277 S TAMIAMI TRL, MID TOWN PLAZA, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805233. 5 inspection visits from 2023-07-05 to 2025-07-17.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-07-17: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (3 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, 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	High	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2025-07-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	1.11	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-02-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1.26	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
2024-08-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	1.26	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2023-11-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1.24	2 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2023-07-05	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0

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.