PANERA BREAD #6231

215 N CATTLEMEN RD, SARASOTA, Sarasota County. DBPR licence 6805370. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-21 to 2026-08-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-28: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

0 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sarasota County average that year (5 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	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-28	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2026-07-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.24	1 area 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-11-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	1.11	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2025-07-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.11
2024-12-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	1.26	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-07-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.26
2024-02-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.24
2023-08-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.24	3 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.