PANERA BREAD #1888
9970 UNIVERSITY PLAZA DR, Fort Myers FL 33913 · 314.984.3489
Last inspected Apr 6, 2026 · 5 visits since January 2024
5 inspections within 18 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. At dishwashing area, employee handling dirty dishware switched to putting away clean dishware, no handwash. Spoke with employee regarding proper handwash procedures.
Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. In back triple sink area. Operator hung hose to restore air gap.
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Scones and cookies packed on front counter for customer self service lacking labels. Operator removed from customer self service area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around spouts at front customer self service soda machine closer to bathrooms. Dust on shelving over pass through window at front of kitchen.
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Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Thawing cooked steak in standing water on back line. Operator turned on running water.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Cookies at front counter packed for customer self service lacking proper label.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine, under sides and front.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling and vents throughout kitchen.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in men's bathroom. Emailed operator sign, printed and posted.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Operator dried hands on a soiled wiping cloth prior to unloading dish machine. Discussed proper hand washing with operator
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Build up of food debris inside of Oliver bread slicer on cooks line.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Large catering salad platter lids stored on shelf not inverted. Operator inverted for proper storage.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Soiled wiping cloth stored in shelf next to dish machine. Operator discarded soiled cloth
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.