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PANERA BREAD #4194

1010 LAKE SUMTER LANDING, The Villages FL 32162 · 352-750-1545

Last inspected Jul 15, 2026 · 8 visits since August 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats164
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA7000528
Grade history
JUN 25
JUN 25
NOV 25
MAY 26
JUL 26
▼ IMPROVING

5 inspections trending up, 30 points better than where it started.

Worst finding on record
Live, small flying insects found. 1 fly on sneeze guard on front counter by pastries.
High priority/35A-02-7
Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

8 visits, newest first

Jul 15, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Drop plate in ice machine- operator cleaned
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Prep person wearing watch and bracelet. Operator removed
Basic/13-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with dirt, slime or dust. Light cover in walk in cooler has black mold-like substance.
Basic/23-03-4
May 6, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. One stack of plastic pans on clean dish shelf.
Basic/24-08-4
Nov 20, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled. Cabinet under soda machine soiled Gasket on reach in cooler across from coffee prep area soiled
Basic/23-03-4
Jun 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jun 2, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 10 findings ▾
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee took a customers order at the front counter typing in order on computer, walked over to the pastry display area and grabbed a pastry for customer without first washing hands. Spoke to manager about washing hands after taking orders before they handle any food.
High priority/12A-16-4
Live, small flying insects found. 1 fly on sneeze guard on front counter by pastries.
High priority/35A-02-7
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Box of sanitizer wipes by coffee grounds in coffee filters on table behind front counter, manager moved chemical wipes away from food.
High priority/41-10-4/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting boards hanging on shelf in prep area stained.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 employee food safety training expired 9/2024.
Intermediate/53B-14-5
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Air vent soiled above thermalizer on the back line.
Basic/36-34-5
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. One white cutting board hanging in prep area with cut marks.
Basic/14-09-4
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Exterior door in kitchen leading to refuse area, sun shining through the bottom indicating a door gap.
Basic/35B-01-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Catering reach in cooler door jam area is soiled on cooks line.
Basic/23-03-4/Repeat Violation
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. One plastic container on shelf above Three compartment sink with old food debris, manager moved item to dirty dish area.
Basic/16-48-4/Corrective Action Taken
Nov 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled. Interior of cabinet under soda machine in dining room
Basic/23-03-4
Reach-in cooler interior has accumulation of food residue. Reach in cooler in coffee prep area
Basic/22-16-4
Feb 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/24
High priority/50-17-3
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored over ready-to-eat food. Unwashed strawberries stored over almond milk in walk in cooler. Operator corrected shelves.
Basic/08B-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Aug 15, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. liquid eggs (52F - Cold Holding) operator states eggs were placed in cooler around an hour before temperature was taken, operator voluntarily discarded.
High priority/03A-02-5
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food in cook line area wearing watch. Operator has employee take watch off.
Basic/13-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler in cook line area next to ovens with an ambient temperature of 52F
Basic/14-11-5
Nonfood-contact surface soiled. Exterior area around soda nozzles on dining room beverage machine
Basic/23-03-4

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.