PANERA BREAD #6147
35 CAPITAL GREEN DR, Ponte Vedra FL 32081 · 904.686.3031
Last inspected Apr 21, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections within 12 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 60° individual butters. placed about 2 hrs ago. Operator discarded item.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Apr 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 60° individual butters. placed about 2 hrs ago. Operator discarded item.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers. Sticky handles.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Food prep/service employee wearing bracelets and hand jewelry while engaged in food preparation and service.
Equipment in poor repair. Loose Frontline cooler door.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled interior base of drawer coolers.
Oct 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine tested at 10ppm chlorine. Operator primed machine and tested to 50ppm.
Drain cover(s) missing. Drain cover missing under three compartment sink.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up observed in walk in freezer. Repair person has been out and waiting on diagnostic report.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. Sanitizer wipes solution on cook line tested at 0ppm lactic acid. Operator remade solution to 272ppm.
Jun 3, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Mar 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Dispenser by walk in cooler unable to dispense towels. Per Person In Charge Work in progress.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers.
Jul 11, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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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. Employee washed and rinsed soiled containers with gloved hands then handled clean containers out of the dish machine with the same gloved hands without changing gloves and washing hands several times.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Last year's license on clipboard in office.
Stored food not covered. Cinnamon buns in bakery area, not in use, not covered, employee corrected during inspection.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes stored over washed apples in walk in cooler, apples moved.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under hand wash station by walk in cooler.
Jan 10, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cream cheese (47F - Cold Holding); individual butters (46F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler near drive through, per manager door to cooler has been consistently opened for 1.25 hours, manager turned down temperature of cooler and moved items away from interior vents. individual butters (46F - Cold Holding) in overfilled container in open reach in cooler under warming unit on make line, per manager butter has been in cooler no more then a couple of hours, butter moved to walk in freezer. All items retemp at or below 41F.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee certification expired in 2023.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Operator found and posted current license in office.
Aug 17, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. At time of inspection three compartment sink set up with sink and surface sanitizer at 0ppm. Per operator employee mixed soapy water and sanitizer. Operator began to drain the three compartment sink to redo the sanitizer. Chlorine dish machine at proper sanitization levels.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on the top shelf of the prep line have black food residue staining spots. Bread slicer at the front service counter has build up of food debris along the inside of the slicer.
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. Two active food handling employees with expired food handler training certificates from January.
Equipment in poor repair. Walk in pastry cooler has a torn cooler plastic curtain at the entry door.
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.