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PANERA BREAD #6354

55 BEACHWALK SHORE DR, Saint Johns FL 32259 · 904-558-2025

Last inspected Jun 17, 2026 · 3 visits since May 2025

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats102
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6502559
Grade history
MAY 25
OCT 25
JUN 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections trending down, 15 points off where it started.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage (134F - Hot Holding) stored in hot holding cabinet. Manager directed employee to reheat food items in the oven.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
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Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Jun 17, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage (134F - Hot Holding) stored in hot holding cabinet. Manager directed employee to reheat food items in the oven.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in freezer is soiled with food debris.
Basic/36-73-4
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in reach in cooler in the drive thru area where yogurt and drinks are stored.
Basic/05-09-4
Stored food not covered. Trays of bread stored on racks uncovered. Suggested to manager about using an empty pan to cover the top of the rack to keep anything from falling onto the bread.
Basic/08B-12-5
Oct 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut arugula (44F - Cold Holding) in open cold holding unit under small ovens on cook line in over filled container, per employee arugula has been in cooler for several hours, cover and ice added to bottom.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking, soufflés at front counter missing any time markings, employee stated items have been sitting out about 1 hour, employee put time markings on items.
High priority/03F-02-5/Corrected On-Site
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. egg white patty (126F - Hot Holding) in warming unit over main make line without any water in bottom of pan, per employee eggs have been in warmer for maybe 1 hour, hot water added to bottom and per manager items in warmer are held on temperature control for safety and are discarded after several hours for quality control.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
Food stored on floor. bucket of pickles in walk in cooler.
Basic/08B-38-4
Stored food not covered. Sheet pans of bread in prep area on speed rack.
Basic/08B-12-5
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed apples and avocados over buckets of pre prepared pickles in walk in cooler.
Basic/08B-17-4
May 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. On splitter at mop sink on hose side.
High priority/29-42-4

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.