PANERA BREAD STORE 2783
2290 TOWN CENTER BLVD STE 101, Viera FL 32940
Last inspected Nov 17, 2025 · 8 visits since July 2023
□ Not on the state's active licence list
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
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JAN 25
JUL 25
NOV 25
— STEADY
5 inspections within 12 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 living fly not touching food. Called office talk to supervisor on duty. Stated next unannounced routine inspection.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $600
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4--2020002471 | Dec 3, 2019 | Feb 3, 2020 | $400 |
| 4--2019049140 | Jun 10, 2019 | Oct 14, 2019 | $200 |
Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Nov 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Soufflé cheese. Mark for discarded 11/16/2025. Still stored in walk in cooler. Operator discarded the soufflé cheese.
Dining room beverage dispenser back splash area is soiled with black like substance.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors is soiled on cook line with old food debris between and underneath equipment
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters wasn't protected. Operator put a cover over them
Jul 28, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Sandwich station 2 not hold Cold Holding temps station #2 is using large amount of ice to keep Cold Holding tcs food to temp. Sandwich make station #2 slice cheese; (43F - Cold Holding); chicken Salad (43F - Cold Holding); cooked shredded steak (43F - Cold Holding)
Equipment in poor repair. Observed hand wash sink on cook line is in poor repair. Hand wash sink is slowly detaching itself from the wall
Jan 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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No soap provided at handwash sink. Front line
Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.
Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Ice machine at the self serve station leaking into a bucket that's stored on the counter.
Cutting board stained is no longer cleanable.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Stainless wall of cooler heavily soiled.
Aug 6, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed by back door and walk in cooler ceiling tile is soiled with black/brown substance.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting boards on front line have accumulation of cutting grooves
Equipment in poor repair. Observed middle walk in freezer and under the counter reach in cooler gasket are in poor repair Observed cutting boards on front line are in poor repair. The corner of cutting boards are chip.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Feb 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 living fly not touching food. Called office talk to supervisor on duty. Stated next unannounced routine inspection.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed ice machine interior has a little black like substance.
Beverage/ice dispensing lever or filling device on equipment used by employees to refill customer drinks allows contamination of the lip-contact surface during normal use. Observed dining beverages dispenser backsplash is soiled
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed on cook line ceiling vents are soiled with dust. Observed by backdoor ceiling tile is are soiled and walk in cooler
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed both sandwich station #1 and Salad station interior and behind flip top covers are soiled
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed in walk in cooler shelves are getting rusted
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored in ringer of mop bucket.
Oct 3, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Observed cutting board has grooves and soiled.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled. Walk in cooler shelves are soiled Gaskets on the cook line cooler drawers soiled.
Sep 29, 2023Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cookline reach in cooler drawer slice chicken (44-50F - Cold Holding) stop sale
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cookline reach in cooler drawer slice chicken (44-50F - Cold Holding) stop sale Butter 44F to 50F when asked if utilizing Time they are only to swap out ice bucket not the product. Provided Time Plan to review.
Observed cutting board has grooves and soiled.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee energy drink with food in walk in cooler.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled. Walk in cooler shelves are soiled Gaskets on the cook line cooler drawers soiled.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler of the salad cooler.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observe WC not stored in sanitizer bucket
Jul 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Make line worker put on hat with gloves hands. Did not change gloves and wash hands
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed and posted
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash sink in middle of make line. Operator stocked
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Oper does not inform conditional employees. Document is offered in Food safety training after orientation
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Make line worker put on hat
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed and posted
Walk-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Shelves in walk in cooler have an accumulation of mold like substance
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.