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Panera Bread
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 7, 2026
- address8 Allstate Rd, Dorchester 02125
Is Panera Bread clean?
Panera Bread is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Panera Bread?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed milk carafes stored for self service @ 45F. Discussed with PIC to maintain cold holding @ 41F or below. COScritical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed milk carafes stored for self service @ 45F. Discussed with PIC to maintain cold holding @ 41F or below. COS
- ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Observed pooled water inside/outside of upright refrigerated unit near prep sink. Contact company for services and ensure operating in good condition and without leaksGood Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Observed pooled water inside/outside of upright refrigerated unit near prep sink. Contact company for services and ensure operating in good condition and without leaks
When was Panera Bread last inspected?
Panera Bread has 40 inspections on record going back to April 14, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 30, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 6, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 16, 2025 | — | |
| February 26, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 11, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 4, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2024 | Fail | |
| March 7, 2024 | — |
Panera Bread vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.