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Panera Bread
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 6, 2016
- address250 S Wacker Dr, Chicago 60606
Is Panera Bread clean?
Panera Bread is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 6, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Panera Bread?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 6, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalSanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time • OBSERVED LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE BEING USED NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING AT FINAL RINSE.SANITIZING FINAL RINSE CONCENTRATION IS 0PPM. MUST BE AT LEAST 50 PPM.MUST NOT USE MACHINE UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PREMISES MUST USE 3- COMP SINK TO CLEAN FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS,CDI.CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • COUNTER AREA AROUND POP/ICE DISPENSER MACHINE NOT CLEAN AND INTERIOR OF ICE DISPENSER OF SAME MACHINE HAS SLIGHT BUILD-UP.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,ETC BEHIND PREP COOLER AND LETTUCE CRISPER MACHINE.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.ALSO FLOORS NEED RE-GROUTING BESIDE THE LETTUCE CRISPER MACHINE AT THE 2ND PRODUCTION LINE.MUST REPAIR.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NOT CLEAN OF DEBRIS,ETC BEHIND PREP COOLER AND LETTUCE CRISPER MACHINE.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.ALSO FLOORS NEED RE-GROUTING BESIDE THE LETTUCE CRISPER MACHINE AT THE 2ND PRODUCTION LINE.MUST REPAIR.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLEANING EQUIPMENT STORED NOT CLEAN,IE DUST PANS DIRTY WITH WATER INSIDE,MOP SINK NOT CLEAN.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.ALSO MUST REMOVE ALL STORAGE SUPPLIES OFF FLOORS INSIDE SAMLL CHEMICAL STORAGE CLOSET TO PREVENT A PEST HARBORAGE AREA.
When was Panera Bread last inspected?
Panera Bread has 16 inspections on record going back to June 9, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| October 6, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 30, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 21, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 27, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 20, 2015 | Fail | |
| July 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 12, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 30, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 23, 2012 | Fail | |
| December 5, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 30, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Panera Bread vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 6, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.