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Panera Bread
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 22, 2016
- address635 N Fairbanks Ct, Chicago 60611
Is Panera Bread clean?
Panera Bread is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 22, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Panera Bread?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE WATER BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND REMOVE THE CARDBOARD AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE WATER BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND REMOVE THE CARDBOARD AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER.
When was Panera Bread last inspected?
Panera Bread has 12 inspections on record going back to September 17, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| April 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 3, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2014 | Fail | |
| November 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 10, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 22, 2012 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2011 | Pass | |
| September 17, 2010 | Pass |
Panera Bread vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 22, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.