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Panera Bread
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 16, 2022
- address400 W Division St, Chicago 60610
Is Panera Bread clean?
Panera Bread is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 16, 2022. 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 March 16, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER USED TO STORE PRODUCE AND CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED NEXT TO SALAD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT ON GROUND UNDERNEATH BAG-IN-A-BOX SODA DISPENSING SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED ONE CERTIFIED MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
When was Panera Bread last inspected?
Panera Bread has 21 inspections on record going back to September 6, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| March 16, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 8, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2020 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2019 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 29, 2019 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 23, 2016 | Fail |
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 March 16, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.