Panera Bread

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 20, 2026 →
• address5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago 60637

Is Panera Bread clean?

Panera Bread is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 20, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — 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 August 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices

When was Panera Bread last inspected?

Panera Bread has 8 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2021.

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Panera Bread vs Washington Park

Washington Park runs 76% clean across 140 tracked restaurants — 102 clean, 25 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 140 spots Cooked tracks in Washington Park, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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