At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
92/ 100 · 8 points taken off
1 problem found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Sep 29, 2026
At the routine inspection on Sep 29, 2026. The latest visit, on Sep 30, 2026, was a follow-up inspection. No notes were taken at it.
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Panera Bread got about the same as most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Panera Bread?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Marked critical: Pests seen inside: roaches K23How to fixFix it
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
We review Santa Clara County health data to make this report. We are not the County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health.
Visit them directly at deh.santaclaracounty.gov (opens the department's site) · How we review
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Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: Pests seen inside: roachesThe county found: “1. Observed Vermin: Documented in the following areas: 5 live cockroaches on wall and crevices at front food…”
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 6-501.112, Food Code 6-301.11, Food Code 2-301.15.
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Fix and log it: Pests seen inside: roaches
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0 of 3 done
What to do
From Food Code 6-501.112
Logged
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 5 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 3 times in the last 12 months (2 routine, 1 follow-up).
Nice work, Panera Bread. At the follow-up one day later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in one day. We're proud of you.
Fewer points taken off than last time (9 → 8). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestSep 30, 2026Follow-up inspection
No notes were taken, but there was an interaction, likely addressing some or all of the prior report. No inspector comment was found. See the official report (opens the department's site) for more information.
This one: a follow-up inspection on Sep 30, 2026. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Sep 29, 2026: 92 out of 100 (Red placard).
EarlierSep 29, 2026Routine inspection92 out of 100 (Red placard)
1 violation listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K23 No rodents, insects, birds, or animals
1. Observed Vermin: Documented in the following areas: 5 live cockroaches on wall and crevices at front food preparation area. 2 dead cockroaches found on floor in rear food preparation area/food preparation sink. 2. Photographs: Taken for documentation purposes. 3. Supervisor Notified: [name] 4. Notification: The person in charge during inspection, [name], has been informed that the facility must close immediately. [CA]: The premises of each food facility must be maintained free of vermin. A facility cannot operate if there is a vermin infestation that leads to contamination of food contact surfaces, packaging, utensils, food equipment, or adulteration of food. The facility is required to cease operations immediately and must remain closed until all corrective actions on the provided checklist are completed. Requirements Before Reopening: 1. Email the signed and completed Reopening Checklist to the assigned inspector. 2. Submit a copy of the pest control report from a licensed provider.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 6-501.111
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
What to do
- Any sign of mice, rats or roaches: act now. Protect or throw out affected food, clean the area, and call the pest control operator the same day.
- Flies or ants in food areas: act within 24 hours.
- Insects in food: throw that food out and check the stock around it.
From Food Code 6-501.112
What NOT to do
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Signs of pests and what to do
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Are you Panera Bread? Fix it
EarlierFeb 18, 2026Routine inspection91 out of 100 (Green placard)
4 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (4)
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K44 Premises clean, in good repair; Personal/chemical storage; Adequate vermin-proofing
Non functioning refrigerator found in service area. [CA] The premises of a food facility shall be free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the facility, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used.
Floors, walls or ceilings need cleaning or repair
The department's words
K45 Floor, walls, ceilings: built,maintained, clean
FRP is separating from wall across from mechanical dishwasher. [CA] Repair holes in structure and maintain in good repair to prevent pest harborage. Buildup on shelving in bakery.[CA] Maintain shelves clean and in good condition.
Restroom not stocked or needs cleaning
The department's words
K43 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Toilet paper held outside of the dispenser in restroom. [CA] Toilet tissue shall be provided in a permanently installed dispenser at each toilet.
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Single use paper towels do not dispenser at hand wash sink across from food preparation sink. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels.
EarlierAug 15, 2025Routine inspection100 out of 100 (Green placard)
No violations listed in the data.
EarlierJan 28, 2025Routine inspection100 out of 100 (Green placard)
No violations listed in the data.
Source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health. This is the department's data, not CleanCleaver's. See the department's full record (opens the department's site)
What you can do
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About this record
Opens the county's own page for this place.
Most people don't know what a normal result looks like for a place that's open every day. The ranges use each place's last routine inspection in this area. No other county is mixed in.
100 means the inspector found no problems. Santa Clara County takes points off for each problem. Big ones take off more.
The county posts a green, yellow or red placard after each inspection, and gives routine inspections a score. In the county's data, a routine inspection with no violations listed scored 100, and the score drops as violations are found. The county's page does not say which scores or findings give each color: ask the department.
- Inspection type
- Follow-up inspection
- Result
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
This is not an official ranking or grade. See the official source: County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health (opens the department's site) .
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