At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
95/ 100 · 5 points taken off
2 problems found · Routine county inspection · May 8, 2026
Is that a lot?
Most food places here got 2 to 15 points taken off. Panera Bread Bakery Cafe 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 Bakery Cafe?
It's fair to care about this. Here's what the county found. Tap any item to see how a kitchen fixes it.
- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed K36How to fixFix it
- Hot food below 135°F K07How 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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Next: Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashedThe county found: “Washed cutting board and a container was left inside the food prep sink, [CA] The food prep sink shall be accessible…”
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 3 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited once in the last 12 months (1 routine).
Fewer points taken off than last time (11 → 5). That takes a team.
Every visit
LatestMay 8, 2026Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
This one: 95 out of 100 (Green placard), inspected May 8, 2026.
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed
The department's words
K36 Equipment, utensils, linens: Proper storage and use
Washed cutting board and a container was left inside the food prep sink, [CA] The food prep sink shall be accessible and/or unobstructed at all times. NOTE: washed cutting board and containers shall be left on the 3-compartment sink side board for drying.
Food Code 4-901.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
Utensils and dishes stored clean and dry
In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
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The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
Basil pesto sauce & Chipotle sauce and tomatoes were measured 45 F at the prep cooler next to the hand washing sink. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. NOTE: Observed the sauces and tomatoes temperature and keep it at 41F and below.
Food Code 3-501.16(A)(1)
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
If food is out of range
- Hot food below 135°F for less than 2 hours: reheat to 165°F.
- Cold food above 41°F for less than 2 hours: chill it right away.
- Unknown time or longer: throw it out.
Which foods need temperature control (TCS)
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Hot and cold holding
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EarlierJul 25, 2025Routine inspection89 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
TWO FOOD PREP COOLERS WERE MEASURED MINIMUM 47F TO MAXIMUM 55F. [CA] PHFs shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above. [SA] SHIFT FOOD TO THE WALK IN COOLER AND ONLY KEEP MINIMUM OUT WITH ICE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE AT 41F AND BELOW. AT THE END OF THE INSPECTION WAS WAS MEASURED 41F AND BELOW. NOTE: FOOD WAS PLACED INSIDE THOSE PREP COOLER THIS MORNING FROM THE WALK IN. PREP COOLER 1 HAS BEEN EMPTIED AND NOW FOOD IS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. PREP COOLER 2 HAS MINIMUM FOOD LEFT IN IT WITH ICE AND REST OF THE FOOD FROM PREP COOLER 2 IS SHIFTED TO THE WALK IN COOLER.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Not critical (1)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE WOMEN RESTROOM WAS MEASURED 86F. [CA] Handwashing facilities equipped with a mixing valve that is not readily adjustable at the faucet, shall provide warm water at least 100°F, but not greater than 108°F.
EarlierOct 8, 2024Routine inspection95 out of 100 (Green placard)
2 violations listed, 0 marked critical.
Not critical (2)
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Hot running water for women & men's restroom was at 78F. [CA] Hand washing facilities shall be equipped to provide minimum 100°F water and maximum 108F under pressure for a minimum of 15 seconds.
No backflow test on file
The department's words
K41 Plumbing approved, installed, in good repair; proper backflow devices
Two compartment food prep sink is leaking from the faucet. [CA] Repair leakage to maintain.
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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- Utensils or dishes stored wet or unwashed In CleanCleaver: Check a room top to bottom
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
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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
- Routine inspection
- Result
- 95 out of 100 (Green placard)
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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