At a glance
CleanCleaver food safety systematic review results
What happened?
84/ 100 · 16 points taken off
4 problems found · 1 marked critical · Routine county inspection · Oct 29, 2025
At the routine inspection on Oct 29, 2025. The latest visit, on Nov 7, 2025, 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 Company got more than most.
Compared with 9,600 Santa Clara County food places. Each place's last routine inspection counts.
What was found out about Panera Bread Company?
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: No hot or cold water at a sink K21How to fixFix it
- Hot food below 135°F K07How to fixFix it
- Hand sink not ready to use K06How 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
For Panera Bread Company's team
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This is my place: claim Panera Bread CompanyWe'll help you get every item done. You don't have to do it alone.
We know an inspection can feel heavy, especially when it's busy.
Fix it together
Follow the steps for each item, with the rule beside it.
Next: No hot or cold water at a sinkThe county found: “Major 1) Water temperature at the 3 composition sink measured 70F. Minor 2) Water temperature at the hand wash…”
Then the next one: Hot food below 135°F
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Each fix step comes from the rule it names: Food Code 2-301.15, Food Code 4-603.16.
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Fix and log it: Hot food below 135°F
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Inspections
From County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health · 4 inspections on record · Last checked Oct 6, 2026
The county visited 2 times in the last 12 months (1 routine, 1 follow-up).
Nice work, Panera Bread Company. At the follow-up nine days later, the county listed no items still open.
You cleared the re-check in nine days. We're proud of you.
Every visit
LatestNov 7, 2025Follow-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 Nov 7, 2025. A follow-up visit re-checks earlier items. The last routine inspection was Oct 29, 2025: 84 out of 100 (Red placard).
EarlierOct 29, 2025Routine inspection84 out of 100 (Red placard)
4 violations listed, 1 marked critical.
Critical (1)
Marked critical by County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
No hot or cold water at a sink
The department's words
K21 Hot and cold water available
Major 1) Water temperature at the 3 composition sink measured 70F. Minor 2) Water temperature at the hand wash sinks, preparation sink, and janitorial sink measured 70F. Note: Facility is lacking hot water. Per district manager, water heater is not operable (since last week) and is scheduled to be replaced by tomorrow morning. [CA] Hot water shall be supplied at a minimum temperature of at least 120°F measured from the faucet throughout facility except at hand wash sinks. Hand wash sinks shall be equipped to provide minimum 100°F water under pressure for a minimum of 15 seconds. Ensure hot water heater is operable and maintained in good repair at all times.
Critical items are the ones most likely to make someone sick. This one comes first. Here's how a kitchen fixes it.
Food Code 5-103.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Hot and cold water at every sink
In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
Are you Panera Bread Company? Fix it
Not critical (3)
The department's words
K07 Proper hot and cold holding temperatures
In the Beverage-Air 2 door under counter cooler: oatmeal and benedict sauce measured between 46-47F. Per food employee, food items were placed in unit around 10am. [CA] Potentially hazardous foods shall be held at 41°F or below or at 135°F or above.
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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Are you Panera Bread Company? Fix it
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Next to the ice machine, hand wash sink hot water knob appears to be stuck. Additional hand wash sinks available for use. [CA] Repair hand wash sink and maintain in good condition.
Food Code 5-205.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
Hand sinks are for hands only
- Wash only at a handwashing sink.
- Never wash hands in the dish sink, a food prep sink, a mop sink, or a drink cooler.
- Never dump drinks, rinse utensils or fill pitchers at the hand sink.
From Food Code 2-301.15
Soap and hand sanitizer
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Handwashing
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Equipment in poor repair
The department's words
K35 Equipment, utensils: Approved, in good repair, adequate capacity
Ambient temperature of Beverage-Air 2 door under counter cooler measured at 45F. [CA] Refrigeration must be capable of maintaining PHFs at 41°F or below.
Food Code 4-101.11
How can a restaurant or home fix this?
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Equipment in good repair
In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
Are you Panera Bread Company? Fix it
EarlierJul 31, 2025Routine inspection100 out of 100 (Green placard)
No violations listed in the data.
EarlierJan 20, 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
Food-contact surfaces not cleaned or sanitized right
The department's words
K14 Food contact surfaces clean, sanitized
0 Sanitizer concentration found at mechanical dishwasher. [CA] Maintain chlorine in mechanical warewash machine at 50 PPM.
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)
The department's words
K06 Adequate handwash facilities supplied, accessible
Singe use paper towels are held outside of dispenser in mens restroom. [CA] Single-use sanitary towels shall be provided in dispensers; heated-air hand drying device may be substituted for single-use towels.
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
As a customer of Panera Bread Company, you can:
Learn how these get fixed
Free, step-by-step guides for each item.
- No hot or cold water at a sink In CleanCleaver: Log hand sink and dish water temperatures
- Hot food below 135°F Read the free guide
- Hand sink not ready to use Read the free guide
- Equipment in poor repair In CleanCleaver: Look over the equipment; report anything broken
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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
- Follow-up inspection
- Result
- Green placard
- Source
- County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health
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