PANERA BREAD STORE 2789

Food safety records indicate PANERA BREAD STORE 2789 in MELBOURNE has 6 inspections with a 3.3/5 overall rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Palm Bay Road Northeast
Melbourne, Florida, 32907
Brevard County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.3/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10889734

  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Make tables front line and drive through have soiled drawer handles.
  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current license not displayed, GM emailed it to on site manager for confirmation. Later found hard copy in folder located in office.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Make table in drive through has torn gasket bottom section top right drawer. Repeat Violation
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave in drive through soiled with food debris.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Monitor over dump sink in drive through has large amount of dust and debris on cables. Reach in cooler near registers has soiled gaskets.
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. 22 quart bin on drying rack has old paper labels on exterior. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee sanitized make table with wiping cloth and proceeded to change gloves without washing hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found one fly observed in drive through area rested on microwave handle.
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Three milk containers in drive through reach in cooler are opened with no date markings. Employee stated they were opened yesterday.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Two bins on clean rack had old food debris. Reach in cooler back of store has soiled bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink end of front line has no paper towels or drying device.

Inspection Date: 4/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10708322

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket in reach in cooler under coffee machine front counter
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave soiled above salad prep area

Inspection Date: 10/31/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10707805

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 10/30/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8733458

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Gaskets soiled on all cook line coolers
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. precooked grilled chicken (45F - Cold Holding); feta (48F - Cold Holding); hard boiled eggs (46F - Cold Holding)
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. precooked grilled chicken (45F - Cold Holding); feta (48F - Cold Holding); hard boiled eggs (46F - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Interior of microwaves soiled

Inspection Date: 3/25/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8504952

  • 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Corrected On-Site
  • 16-13-5:Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. Sanitizer in middle sink. Educated operator **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk and half and half Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 9/20/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8355012

  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of microwaves has accumulation of food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Front counter flip top
  • 31B-05-4:Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand sink by office Corrected On-Site