PANERA BREAD #3327
2370 Southwest College Road
Ocala, Florida, 34471
La Joya
Marion County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 9 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/26/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured outside of building by side exit door
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Pen on cutting board on prep line. Manager removed pen Corrected On-Site
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked Equipment ( soup bins )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting. Manager removed and placed in dishwash area **Corrective Action Taken**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack.
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce ( Pineapple ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( ice tea containers ) in walk in cooler. Unwashed produce (blueberries ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( to go orders ) in walk in cooler. Manager moved items and corrected Corrected On-Site
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two Wet wiping cloth stored on prep counter.
- 08B-02-4:High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Pastries and cookies at front counter has no overhead protection.
- 12A-18-4:High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Employee not wearing gloves rubbed their waistband then handled dispenser squeeze bottle and touched the open tip of the squeeze bottle. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Scrambled egg 131F - for 15 minutes, items kept on time for quality control
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance in the top interior of the ice machine. Mold like substance on the ice chute of soda dispensing machine at drive thru. Manager cleaned ice chute. Corrected On-Site
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One food handler certificate expired, test date was in Sept 2021.
- 46-01-4:Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Side exit door blocked with cart and boxes.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/26/2025 revealed 13 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 7/23/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Tiles in back of walk-in-freezer has missing tiles.
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Water heater room has hole in wall behind door.
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee wearing gloves on prep line we preparing a sandwich, left the prep area went into the walk-in-cooler, pulled food out and returned to prep area then left again and while returning to prep area adjustment microphone on head set then returned to prep area and finished preparing sandwich,without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/23/2024 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 5/30/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/30/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 5/7/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed "Y" connector at mop sink with missing vacuum breaker on the non-chemical side of the "Y" connector.
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/7/2024 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 9/19/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach under microwave at the front line area, Manager cleaned. Corrected On-Site
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee cup on prep table at the front counter area, manager moved. Corrected On-Site
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Containers cracked.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. In walk-in freezer, sausage bucket not covered, manager covered. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-02-4:High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. At the front counter area, breads and desserts no overheated protection.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the front line, eggs 46F, yogurt 45F, employee moved eggs to a different cooler and add ice to the yogurt. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/19/2023 revealed 6 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 7/12/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach-in cooler at the front counter area, ambient temperature 58F-60F, multiple items blocking the fan per Manager. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-12: No time temperature control for safety (TCS) food inside reach-in cooler, ambient temperature 50F. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-12: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/12/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 7/12/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 50-10-4:High Priority - Establishment operating after issuance of an Emergency Order of Suspension of license. During a Emergency Order of Suspension of License observed multiple bags of soups cooling down inside prep sink next to walk-in cooler. Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/12/2023 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/12/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
2
Disposition: Facility Temporarily Closed
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach-in cooler at the front counter area, ambient temperature 58F-60F, multiple items blocking the fan per Manager. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-12: No time temperature control for safety (TCS) food inside reach-in cooler, ambient temperature 50F. **Time Extended**
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At the front counter/prep area, observed four live roaches under microwaves, Manager killed two. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-12: Observed one live roach on service counter. Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/12/2023 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 7/11/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
9
Disposition: Facility Temporarily Closed
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach-in cooler at the front counter area, ambient temperature 58F-60F, multiple items blocking the fan per Manager. Warning
- 10-23-4:Basic - In-use utensil not used with moist food stored in running water. At the front counter prep area, dipper well off, manager turned on. Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the front counter area, bulk container not labeled, manager labeled flour. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-02-4:High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Front
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At the front counter/prep area, observed four live roaches under microwaves, Manager killed two. Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach-in cooler at the front counter area, Greek yogurt 52F and 53F, ambient air temperature of the cooler 58-60F Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the front counter area, Greek yogurt 52F and 53F, ambient air temperature of the cooler 58-60F Warning
- 53A-01-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. For male manager on site.
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/11/2023 revealed 9 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).