Panera Bread

75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115

Failed · Sep 21, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Keeps coming up: Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness, cited 2 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 5 of 11 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Sep 21, 2026: failed with 6 violations.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 11 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Sep 21

    Inspection

    6 violations
    • Minor Equipment and utensils air-drying required
    • Minor Covering receptacles
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
  3. Passed Mar 30

    Reinspection

    No violations

  4. Failed Mar 16

    Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Cooking and baking equipment
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
  5. Failed Mar 13

    Inspection

    6 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Gloves use limitation
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
    • Minor Cooking and baking equipment

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