Panera Bread

748 South Meadow Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

Passed re-check · Oct 28, 2026 Directions
92
Excellent BiteKarma score 92 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

  • Passed 9 of 9 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Oct 28, 2026: passed with 1 violation, 1 critical.
  • Keeps coming up: Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage)., cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 3 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 28

    Re-Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
  3. Passed Sep 15

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or below 45°F during cold holding, except smoked fish not kept at or below 38°F during cold holding.
    • Minor Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
  4. Passed May 7

    Re-Inspection

    No violations

  5. Passed Apr 6

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Potentially hazardous foods are not stored under refrigeration except during necessary preparation or approved precooling procedures (room temperature storage).
    • Minor Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures

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