Panera Bread

120 Calhoun St, Cincinnati, OH 45219

Passed re-check · Oct 5, 2026 Directions
74
Fair BiteKarma score 74 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 12 of 12 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Oct 5, 2026: passed with 3 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch, cited 7 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
  • 12 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 12 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 5

    Follow-Up Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
  3. Passed Sep 28

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Sanitizing Frequency Utensils/Food Contact Surfaces - Before Use After Cleaning
    • Minor Equipment - Good Repair and Proper Adjustment
    • Minor Food Choking Standards
    • Minor Cleaning- Frequency and Restrictions
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor Food Storage Containers - Identified with Common Name of Food
    • Minor Food Contact Surfaces Cleanability
    • Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
  4. Passed May 12

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time/Temperature Controlled Safety Food - Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety Food - Cold Holding
    • Critical Protection from Contamination - Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils: Clean to Sight and Touch
    • Minor Drying Mops
    • Minor Outer Openings - Protected
    • Minor Cleaning Ventilation Systems- Nuisance and Discharge
    • Minor Food-Contact Surfaces of Cooking Equipment and Pans and Nonfood-Contact Surfaces Equipment
    • Minor Repairing
    • Minor In-use utensils - between-use storage
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Dec 3

    Follow-Up Inspection

    No violations

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