16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE UPPER PORTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
Chicago · restaurant inspection
PANERA BREAD
6059 N LINCOLN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60659
Inspection outcome
PassPublished result
—Numeric score not supplied
6Recorded violation entries
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What the inspector recorded
36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: FRONT PREP AREA 2-DOOR MILK REACH IN COOLER THERMOMETER BROKEN. MUST PROVIDE A WORKING THERMOMETER FOR COOLER.
49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED HEAVILY SOILED SHELVES IN THE BAKERY PREP AREA AND ON THE STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS AND ANY SPILLAGE.
51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT STOPPER NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE A WORKING STOPPER FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LEFT SIDE COMPARTMENT.
55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: FLOORS IN DIFFERENT AREA OF PREMISES IN NEED OF CLEANING. DEBRIS AND GRIME UNDER AND AROUND ICE MACHINE, BY THE MOP SINK,UNDER AND ALONG BASEBOARD WALLS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER REMOVE FOOD STAINS AT SAID AREA.
57. ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: SOME FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.
Published inspection history
7 events available for this business identifier or exact business/address match. This database includes events dated from January 2024. It may not contain every visit.
| Date & visit | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026Canvass Re-Inspection | Pass | — |
| Apr 22, 2026Canvass | Pass w/ Conditions | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 · this eventCanvass | Pass | — |
| Dec 27, 2024Complaint Re-Inspection | Pass w/ Conditions | — |
| Dec 20, 2024Complaint | Fail | — |
| May 22, 2024Canvass Re-Inspection | Pass | — |
| May 14, 2024Canvass | Fail | — |
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