Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
New York State · restaurant inspection
PANERA BREAD - 50 NEW SCOTLAND AVE
50 NEW SCOTLAND AVENUE, ALBANY, NY 12208
Inspection outcome
Violation findings publishedPublished result
—Numeric score not supplied
4Recorded violation entries
New York State publishes critical and noncritical findings and optional inspector comments. Counts are not a pass/fail result or an NYC grade. Source rows are grouped by operation, inspection date and visit type; conflicting totals remain visible.
Published violation totals and comments
Rows are grouped by the state operation ID, inspection date and visit type because this dataset does not supply a unique visit ID. The state does not supply a letter grade or pass/fail result here.
| Critical findings | Critical, not corrected during visit | Noncritical findings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 3 |
Local health department: Albany County
Inspector’s narrative
Note: Proof box cooler combo unit repaired, sleeve-type insulation installed as well as silicone sealant to contain condensation. Prep cooler on the line underwent maintainence ATOI, all food items within were in temp. FSE stated this AM digital thermometer was reading 50 degrees F on the prep cooler, but all food items spend night in the walk in cooler. FSE stated no food was within prep cooler when reading 50 degrees F for greater than 2 hours, and that temps were monitored. (Prep cooler was the prep cooler closest to entrance to rear prep area farthest from registers, on wall opposite serving area.) Temperature on digital exterior thermometer of maintainenced prep cooler dropped to 48 degrees F ATOI and all food within within temp.
What the inspector recorded
Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Food from unapproved source, spoiled, adulterated on premises.
Single service items reused, improperly stored, dispensed, not used when required
Published inspection history
18 events available for this business identifier or exact business/address match. These sources retain their own historical coverage; New York State groups rows by operation, date and visit type; Boston uses license, exact result timestamp and result code. It may not contain every visit.
| Date & visit | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jul 8, 2026Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Mar 20, 2025Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Mar 4, 2024Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 16, 2023Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Apr 1, 2022Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Oct 15, 2021Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 28, 2020Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| May 6, 2019Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Aug 3, 2018 · this eventRe-Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jul 25, 2018Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 18, 2017Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Dec 20, 2016Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Nov 17, 2015Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 15, 2014Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Apr 9, 2013Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| May 1, 2012Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Aug 5, 2011Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
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