Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
New York State · restaurant inspection
PANERA BREAD
5274 SUNRISE HIGHWAY, MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY 11762
Inspection outcome
Violation findings publishedPublished result
—Numeric score not supplied
7Recorded 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 4 |
Local health department: Nassau County
What the inspector recorded
Miscellaneous, Economic Violation, Choking Poster, Training.
Toxic chemicals are improperly labeled, stored or used so that contamination of food can occur.
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.
Enough refrigerated storage equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained or operated so that all potentially hazardous foods are cooled properly and stored below 45�F as required.
Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Accurate thermometers not available or used to evaluate refrigerated or heated storage temperatures
Published inspection history
15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2025Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 28, 2024Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jan 23, 2023Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jan 10, 2022Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Oct 16, 2019Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 2, 2018Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 27, 2016Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Nov 25, 2015Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Oct 23, 2014Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Oct 8, 2013Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 20, 2012Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Oct 13, 2011Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| May 12, 2010Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jun 26, 2009Re-Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jun 12, 2009 · this eventInspection | Violation findings published | — |
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