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 BAKERY & CAFE #1620
1508 MILITARY ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304
Inspection outcome
Violation findings publishedPublished result
—Numeric score not supplied
5Recorded 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 3 |
Local health department: Niagara County
Inspector’s narrative
Food testing thermometer ok. All other hot holds >140F. All other coolers and cold holds <45F. Handwashing and glove use ok. Lactic Acid sanitizer ok, test strips available. Hair restrained. Discussed all commercially precooked items must be heated to at least 140F within 2 hours. Gave Food Allergy poster and copy of law. Gave and discussed cooking temp and cooling pamphlet. Mop sink ok. Restrooms ok. Choking poster and CPR kit ok. NOTICE TO DISCONTINUE VIOLATIONS The Niagara County Health Department has documented the following violation(s): Critical (Red): 5E, 6B - Corrected Non-Critical (Blue): 10B-REPEAT, 15A, 12C pursuant to the Sanitary Code of the Niagara County Health District Chapter X, and/or the New York State Sanitary Code Subpart 14-1, the New York State Public Health Law and/or the Administrative Rules and Regulations adopted by the New York State Department of Health, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED AND DEMAND IS HEREBY MADE UPON YOU TO discontinue the above noted violation(s) of the Sanitary Code of the Niagara County Health District, and/or the New York State Sanitary Code, the New York State Public Health Law, and/or the Administrative Rules and Regulations adopted by the New York State Department of Health as set forth in the Inspection Report dated 2/12/2024 within a reasonable time but no later than 14 days from the issue date of this notice. Failure to comply with this Notice and Demand may result in the immediate suspension of any permit previously issued. An opportunity for reconsideration of this Notice and Demand of the inspector�s findings will be provided upon written request filed by you to the Director of Environmental Health within the time established for correction of violations. Please take further notice that violations of the Sanitary Code of the Niagara County Health District, the New York State Public Health
What the inspector recorded
Plumbing and sinks not properly sized, installed, maintained; equipment and floors not properly drained
Floors, walls, ceilings, not smooth, properly constructed, in disrepair, dirty surfaces
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.
Enough hot holding equipment is not present, properly designed, maintained and operated to keep hot foods above 140�F.
Published inspection history
30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 6, 2026Re-Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jan 14, 2026Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Nov 26, 2025Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 24, 2025Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 26, 2024Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Apr 1, 2024Re-Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Mar 11, 2024Re-Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 12, 2024 · this eventInspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 13, 2023Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 2, 2023Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 29, 2022Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 24, 2022Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 9, 2021Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Mar 25, 2021Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 3, 2020Re-Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 1, 2020Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 4, 2020Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 4, 2019Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 21, 2019Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 27, 2018Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 22, 2018Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Dec 12, 2017Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 19, 2017Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 1, 2016Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 25, 2015Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 5, 2014Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 15, 2014Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 23, 2013Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 26, 2012Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
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