Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
New York State · restaurant inspection
PANERA BREAD #990
21872 TOWNE CENTER DRIVE, WATERTOWN, NY 13601
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 6 |
Local health department: Watertown District Office
What the inspector recorded
Pesticide application not supervised by a certified applicator
Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140�F during hot holding.
In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
Published inspection history
19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jan 9, 2025Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jun 30, 2023Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Aug 22, 2022Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Dec 21, 2021Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jan 17, 2020Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| May 9, 2019Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jun 19, 2018Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jun 20, 2017Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jul 18, 2016Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jun 19, 2015Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Mar 4, 2014Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jul 25, 2013Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Aug 24, 2011Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Aug 4, 2010Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 1, 2009Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| May 27, 2008Re-Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 21, 2008 · this eventInspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 6, 2007Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
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