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
3700 VESTAL PARKWAY EAST, VESTAL, NY 13850
Inspection outcome
Violation findings publishedPublished result
—Numeric score not supplied
6Recorded 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 | 8 |
Local health department: Broome County
Inspector’s narrative
True cooler prep unit @ driv thru station area from in need of service repair.
What the inspector recorded
Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Canned foods found in poor conditions (leakers, severe dents, rusty, swollen cans)
Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils
Published inspection history
20 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 10, 2026Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jan 23, 2025Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Mar 5, 2024Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 23, 2023Re-Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jan 31, 2023Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 3, 2022Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jul 1, 2021Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Mar 4, 2020Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 6, 2019Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Mar 5, 2018Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 13, 2017Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jan 13, 2016Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jan 28, 2015Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Feb 6, 2014Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jan 29, 2013Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jun 20, 2012Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jun 21, 2011Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Sep 2, 2010 · this eventInspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Jun 19, 2009Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
| Apr 22, 2008Inspection | Violation findings published | — |
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