Health Inspections: Panera Bread

Address: 5095 Deerfield Blvd., Mason

Date of inspection: May 31

Violations: TCS foods were not being held at the proper temperature. TCS foods in top part of prep coolers, closest to kitchen, not at proper temperature. If cooler cannot be adjusted, or return to proper temperature, TCS foods will need to be moved to a properly functioning cooler. To prevent the growth of pathogens, except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as a public health control, TCS food shall be held at 135F or above (except that roasts cooked using time and temperature parameters in 3717-1-03.3 may be held at 130F), or at 41F or less.

Equipment and/or components are not maintained in good working order. Top part of prep coolers, closest to kitchen area, holding at 52 F. Coolers must maintain TCS food at a temperature of 41F or below. Equipment shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements specified under rules 3717-1-04 and 3717-1-04.1 of this code.

Comments: Received a complaint that a customer visited the facility on Saturday, May 27, 2017 and ordered a salad and rhubarb cake for carry out. The salad container was dirty and greasy and the salad was returned. When to complainant got home with the cake it appeared to have the remains of a cockroach inside. Storage areas for containers for salad containers were clean and employees are instructed to try and keep food debris off of the outside of the containers. No evidence of cockroaches observed in the facility, a pest control operator also comes to the facility once per month to treat.

A standard inspection was conducted at this time.

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