Report a food safety issue.

I am reporting
I want to:
Please fill in incident place

Add more

As seen in:

Did you also consume (in the past 7 days):

Skip

Get alerts for your case

Provide a contact email

Please provide email
No Thanks
Without your contact information it's not possible to follow up on your complaint. Please provide your email. Thank you 🙂

Protect friends & family

Provide a contact phone number

This makes it easier to follow up - especially if there is some urgency e.g. in a public health investigation. THANK YOU 👍
No Thanks

Add video or photo!

We Recommend video or photos of:
  1. The receipt
  2. The product
  3. The packaging
Add Photo/Video
Drop files here
No Thanks

Email or SMS a copy of report

Enter below to get emailed or SMS a copy of your report

Please provide email or phone
Please provide email or phone

Thanks for your report.

The report was
successfully sent!


Your report is queued - it may take up to 12 hours to process your report.

Report by

Regulatory Report

Food Safety Report: Panera Bread, 1653 W Congress Pkwy Ste, Chicago, Il, USA.

2 days ago source chicago.gov business

Chicago, 60612 Illinois, United States

Report date: Mar 12, 2026
22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed improper cold holding temperatures of tcs foods stored inside a prep cooler. Found: two containers of ham (51. 0f-57. 2f),two containers of salami (51. 5f), two containers of mozzarella (50. 1f-51. 6f), two containers of grilled chicken 49. 6f-51. 0f), smoked chicken (51. 0f), sliced tomatoes (59. 7f), turkey (56. 8f), chicken salad (50. 1f), two containers of steak (52. 0f), hummus (48. 6f), carmelized onion (49. 0f), american and provlone cheese(51. 2f), sala verde (48. 0f), mixed leafy greens (48. 0f), and two containers of corn (50. 1f). Must have cold holding foods at 41. 0f or below. Approximately 125lbs at $230 worth of product discarded. Priority 7-38-005, citation issued

33. Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- comments: observed a prep cooler at an improper cold holding temperature of 57. 0f with tcs foods stored inside. Must have cold holding foods at 41. 0f or below. Tag placed on unit, please review comments for tag removal procedure. Priority 7-38-005, citation issued

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed the sheet trays in the storage area with food crumbs on the bottom and not clean. Instructed to wash, rinse, and sanitize sheet trays and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov

#panerabread #chicago #illinois #unitedstates #cheese #chicken #corn #onion #salad #steak #turkey #ham #chickensalad #grilledchicken #hummus

742   Comments Comment

Recent Reports Near Me