PANERA BREAD #1988 received a score of 84 and a grade of B during a Georgia Department of Public Health inspection conducted November 12, 2026. The score reflects conditions observed during that inspection.
Inspection details
Establishment: PANERA BREAD #1988
Location: 1605 EAST WEST CONNECTOR AUSTELL, GA 30106-1243, Cobb County
Inspection date: November 12, 2026
Inspection purpose: Routine
Score and grade: 84/B
Inspector: DOMINIQUE BROWN
Permit number: FSP-033-004649
Inspection findings
4-2A – food stored covered
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) – packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)
Official point value: 4
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: Yes
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed several food items stored uncovered in bakery area (baked goods on display and loaves of bread on shelves) of front food service area. C/A: Unless food is actively cooling, all food must be stored protected from contamination. COS: All food covered. *Consecutive non-compliance: Facility must implement equipment to maintain baked goods on display in bakery covered to prevent contamination. Food items must be protection from overhead contamination from all elements.*
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Rule citation: 511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 – equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)
Official point value: 4
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed black accumulation and debris along interior lid of in-use ice bin along prep line in main kitchen. C/A: Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. COS: Ice discarded, ice bin cleaned.
6-1A – proper cold holding temperatures
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) – time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
Official point value: 9
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed several TCS foods cold holding at above 41F in main kitchen (*see asterisks*). C/A: All TCS foods cold held must be maintained at 41F and below. COS: All discarded.
6-1D – time as a public health control: procedures and records
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(6)(i) – time as a public health control (tphc) (p, pf, c)
Official point value: 9
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Facility unable to provide written procedures for TCS foods (coffee counter creamers) intended to be held using TPHC along front food service self-serve coffee area. C/A: if time without temperature control is used as the public health control for a working supply of time/temperature control for safety food before cooking, or for ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food that is displayed or held for sale or service, written procedures shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the food service establishment, and made available to the regulatory authority upon request that specify: Pf (i) Methods of compliance with paragraphs 2(i) – (iv) or 3(i) through (v) of this subsection; and (ii) Methods of compliance with the cooling of time/temperature control for safety food that is prepared, cooked, and refrigerated before time is used as a public health control. Pf 2. If time without temperature control is used as the public health control up to a maximum of 4 hours: (i) Except as specified in paragraph 2.(ii) of this subsection, the food shall have an initial temperature of 41°F (5°C) or less when removed from cold holding temperature control, or 135°F (57°C) or greater when removed from hot holding temperature control;P (ii) The food may have an initial temperature of 70°F (21°C) or less if; (I) It is a ready-to-eat fruit or vegetable that upon cutting is rendered a time/temperature control for safety food, or (II) It is a ready-to-eat hermetically sealed food that upon opening is rendered a time/temperature control for safety food, (III) The food temperature does not exceed 70°F (21°C) within a maximum time period of 4 hours from the time it was rendered a time/temperature control for safety food; and (IV) The food is marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is rendered a time/temperature control for safety food as specified in paragraph 2.(ii)(I) and (II). (iii) The food shall be marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control;Pf (iv) The food shall be cooked and served, served at any temperature if ready-to-eat, or discarded, within 4 hours from the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control;P and (v) The food in unmarked containers or packages, or marked to exceed a 4-hour limit shall be discarded. COS: EHS and PIC created written procedures.
13A – posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
Rule citation: 511-6-1.02(1)(d) – displaying of the inspection report (c)
Official point value: 1
Corrected during inspection: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: 1. Observed non-current CDPH inspection report (score: 95) posted along front food service area of facility. 2. Observed no CDPH inspection report posted in drive thru window of facility. C/A: 1. The most current inspection report shall be prominently displayed in public view at all times, within fifteen feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor and in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away. 2. Food service establishments with drive-thru windows will post the current inspection report, and also have the inspection report posted so that a minimum of the top one-third of a copy of the current inspection report is visible through each window allowing customers to easily read the score, date of inspection and establishment information.
General inspector comments
Full routine inspection conducted in response to 2-complaints received. Observed signed employee health and allergen training, approved fecal/vomit spill kit, and food allergen disclosure. Discussed: 1. TPHC documentation 2. Trainings
About the report
The Georgia Department of Public Health report documents conditions observed during this inspection. The score should not be interpreted as a guarantee of conditions before or after the inspection.
Marcus Jones
News Now Georgia
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