Panera Bread

DO NOT GO!!! I had food poisoning!!! I ordered the tomato and mazzerella panini and med sandwich, threw up everything a few hours later and was sick the whole next day, couldn’t go to class.
One Panera has made me avoid all paneras now :/

Restaurant review
There has always been a place for great sandwiches and salads this location is no different. Although it continues to be very pricey they do prepare fresh meals. The parking is a bit cramped at times and service can be hit or miss. What I mean by this is that the employees are not always the friendliest unlike other Panera’s I’ve been to.
Pros: Fresh sandwiches and salads with quality ingredients
Cons: I feel the prices of Panera continues to climb
Hidden deals:
Sign up from my Panera card to earn free food. This can be done on their website. When you initially sign up you will earn a free pastry
Health code rating: B. The restaurant appears to be well kept and hopefully the employees are practicing good hand hygiene

They never get anything right when you place an online order. It’s like they don’t read it or double check it before it goes on the shelf

So sad seeing the poor reviews for this location. I have been here many times over the years, but my review is based on my most recent experiences this month (May 2015). I had one dine in (late lunch) and one take out (dinner) experience. Both experiences were just fine. Did not have to wait long in line either time. Staff interaction is hit or miss. On first visit, the person taking our order was just kinda indifferent, it seemed. On the second visit, the cashier was WONDERFUL. Orders were executed correctly and quickly. Was pleasantly surprised by the side of the orders. Food tasted great like always. There was apparently an issue with the ladies bathroom during our first visit and a customer was complaining about it, but I don’t really know what it was about. One complaint– they don’t have the baked potato soup and garden vegetable soup often enough. Going twice, my dad couldn’t get either during either visit. Big bummer for him.

Worst place I have ever had any meal. This place needs to be shutdown for such poor hygiene that they maintain.
The person preparing the food had her hair done as braids and she had half of it on the front hanging near the food that she is preparing and touching the food every now and then. There was another person who was scratching her head and hair right in the kitchen and handling food.
At the end of this I just threw away one of the sandwiches since I didn’t want to eat something flavored with those braids.
The only good thing was all these could be seen and was not happening inside a closed kitchen.

The food is pretty good, consistent with What you’d expect from Panera. However it is typically slow. I make sure I’ve got at least 15 – 20 minutes before I’m willing to go.

This Panera has the laziest, most incompetent employees of any establishment I’ve ever seen. Tasked with the simple chore of taking your money and giving you food, they seem to feel it’s their natural born right to earn their minimum wage without any effort. Oh and without giving you your food as well. It’s a shame society will have to support their illegitimate offspring in the future, as these people are going nowhere but the welfare line.

Consistently gets the order wrong on take out orders. The customer service is sub par and the prices are outrageous for the quality received.

This location is the worst Panera I’ve been ever visited. They repeatedly get orders wrong, the service is slow, and their customer service is apathetic. They used to be much better, but started going down hill about a year ago. Not sure what happened but I go to Atlanta Bread now.

I kept wanting to like this place because I need to come for the convenience and proximity.
But there are several issues keep coming up: Wifi sucks: speed and consistency.
Coffee not always hot and fresh;
Mostly: they mass up my orders, most times; when it’s more than just a coffee and a cookie, it’s beyond them: ordered 4 sandwiches, they made only three; their «you pick two», wow, either ordered you two full sets or give you 4 sets. So customers need to be always on alert. Overall, it’s still a Panera, so still has all the goods associated with a Panera. Just sometimes not feeling very comfortable.

The Thai chicken salad was wonderful. Dieting gets boring. The dressing tasted great calories were low so didn’t feel cheated for taste satisfaction.

We get Panera at work once in a while for breakfast. The bagel, bacon, egg & cheese sandwiches are really good. Their little chocolate chip cookies are out of this world good! I’m not crazy about their prices that is why we don’t get them frequently.
I have had their combos for lunch a few times. Again, the prices are a bit high for lunch and there is always a huge crowd and sometimes it’s hard to find a good parking spot. I really like the French Onion soup and Cesar salad.

Typical Panera, but worse. This one is always crowded, and rarely gets an order correct without prompting. Several times I’ve had missing food or completely wrong orders after I’ve gotten home. Plus they regularly run out of a lot of their menu. They never have souffles.

Panera has good food for a chain restaurant. I think their bagels and bread are generally delicious. Go for the Asiago Cheese Bagel with some veggie spread or cream cheese. Their Cinnamon Bagel is good if you’re in the mood for something sweet.
I’ve tried the majority of their sandwiches but my favorites are the Asiago Roast Beef and the Frontega Chicken. They now have Mac and Cheese which is more flavorful than you’d think and worth a try, but I usually prefer their soups.
The biggest problem with Panera, and the reason they are only getting three stars from me, is that their sandwich portions can be ridiculously small. It’s supposed to be a half sandwich but far too often it’s like a quarter of a sandwich. Even with dainty bites you’ll have it finished in about six bites. It’s not bad for a light lunch but the price is a bit steep for what you get. The portions do seem to vary depending on who is making the sandwiches. I’ve had them range from nicely sized to ridiculously small. If they work to standardize these a little better it would be a big help.