Panera Bread

The Mediterranean sandwich is awesome. Great taste and healthy vegetarian option. Fast service too.

I’m not sure why this Panera has such a low rating when ratings for other less than mediocre restaurants in the FM area are typically extremely generous (Village Inn, anyone?). Yes it’s a chain, and yes it is overpriced, but this is standard for all Paneras and the food is decent quality. Bagels and their bread selection probably provide the best value in terms of price. I came here yesterday and the service was fast and the restaurant was spacious and clean.

I enjoy Panera when I travel the U.S. Nice to see one in Fargo. The quality in consistent with Panera in other cities, so if you like Panera, this is great.

Way over priced for chicken out of a can and I’m still hungry. They didn’t get our kid’s order right so $ 15 for ½ classic salad and butter noodles! Won’t be coming back. Time to find somewhere else to finish eating lunch.

Great breakfast options but everything else is overpriced. Panera Bread is one of those places that is in between casual dining and fast food. But the food is closer to fast food than the prices. I can’t deny that some items are pretty good (see cinnamon crunch bagels and the black bean soup) but it’s not worth it for a $ 14 lunch.

Yay! They finally built a location in Fargo! Three years ago we spent 6 months in Fargo during one of my husband’s contracts, it is hard to find quick tasty food without soy in it – no worries at Panera. As for complaints about service… there is a hiring sign on the door as there is on nearly every place I just stopped at. My guess is there’s a shortage of people to fill these positions due to the oil fields.

Not sure how Panera bread has only a 2 star rating. Their food is as good as most restaurants I have eaten in in Fargo. I love their black bean soup and their bread bowl. You can order ahead for pick up and skip the line.

I met some friends here for lunch. It was not my first choice for lunch but I was visiting and I let them pick where to eat. Food was ok. We got some paninis which were ok for a quick meal. The soup was ok but my friend mentioned the temperature varies so make sure to ask for it hot. It gets busy for lunch here so arrive early or expect to spend a little time here.

If you like sandwiches that are 3 times more expensive than gas station sandwiches that are just as terrible then this is the place for you! And how could I forget to mention their 8 dollar bowls of delicious Campbell’s soup it tastes the exact same as the stuff you get at the supermarket for a measly 5 times as much and don’t even get me started on their fantastic service it rivals that of even the most understaffed McDonald’s out there! What are you waiting for an extremely disappointing experience is right in front of you stop in to panera bread today!

This was another that we sort of knew what to expect going in. While we don’t have this chain in Salt Lake, we do have Paradise Bakery and Kneader’s, both of which are the same type of restaurant. If you’ve been to either of those, you’ve also been to this, though this probably leans more towards the Paradise side of things.
The menu here is a mess and trying to order a panini got me a cold sandwich on loaf bread slices. The bread was sort of interesting, but the sandwich itself was average, the fountain tea dreadful and the cookie (shortbread) I didn’t love much and gave it to my son, who also declined to eat it. My wife’s sandwich was not much better, but the extra baguette we got was quite good. They do at least that very well. The chocolate chip cookie we tried to order noticeably had peanut butter in it, so it probably got put in the wrong sleeve. Our son rejected it because of this, as he is in an anti-​peanut butter phase. Both the cookie issue and the inability of them to deliver the panini I actually ordered speaks to a slight degree of staff sloppiness here. Were I not more interested in leaving, I probably would have objected and had them make the sandwich correctly, as I chose that particular one off of the panini list in the hopes that I would actually receive a panini. Alas, alas…
Free wifi is also somewhat slow (I also got booted from the server once) and aside from those things, there’s not a great deal notable one way or another about this place. A-​OK is pretty much it.

I came to Panera because I work from home and wanted a change of scenery to do my computer work. I specifically came early (knowing it gets busy during lunch time) so I could get a large booth to spread out my work. Naturally it got quite busy during the lunch rush and an employee came over and asked me to move since i was in a large booth by myself. I explained to him that I came early to get a large booth and as he could see I was in fact taking up the entire table top with my work so a smaller table would not be feasible for me. The employee didn’t even apologize just walked away. I thought this was very rude to ask a paying customer to move and was quite offended.

Great sandwiches and bread, as you’d expect. Poor corporate execution of rewards card promotion. I signed up on my phone, but there was no obvious way to connect it to the card. After waiting in line again, I was told I had to do it on a «real» computer. Welcome to the 21^st century — phones and tablets are «real» computers, and much more real than your Dell I’m-From-The-1990s slow-​mobile. Not a huge deal, but I was looking forward to try a pastry and becoming a regular, but I feel like the anticipation of said lost free pastry make me not want to go through the trouble — so bye-​bye Panera! Also if you like Americanos, don’t get it here. It’s not good, and is still blistering hot after writing this incredibly long review on my imaginary computer. Life, as another reviewer stated, is much too short to drink bad coffee.
3 stars for one pleasant cashier/​waitress and great, if drastically overpriced, breakfast sandwiches. 11 dollars and I’m still not full :(

Breakfast: Great bread but bad coffee. Life is too short to drink bad coffee.
Lunch and dinner: Good selection of soups and sandwiches. Sandwiches are made with that great bread I mentioned above.

Also from California and used to seeing a Panera in every city I drive through. Used to be able to get it at least twice a week, now it’s only when we go to Fargo for a Costco run.
I’ve only been here three times and I have to say even with the wait the workers are pleasant and helpful at every turn. The food has never failed me, just as good as it was back home. No issues. Find it sad that the other post had to keep going back to complain and get his money back… just taking up more time in line. Maybe try drive thru next time?
We’ve done both drive thru and dining in and while waiting for a seat can be difficult on a Saturday afternoon we never felt like it was AWFUL.
Throughly enjoyed going there, crossing my fingers they’ll come to Bismarck so I can have it all the time and complain too ;-)

I from Sacramento, CA and frequently go to the Panera’s there. Never had any issues with the Panera’s there. Food is always excellent. Service is above and beyond. Never ran out of anything. Since I moved to Fargo, ND and started going to the new Panera out here, the consistency didn’t carry over.
First time I ever ate at Panera in Fargo, I ordered the Brocelli Cheddar Bread bowl. Waited over an hour and when it finally came, it was a completely different soup that was not in a bread bowl. I thought I was given someone else’s order. When I confronted the manager, she advised me they were out of the the soup I ordered and bread bowls, and gave me a different soup that was not in a bread bowl without telling me. Wow! Never had that happen to be in my entire life and would least expect it from a restaurant like Panera!
On a few occasions I’ve ordered the Turkey, Bacon & Avocado BLT. Every time I’ve ordered that sandwhich it was always missing something. First it would be missing mayo, then bacon, and a couple times missing the avocado. In the mornings (between 7:00am & 9:00am) I’ve gone to Panera to order the four cheese soufflé and are completely out 80% of the time. Spoken to a manager that calls herself ‘Kim’ on several occasions about my experience and get the impression she doesn’t care and gives me a refund and refers me to her District Manager.
I’m currently writing this review from Panera as we speak. Just waited a half hour for a four cheese soufflé that came out completely burnt beyond recognition. Once again, confronted the manager and was told their oven has been malfunctioning for a couple days. It would have been nice to know that prior to ordering and waiting a half hour! It’s pretty clear that everyone who works here does not care about their job and it gives Panera a bad name. I’m sick and tired of getting refunds on every order and would for once order something with no issues. Can’t wait to go back to Sacramento where they produce quality food and actually care about there job!