Panera Bread

Very disappointed time and time again at this location. Overpriced food and small portions. $ 4.80 for ½ sandwich. Salad that has cardboard tomatoes that shouldn’t be served and oh no avocado’s for the featured salad. And filthy booths and bathroom. Horrible.

Nom, nom, nom. Panera is predictable but always fresh and tasty; this location is no exception. I’m currently seriously into half soup and sandwich combos. The tomato soup and the mushroom soup are my favorites. The ham sandwich and the grilled fontina cheese are my top picks for sandwiches. For some reason this location seems to always be busy and crowded.
I disagree with Troy S in one aspect, many Panera locations deliver your food to the table. This location is one of the participants in that very welcome behavior.

Same Parnera menu. I think that’s very good. Versatile, lots of choices. Love the pick 2 menu option! If I want dessert, Panera has great cookies, brownies, danish and lattes! I also like to go to Panera just to pick up bagels and cream cheese. My only complaint is I wish they were cheaper but if they were much cheaper they would be in the fast food range and I’m sure the food wouldn’t be good. This visit I had black bean soup and the cup was a good portion. The country bread on my turkey sandwich was really good. One of the reasons I love Panera is because if you want plain – they have it. If you want specialty cheeses and dried fruit on your salad-​they have it.
This location does bring your food to you in the dining room which I have not experienced at other locations. It was a nice touch.

I’ve loved Panera all my life, and it’s been a staple of eating out for lunch of mine for years. When I moved to Findlay, I was thrilled to find that there was a Panera here, since this city is lacking in so many other chain stores and restaurants I usually frequent.
However, it seems like every time I come here for food there is a mistake with my order. One time I changed my mind on the 99-​cent bakery item, which was apparently tricky for the cashier to add back on but she said it was fine, and then after she added it my total went up by $ 5 and she didn’t notice, and swiped my card anyway. When I pointed out the error, she corrected it with the help of a manager.
The hazelnut coffee frequently has grounds in the bottom, which I’ve mentioned to staff several times, but it keeps happening. The cashiers almost always forget to ask if I’d like bread, apple, or chips, and then the kitchen (or maybe the cashier?) seems to choose at random for me whenever I forget to specify. That should be an automatic question with every order. They also sometimes forget to ask me if I’d like the 99-​cent bakery item, and I have to ask for it.
Once in the drive through and once in-​house, I ordered a Ceasar salad and in the drive-​through I got (and was charged more for) a fuji apple salad, and in-​house I received a classic salad. When I get a turkey bravo with no bacon, half the time it comes out with bacon anyway, and sometimes when I’ve returned it, I’ve been met with annoyed looks, and a new sandwich that is put together hastily and sloppily.
To their credit, employees have fixed every mistake I have come across (except the masses of grounds in the coffee), but it would be nice to have to stop dealing with them at all, since I will continue to eat here, as I do love the food and the hazelnut coffee.

Its Panera. This might be the only Panera that i have been to where they give you a number and bring the food to you. I am curious to why but it is kind of nice. I went twice while I was in Findlay. One time for a Bagel and Wi-​Fi and the other time to meet someone for lunch.
Panera is a great spot to meet acquaintances, business lunches, or strangers because you order your own food and then sit down to chat. It is casual enough but not fast food. I like the Interior and they are a great place for working on your computer. They actually have computers there (if they work, i don’t know). I chose the You Pick two and the Broccoli soup was good. The sandwich seemed to go light on the meat, cheese, or toppings. I felt like I had more open bread than I remember from other Paneras. It looks like either they aren’t trained to fill the sandwich or the manager has tightened his profit margin. I would stick with soup and bagels here.

I like food here. In fact, I had one of their sugar encrusted cinnamon rolls with cream cheese this morning. It’s loaded with enough sugar to satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth. Most of the time I swing by Panera Bread is for lunch. Their Bacon Turkey Bravo seems to do the trick.
Their service has been respectful and polite, and I can’t think of any occasion where I felt unwelcome to order or dine there. The warm colors and décor makes me feel at home while I eat their rather pricey sandwich. That’s the problem; Panera is rather expensive. If this were New York City, then approx. $ 10 a head would be quite normal but not here in Findlay.
I’ll go there every now and then, but spending that kind of money for lunch repeatedly is too rich for my blood.