Panera Bread

Today I had a great experience that just made my bad day great again. I go through the drive threw and order my bagel and tea and realized I left my wallet at home I go to tell them to void my order bc I can’t pay and they hand it to me and say «everyone has those days». I go there every day before work and I’ll continue to go there. Food is amazing and service is always great and helpful. Not everyone does that and its the smallest things that count.

The place seems to be becoming worse each time we come here.
Had the Thai chicken wonton soup. really bad with too much soy sauce and no chicken in dumpling that we could taste .
Also had the black bean soup. Again very tasteless with just beans
Only good thing was the Mediterranean sandwich.

Three out of four of us enjoyed our sandwiches but spouse hate hate HATED her grilled cheese: American cheese, too much bread, overpriced.

Typical Panera. I secretly love Panera and its a very good option when you want something fast but don’t want to eat too unhealthy. Plus the nice thing is you can customize your order very easily to what you want — for example whenever I get a sandwich I always ask for it on wheat bread and so on… the sandwich are all delicious, the soups are perfect for a cold winter day and the summer salad when they’re in season are delicious! Tons of seating and the line moves fast generally

I love the autumn soup! I always get the Asiago bagel with cream cheese. It’s always fast and easy. Parking is sometimes an issue. The chicken tortellini is always a favorite

It’s a typical Panera Bread eatery. It’s a lot cleaner than some other fast foods around town. Depending on when you go, you’re gonna get service immediately, or you’re going to wait for a significantly long time. Either way, the food is always fresh and the staff is always friendly. They’ve added the kiosks now and have the online ordering to simply and speed the process. They have also added the pagers and bring the food TO you, rather than crowd around the counter for your order. Atmosphere is typical standard issue sweatshirt, yoga pants, Ugg boots, and iPhone (with a side of Frat boy gym shorts), but the sit-​and-​study vibe works out well. Go for a You-​Pick-​Two soup and sandwich. Get the Mac and cheese and a baguette.

I am a big fan of Panera Bread. The Ithaca store has the same food quality as that of other stores in the U.S. However, the ambiance is not as nice and clean as many of the locations I have been to. I would have given 4 stars if the store was a bit cleaner.

LOVE this place. Great salads, great soups and a great place to study or just hangout. I’m really obsessed with their Greek and spinach salad; and the creamy tomato soup. I also like their low fat strawberry banana milkshake. Anytime I need something fresh to cleanse my system of all the junk I’ve been eating, I come here.

Middling food and pretty awful service.
I went in mid-​morning and the woman who helped me at the counter was obviously agitated about something going on. She brusquely took my order and literally –threw– my receipt at me. I have to admit that’s a new one for me. The food came out pretty quickly and it was decent. The coffee was somewhere between Starbucks and convenience store quality.
My wife came in about 5 minutes later and waited for at least 5 minutes at the counter to place an order. They weren’t busy – there was simply no employee visible for at least 5 minutes. The same lady eventually emerged and took her order. Fortunately she seemed to have escaped the receipt missile.
Her food came out quickly as well and was decent. However, the hot tea was a disaster. The restaurant put out a pot of hot water for making coffee that had previously been used for coffee. Ask any tea drinker and they will tell you that the absolute worst thing in the world to do to a cup of tea is to make it using coffee-​flavored water. Disgusting.
Get your act together, folks.

Excellent food and spacious location! If you want creative soups, salads, and sandwiches this is a great place for lunch. Quiche and pastries are yummy in the morning. Not sure why people complain about parking; there is huge lot adjacent for overflow.

We became acquainted with Panera many years ago when living in the Midwest. We’ve made it a regular stop wherever we live or travel, and were happy to see one open here.
Meh. The place is overrun with college students and knitting groups taking up tables for hours on end so there is often limited seating. The menu is the usual, but they don’t quite get it right yet. And the place is not clean. They don’t stay on top of keeping the tables wiped, the bathroom cleaned or the floors vacuumed. For these prices, they should do better.
The parking lot out front is small, but there is a large lot adjacent to the store, so it’s not the problem others are making it out to be.

This Panera is better than other ones that I’ve gone to. Although there is not much room for parking during busy times, additional parking is available nearby. The servers are all quite knowledgeable and are all happy to help. Their customer recovery process is also acceptable. If something is wrong, they will fix the problem. The one problem is that for the amount of food I’m getting, I think it is a little expensive.

I’ve eaten here several times, and I do like their menu as a change of pace. It is however a bit pricey (in my opinion), and is still fast food… just a gussied up version of it. This particular location has very little parking. Not sure how the City of Ithaca let’s some businesses utilize a postage stamp sized lot, while other projects are shot down because they don’t have sufficient parking? Well, that’s another argument for another day, but the lack of parking sometimes means going elsewhere for lunch, after driving though the parking lot, only to find no available spots. Bottom line, it’s a decent place to eat, but sometimes not worth the hassle.

DAYYUMMN. These panini sandwiches be warm n gooey n flavorfill lyk u never SEEN. Tomato basil bread loaf be lyk Beyonce on my Jay-​Z. Deli artists be mean tho. One them wudn’t even let me holla. I lyk «plz u ugly n e wey.»

Yay! finally a bougie fast food joint in Ithaca. If you couldn’t tell I am being sarcastic. This place uses sit down restaurant prices and ingredients ruined by an atmosphere that is at best a fast paced frenzy. The food is thrown at you in literally 2 minutes from ordering, probably faster than McDonald’s. I either want to sit down and enjoy a good quality meal or fill myself up for cheap. I never really have the desire for a combination of food that is fast, dainty, and expensive. Just a weird combination to me. Not horrible food or anything, I just hate the concept.
Its kind of like an upscale subway, and to me that just defeats the purpose.

They style themselves an upscale bakery, but Panera Bread is really just a soup, salad, and sandwich eatery with counter service. The food’s not bad, but the slim portions, high prices, and general air of confusion behind the counter make it tough to justify a return visit. I’ve written more at 14 850 Dining.