Panera Bread

Thanks for the salad with NO salad dressing ! This is the second time now ! Lunch ruined thanks

Absolutely no sense of urgency. Food is good. Service is disappointing. Waiting for 10 minutes for a small mac & cheese to go, AFTER the cashier forgot to add it to my original order.

Got the broth bowl for lunch and it looked nothing like the menu, It was okay but will not be ordering again.

Food not good… Taste like frozen food, bread is cold and hard like a rock. Boca park location is much better! Not recommend! Don’t know if going back again!

We visit Panera regularly. Its fast casual, good food for relatively cheap. I normally get the Asiago Bacon Egg & Cheese sandwich, Thai or Asian Sesame Chicken Salad or the Broccoli Cheddar soup in a bread bowl, depending on the time of day. My son loves their white cheddar mac-​n-​cheese. Their iced green tea is really good, but kinda pricey since you don’t get refills on em. I normally visit the Tropicana/Ft.Apache location. Lately its been sweltering hot in there, they might want to turn down their heater… its a restaurant not a sauna. Oh and don’t forget to ask about your Panera Rewards, I never check mine online & often times the cashiers don’t tell you if you have any which is super annoying. This location has pretty good service, its a hit-​or-​miss at their Eastern location.

Still amazing. Best service of any Panera in the country. Great, sunny, outdoor seating. I just love this place.

I’ve been a Panera fan for many years. It’s always pretty good. There are plenty of selections — good bagels, soups, and sandwiches. The staff are nice and helpful at this and all locations.
I’m not sure what it is (if my tastes have changed or the restaurant has), but the food (all of it) just doesn’t taste as good as I remember. Still, sometimes you have a hankerin’ for a pastry, soup, or sandwiches, so… it’s a decent choice.

I’ve been at this panera location several times, since it’s the closest one to my place. It’s not terrible but it’s also not great.
The food is okay. My favorite is their broccoli cheddar soup & their cinnamon crunch (?) bagel. I don’t like how they don’t serve their soup first thing in the morning. You have to wait til 9 or 10. I’ve gotten a couple of bagels that were burnt (not extremely but burnt enough). Sometimes their bread is also tough. However, most times their food is good.
Service is okay. A lot of the workers here aren’t very… Welcoming. Some don’t know how to smile. I mean, you don’t have to like what you do but part of working in the food industry is being a people person.
Overall, this place is okay. Hit or miss.

This is the second time I have had a family-​size to-​go order completely wrong and disgusting when I got home. The bagel I ordered for tomorrow’s breakfast is so stale it made a «thud» on the counter (gross!), I wanted two sides of bread and an apple and got 3 stale pieces of bread, and ordered a sandwich with no tomatoes and opened up a mess of a steak sandwich with soggy tomatoes. I feel sorry for subjecting my family to this disaster. I called the manager Patrick and he was less than interested in his store’s lack of quality. Never again, Panera.

Panera Bread is just OK to me. I really don’t understand the hype behind it which is why I generally don’t eat here to often. Last night I was craving a good salad and sand which. Was being pretty lazy and Panera Bread was really the only thing open around my area. So I stopped in and waited for about 5 minutes until I had to walk up to the counter on the other side and ask if anybody was taking orders. Not very attentive to your customers I see. The girl who took my order was somewhat helpful with my questions on certain items on the menu. I would say overall my experience could’ve been better and also I would say that the meal was pretty basic. $ 18 later I almost feel like I should’ve drove a little further for something different.

Panera is my go-​to trusted stop for a solid iced tea fill-​up. Laugh if you must, but good iced tea is important to this Texan. It can make or break my day.
If I’m out and about and needing something to drink it’s good to know there’s someplace out there offering top notch, gourmet restaurant style iced tea for an affordable price. At Panera you can get a large cup to go for a couple bucks. They’ve got mango (my favorite), regular unsweetened, and a tropical hibiscus, if your into that.
When they’ve got it in stock, there’s nothing better around, and they keep the flavor pretty consistent. I say «when» they’ve got it in stock because sometimes they run out and I don’t realize this til after I’ve paid. I’ve made a habit out of checking the tea urns to see if their full before ordering. Most of the time I get lucky though!
I’m not sure I can recommend the food. I haven’t tried much. I had a soufflé not too long ago, and it made a really decent breakfast for the price. Every time I’ve visited after, however, they’ve been sold out of these, so get here early if you’re interested. Everything else I’ve had has just been so-​so.
They do an excellent job at making you want every pastry and treat they offer. The display case is set up really nice and it’s hard to pass up their sweets, or not order some form of bread selection from the wall.
I had a bagel the other day that had an okay taste, but was hard to chew. I’m not sure if it was way over toasted, or just really old. Either way, I don’t think I’ll order a bagel anytime soon.
The M&M cookie I tried had a burnt butter taste, and I didn’t enjoy their cheese Danish either.
Definitely come here sometime because it’s a really nice store and a decent place to hang out with family or co-​workers and talk. There’s free wifi, which is never a thing to pass up. The drinks are awesome, and despite some off experiences, I’m convinced they do have some decent food offerings.

I used to go to their Henderson location at south eastern and I always purchase bulk/​cater for my work, at Henderson my online order for pick up is always ready and sometimes ahead of time.
*** at this fort apache location, I ordered online last night for in store pick up so I dont have to wait for 20 minutes just for freaking a dozen and half bagel toasted but I did!!!
A white guy who seems to be the manager told me that its gonna be awhile, no freaking kidding?!!
Also, I dont know if this location is a franchise or corporate one, nobody is wearning their uniforms, nobody greets their customers or smiles, they are way way way behind from their Henderson/​south eastern location, they should re train their employees at the henderson location.

It was out so before hitting the vegas strip. If you’re kinda on a diet, this is the place to eat. I’d recommend the Kale Cesar salad and broccoli cheddar soup. Getting the half and half of these won’t fill you up and the wait wasn’t too long.

Stopping for a quick lunch… why do I always forget how yum-​tastic Panera is?!
The guy got the steak and white cheddar panini with kettle chips. I’m not a steak eater by any stretch of the imagination but the bite he offered me was really good, that’s saying a bunch seeing though steak is right up there with tomatoes and chicken liver on the list ‘o foods I loathe.
I got the pick 2 special and chose the ½ Napa almond chicken salad sandwich and broccoli cheese soup. The chicken salad was ahhh-​mazing, not at all dry and packed full of almonds and grapes. That equals a ton of yummy in my tummy. I even commented on how the lettuce even had a taste… like the lettuce that I grew on my mini farm in Tennessee.
The broccoli soup was delish! Good amount of bright green broccoli and a nice creamy soup that had the perfect amount of cheese so it wasn’t so overwhelming. The guy was lucky enough that I let him snag a few bites and he must have loved it cause I was getting puppy dog eyes the rest of the meal. He perked up when we split the chocolate pastry. It was so light and flaky with a chocolate ganache filling that was chocolaty and velvety without being super sweet.
Pro tip: it’s a good thing to get the side order of bread so you can soak up every last drop of your super duper yummy soup!

PROS: Some of the Panera menu. Nice atmosphere in the seating area. Free refills on sodas
CONS: The staff and a lot of the pastries.
The staff… I am not exaggerating when I say I have rarely been in here and not encountered at least one employee who seems very uninterested and/​or miserable. I often will stand at the front ordering counter for long periods even after people, who I see working the front counter later, clearly see me, making eye contact but do not even address me. I have, on numerous occasions, seen them standing around doing nothing but gossiping about other employees or their social life. The only thing that, in my opinion, could lend to such widespread poor service and attitude is bad management, since it seems almost every employee does not act like they want to
be there at all.
The pastries. … often very old and hard.

This is a pretty busy Panera location. I walked in around 11:45, just before they got too busy. Ordering was quick and I waited at the pick up area. Their process is very quick and they seem to be quite streamlined to get all the food out in a timely fashion.
My soup was basic. I like to pick up pastries from time to time, namely the pecan roll, but they are good for what they are. As I was walking out, the line had already tripled in size and it was out the door, so make sure to avoid peak times here.

My friend and I come every now and then (only on Fridays) for their Friday soup (claw chowder). You can do pick 2 for a sandwich and soup combo (what I do).
Place your order, get a number, and find a table. You’ll be brought your food.
Haven’t had any issues with service nor food quality. They also have a claw chowder bread bowl (reminds me of Disneyland, hehe) so definitely try that out.
Will be back on a Friday again soon: D.

I love Panera! It’s somewhere I go religiously! I was really upset when they discontinued the steak and blue cheese salad. When we went I saw that they had put it back on the menu, and I was so excited to have it in my life again!
When I got the salad I noticed something was missing! They didn’t have the blue cheese chunks! Also, they put A LOT of dressing. It was drenched! They are normally the best at making my salads but just a little thrown off today!
I also got the bread bowl soup which is always sooooo good! Especially on cold days!
I love this location because it had so many outlets and free wifi!

First, the food is amazing! Everything is great, fresh, well made. Absolutely no complaints with anything they offer, whether it’s pastries, coffee, sandwiches, breakfast sandwiches, salads, or soup. Wish they served Coke products instead of Pepsi, but their ice tea offerings are fantastic so I’m not terribly bothered by this. My faves: Mac & cheese & Fuji Apple chicken salad.
Second, my review is based upon their lunch service only and nothing more. I’ve been to this particular location several times during the week, during lunch hours 11am — 1pm. Because my office is a good 20 – 25 minute drive from The Orleans, I always call my order in for pick up as I’m walking to my car to head their way.
The good news is my order has always been ready & waiting for me upon arrival. The bad news is by the time I pick it up… my mac & cheese (or whatever hot soup I’ve ordered) is cold. They have 4 registers but only 2 – 3 running during lunch service. The line is literally out the door upon arrival. By the time I’ve waited 10 – 15 minutes (sometimes longer) in line… well, you see where I’m going with this. What should be a quick in/​out to pay & leave… is not. I do not understand why they can’t have a dedicated line for persons like myself. It’s very frustrating. I’m at the point the next time I phone in my order & arrive only to receive cold _​_​_​_​_​_​_​, to give it back & ask for a new, hot, _​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​.
They are promoting their «RAPID PICK UP.» See my photo… it promotes avoiding the line by ordering online. The only way this works is if they have a dedicated register to handle these orders. Otherwise, what’s the point? At minimum it’s false advertising; at best it allows customers, whose office is not near, the option of takeaway… rapid it most certainly will not be.

An incredible lunch spot! The smell draws you in. I’ve been coming to Pantera for years. I think I’ve been to almost all of the Vegas locations. I’ve never had a horrible experience or bad service at this location. They are fast and keep the place clean.
My lunch of choice is the Pick Two. I go with the broccoli cheese soup and the half sandwich. My favorite sandwich is the Turkey Bacon Avocado. You also get your choice of bread or an apple. Being a carb addict, I always choose the bread. Yeah, yeah I know it’s not good for me. I also enjoy the flavored teas they offer. I feel slightly healthier drinking the tea even though I have no idea what’s in it.
This is a great place to enjoy some lunch as I often do with some coworkers.