Panera Bread

I got food poisoning from their Asian Chicken Salad last night and will be reporting them to the Dept. of Health. Don’t test your luck. It was not a fun night.

Pretty expensive for a soup and sandwich place but I still love it. The portions will fill you up but don’t expect any leftovers. The atmosphere is great and most of the time the service is really nice too!

I go to Panera JUST for their BREAD. I will not eat their food. I made that mistake once. It is horrific. Hard bread for sandwiches… the soup was hot on the top and i had a clump of frozen veggies in the middle (must have been nuked)
Also, one of the register /​customer facing employees are horrid. When I see her I am like «God not her» She forgot to wear gloves once. Another time I ordered bagels she placed it on some counter that was filthy (I obviously asked for a new doze), once she even wiped her hair out of her face and rubbed her nose with the gloves on when getting the bread — I was like change your gloves and get me another bread.
I called corporate to complain for it as well.

This place is ok. I got chicken tortillini and there was only three tiny pieces of chicken. The pasta was hard in the center as though it wasn’t cooked throughly. The bread that came with it was literally the best part of the meal. My husband had the bread bowl but he did not know that the bread bowl also came with a side of bread… Needless to say, he didn’t touch that because it was just too much bread. They should have paired with up with a different side other than another slice of bread. Over all it was edible but it’s nothing great.

Menu very confusing. You need to ask what is on a sandwich because it may not be listed on the menu. For instance I dislike sundried tomatoes. Unfortunately unknowingly ordered one with. Very expensive for a small sandwich. Have specifically ordered a sandwich without onions and they still put them on it. Went with a salad last time to avoid the disappointment of a puny sized sandwich.

Over all, I was pretty happy with everything.
The story, there was three of us in the party, while we got up the line we split into two and had two different cashiers.
One of us had a young lady help, who had trouble listening and often needed to be told several times the simple order. The order in the end was littered with mistakes in the end.
The other had a sharp and well versed helper and we had no issues with our order. Very pleased.
The food was very good. The bread is fantastic. Calm and relaxing environment.
Can’t wait to go through again, just for the fresh bread.

Honestly, This is the best restaurant in Minot! It not only has the best bakery but the best gourmet food.

I came here yesterday for a lunch/​dinner, and it was my first time at Panera Bread. I wanted to try one of their signature bread bowls, but I felt that I wasn’t hungry enough to finish it, so I got a Pick 2 Combo with Creamy Tomato soup and the new Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad, with water as my drink. It cost about $ 8-​$ 9. I liked the soup, it had a different texture than the tomato soup I usually have, and it came with these good croutons that weren’t too hard that they didn’t soak up the soup well. It also came with a small «French baguette», a piece of bread you can dip in your soup. Yum! The salad was also very good. It didn’t even seem to have that much dressing, yet it was really flavorful and I never felt like I was eating dry lettuce. The fruit went well with the pecans and chicken.
I like the atmosphere of the restaurant, too. You go in to order, and then you go sit down in a seating area that looks like you are at a sit-​down restaurant. It is a warm atmosphere with lighting that is not too bright, and it is different from other «fast food» restaurants.
Overall, I liked the atmosphere and I was a fan of the meal. Nice job, Panera Bread!

It’s a Panera Bread. I’ve been several times and have always received food at the level of quality I’d expect at any other Panera Bread store.

Usually Panera is pretty consistent and can be confident to walk in and get a decent meal. Not so here. The food was downright awful. I bought a sandwich, chicken BLT with avocado. The chicken was a massive slab of overcooked chick breast poorly prepared (or microwaved). Then the toppings were what seemed like month old tomato. Ugh thinking about that sandwich.
Unless you’re going for a coffee or pre made pastry I cannot recommend this place until they get their act together.
I am committed to finding a decent meal in Minot!

Panera Bread is one of those great chain establishments which provides an escape from the crazy world while sampling some delicious pastries. This location though does not meet the Panera Bread standards I have seen in many locations across the United States including Fargo, Tampa, and Winnetka, Illinois.
This locations which has been open for a short time and already has some serious problems that need to be addressed. First, the floors were dirty and the eating areas were very dirty. It looks like there had been no cleaning throughout the day. Second, this location does not have some of the items you can find and locations anywhere else.
As well, the food was overall below average. The food items seemed rushed and with a few more seconds could be great. As well, we had issues with the French Onion soup. When it arrived, it was cold. We asked them to warm up the soup but when it was given back to us there was more cheese and croutons and the soup was still cold. When I returned the soup to the counter myself and told the manager the soup was still cold after being sent back, the response was to ask if I wanted something else. To which I replied, I just want a warm bowl of French Onion Soup. They poured the soup from the serving station and then proceeded to microwave the soup. In the end, the second bowl was mediocre. The service was pitiful as the manager didn’t apologize instead the teenager cook made sure things were OK.
Not sure if it will be my last visit as I love the pastries and bagels. Tonight though it was extremely disappointing.

The crap I am going to take on this restaurant is nothing compared to the crap that Panera made me take. I had a Turkey bacon sandwich with a cup of french onion soup, which cost me $ 13.
Décor: The place looks nice with booths and small little table to sit at. Lighting is nice. Has a warm hip feel to it.
Food: If it had a strong point it would be that the french onion soup was well done. The sandwich on the other hand was disappointing. It was no bigger than any normal sized sandwich that I could make myself from a normal sized loaf of bread bought at the local grocery store. The quality of the sandwich was only slightly better than something I also could have made myself.
Service: The service was fast and courteous. My food was out to me in 8 min.
NOW the worst part: No more than 10 minutes after I ate my meal did I feel those dreaded bowel movements. That crap took me just as long, if not longer, to do than eating the actual meal itself. And I was engaged in conversation while I was eating.
Even if I didn’t have my bowel problems from this place I still would not eat there again. You get way to little for far too much money.