Panera Bread

Well, can’t deny the food is usually good. The employees are generally friendly, but I swear there’s just that one girl helping with food prep who always seems ticked off. The service is VERY slow, and to top it off I ordered chicken noodle soup to go and when I got home I found out that I clearly got the bottom of the barrel… there was literally 5 noodles in the cup and NO chicken. It was all broth. Going to bed hungry tonight :-(

I love this place. The cream of chicken and wild rice soup is to die for. The cinnamon crunch bagel with hazelnut cream cheese is phenomenal. One of the cooks, Kelly, is extremely pleasant and always has something niceto say when I pick up my food. One of the girls at the front is extremely rude, however, dark curly hair and glasses. She has rolled her eyes at me multiple times and you can tell she doesn’t want to be there. This has to be her first job because she has absolutely no idea how to treat a customer. I will wait in line for the next available cashier as not to deal with her, she is awful.
The managers are really nice and friendly here. The establishment is pretty clean. I find it to be a little pricey for what you get, but sometimes I get a craving for my soup that I just can’t kick, so back to panera I go!

Awful. They never asked me for my Panera card or my phone number. I did not receive credit for my purchase. NOT LIKE A CORPORATE RESTAURANT.

The reason I came in here was because I had a hankering for the black bean soup in a bread bowl, and to much dismay, there was none. That was fine, my tomato soup was equally yummy (although really not as satisfying, because as I said, I wanted black bean) But the service was good, and so was my soup, even though it wasn’t black bean, which is what I really wanted.
I did note one interesting thing though. When I ordered my soup (not black bean) in the bread bowl, the lady asked me if I wanted bread to go with it. Why would I want to do that? Is there really someone out there who loves bread that much? I could understand if it were the soup (most notably, black bean) but there’s got to be like 500 carbs in one of those bread bowls. Now black bean soup on the other hand has around 20 carbs, making it a much better selection, but as I stated before, that was not an option.
One other thing: they really should put black bean soup back on the menu, I think more people would be happy with it.

Its ok. Food is pricey and there is usually something missing when I do a to-​go order. Some staff nicer than others as we also come for the children’s Milk n Cookies readings as well. Kudos for supporting that.

What else can I say about Panera other than fresh and great tasting bread and hot comforting soup. I been frequently going to this one since it opened… and hey FREE WiFi.

When I’m feeling soup-​y, Panera pwns it, bar none. But the rest of the time, eh, I’m pretty ambivalent about the place. We’ve been to this location several times – the food is always good, the service is fine, the restaurant is clean. But for me, soup = fall, winter, and the like. And also to me, Panera = soup. I do love that they clearly state their vegetarian options. And you can never go wrong with a bread bowl. All in all, a great place to grab a quick bite, but nothing to write home about.
Edited on 2.2.10: I changed my rating from 3 to 4 stars, namely because I’m addicted to their creamy tomato soup and grilled cheese on ciabatta. And if you try their mac and cheese, you will love it. You will also gain 30 pounds in two months, but it might be worth it. Just sayin’.

I like coming to Panera because it sort of generates a fancy feel. Great Asiago Cheese bagels, Asiago Roast Beef Signature Sandwiches, and coffee.
The staff are kind and informative and the restaurant itself is spotless.