Panera Bread

Pros: The "You Pick Two" is a good value.
Cons: I don't like getting up and down for drinks and food. I like table service.

There are perhaps 10 of these bakery-cafes on Long Island. I read in their web site there are now over 825 of them in 35 states. They are on the move. I made my first visit to one about a month ago with my wife. We had heard good things about it. ...

Pros: Great food. Uncommon selection. Fabulous bread and bagels
Cons: No potato entrees. Just chips

You’re so cheap You walked into Panera like you were walking into the Ritz Your eye methodically scanned around the tables Your friend already there sits You had one hand on a menu as you watched the bagel splits ...

Pros: Great food at reasonable prices; comfortable atmosphere; a company with values.
Cons: None

I love Panera Bread and was really excited when a new one was built within striking distance. I had been to a couple in Massachusetts. One is in Framingham and one in Worcester. I have been to others in other states. The restaurants look pretty much all ...

Pros: free wifi, variety of hot beverages, free refills on soda and iced tea, bakery items
Cons: overpriced food, small portions, food often tastes off, inconsistent from one location to another

I wasn't very impressed by Panera Bread the first few times I ate there. Much like Au Bon Pain, it offers expensive and not overly stuffed sandwiches in a pseudo-gourmet assembly line style. Soups and salads are also available, often with slightly ...

Pros: Chipotle Chicken, Service
Cons: Below Average Food, Some soups are just gross, Employee backgrounds

A few somewhat respectable colleagues of mine, were the reason for my visiting a Panera Bread Restaurant.  They had been constantly extolling the values and quality of this establishment, and kept saying that they have never had such ...

Pros: quick service, menu offers variety, good food, friendly staff, free Wi-Fi computer internet access
Cons: my stomach is only so big – good thing they have take-out

A group of friends and I regularly attend events at local bookstores. It’s become tradition for us to gather at Panera Bread before these events to eat and chat. Why Panera Bread? There are many reasons. The Menu Ours is a ...

Pros: Read the review
Cons: Not too impressed with the desserts

Whenever a new restaurant rolls in, everyone in town goes nuts. The place is packed for weeks and it’s tough to get in. Panera Bread is no exception. Opening its doors just four short months ago, Panera Bread has been the talk of Knoxville…or at least...

Pros: Menu variety, great focaccia bread
Cons: Overpriced, lack of intimate atmosphere, poor service set-up, surprisingly fattening food

It seems no matter how hard I try I just can’t get away from Panera Bread. I started off my four years at Purdue University new to the franchise, and one was located just down the street. Now I live in the same town as a Panera and it ...

Pros: delicious bread, soup
Cons: not all breads are available each day

Tulsa, Oklahoma Woodland Hills Mall Panera Bread is an upscale soup/sandwich/bakery goods shop placed near one of the major mall entrances and well away from the food court. Décor is up-to-date, with subtle ‘earth colors’ and tiled floors ...

Pros: good selection of foods, clean & friendly atmosphere, food is pretty good
Cons: a bit overpriced, not enough locations

This summer, one of our vacationing locations was Newport, Rhode Island. We had never been there before, and we decided we would eat at the best places and wouldn’t worry about the prices. We had never heard of Panera Bread before going to Newport, bu ...

Pros: Delicious bread, pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads, pizza. Free Wi-fi.
Cons: None.

Much has been written here at Epinions about Panera. There are currently 145 reviews, and I don't intend to read all the other ones. I would like to share my own anecdotal experiences at Panera, as well as taking the opportunity to point out some ...

Pros: Breads at their best, creative sandwiches, delicious soups, good coffee, wi-fi hot spot
Cons: The antichrist for low carb dieters

Introduction Until recently the last thing I ever had to think about was dieting. But things do have a way of changing (we’ll discuss this in a later piece) and for the last few years I have been a devotee of low carb dieting. So when ...

Pros: Good tasting breads. Variety of soups and sandwiches. Nice atmosphere.
Cons: Coffee is just so-so. Quite a few tables needed to be cleaned-up.

I rarely go out to eat by myself, but when I was out shopping I just had to take a break for lunch. Shopping is hard work! Since I didn't want either fast food or a sit-down restaurant I was glad to find a Panera Bread Restaurant in the area. ...

Pros: Close to work, decor has nice colors
Cons: Too expensive for what you get

Bread, bread and more bread. Bagels, pastries, salads, soup and sandwiches. That seems to be what Panera Bread is all about. If bread is your passion then you've hit the right spot. If friendly, quick and accurate service is what you're after...

Pros: Atmosphere, wifi, that salad, consistency. Great franchise!
Cons: Sometimes I can't get a table!

I'm in that area of Florida that was fortunate enough to be the target franchise area of a family named Covelli. The Covelli's have been outstanding franchisees of McDonald's for over 40 years in Ohio. So when they decided to do something different, ...