I recently moved to AZ and I was bummed to find out that they didn't have a Panera in this state. My boyfriend then told me about Paradise Bakery and I was pleased to find out it was owned by Panera Bread and basically the same thing!
When we walked in my first impression was that it was very clean, everyone was really friendly and they had great music playing in the background. They also had a lot of selection to choose from!
I ended up getting the Tomato & Mozzarella panini and my boyfriend got the Fontega Chicken panini with soup. Everything was so fresh and delicious. Plus both came with a Chocolate Chip cookie that was seriously to die for.
If you ever want a tasty sandwich/soup/salad I would definitely hit up Paradise!