Restaurant review
I think the other reviews have said it best, this is a poor knock off of Panera that does not meet the quality or the freshness that you would get elsewhere. My experience was rather poor. We came for dinner as this is the only time I can get here from work with my family. There was absolutely no line at all. The cashier who took our order appeared to not care at all. There was no friendliness or even a greeting to speak of. I ordered a panini andmy wife ordered a pasta with what I believe was a piece of chicken. For my son, he got a bowl of soup. Even though there was no one here, the food took an exceptionally long time. I don't know if the soup is made from scratch, but it looks and taste similar to soup you could get at Old Country Buffet or Hometown buffet when that was still here in Champaign. My panini did not fair much better. The bread selection reminded me of bread used with a torta. It had no evidence of any grill marks and just did not have the right texture. Finally the pasta taste and looks like something you could have prepared at home. Very light on the sauce as noted by the photos. Overall this is quite disappointing. If I am paying panera prices, I think I am better off going to Panera in the future
Pros: large menu selection of bread, pasta, and sandwiches/salads
Cons: poor customer service, slow food prep, the quality of the food item just is different than what you get at Panera. Give it a try and make your own decision
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Health code rating: D. There appears to be a lot of hand washing health code violations and also an article about food temperature in the newspaper as noted by another yelp reviewer. http://champaign.il.gegov.com/champaign/estab.cfm?facilityID=506