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| - What do I love about Panera? The food is prepared fresh, they use whole foods, and their chicken is raised without antibiotics. That's awesome! I can't wait until more restaurants start following suit.
What do I really, really, not love? The prices and lately, the portions. Prices are going up while sizes, particularly of their salads, are decreasing-and that's the chain, not just this location.
Today I got a cup of soup and a full size greens salad. I didn't go for the pick 2 because I never feel full after going the soup and salad route there. I thought if I got a full salad instead, that would fix this issue, right?
No.
My salad didn't come close to filling the bowl. I paid $12+ for my meal, no drink, nothing but the soup and salad. So the tiny greens salad-which is the cheapest one on the menu and the most plain, without any meat or ANYTHING but greens, a couple slices of red onions, and dressing-cost nearly $7.00. That's crazy. All they have to do to improve the salads is just add more lettuce/greens. Even when I'm ordering a specialty salad, I don't want or expect more chicken/nuts/etc. Just please. Please help the salad to not look completely pathetic.
I like Panera, I'll keep going for the food, but I'm staying away from their salads for good. My wallet hurts looking at what cost $7.00 when it would be less than $1.00 for me to throw together at home...any maybe then I'd actually be full after.
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