First time at Panera Bread. Heard great things about it from coworkers and friends.
Time: Friday lunch
Ordered the turkey bacon sandwich and coffee.
First, coffee. The coffee was okay. Lots to choose from. The hazelnut was my first cup. Lots of grounds in the coffee. I don't mind the grounds since I drink a lot of toddy. However, the grounds in a brewed coffee leads me to believe that the coffee pot/carafee/brewer is not cleaned properly and/or not well maintained. The coffee iteself was weak and not very strong. Had the dark roast for my second cup and no grounds. The coffee was again weak and not very strong. HOWEVER, this isn't a coffee shop so take that for what it's worth.
The sandwich was mediocre at best. The turkey was bland and not much there. Bacon some pre cooked microwaved little pieces. The spread on the sandwich was pretty good.
Not the worst deli, but definitely not worth the drive or some place you go out of your way for.