I used to eat here once a week, back when they had mozzarella paninis and butternut squash soup and turkey chili. Since Panera took over, they gradually rid of all my favorite dishes and screwed up the calorie counts on everything at the restaurant (you used to be able to eat a light lunch at Paradise). When they started dropping the items, I reduced the frequencies of my visits but I continued coming for the flavorless low cal avocado blt sandwiches (hold the mayo and the numbers are almost good) and the yummy cookie. A month ago I stopped by another Paradise that had turned into a Panera. That was the straw that broke the camels back. It was terrible.
If they are turning this into a Panera and are getting rid of the cookies, there is no reason for any Paradise fans to continue visiting. I don't need the cookie calories as it is, so I have stopped visiting this place. I wont take the risk that I will drive 10+ miles to find out that the sign has changed over the door.