I will give them 4 stars for the taste and freshness but they are lacking in some areas when you compare them to panera or kneaders.
I had egg breakfast. Nice that they serve breakfast until 2pm on weekends. Sometimes I want breakfast for lunch.
The potatoes were actually seasoned. I can't stand when people say they have seasoned home fries with no flavor other than grease. A fryer does not equal seasoning. The toast was really good. Good quality bread. The eggs were perfectly cooked not overdone or under done.
I also had a side of ham. It was a little salty in a good way.
I ordered a cinnamon role. While it was huge it was not very good. I ate 1/4 of it and stopped. The outside ring was completly dry. The inside was not much better and the icing was way to sweet for a cream cheese icing. This leads me to think I would rather have kneaders for pastries.
The other area they lack is cleanliness. The drink station was a mess. I saw a few dirty tables. To be fair they did just have a small rush and I was the tail end of that. I did see them hit the floor and clean and restock while I dined.
I will give them a 2nd try maybe at dinner and see what their pasta is like.
I will say I also saw managers actually working on the floor. To often you see managers just pointing at workers and giving commands. Kudos to what appears as active managers.