Panera Bread is a tad on the pricey side. I know people who refuse to go because the price of the meal does not match the proportion.
My solution is to pay more so that the two price versus proportion eventually meet in the middle somewhere.
Is there anything finer than dipping a butter coated piece of French baguette into a bowl of French onion soup? Yes, I know there is but this is indeed tasty.
PB seems to always be busy with people ordering and people eating but the staff never loose their cool. Everyone from the worker behind the counter to manager are always so damn pleasant and full of smiles.