Food--The fire roasted garlic tomato soup is excellent. They sprinkle tortilla chips for garnish over a tiny dollop of sour cream. Mmmmm. Yummy. The mixed green salad with albacore tuna is also a delightful choice, as is the turkey wrap and CA Chicken sandwich with pesto mayo. Drip coffee and espresso drinks are good, too. Overall, everything tastes great because it's made fresh. No pre-packaged items here.
Seating--Lots of booths and tables inside and out. They have a cozy little set up with what looks to be 'lounge' chairs that accommodates 6 with swivel tables perfect, for savoring your beverage of choice. The rest of the dining area looks like it has capacity for about 100 people, if all seats were filled despite a placard declaring the maximum capacity is '311'.
Peak times--avoid lunchtime during the weekdays. It would appear that all of Surprise is feenin for a sandwich or soup/salad special from PB during 11-1PM. The lines are long and you can forget about getting back to work in under an hour if you factor in commute time, food prep & consumption. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. The only time service has been 'fast' is during breakfast. I've been there for a breakfast networking event and on a Saturday. During these times, I received my order promptly and had little trouble locating a table.
Free stuff--this would include WiFi, bread samples with tasty spreads, muffin and/or cookie bits. Bonus points for free stuff!
PB is open Mon-Sat 7AM-9PM and Sun 7AM-6PM.