Wow, it's getting hard to get out of this new plaza quickly. Amazing LCBO, Whole Foods and now a Panera Bread recently added. Five guy burgers also coming soon. Enough about the the new plaza and on to Panera Bread...
Service is very good, the staff took the time to explain menu items and make recommendations. The restaurant / cafe looks small from the outside but is actually very large inside. They have my favourite - SOUP IN A BREAD BOWL. What is better than having soup and eating the bowl! I made the mistake of ordering a sandwich with the soup / bread bowl combo and this was way to much food. I tried a few soups on a couple visits and they were all good. The bread bowl is made out of sourdough bread - also my fav.
The sandwich was merely average. Ingredients were all fresh but I suspect the meat was previously frozen and processed. I would skip this next time and stick with my soup bread bowl.
Some of the baked goods look interesting but I didn't try any this visit. Like other locations, there is free wi-fi but I found it a little slow on my i-phone.
Huge bonus for listing the calories right on the main menu.