I love Panera and come to this location quite a bit, not because the service is stellar but out of convenience. I'm at The District on a fairly regular basis. The Eastern/Silverado Ranch location is closest to my home but not necessarily convenient due to the parking lot.
I have a few favorites I alternate between but I always order the Mac & Cheese. It's my fave!! The "free Wi-Fi" actually works. Sadly that's about it as far as pluses go.
Salad portions vary depending on whether your order is take away or not. My experience has been you're shorted on take away.
The tables ALWAYS need to be cleared and/or wiped down. I was here at 2:30pm today (Saturday) and while the dining area was empty the booths hadn't been cleared and the tables all needed to be wiped down. I walked around looking for a cleaner table before finding one. I would have been better off sitting outside.
There never seems to be enough people working the counter during peak times and the rare chance there is they are all extremely slow. How hard is it to take an order and move onto the next person in line? My visit today had me waiting for over 10 minutes for the employee to take the order from the 2 women ahead of me. Why? The 3 of them were engaged in their own private convo!!
Food wise I've never had an issue. Everything I've ever had has always been good & beyond my expectations. Which is why I continue to return. It's a bit pricey at $4.99 for a cup of mac but it's well worth it to me. And the Fuji Apple Chicken salad never disappoints.