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| - Ah Panera, just because everything is (well looks) fresh does not mean it is healthy (low in fat & calories)...because it really is not. This visit, despite saying sans to the cheese and dressing on the sandwich, had my 'You Pick Two' meal (that included a half salad and chips) coming in at 520 cals and 27 fat. But it is darn tasty!
Atmosphere - busy, messy (for 8:30PM??), friendly staff, LKN people trying to look cool using the free wifi, end of the day pastries sitting here and there.
Service - Friendly and not annoyed...this is surprising as it was so close to the end of the night.
Food - I love tasty, crusty, tough, soft centered bread and Panera will delivery for me on that front. Especially since the CLT lacks the number of local bakeries that I am accustomed too. I had the half Chicken Caesar sandwich (sans Caesar's) and a half Fuji Apple Chicken salad w/ a side of chips. Yes, I could have made this meal healthy by losing the chips...but I am healthy not crazy. As usual, this was all tasty and fresh tasting. I recommend the FAC salad.
Overall/ Tip - Panera does have a cool feature on their website that lets you determine how many cals you are consuming that is very easy to use. It even lets you deselect items, on a sandwich for example, then instantly recals the new calorie total.
So I guess even a big corporation like Panera/ The Saint Louis Bread Company understands that tasty food can sometimes be deceivingly fatty.
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