I have loved Panera for many years. This impromtu visit was a little disappointing. My partner and I decided on Panera after a few hours of gambling across the street at Tuscany. I chose the Pick 2, a turkey apple salad sandwich on walnut cranberry bread and a bowl of chicken noodle soup. Everything was great until the food arrived and the bottom half of the sandwich was completely soaked by the salad, though it was good, it was hard to eat as it fell apart. The soup was just as disappointing as it was a bowl of very good chicken broth and a couple noodles; not a single piece of chicken.
The best part of both meals was the .99 cent upsold pastries we had for dessert.
Though this visit was a let-down, it was not the norm and I will patronize this Panera store again.