I had not heard of Kneaders and I'm okay with having not heard of it until now. It reminded me greatly of Panera Bread with the exception that Kneaders has a drive thru.
I ordered a half size turkey bacon avocado salad one day and a whole turkey bacon avocado sandwich the next. I preferred the sandwich, however, the turkey on the sandwich was at a bare minimum. The bacon helped compensate the lack of turkey and I liked the taste of the Kneaders sauce. My salad was missing its dressing so mom shared her extra raspberry walnut vinaigrette dressing from her whole size chicken raspberry nut salad. The sandwich was of adequate size but the half size salad left me hungry even after consuming the complimentary rosemary bread.
Kneaders was decent enough to try a couple times but it's not something I would seek out if I lived in AZ. Drive thru was pleasant but not quick. I wouldn't appreciate the wait if I were limited on time, e.g. lunch break. I recommend ordering a whole salad over the half size and check for dressing before leaving the drive thru. The whole TBA sandwich appears to be of better value, compared to the chicken salad sandwich or french dip, because more ingredients and size is larger. Overall, Kneaders was alright.