Ok so I have been a regular at Panera for some time but since the buyout things have changed. For the last few visits the food has not been as good. One of my salads was filled entirely of little bushes and trees and was inedible. I even asked for spinach in the salad but there was little spinach. The bushy lettuce had taken root and overgrown the spinach. The size and shape of the salad bowl has also changed and after I sans a few ingredients that do not agree with me I am left with little salad for the price. The soup is still good but the bread also does not seem fresh and is not as good as it used to be. Also the Lake Meade location was not that clean and it was fairly hot inside and I'm one that always carries my Linus blanket ( jacket) with me. I am sadly no longer a fan and look to replace my Panera habit with another chain such as Cantors deli in Tivoli Village. I hope that Panera can pull it together because as my friends and I have discussed, Panera appears to be losing steam. But you can decide if you're all aboard or not.