Panera

[sr71blackbird]

I thought the place was hit and miss, and may still be in some areas. But today I went to one in Mineola and had a damn good Frontega Chicken Panini.

What's your favorite food from there? Good/bad experiences? I once had a horrtible meal at one in West Babylon.

[britneypablo]

my fav is the free samples when u walk in the door, i walk in for those and leave....(i work right across the street from a panera....im in there so much they give me stuff for free anyways)

but i like the chipolte chicken sangwitch withou bacon hate the stuff

[Gvac]

I thought this was about the creepy Administrator.

[Foster]

Classic Cafe Salad, with grilled Chicken, I always get that sometimes with soup,

also love the Black Bean soup

[Judge Smails]

I used to live on Portobello and Mozerella sandwiches and then they discontinued them.

[HBox]

Turkey Artichoke Panini.

[TheGameHHH]

Pick Two: Bacon Turkey Bravo (no tomato) and the Broccoli Cheddar Soup

[tele7]

Asiago roast beef and a greek salad. It depends on who makes the sandwich though, sometimes they just slop it together.

[sailor]

Asiago roast beef and a greek salad. It depends on who makes the sandwich though, sometimes they just slop it together.

i go for that or the italian combo (which i also get on the asiago bread).

[RoseBlood]

my fav is the free samples when u walk in the door, i walk in for those and leave....(i work right across the street from a panera....im in there so much they give me stuff for free anyways)

but i like the chipolte chicken sangwitch withou bacon hate the stuff
They give you free samples? I've never seen any free samples of anything there. I think they started charging extra for the apple/chips or bread option too. :annoyed:
I take an extra tea bag for my tea, that'll show them. :wink:
I used to live on Portobello and Mozerella sandwiches and then they discontinued them.
Yeah, that was my favorite panini there. I wish they'd bring it back.

[TheMojoPin]

Bacon turkey Bravo on Asiago cheese bread or the Asiago roast beef. Plus a cinnamon roll.

[Foster]

They give you free samples? I've never seen any free samples of anything there. I think they started charging extra for the apple/chips or bread option too. :annoyed:
I take an extra tea bag for my tea, that'll show them. :wink:

Yeah, that was my favorite panini there. I wish they'd bring it back.

I found if you smile and engage them in some small talk, you get things like extra bread or chips.

[SatCam]

Pick Two: Bacon Turkey Bravo (no tomato) and the Broccoli Cheddar Soup

same here!


for breakfast - a spinach and bacon egg soufflé and/or one of their expensive french toast bagels.


only bad experience was the last time I went, got just a chicken noodle soup, tasted terrible, I had to throw half of it out. In hindsight I should have asked for a refund

[sailor]

Bacon turkey Bravo on Asiago cheese bread or the Asiago roast beef. Plus a cinnamon roll.

even mojo knows what's good bread. wish they had cinnamon rolls here. :(

[keithy_19]

I used to work at Panera. Getting free food was pretty awesome. And at night, we'd be able to take home a good portion of the baked goods that didn't sell during the day. Delicious.

[britneypablo]

They give you free samples? I've never seen any free samples of anything there. I think they started charging extra for the apple/chips or bread option too. :annoyed:
I take an extra tea bag for my tea, that'll show them. :wink:


they always have some bread when i walk in...i normally go in at like 8am so i dunno maybe thats the best time for a free sample....and alot of times when i order they dont charge me and just give to me what i want.... probably bc im in there so much

[sailor]

they always have some bread when i walk in...i normally go in at like 8am so i dunno maybe thats the best time for a free sample....and alot of times when i order they dont charge me and just give to me what i want.... probably bc im in there so much

they probably couldn't be bothered making change.

[midwestjeff]

Or your beard makes them think you are homeless.

[lleeder]

I liked them but one time I got a sandwich there and noticed a baby cockroach on the counter. I went to the garbage can and threw it out immediately. Then I paid them extra, ran home, and poured bleach on my genetails.

[Foster]

Classic Cafe Salad, with grilled Chicken, I always get that sometimes with soup,

also love the Black Bean soup

add Chicken Tortilla Soup to my list, just had it for lunch, very tastey

[~Katja~]

the only bad experience I ever had at a panera was when the little brat sliced the bread loaf thick instead of thin, who the hell eats bread 2 inch thick??? I am not some silly goose at the park that gobbles it up

[RoseBlood]

they always have some bread when i walk in...i normally go in at like 8am so i dunno maybe thats the best time for a free sample....and alot of times when i order they dont charge me and just give to me what i want.... probably bc im in there so much

The charging extra for bread is new, i think. I don't know, sometimes they charge me, sometimes they don't.

This thread makes me want to try their breakfast.

[sr71blackbird]

I might try it tomorrow for breakfast now that o have sworn off DD

[jennysmurf]

Broccoli cheddar soup in a sourdough breadbowl...heaven!

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ybHwE-zglFFAEM:http://jamiegates.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/dsc01256-small.jpg

[TooLowBrow]

Broccoli cheddar soup in a sourdough breadbowl...heaven!

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ybHwE-zglFFAEM:http://jamiegates.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/dsc01256-small.jpg

Broccoli cheddar soup has been an obsession of mine recently

also vanilla milkshakes

[jennysmurf]

Broccoli cheddar soup has been an obsession of mine recently

also vanilla milkshakes

Hey, all in all, not bad obsessions to have. :thumbup: