# Damn you Panera!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 24, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949 "2006-02-24T18:46:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/41 "2006-02-27T06:01:00Z")
I hate you, \*\* Mr Bus Guy\*\*. Because of this thread, I went to Panera’s website and used their store locator. That led me to the revelation that there is a Panera in the city I am moving to next semester. Curses! I was there for two days this weekend and didn’t see it! If it wasn’t for this damn thread I would have never known. Okay, I don’t hate you. Actually I love you. But only if you send me money every week so I can go get some broccoli cheddar soup in a sourdough bread bowl. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/42 "2006-02-27T06:56:47Z")
> [@pseudotriton ruber ruber](#): > > Panera’s literally added to my quality of life these last few weeks in Tampa. I got wi-fi (so I got SDMB, not that my getting the Dope these past two weeks has worked out well for anyone), I got cinnamon bagels, I got cheddar-and-broccoli Soup in a Bowl, I got to drink coffee and use the bathroom while my host was sleeping in every day. W/o Panera’s I would have had a a significantly less good time. > > There’s no Panera’s near me in NYC. They have many Panera’s in NJ so we’re one up on you. 😛 I have a $10 Panera gift certificate and a cozy restaurant ten minutes from my house. There’s big bowl of french onion soup, an mouthwatering artichoke panini and a scrumptious loaf of sourdough bread in my near future. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/43 "2006-02-27T12:03:32Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > Am I the only one that finds Panera expensive and underwhelming? I won’t call it expensive really, but the place is nothing special. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/44 "2006-02-27T12:37:01Z")
I find it a bit pricey, but not too bad. The one near me is almost always crowded at lunch time. They do have butter by the way. Brian ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/45 "2006-02-27T12:59:20Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > Paging **ThisSpaceForRent**! I believe he’s a manager of one of these delightful, or sinful (you decide) establishments. Perhaps he can offer a solution to meet your needs. 😃 Kemi…wasssup…thanks for the nod 😉 Yes fellow Dopers, i do work (manage) for Panera…I started as a baker and worked my way up. **Mr Bus Guy** after reading the thread title is was ready to truck on upstate to see how i could intervieen and make your situation a pleasant experience but :eek: you were being your typical joking self. Cool… thanks for the great comments here and to the naysayers, yes, we do sometimes “miss the mark” but We (Panera/St Louis Bread Company) will ALWAYS strive to rectify the situation. Thanks for the thread…now i feel like i’m at work. :smack: tsfr ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/46 "2006-02-27T13:29:35Z")
sorry for two replies but this is a subject WAY close to my heart… I am so over whelmed, Dopers get us (Panera)…(uhh I’m sure we can all agree that us Dopers can be a bit ummm critical sometimes). Our stock is a solid mover and our associates are Authentic and genuine. To be honest sometimes the hardest thing about working here (panera/slbc) is leaving…but i digress. For anyone that might wanna know… We started as St. Louis Bread Company… EVERY baked product if fresh, everyday…in over 850 store nation-wide we donate ALL leftover product at the end of the night to local food shelters/pantries etc… Since it has been mentioned in this thread… [Panera](http://www.panera.com/) kind regards, tsfr ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/47 "2006-02-27T13:31:17Z")
Okay… got work I should do… Got a morning off to do it… I think there’s a bagel and souffle in my future. Robin ---
**Author:** ![velveeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/13edae/32.png) [@velveeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velveeta)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/48 "2006-02-27T14:36:38Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Panera ROCKS! > > Atlanta Bread Company, on the other hand, blows. So true. We only have an ABC near my office. I went there and asked for a “pick two” and the manager gave me a hard time because they call it a “half and half”. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/49 "2006-02-27T15:00:09Z")
> [@velveeta](#): > > So true. We only have an ABC near my office. I went there and asked for a “pick two” and the manager gave me a hard time because they call it a “half and half”. heh. Ask Hugh Grant what he calls a “half and half”. heh. Anyway, just to update: This morning started with a Spinach bacon Souffle and a Hot Chocolate while I sat in a comfy chair and pretended I had a fireplace… ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/50 "2006-02-27T15:49:21Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > I curse them when they decide to substitute something else for their nummy black bean soup. Yes, Yes YES!!! Darn you, Panera, darn you to heck. With a dash or three of Chipotle Tabasco and a baguette, it is to die for. The Pepperblue Steak Sandwich (with Gorgonzola, Grommit!) is pretty darn good; they had better not discontinue that either. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/51 "2006-02-27T16:07:29Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > Hee. My mom who’s 72 years young, goes to our Panera Bread every single day\*. She has her very own chair in front of the fireplace where she reads and visits with her friends. > > If I ever need to reach her and she’s not home, I have a pretty good idea where she is. > > \*That’s every single day in the Winter. In the Summer she works **full time** at the “Great Escape” theme park. :eek: There’s a Panera in Glens Falls? ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/52 "2006-02-27T16:44:53Z")
I’ve been sitting at Panera for about 2.5 hours or so. I’ve had (literally) six cups of coffee. Now Airman is in line getting his lunch. On the other hand, I did get some of my project written and I ran into my old Spanish prof. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/53 "2006-02-27T17:54:05Z")
Now I really want to go to Panera for lunch, but there are none around here! I’ll have to go to the one near my parents’ house when I visit them next week. I’ve never had the soup so I’ll have to try that. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/54 "2006-02-27T19:48:27Z")
> [@Caricci](#): > > There’s a Panera in Glens Falls? Technically it’s in Queensbury. On Route 9 in the plaza across from MCDonald’s and Mr. B’s. ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/55 "2006-02-28T04:21:36Z")
My Panera is next to a Trader Joe’s. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![BoringDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@BoringDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoringDad)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/56 "2006-02-28T04:37:35Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Mine has a fireplace and it’s next door to a reasonably good bicycle shop, beauty/hair supplies store and adult toy/novelty store around the corner. Hmmm. While I have never eaten there (too crowded at lunch), our Panera’s is also next door to a bike shop and across the street from an Adult Entertainment Emporium. Is this a chain strategy of some type? ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/57 "2006-02-28T07:58:14Z")
The only thing keeping Panera from complete perfection is lack of a drive-through. I know, I know. :rolleyes: But it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/58 "2006-02-28T12:32:22Z")
> [@Pammipoo](#): > > My Panera is next to a Trader Joe’s. My Trader Joe’s is between a Barnes & Noble and a Pier One. It’s very dangerous for me to go there. I could stay all day. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/59 "2006-02-28T13:01:36Z")
> [@Feydeau](#): > > The only thing keeping Panera from complete perfection is lack of a drive-through. > > I know, I know. :rolleyes: > > But it’s true. Panera is working on the “drive through” concept. in fact there are two so far, that i know of; Wentzville MO and Cape Giraudeau(sp) MO… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949/60 "2006-02-28T13:54:55Z")
> [@ThisSpaceForRent](#): > > Panera is working on the “drive through” concept. in fact there are two so far, that i know of; Wentzville MO and Cape Giraudeau(sp) MO… 😃 Road Trip!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-panera/345949.md?page=2)