Damn you Panera!!!

[raz]

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.

[LavenderBlue]

@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.

[Who_me_1]

@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.

[N9IWP]

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

[ThisSpaceForRent]

@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

[ThisSpaceForRent]

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

kind regards,

tsfr

[MsRobyn]

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

[velveeta]

@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”.

[Man_With_a_Cat]

@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…

[Plynck]

@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.

[Caricci]

@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?

[MsRobyn]

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

[Arien]

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.

[Honey]

@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.

[Pammipoo]

My Panera is next to a Trader Joe’s.

Yum.

[BoringDad]

@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?

[Feydeau]

The only thing keeping Panera from complete perfection is lack of a drive-through.

I know, I know. :rolleyes:

But it’s true.

[BiblioCat]

@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.

[ThisSpaceForRent]

@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…

[Man_With_a_Cat]

@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!!!