worst restaurant I experienced so far, Panera Bread located at AVON, IN, please don't go there are get disappointed. On behalf of my company, I ordered for a Team Lunch, ordered a week back and specially mentioned I need them delivered by 11:30 maximum delay by 11:45 because we had to stick on to the time since the participants are Company partners and company executives. I got a call and a voice message from them informing that it will be delayed 15 minutes that is by noon maximum. while returning the call, the person who called me never picked up the phone, so I called the store directly and got hold of him. while spoke to him, he was not ready to hear What I was saying and he was too rude to me and threatening me that he will cancel the order. Finally I got the order delivered at 12:47 PM which is one hour delay. and it impacted our entire meeting schedule. The food delivered was also not good to match with usual Panera standards. Very disappointed, never take a chance. please read more

So disappointed! Waited in long line, got to order, they no longer had cream of chicken with rice. There was no mention of it on website. So I got out of line to call and get new order for office mates. Got up to order again and they were out of cinnamon bagels. Seriously !!! This soup is their best seller and now they are going to sell it in the northern locations. Bad customer service!!! I doubt if I go back and hopefully this review will help someone else! They are too expensive to have bad reviews!! read more

Right now I'm visiting my dad. My mom's overseas and I want to make sure that he's not too lonely... Visiting my dad usually means eating his cooking, which is like a nightmare episode of Iron Chef. You see, outside of grilling and making rice, my dad's no Morimoto. Or Batalli. Or Cora. Or even that asshole Flay. In fact, he probably makes that "Almost Homemade" bitch look good. And there's always a secret ingredient. Something he's too cheap to throw away and needs to get rid of before it grows mold or turns green or whatnot. Tonight's secret ingredient: CELERY! On the menu: Salad with celery. Soup with celery! And the piece de resistance... Celery chicken stew! Well, I loathe celery. Besides having no nutritional value, it tastes like a toothbrush that's been stuck up someones ass. Not that I'd know what that tastes like, but I can imagine. Celery is evil incarnate. In some circles, it's believed to be used as a conduit to siphon your soul right into the waiting arms of the Devil himself. So I figured I'd try something new within biking distance of the ol' homestead. (Sorry, dad!) I faced south and found myself at Panera. I've heard so much about this place since it came to the Bay Area: How wonderful the bread is, how good the hot sandwiches are, how the baked potato soup is to die for. To be honest, the stuff is all pretty decent. Ok, I'll even say it's good. But if you want the baked potato soup, you can go buy a tub of the same stuff from Safeway's deli for about five bucks. Like the sandwiches? The bread? Get the same or better from Le Boulanger. In fact, you can get the whole Panera experience from Le Boulanger, and all the while support a local business. See, Le Boulanger sprung up in Los Altos, CA. Panera sprung up in Missouri, back when it was called St. Louis Bread Co. The folks at little SLBC hired the Boulanger founders as consultants, sold the business plan to Au Bon Pain, changed the name to Panera, and a 1000-store chain was born. Taking the above into account, then it's obvious that Panera has no soul. As good as the food might taste, it's totally and utterly soulless. And I'd rather have the Devil play with my soul than have no soul at all. Which brings me back to my original point: As wretched as I find it, I really should've manned up and eaten my dad's celery creations. Because now that I've forsaken my own daddy's food for soulless corporate blandness, I'm afraid I'm losing grip of my own soul. read more

The UYE knitting event brought me to Panera Bread for the very first time. I was struck by the similarity between Panera and Specialty's in Santa Clara. I happened to visit both on the same day. Similarities include: (1) baking their own bread and pastries (e.g., bagels, scones, muffins, croissants, cookies) (2) offering breakfast sandwiches, sandwiches, soup, and salads (3) free wi-fi (4) ample room in a new looking location (5) bathrooms (6) all-you-can drink refill your own soda cup option (7) order first and they give you a buzzer (8) way better than Le Boulanger At first I thought of getting a sandwich but none of them appealed to me because I don't like smoked deli meat. All the turkey options use smoked turkey meat. Even the Frontega Panini uses smoked chicken. Weird! Specialty's has a wider and more appealing selection of sandwiches. The made-to-order salad was quite good and the service was so fast that I didn't get a chance to wash my hands in the bathroom before my buzzer went off. I chose the Asian chicken salad ($6.99) which comes with your choice: bread, apple or chips (baked or fried). The whole grain baguette was chewy, dense and fresh. The romaine was crisp and the sesame vinaigrette was light and not too sweet. It comes with crispy small wonton strips, sesame seeds, almonds, cilantro and sliced white meat chicken. I got distracted by knitting and conversation - the salad doesn't stay crispy don't let it sit around too long but that's to be expected. In true chain style, they even have their own signature bags of chips. read more

3.5 Great joint for a UYE knitting event. Why: It was empty, and we got a couple of tables to ourselves! I ordered a panini with turkey, asiago and artichoke. My mother, trying to be frugal and get something small, ordered a cheese, ham, bread concoction. it was tragic, and I think we both thought it would be more like a grilled cheese. Either way, she ended up sharing my warm sandwich with me and we were both happy. Decent chain with some good food option. Like that they serve yogurt squirts or go-gurts with the kids meal! read more

Treat this place like "opposite world." You don't want cheese on your sandwich? Ask for cheese. You want sprouts? Ask them to leave it off. Want your dressing on the side? Ask for extra dressing on your salad. Treat this place like you treat your friends after a Lincoln Park concert. You know, when everyone's ears are ringing and you can't hear a damn thing? You will have to repeat your order 7-8 times before it is finally "registered" by the cashier. Other than that, the food is decent. The bread/bakery part is good as well. Lunch time gets a bit crowded so prepare to wait in line. Don't get coffee here either, go next door to peet's. read more

I usually try to stay away from Panera Bread because you pay so much money for a 70% bread lunch with a side of bread. I understand it's Panera BREAD but dear God people I need atleast a decent portion of meat and vegetables in my meal. There's not many places to eat around my work so I'm forced to have lunch at Panera sometimes, otherwise I would avoid the pricey chunk of stale bread as a meal. I ordered the tuna salad sandwich and they always skimp as much as they possibly can on the tuna (or any other kind of meat). The first time this happened I gave them a second chance because I thought maybe they had a bad worker making it. But no this time it was even worse, there was a light thin spread of tuna on ONE HALF of ONE of the pieces of bread in my sandwich. It was less than a tablespoon little dollop of tuna, for an entire tuna salad sandwich? The rest of the sandwich was a ton of lettuce on dry bread. I paid 8$ to get one small bite of tuna. It looked exactly like they used it as a light mayonnaise spread and only in a fourth of the whole thing. And if you suggest extra tuna, to get them to do their job correctly then you have to pay 2 more dollars. The whole place is ridiculous, I have no understanding of why people pay money for it. The bread there isn't even that special. But I guess if McDonald's can thrive, they can. Also I specifically listed to have no tomatoes and they put five slices of tomato on this tiny sandwich. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Cupertino, California

I'm glad my first Panera Bread experience was not this location. The food is great - huge fan of the sandwiches, soups and salads but the parking at this location is not good. There's nothing more annoying than not being able to find parking when you're hungry. Worse, the cashier guy made me feel like herded cattle. Do I look like a cow who needs herding? Ok, don't answer that. "Next" he called, and I obeyed. I gave him my order and he blankly gazed in my direction as I spoke, as if I was saying "Moooooooo... Asian chicken.... moooooo.... salad." Perfect grazing food, he was probably thinking. He gives me my change and says "Next" while I'm still putting my money away. I turn around to make way for the next customer, and I see no one is there. Thanks for rushing me for nothing, dude. You hate your job, got it. You just gotta learn to hide it better cuz it's so obvious! read more

Went for the first time today, and I was underwhelmed. Got the chicken bacon "signature" panini, with a piece of baguette as the side. (Choices for sides were the baguette, an apple, or a small bag of potato chips.) The sandwich cost $6.99 plus tax ($7.57). The order was ready pretty quickly, maybe the eatery's only strong point. No waiter service at all... so you go pick up your order when the coaster pager buzzes, and you bus your own table when you're finished. No beverage service either, so I helped myself to water from the soda fountain. I guess the water was pretty good? I'm reaching, I know. The sandwich measured roughly 7" by 4" (a bit smaller because the bread is not rectangular). The "fresh hearty bread" (per the menu description) was dry and hard. Seemed a little stale, though that hardly seems possible if it's baked fresh daily. Definitely disappointing considering the name of the establishment. The bacon was fatty (as expected) and not crisp (disappointingly). Seriously? You can't cook up some crisp bacon? It was like they pan-fried the bacon but stopped before it was cooked enough. The mustard gave it some much-needed flavor. The 5" piece of baguette was very hard and not tasty at all. I guess "baguette" must be French for "crust." Unless it's French for "harder than a prison inmate named White Power Bill... wearing the full armor of a medieval knight... encased in cement." I added some of the corn oil spread (butter alternative) to make it more palatable. Note that such condiments aren't served with the food, but rather that they need to be picked up next to the soda fountain. It didn't seem like very much food, but I suppose I was adequately full afterwards. The food was so-so, the prices were higher than they should have been, and there was no waiter service to redeem the experience. Two and a half stars, and I'm rounding down. Also, if you have a group of more than four... there's maybe two suitable tables which can accommodate your group. Outdoor seating is adequate, but the indoor tables are mostly smaller. Plan accordingly. As in, at some other restaurant. read more

The closing gals in dine in are always so sweet! This is the cleanest panara I've ever went to! We are regulars and Love the food and drinks. I highly recommend this establishment. The outdoor seating is relaxing and always clean. read more

Truth be told, I really used to like Panera. There was a time when the serving sizes filled me up, the salads tasted fresh and the sandwiches were original and satisfying..... Not so much anymore. The place just seems like a water downed version of what it used to be. Another thing that is annoying as all hell, what ever happened to studying at a library. 20 High school kids pushing together half the tables in the establishment to sip on one ice tea for 3 hours just isn't cool. Go do your group project at somebody's house where you can get high in the basement when taking a study break, the way it WAS done, and the way it should still be. read more

Love their sandwhiches and Salads!!! Again, this is another great place, but the parking... not enough space!! :((

I've been staying with my cousin in Cupertino for a couple of weeks now. We decided to come out to panera so we could get some good soup on a raining afternoon. Now, She is full chinese and I'm Chinese and Korean. In Asian culture, We might look alike but... if you were asian.. You could tell that she is full chinese and I'm half. PLUS to add to it, we are pretty Americanized so I don't think we really blend in with the teeny bopper anime crazed Asian crowds Cupertino offers. BUT I could be wrong.. There were 2 cashiers. The line was not long at all. My cousin goes up to order and I was busy talking to the boyfriend to notice if she said "for here or to go". I then go up after her to order and when the white guy asked "for here?" I said.. "uhh what did the girl in front of me say?" He said.. "I don't know" and its like wow are you high? that was seriously 5 seconds ago.. then he says.. "After awhile, you all look the same".... Ok its not there was a massive crowd of Asian people in there and trying to point out my cousin was like finding waldo in a sea of wanna be waldos.. And when this guy said it.. he had this underlining sarcastic tone in his voice and a small smirk. I replied: "heh (sarcastically.) right..." Yeh I should of said something else like "WELCOME TO CUPERTINO.. POPULATION: ASIAN" but the boyfriend and I were alittle shocked at how racist someone could be. Now granted, this white boy was about my age.. mid 20s.. looked like he popped out of an Abercrombie album with his blonde hair and polo shirt but still. Then..... I'm late to class and I'm waiting for my food. 10 minutes pass and I realize that my buzzer is broken. I got up to see my food cold sitting on the counter and I asked for it to be wrapped up so i could take it to go.. Over all. it was a bad experience. read more

Ditto to Daniele D.'s review Ha! Ha! Chocolate log hehehe Funniest part of the evening =P I REALLY wish I had my camera tonight! This location is large and very clean. I enjoyed my veggie sandwich and salad Mmmmmm! The people that work there are polite and even though they closed at 9pm, they let us stay later without any problems. I am jealous though of Daniele's croissant.....I plan to get one next time!! Good times with friends! read more

I like the idea of Panera Bread. Upscale corporate cafe/bakery with lots of seating and wi-fi. Nice ambience and good place to meet friends. But the bagels taste like cardboard. I was chewing for days. Sandwiches are pretty generic and not particularly healthy either. I'd rather go to a smaller biz but its close to work so i frequent it from time to time. read more

We've been experiencing our first heat wave of the year and the last thing I want to do is go home and cook dinner. After doing some shopping, we wanted something light for dinner. We were introduced to Panera Bread while visiting Las Vegas a few years ago (pre-Yelp era) and remembered how pleased we had been with their salads and sandwiches. S and I decided to split a chicken salad sandwich and a green salad topped with grilled salmon. It was nice that the put the roasted peppers on the side (S gets tummy problems when he eats peppers) - so I got to eat all of them! :-) This seems to be the place to hang out and study as I noticed quite a few students working busily behind their laptops. It's great that there's free wi-fi available. read more

Meh ! It's your regular panera bread. I always order the soup and sandwich combo . For those who care , the vegetarian soup does have vegetarian broth ; not beef/chicken one as in most places. However, I do find their portion sizes small. read more

I give it a 3.5: a good place for a casual lunch cafe chain style. Highlights: - Chicken in sandwich: thin small slices (almost shredded but in bigger slices than that) with good flavor--seems like a bit of citrus. Most delis give you a patty of bland chicken breast so I appreciated the difference. - Service: when I asked for a panini with a modification, the girl at the cashier let me know that wasn't possible. However, instead of ending it there, she not only offered to cut off a piece of the sandwich to see if I liked it as is, but put an order in for the sandwich how I wanted it, just not full on panini style. To top it off, she told me if what I got wasn't what I expected, they would make me something else. Now that's customer service at it's best! :-) - Combos: can choose half sandwich and either soup or salad - French onion soup: pretty good--not too salty, not too bland. Liked the shaved flakes of cheese in it and the fresh cubes of bread with a bit of a cheesy taste to it. - Bread: fresh, good, has substantial texture to it - Bagels: love their cinnamon crunch one--sweet and tasty, just like a dessert Lowlights (my flip side to highlights): - Paninis: all pre-made in the morning so you can't customize. I wanted one without the mustard but I couldn't get it like that. - Mini water cups: seriously a little bigger than dixie cup size so I had to go back and fill it 2-3 times during my meal - Seasonal menu: last time I remember getting a sundried tomato panini I really liked and they no longer had this - Parking: I can walk, but my friend had to park way the heck far away, as their lot is super small I'll come back from time to time since it's close to work. And I have to say I'm more opt to come back now since I got such excellent service. I wasn't expecting that--definitely a nice surprise. read more

When you order your food, try and avoid Andrew. (Caucasian guy, in his 20s, with short brown hair, medium build. About 5'6" or so, give and take an inch.) Why? He will not give you accurate change. I know he can count exact change, he just does not want to give you the right amount. He also will not look at you when your order, nor will he be displaying good customer service. Maybe he had a bad day? It doesn't matter to me. Something has to be done about him. The other employees are all friendly and I had no problems with them, whenever I come into this place. The food is delicious and you get your food really quickly. About a minute after I received the pager, it went off and I was greeted with a smile from the servers. They deserve 4 stars. The one star is for Andrew. Though I wish I could have given him zero stars. Bottom line: Avoid Andrew, unless you do not care about your money. read more

Good old Panera. I always eat here before a show at the Flint Center. Very dependable.

I commute to De Anza College everyday. I come early to Panera to do homework, to eat breakfast, and to order lunch. The staff here is helpful. Sue always greets me and takes my order promptly. Last week, I wanted to customize my order, and Jesse S. followed through to ensure my order was right. Thank you for feedin me and giving me a place to study. read more

One of my favorite places to eat in Cupertino. Also a really comfy place to study when it's not packed. I worked here when it first opened in 2005, so I can speak from experience that the kitchen and backroom are very clean. Avoid this place between the hours of 3-5pm if you're not a fan of high school kids. THUMBS UP for free WIFI and comfy couches and free coffee refills! Love the FUJI APPLE CHICKEN salad. The apple crisps are delicious, the blue cheese is not strong. The salad isn't drenched with dressing. Crisp lettuce leaves and fresh tasting onion rings. Recommendations: Broccoli Cheddar Soup - YUM! Any of the paninis Whole Focaccia breads! Breakfast souffles (before 11:30am) read more

Food is fire. But double check your order before leaving. Especially if you ask for specific bread and extras. I asked them to swap bread for sour dough and add avocado to my sandwich. I was given ciabatta bread and no avocado‍. read more

A good place to enjoy the WiFi as you grab soup and a sandwich. If you order an ice water, you will get a very short cup, which you will be forced to drink with a very long straw. This is to make you look stupid. read more

Im actually very pleasantly surprised! :) I came here today to force my best friend into treating me for lunch for my birthday :) teehee Parking was horrible as usual. We had to park wayy in the back but it was really nice exercise to and from Panera so I guess that is a plus? Usually the customer service here is horrible but today it was excellent! I always suck at ordering at Panera. Something about the menus are very confusing. @_@ So I ask for a recommendation and I get it! :) I got the Frontega Chicken Panini. which was very good warm and a nice cup of broccoli cheddar soup! Delicious meal completed with an apple! :) and a nice cup of fresh, crisp water from the most sturdy one-time use plastic cup i've ever seen in my entire life. A really cool thing I liked about Panera was that once our order was completed in the kitchen part of panera, our buzzer rang and we went up and were greeted by the same person who took our order! :) and he handed us our meal and smiled. Thats what I call excellent customer service. A service with a smile :) In all I had a great experience here. I would TOTALLY NOT recommend coming here duirng lunch time. Its freakin packed and hard as hell to find parking and a spot to eat at :( But any other time. Come and enjoy yourself! Free wifi, delicious food, and great customer service. read more

BEWARE OF FINGERNAILS IN YOUR FOOD!! I usually go to this Panera on the daily, and order my food through their online rapid-pickup feature, but my experience from today changed my whole entire view on this Panera location. If I could give this review zero stars I would. I ordered the Thai Chicken Salad. Once I started mixing my food I was about to take a bite, but noticed something that was disguised as an almond (it was yellowish and had black coloring around the edges. GROSS). So I took it out and did some further investigating and guess what it was? A FINGERNAIL! So unacceptable! Do their employees not wear gloves when preparing food? Thankfully I caught it before even taking a bite. I'm so disgusted and disappointed in this Panera because it was my go-to place when I was hungry in between classes! If I hadn't thrown my food away immediately I definitely would have a picture to share, but in the moment I was just so pissed off. I've seen other posts about bugs being in people's food, but honestly I would have preferred a bug than a damn fingernail. I am BEYOND disappointed. read more

One of my favorite places to grab something to eat and study. closes at 9pm on Sundays Free wifi plugs lots of other people studying free and tasty coffee refills comfortable cushioned booths providing some privacy outdoor seating as well as ample indoor seating clam chowder in a bowl on Fridays 320/28 for 8 oz great turkey and artichoke sandwich: 420/18 for a half cream of chicken soup 200/12 chicken noodle soup 100/2 pesto basil foccacia is great tomato and basil bread is ok decent asian salad though not great by any means cheap $2 cookies and brownies read more

I'm upping my review one star, because my work pays for us to get food from here for meetings. I've changed my order to the mac n' cheese. Let me just say it is super good. I love their mac n' cheese. That is probably what I'm going to order there from now on. read more

If I could do ZERO stars I would. This used to be a great place for me to study. Sure, it was small, but the food's good (well, good for a chain type place - but im not snooty about that kind of stuff). What angers me is this - I no longer live in the area anymore and only go back to visit my parents during my school breaks. Well, i havent been back for maybe three or more months and what did i find out? THEY COVERED UP ALL THEIR EXTRA OUTLETS. so yeah, sure, there's free wifi. but no outlets to plug your computer into. I know, i know - it's a food place. But i just think that it was pretty shady to suddenly cover ALL the outlets - not just some but ALL. Like they dont want us to suck up the electricity anymore. Im not going here to study ever again. which means i probably wont eat at this particular panera's ever again either. sucks for them. read more

Service is excellent! They're fast and efficient - and the manager actually calls you by name (if you have a Panera card) when you go to pick up your order during lunch hour. Impressed! The good is decent - typical, but there's nothing on the menu that I'm a huge fan of. I usually get a Chipotle Chicken sandwich and the quality each time varies from soggy to crispy, depending on the day and cook(?). Parking is a nightmare and I've seen cars get bumped and scratched. There are a lot of spaces but it's always jam packed with people. read more

Walked out still hungry...and many dollars broke. That's what I call an absolute RIP OFF. This place is only to see and be seen. So much for trendy lunch joints! WARNING: Every Panera location is exactly like this. At least they were consistent with one thing....disappointment. read more

Just another chain restaurant! I must admit though this place has a MEAN Sierra Turkey sandwhich with this orange sauce on an Asiago cheese bread. It gives you this frolicky, hair flowing in the wind, dress flowing, starry eyed feeling. You know the one you feel when you see Mcdreamy :) ahh.. got too caught up..BRB. read more

Panera is okay, but I also have a lot of issues. The food is generally good, but it is also really inconsistent. Cons: The bread on my sandwiches is always a different size, so I never know what kind of sandwich/salad ratio to order, because you basically never know what you're getting till it comes out. Sometimes the lines are really long and there are never tables They are really lax about cleaning the tables Their menu is really hard to understand and they change it too frequently Parking is a bitch Pros: They arent weird about free water, and they even have lemon slices! I'm still going to come here, and it's probably still going to annoy me... read more

This isn't the first time at this location. The food was poorly prepared and the dining room was filthy. We will not be back again.

I've always enjoyed Panera's sandwiches and salad combos. The food is fresh, fast, and it's such a nice environment to chill or study in. THey have free-wifi and tons of tables. I could see students studying here, or business people here discussing their new projects over coffee and a laptop. It's pretty multi-purposeful. I normally get the sandwich and salad combo but last time i came here I had the fuji apple chicken salad which was super tasty and am in love with. I devoured the whole thing pretty quickly. Being so close to my house, this is definitely a good default place to go to when I am feeling salad/sandwichy :) read more

I am gonna boost the star because I came here for wireless and this place is PERFECT for studying. It has wireless, coffee, tea, and FOOD! The place is so big that it wasn't packed like the other coffee shops that I've tried. I am totally coming here for studying from now on. only if its open late... read more

A great study spot! Kinda weird, right? Probably due to its location near De Anza College. Pros: + Lots of seating and pretty quiet since a majority of people there are doing work. + Free wi-fi too, which can be a bad thing though if you're easily distracted. + Perfect if you're looking for more than a study spot w/ coffee with their ample selection of salads, soups, and sandwiches. + You can get coffee next door at Peet's if you're a coffee snob and refuse to drink Panera coffee, haha. Cons: - Terrible parking! Be prepared to circle around or wait for a spot. - Dim lighting -- bad for your eyes if you're reading in the dark! *Favorites: Broccoli cheddar soup & Fuji apple chicken salad read more

Came here first time, not so welcoming. Cashier took my order wrong. Coming from restaurant-customer service experience, cashiers typically respond the order back to the customer to reassure their order. I literally ordered ONE LARGE DRINK and she gave me a regular. I was confused but I already paid and I didn't want to bother her with going through exchanging money. My friend got a sandwich and said the bread was not satisfying, it was too chewy, not fresh at all. They're giving us small portion of the food that we ordered, not worth the price!! read more

Granted, I really haven't tried other Panera locations in California, but I'm impressed with this location. First, it's large. Cool! There are plenty of tables in the main dining area and along the side. Cooler! The wifi is free and the signal is very strong. Coolerer! And there are free refills on the hot tea! Coolererest! About the only negatives I can think of right now are that there aren't very many power outlets around and parking is sparse---there are 1 hour spots but of course you'll have to move your car if you're trying to spend the afternoon here. Times visited: 1 read more

It is my story @ 2135 Ashley Phosphate Rd, North Charleston, SC 29406 Panera Bread! I order a group soup with chips.FINE! you give me bread instead of chips.Acceptable！ What about 3 Green Goddess Cobb Salad with Chicken?THERE ARE NO CHICKEN OR EGGS AT ALL!!! This is NOT first time,there are missing items or Something!! And no apologizes from staffs at all for this STUPID MISTAKES! read more