Panera is comforting to me. I have my favorites but I also love to try new items. More importantly though every time I come to this location the staff is genuinely and incredibly friendly, helpful and welcoming. It's nice to be welcomed with a smile and a pleasant greeting every time I walk in the door read more

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Encino, California This is the very first location that I have been to. And I have been coming here on and off for the free birthday pastry. Recently I rejoined the Sip Club. I was in the area so I stopped by to get me some Iced Tea. The place wasn't busy so I was tended to promptly. The place is small but enough to accommodate customers. It has a patio dining facing the Ventura Blvd which is a nice addition. It is kind of elevated that makes it cool. You don't feel like you are eating the dust and fumes from the vehicles. Good enough parking that is shared with Bank Of America and some other businesses. Restrooms are clean and stocked during the said visit. read more

Panera Bread - Iced Tea - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

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Good location. Parking is free in the back. All of the food was great especially the sandwiches and the bread bowls filled with soup, yummy! The ambiance is clean and bright. The service was fantastic and the manager was super nice to all of us. Definitely will come back to this location... read more

Delicious mac and cheese, mini brownie bites, and the blueberry lavender cold tea from the Sip Club--so refreshing! Excellent service by Breanna, Josh, Eric, Xavier, all staff--they all deserve special holiday recognition. Clean, inviting environment. Perfect spot for studying, working, and getting things done, increasing, productivity. God bless! read more

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$28 for a half a sandwich chips and cup of soup meal deal with lemonade is wild. Soup was old, I'll drive extra to stonefire grill next time. Food was mid especially for the price. read more

Panera Bread - Pick 2 meal combo - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

I am writing to formally express my dissatisfaction with a recent experience at your location. I placed my order for pickup the day before, well before the store closed, with a scheduled pickup time of 7:40 AM today. I received a notification at 7:38 AM stating that my order was ready. However, upon arriving at the store, I did not receive my order until 7:57 AM. This delay was especially concerning, as I had an important meeting at 8:00 AM and was relying on the accuracy of your pickup system. What made the situation more frustrating was observing multiple employees engaged in personal conversations, openly complaining about early orders, instead of assisting their team in completing customer orders. I approached one of the employees several times to politely explain that I urgently needed my order due to my scheduled meeting. Rather than responding with professionalism, she rolled her eyes and stated that the order was being worked on, while muttering "rude" under her breath. This behavior was both inappropriate and unprofessional. When my order was finally ready, it was simply placed on the counter without any acknowledgment no apology, no courtesy, and no basic customer service. I find it unacceptable to be met with such dismissive and disrespectful behavior, particularly when the delay was not caused by me. This is not the first negative experience I've had at this location, which makes this situation even more concerning. I paid nearly $100 for this order and, in return, received poor service, unnecessary delays, and unprofessional conduct. This reflects poorly on your business and its standards. I am requesting that this matter be addressed seriously. The staff involved would benefit from additional training, and appropriate corrective action should be taken to prevent this from happening again. I sincerely hope this complaint is not overlooked and that meaningful steps are taken to ensure a better customer experience moving forward. read more

Another Panera location for me to try. Consistent experience from location to location. I really enjoy being able to go to a Panera in LA and a Panera in Ohio or anywhere and enjoy the same great food, same great service and comfortable surrounding. This location is right off Ventura Blvd. parking lot is in the rear, although it can get tight at times, but parking should be good. You can also park in the front on Ventura Blvd. if need be. Entrance in front and back as well. Their food, pastries, baked goods and fruit is fresh and have plenty of healthy options vs many casual sit down spots or fast food locations. I can feel good about visiting here for lunch or dinner and get a healthy meal anytime. I do recommend looking for deals, coupons, etc. as it can get pricey. Thankfully, they normally have promos, deals, coupons, etc. to help if you look for them. Also, I highly recommend joining the Sip Club, you pay a monthly or yearly fee to get unlimited drinks every two hours everyday, great deal. My go to is the Ranch Cobb salad with chicken, yum! Enjoy! read more

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For many reasons, I really like Panera bread and I frequent this particular location however, there is an ongoing issue that unfortunately is often overlooked. Whether it's the company short staffing this location or it's the management not paying attention, the tables are constantly dirty and the dining area is often left unattended and that leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth. I've heard customers openly complain about it to the front desk and it's only then when someone is dispatched to clean the tables. Otherwise, sometime when I revisit the cafe after a couple of hours for a refill, I notice the same mess still out there without anyone tending to it. Is fast food places like Chick-fil-A can keep their location in prestine condition, why can't Panera get this right? I hope they fix this because it's as if the dining area is always on their blind spot. read more

When did Panera Bread get so bad? Looked like a homeless shelter inside with people sitting around like they've been there all day on their phones watching videos drinking the same cup and getting free refills all day. Tables were partially cleaned but was hard to tell as most were damaged and chipped. On a side note, I ordered two cookies with my order and they only gave me one. I had to figure that out on my own and when I asked the guy said they're still baking. He disappeared and I preferred to finish up and leave asap and let them have an extra $2 versus spending more time in there. If you want to feel like you're in DTLA near the Greyhound station this is a must visit. Otherwise stay away. I'll never go back. read more

While this is a nice location on the inside, I was a little disappointed in my experience here. The cashier however was super nice and professional! I went in for breakfast and got a bagel and cream cheese and a coffee. Their bagel selection is kind of limited, but they are decent bagels. I ordered my bagel to go and they gave it to me with the cream cheese on the side. I wish they put it on the bagel for you! I was also excited to get a cup of the hazelnut coffee. The coffee area was nice and organized, but the coffee wasn't hot. I asked someone behind the counter if I could get a fresh cup of the hazelnut coffee, and they poured me some from the fresh pot in the back. However, it still wasn't hot. The temperature was warm at best. I hadn't visited a Panera in a really long time, and I'm not in a big rush to go back. read more

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Do not order Mango Smoothies! It was so bad I had to throw out the rest after one sip. (My husband shared the same opinion) The food was mediocre, at the best, and way overpriced for what it was. Never again. read more

Panera Bread has always been one of my favorite spots to eat since I first discovered them back when I worked foe the city - it was my daily lunch choice. I became even a bigger fan when I found out that instead of throwing away their daily freshly baked items, they donate it to organizations that feed the homeless communities. Now, I find out they also participate in the TooGoodToGo program (app) where they sell for a minimal fee surprise bags, in this case $5.49, again, instead of throwing away the items not purchased. I was pleasantly surprised with my bag. I was able to choose what I wanted from the bakery items. I chose all my favorites. Panera is at the top of my list. I also purchased dinner while I was there and had a half asian salad with chicken noodle soup, a bag of chips and baguettes with a large passion green tea (my favorite green tea on the planet). The customer service was top notch and the place was clean. They have meter parking in the front and parking in the rear. I will be back. read more

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This was the best service I'd gotten in a while. Usually when I go to a Panera the workers are (understandably) very straightforward and efficient with taking my order, but I was helped by Eric today and he was very enthusiastic and detailed with answering my questions about a sandwich I hadn't tried before. read more

This Panera's got a nicer vibe than the one in Studio City for sure. Ordered a salad and BBQ chicken sandwich. Sandwich was just OK, but I threw some salad in there, and it took it up a notch. Pro tip: mix it up! read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

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I went to Panera yesterday to get takeout. Haven't been there in years. A word of advice, do not get the black bean soup. It is basically a broth and black beans in it and there is no flavor and no thickness to the soup it is utterly tasteless. And the worst part was that a bowl cost $10.99. This soup is subpar. read more

I had a $25 gift card and had to use it up. I wasn't up for buying any of their airplane lunch food so just used it to buy baked goods. I got a couple cinnamon rolls, and a bunch of cookies. It came to almost exactly $25 even. The counter staff are ok but largely preoccupied with their own lives I think, as they chat behind the counter and in the back area where they make the baked goods. It's like they are on auto-pilot. They just make the web/app orders as they come in, package them up, and that's it. They've got some cookies and scones and muffins out on display but not much of anything else. I noticed a bunch of bread in big plastic bags just sitting on the main counter, as if the place were a Wonder Bread retail shop (remember those?) or something similar. I remember the Paneras of 20+ years ago. My friend managed one. His bakers would come in VERY early in the morning ("Time to make the donuts!") and the place was bustling and brimming with hot coffee drinks and pastries and everybody loved it. Nowadays....the magic is totally gone. They do get customers, but the dining area is rather a ghost town and it's mostly just people picking up orders or coming in to grab a quick coffee or tea and a pastry to go. read more

The term Value has gone out of the window. Reluctantly, after getting outraged by Fat Sal's I went to Panera. At least I was respected as a customer, in contrast to @fatsals. I felt like having an Italian sub. For the older people, do you remember getting a nice crispy Italian roll, with Italian dressing loaded with salami, mortadella and provolone cheese garnished with shredded lettuce and tomato? Well either that memory in mind, I got on the inshore computer and saw a good looking sub. So I ordered it. What a disappointment. The only good fact about the sandwich was the bread. It was tasty. I could hardly taste the meat in the sandwich. It was more like Cuban Panini than an Italian sub. I remember when I had my chain of restaurants, we put five ounces of meat on our sandwiches. It was no wonder we sold more than a thousand sandwiches daily. That is including catering orders. How do these places like Panera and Fat Sal's stay in business? How? I am stunned. I guess due to shortness of time and lack of good options people go for convenience. Maybe I should get back into restaurant business. read more

Panera Bread - Italian sub - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

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Sad to say the quality of food has gone downhill. The general manager and the managers have no clue how to run a business, I believe that they need to just shut down this Panera it's very disappointed because I really like the food the menu although this Panera has been disappointing. read more

Amazing Turkey & Cheddar. I love that it comes as two snall sandwiches making it easy to eat. ( attach pictures just one of the sandwiches). Americano iced was strong & refreshing. The manager was helpful and went above and beyond. Easy parking on the street in front or a small lot in the rear. Great selection of Breads and Pastries besides soups, sandwiches on all sorts of things.. read more

Panera Bread - 1/2 oh turkey cheddar sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

All good this visit - was able to use my $ 2 off coupon for one of their new sandwiches . They followed my specs and added cucumber and cut in half as requested- bravo !! read more

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I hate leaving a bad review but I genuinely hope this changes because it's happened to me the past few times. I usually order a salad and every time I receive it, the dressing containers are less than 1/4 of the way filled. I even ordered extra dressing (and paid extra btw) and even though I received 4 containers, they all had barely any dressing in them. Certainly not enough for the entire salad. If anyone from Panera is seeing this, please ask your employees to make sure to actually fill the containers. It's such a disappointment when you get home and realize the mistake. read more

Panera Bread - Container filled less than 1/4 full - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

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There has been a huge booger in the men's restroom for a week right on the wall next to the urinal. I know this because I came last week and was disgusted by it and it's still there this week. Way to show that you don't clean your restrooms week to week. I wonder if that means the kitchen is also not cleaned. Disgusting. read more

Smallest Panera location I ever been, even the parking lot was smaller, this one also sharing space with another business called Dry Bar. Anyway I like this location because it was cleaner, also a lot of charging outlets so I could sit enjoy my drink and charge my devices at the same time. Such a tiny place in the middle of an area I would never expect a Panera would be placed, also Eddie Murphy has a house somewhere in Encino ;) read more

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My favorite is always the tomato soup. That's the best for cold, rainy days. Great for also group meals.

Panera bread is ok. Nothing super special except their lemonade. Wow that's amazing. I also like the broccoli cheddar soup. Customer service was great, the only thing was the food. I wasn't super impressed. There was plenty of seating but there was dripping from the ceiling. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

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Great customer service!! Recommend this location 100%!!! They are courteous, prompt attending to customers read more

Plenty of parking , welcomed by staff ( very helpful) ..... only issue " overrun by homeless .... Does not feel safe to sit down and eat your meal , they lurk around the entire restaurant like they own the place, and one in special seems a bit aggressive - what's the policy on that ? .... Walk the restaurant before ordering to see if it makes sense to eat here -- good luck read more

My delivery was very fast and fresh. Food was delicious and all good portions! Thank you Panera Encino team! Keep up the great work read more

Panera Bread - Chicken rice soup Caesar salad Cinnamon roll Baguette - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

Went there because it's a nice, quiet place to talk with friends with tall comfortable booths. The service is almost all automated now, which is fine. But what isn't fine is what you get for your money. I had a cup of soup, a tiny salad with hardly any toppings - despite paying extra for more - something ridiculous that they called a fruit cup and a regular drink. How much for that? Try $29. And I left hungry. Prices are insane for what you get. Be reasonable, Panera. If you're going to charge people, at least feed them. read more

Ok, we were in the middle of Reseda for a morning appointment, hadn't eaten breakfast yet, and needed to drive to North Hollywood. I was in a car with 5 hangry people, including 3 kids, and I was one of them. So we were driving and looking for someplace that served breakfast and would be quick to eat. It was about 1130am, so we knew the regular places would be closed for breakfast already. We drove by this Panera and I totally thought we could get breakfast food there so we parked around the corner and walked back. I couldn't tell which driveway was the right one for the "parking in the back." No matter. We all walked up to the counter and I was salivating over all the different breakfast options displayed on the overhead menu. There was a staff member standing there waiting to take our order. She was super friendly and patient, even after we told her we might take a while to be ready, since we've never been there before and had 5 different people trying to figure it out. She smiled and said, "It's ok. I'll be here if you have any questions." Awesome. So we started discussing the breakfast options and then she informed us they were no longer serving breakfast. I'm not gonna lie, it took the wind out of my sails. Bummer. So we had to convince the kids it would be ok and we ordered several lunch options. Nobody in our party was happy about this, but the girl at the counter kept her smile and continued to provide great service to us. We ordered a Flatbread pizza, grilled cheese sandwich, Mac n cheese, bagel with cream cheese, 2 coffees for the adults and some fountain drinks for the kids. As I turned around to serve our coffee, I stood back and waited for the homeless guy to warm up his Hot Pockets in the microwave. When he left I tried to serve some hazelnut flavored coffee but only got 1 cupful and the dispenser was empty. I notified the girl at the cashier and she got to changing it right away. But as I didn't want to wait, I chose to serve some other light blend for myself. I prepared both cups with cream and sugar, and when I went to taste my light blend, it was cold. Deflated again, I didn't have to heart to wait for the new hazelnut, so I just went to sit down with my family and my cold coffee. Obviously I gave the warm cup to my wife because, well, I'm a good husband....but I digress. So we got buzzed when our order was ready, picked it up at the counter and sat back down to eat. The food was....well, meh. The grilled cheese sandwich had that super thick bread and the cheese was not melted thoroughly. The mac n cheese had that white cheddar cheese and shell pasta. Nobody really liked that one. The pizza was good but how can you mess that up? Also the artisan bread was amazing as well. A bagel is a bagel. When we were done, and we were walking back to our car, I felt like I had just eaten a bunch of bread and my stomach was stuffed. But not, like, in a good way. It was more of a way that felt like I was so hungry, I'll just eat a ton of bread to fill my stomach and basically, that's what we did. It did not leave the best impression. But I will say the service was great. I'm willing to give them another shot sometime but I'll be back earlier so I can enjoy the breakfast menu next time. read more

This is one of the worst Panera's I have ever been to! They wouldn't even fill up my $10 mac & cheese. After I waited longer than 10 minutes in line, I definitely won't be back!! When I asked, can I at least get a full cup? She said no!! This location is close to my job, that's the only reason why I came here in the first place. This location really need to be seen by corporate , it is very dirty, and has a very bad odor as soon as you walk in the door. read more

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Hello Panera, I came in today during the lunch hour and I must say I was very impressed. The initial impression was indeed, impressive. The ambiance was calm and warming, my fellow patrons all appeared to be happy and comfortable, the staff was very welcoming and friendly, and the restrooms were very clean and well kept. I had the pleasure of speaking with the manager on duty, if I read his name tag correctly his name is Jeff. Jeff was very friendly, and hospitable. He had shared some recommendations based on my dietary restrictions and I ended up deciding on the Toasted Frontega Chicken sandwich. It was very delicious, hats off to the chef. I Hope whoever is in charge is aware of how greatly this team of employees work. I will definitely be back. The orange juice was cold crisp and satisfying as well. Thank you Panera Encino, and thank you, Jeff. You made my day. See you all again soon. Cheers read more

The workers are nice but they always messed up the order. I ordered a couple of times, they always run very behind and always dont give me all the items. So check your bag before! They need to hire more staffs!!! read more

They are kind of open for DINE IN. But I had to use the restroom 1st. Thank God they allow RR use. Then I purchased a triple chocolate cakey-like cookie. $3.71 was kinda pricey for the small size. But you know what? It was so worth it. Delicious, satisfying, sublime. LOL. read more

I placed an online order on their app. The delivery was on the early side. BUT it was missing one item. The app doesn't have a good way to report issues but I called the store and the staff was friendly and apologetic. I think I spoke to April who promptly said she would sent the item with the next available driver. I really do appreciate how hard restaurants work to adjust during this time. I'm sure bagging a ton of orders instead of delivering to tables causes more mistakes. But I am glad that the team was so good at making it right. read more

Considering how often I frequent this location, it's probably about time to update my review. This Panera Bread is located off of Ventura Blvd between Petit Ave and Rubio Ave in Encino. There's a parking lot located in the back. In the rare event that it's full, there's ample street parking. Perhaps the reason why my fiancee and I prefer this location is because it's a bit less traveled than others. Mornings can get busy but nights are much less so. We normally get the You Pick 2 deal where you can mix and match sandwiches, salads, and soups. My go-to choice is the Chicken Chipotle Avocado Melt while hers is the Creamy Tomato Soup. If you want something on the healthier side and don't want to deal with crowds, this Panera Bread will hit the spot. Cheap, dependable, and delicious! read more

Panera Bread - Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Tomato Soup - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

I came in to order a quick lunch and had bits of plastic in my French onion soup. Go somewhere else. read more

Panera Bread - I love it when I find plastic in my soup - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

Who doesn't live bread and pastries? They make great soups, sandwiches, sweets. Love the ice tea selection. Staff pretty good as well. read more

This place is very clean, the food is good, and the staff is courteous. But I can't understand why they have a shelf designated for takeout and then force you to go to the counter and ask. And frankly, I would be embarrassed to call this a bowl of soup. This is more like a cup of soup... and they also offer a cup of soup! I've never seen a styrofoam take out shot glass! Also, if you're going to have an app that lists the city where it's located, it would be good to either a) publish the address, OR b) have the interactive GPS icon connect you to a mapping application. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Encino, California

You guys suck. Just look at the sandwich that I received today. It's just a loaf of bread!!! There was barely any chicken on it. I didn't like the soup either but hey at least there was soup in my cup. I am not ordering from this location again. read more

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