The sandwich I ordered seemed like it was soaked in whatever sauce they add . Bread was soggy and the sandwich was an absolute mess. The paper wrap on the sandwich barely held the sandwich in. But the worst of the worst was the rotted apple that was on top of the food! Someone looked at that apple and just decided it was ok to put it in the bag! I've picked up food here 2 months ago and it was also pretty bad. The fellow at the drive through was polite and looked professional so this was so disappointing. I will not come back and will let all family in the area know to go to Vadnais heights instead. read more

Panera Bread - Rotted apple put into the take out bag. - Sandwiches Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

I have been coming to Panera Bread for the past 20+ years. It used to be my favorite study spot when I went back to school to get my teaching license. They used to have fresh bagels and a variety of smears. Today, I went to get a quick coffee and a bagel in between appointments. It was a disappointing experience. The bagel was from yesterday, not fresh at all. They now only have two flavors of cream cheese left, plain and honey walnut. It is sad to see a good business go down like that. Ki read more

Not a souper time :( We show up and they are out of most of the soups and they are severely understaffed and the staff is way too over worked. It took a very long time to get our food and several guests were complaining. Also it's an absolute igloo in there. Dress accordingly. All jokes asides the owner and or manager needs to step up. Your staff is doing a great job but you don't have enough and you're out of soup!!! read more

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The service is amazing accompanied by the food including the fresh baked bagels and cream cheese, Mac and cheese, cold pressed teas, and panini pressed sandwiches! read more

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Ordered thru app for pickup, app says drive up to rapid pickup and wait. Waited 10 minutes then called, lady says pull up to window. I pull up to window and they gave me wrong order, then they started making my catered order and waited 20 minutes! After 30 minutes I ask can I get a little discount please, rude lady says no and after a stare down she offers a free coupon for a sandwich?? Catered over $100 and you couldn't even say sorry for delay or confusion but a coupon for a sandwich? I'm good I will call corporate and rude lady said good! Corporate got in phone asked me for my name which I can barely hear her, then I asked for her name and she refused so I said you asked for mine, I would appreciate and know who I'm talking to since you asked the same. She finally says her name and take my complaint, while this is going on my assistant comes to me and says we are missing 8 items out of 19. My blood boils now and says I am not happy. After 20 minutes she says she will credit my Panera account $55. I have yet seen any credits and will not return. read more

The food is good, exactly like you expect at any panera. The outside tables don't seem to have ever been wiped down. The cigarette butts don't seem to have been swept up. read more

Watery coffee, cold packaged deli meat, cheap tasteless cheese, inability to take an order or grill a sandwich. Just awful way to throw away $15. Food 6 months ago was edible there, Mac Donald's cheaper food is better now, coffee is good and hot. What the hell happened to Panera. I can make a better sandwich out of my refrigerator. And disabled people unable to carry travels and no staff to assist. Eat elsewhere or pay less for better coffee and hot food at Mac d. read more

Wow. I have not been to a Panera in over a year. Ordered online. Pick up was timely. I do not usually give such low scores, but the quality of the food for the price was dismal. I saw that there is a new menu. I am not sure why as the quality of food I ordered in the past was much better. My husband and I ordered a bowl of the chicken and rice soup, the bacon avocado melt and the Fuji apple chicken salad. The soup base seemed very thick and almost floury. There was chicken present, but not generous. The Fuji apple salad was better, but advertised with grape tomatoes and Fuji apples. There were three small grape tomatoes in the salad and the Fuji apples were chips like you buy at the grocery store. The sandwich was very disappointing. It look decidedly different than in the photo. It looked smashed like someone had sat on it. I could taste some bacon, saw some small slivers of avocado but it was mainly chipotle aioli. I do not remember seeing or tasting any cheddar cheese. I am not sure if Panera was bought out by some food conglomerate like many restaurants are, if so, they are going in the wrong direction. I will not be back. I will spend my money on other restaurants where the quality and price point match up. read more

Ordered online for instore pickup. Order was 5 minutes late and the bag was sealed per their custom. When I arrived home the order was completely wrong. Returned to the store and had a hard time getting anyone's attention (bread maker was wearing Air pods and ignored me - waved may arms and she finally reacted). Lead called to the front and he said my order slip was put on the wrong bag. 20 minutes later they made my order again. Low and behold, when I got home, they completely left out one of the sandwiches (like a fool I trusted them). May never go there again. What a joke of a team. Food did taste good what we did get but a third trip was not going to happen. Check and recheck your order before leaving. read more

I don't usually come to this Panera location as often as I'd would want to...but I might start to! Grace (I hope that's her name!) was at the caisher and she was super friendly and helpful! I was a bit indecisive about which salad to eat, and she listed the contents in the salad (which I appreciate since I'm watching what I eat lol). She was so patient with me and I really appreciated that! In addition, also accomandating with me when I asked for dressing on the side. Ended up getting half Cesar salad. The amount of dressing on the side wasn't a lot, but I made it work. I looove the baguette that comes with salad, sandwich and soup! Probably will come back again! read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

I have always enjoyed Panera. This location I haven't been to in a very long time. I was impressed with the improvements . There is now a big push for rapid ordering. There is an area with tablets so you can order food instead of waiting in line. There is an area that you can pick up your food. It's very clean and the staff is very nice . But the food itself wasn't too impressive . I would have to try some more dishes to be for sure but what I ordered was a bit bland . I ordered a corn chowder . The bread I got w the soup was good . I do like this location but I am not in any rush to come back . read more

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Literally half my order was missing. Store looked like trash. Overpriced and will never go back

We stopped here for dinner and were eagerly anticipating it since our town doesn't have a Panera. The prices seemed high for what you get while the quality was good but not great. We purchased some asiago bagels to go and they were stale which was a bit disappointing. The staff had a bunch of younger employees who were goofing around while we were in line waiting. Overall still a 4 out of 5 from us as the food was good... not great... but could have been worse. read more

Panera is usually a decent, straightforward chain, but this last visit might be my last. I got the turkey sausage, egg white and spinach breakfast sandwich and it did NOT taste good. I also ordered an iced latte and received a Chai. Not a good day at Panera in Maplewood. read more

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Panera flatbreads: I was enticed into buying a Panera Flatbread as they looked so good on their advertisements. I know they are promoting them, and as a long time customer, I decided to help and to try out their new product. Well, I went to the Maplewood Panera located on White Bear Ave in Maplewood, and ordered two flatbreads. My wife and I brought them home an both were terrible. I could not believe how bad they were. I did email the company, and have not heard back from them. The two flatbreads we tried were void of almost any kind of topping. Did have a little cheese, but hardly any sauce and no veggies as we had ordered. The crust was tough and rubbery. I did give them a chance to get back to me, but they did not. I am a long time customer, and I enjoy their coffee, and some of their sweets. But as far as ever ordering a flatbread, FORGET IT! Pat read more

Great watermelon salad! Really good .i never tried it before. IT is a summer salad I have been to this location before. Just fine! Staff. Glad I tried a new salad today! read more

Panera Bread - Watermelon salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

I have been to this Panera 5 times since it's opening after the one further south on White Bear closed. Every time, they have been understaffed and behind. The first couple of visits I thought it might be because they were new and still training staff. The third & forth times, I thought maybe they were just unusually busy. But today, I am convinced it's poor management. It was not unusually busy. The counter staff were friendly. The person at the cash register was also trying to clear the overflowing bus station. Tables were dirty. We had to ask the same person who seemed to be doing everything else in the front of the house to wipe one down for us. He used a wet napkin that left puddles on the table. We finally dried it ourselves. We had each ordered just soup because of time constraints. We waited over 10 minutes for the buzzers to go off. How long does it take to ladle soup? Obviously about 15 minutes at this Panera! When my bowl was up, I arrived with it back at my table to discover a metal knife, but a plastic spoon. What soup and salad place does not have enough spoons ready at noon on a Sunday? Apparently one with very poor management. I like Panera and their food choices. I doubt I will return to this establishment again without evidence of some changes in how it is run. read more

Giving it two stars when it could have been three. I'll explain later. Had the ham and Swiss soufflé, chocolate croissant, cranberry orange muffin and Parmesan cheese bagel with chives spread. The soufflé recipe must have changed from years past as it was not flaky and good anymore. Disappointing. The chocolate croissant was as expected nothing fancy but was flaky and tasted fresh. The bagel texture was perfect plump yet nice crunch on the outside. The orange cranberry muffin was dry and and orange cranberry was only sprinkled on top before baking and did not appear throughout the muffin. I'd skip this muffin. Ok so I'm giving this place a two star because I arrived here about 8:30/8:40 and I noticed the fireplace wasn't on, which a warm fireplace was the only reason why I bothered to patron Panera this morning and come to this location in the first place. I asked for it to be turned on and was told by a lady behind the counter that it cycles on and off. Needless to say, I sat myself in front of it and now it's 10:05 am and guess what it never came on so I sat here cold and grumpy and finished my mediocre pastries and drank two cups of coffee waiting for the darn thing to cycle on. Still not on. About to leave, a very disappointed and cold customer. read more

Panera Bread - Update, now 10:15 and still not on - Sandwiches Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

Such a great place, perfect balance between fast food and healthier options! Everything tastes fresh and delicious. I would recomend the Turkey Chilli for lunch, or any of their diverse salad choices. The breakfast items are amazing. All the muffins are wonderful, and the egg souffles are a savory treat. All this wonderful food is at this great location, which always has friendly workers. The place is spotless no matter what time of day you come. I love this restruant so much! It takes a lot of willpower not to eat here all the time. Check it out, you'll enjoy it! read more

I mean. Its Panera. It's fine. But I'm sitting here staring at the dirty floor, while the employees yell out about running out of food or ingredients (last time avocado, this time is Pepsi). The line is always slow and no one smiles. I come because I love Panera's soup, but this location is sub par. read more

Panera Bread - See? Who wants to eat like this - Sandwiches Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

The mac n cheese was not bad, have gotten decent salads, but that grilled cheese with "Bacon and Tomato" had no bacon and the tomatoes are sun dried, did not see that info on the menu. Gross! They forgot the bacon too, only good part of it would have been the bacon seeing they use dun dried tomatoes. read more

Panera is a slightly expensive but good tasting corporate bakery, which can't compare to some other bakeries in the cities, but does a pretty decent job trying. Get a Panera card and you can start to earn points towards things like free drinks - which is what happened when I went there with a friend. During lunch time tables can be hard to come by but this Panera isn't as bad as others, in regards to finding seating. Their food is flavorful, tasty and fresh. I got a carrot muffin, which was good, but practically carrot cake in muffin form. It wasn't spectacular, but I sure didn't have any problems snarfing it down. Their Greek salads are also very enjoyable. read more

Panera Bread - Lunch with a treat - Sandwiches Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

Waited 30 minutes for food. Grilled cheese poorly prepared. Not enough parking or seating. Got one of our orders wrong. Will not come back to dine in. read more

They're open @6 during the week not 7 like this website says. I went here for the first time in forever it's been a long time since i had chosen Panera but i wanted a breakfast sandwich & coffee so I stopped in the drive thru & had a wonderful customer service experience the gentleman taking my order was very patient & very knowledgeable & happily read off ingredients to me. My food was made fresh i got a over easy egg, bacon & cheese on everything bagel i loved it, a vanilla iced latte was so tasty & a cobb salad for later also a greek yogurt fruit parfait. They have such an extensive menu with healthier options. The menu has changed since i was there last 4 years ago. I'll have to come back again very soon!! Great location & great customer service as far as i know :) read more

Let me start off by saying that my food yesterday was great. I always enjoy the salads at Panera. I rarely interact with staff, because I usually use a kiosk to order and then just pick it up. I love these things about Panera. But the main reason that I go there is for the atmosphere. Panera has always felt warm and welcoming - but not this one, after the remodel. I am normally a fan of modern and minimalist design, but this redesign has no heart. First off, no fireplace. Second, there is not a linger longer vibe. Perhaps that's the intent, but if so, they're taking away what made Panera a great place. Now it's just cold and modern. I won't be back, and I hope other existing Panera locations don't remodel like this. Horrible. read more

Pro tip: order ahead or use the kiosks. I'm not sure why it is, but ordering at the register is always slow as hell. There are roughly 23 different variations for every order, and the cashiers must be tasked with asking about every single one. For example: I stopped in this am to get my free July bagel. Cashier: Hi, how are you? Me: Great! I'll just get a sliced cinnamon raisin bagel to go and a tea. That'll be all. Cashier: Okay, did you want that for here or to go? Me: To go. Cashier: Okay, did you want it toasted? Me: No, just sliced please. Cashier: Okay, did you want cream cheese with it? Me: No thank you. Cashier: Okay, did you want another 5 bagels to make it a half dozen? Me: .... I think it seriously took a good 3 minutes to get to the total part of the transaction. read more

I had a terrible lunch at Panera in Maplewood, yesterday. I ordered a BLT. The bacon in the sandwich was freezing cold, literally. Shouldn't precooked/frozen bacon be heated prior to serving? Also the tomato in the sandwich was hard and white - not even close to ripe. Complete the picture with cold toast! I would have sent the sandwich back to the kitchen but I didn't want to ruin the lunch date for my family. read more

I thought I'd try out Panera for breakfast today. I usually go to caribou, but they were right next to each other so I thought I'd try something different! I will not be coming back. The Sandwich was overpriced, sloppy, looked gross, cheese was not melted, and I only got 1 small slice of avocado that had black spots on it.. The girl next to me had the same sandwich and seemed to be eyeing it up about the same.. She wasn't happy, And was talking about meeting at Starbucks next time instead.. For the same price caribou a sandwiches are consistently good, or I could get a handmade sandwich at a diner!! read more

Ordered my son mac&cheese, paid $5, the little plate had 1/3 of it full... overpriced for what you get.Paid over $20 for 2, but portions were tiny. I am disappointed to say the least. read more

Awesome!! Favorite place! Love the ap and delivery. Work in the area and many times cannot get out to eat. Great healthy options. Fast and friendly service. Enjoy the outdoor seating (in the summer). read more

We've grabbed a meal here a few times while out running errands and I don't really see a difference between here and any other Panera around. Each time the service has been fast but we have had issues finding a table. We're big fans of the You Pick 2 so we always shake it up a little to try different things. Last time we were there, we got our food to go and took it home. Hubs was worried that ordering to go meant smaller portions, but it was fine. What happened to the pickle they used to pack with each sandwich?? read more

I have no complaints about the bakery and food at Panera. It's good, not great, but the food is always good. I'll grab a bagel and a coffee their on my way to work from time to time. However, I do have a couple issues with Panera. 1) it is way over-priced. 2) I hate how they try and pass things off as healthy that are not. Just because it's a salad doesn't mean its good for you, and by the way that salad will be $11. Thanks but no thanks. read more

When me and my girlfriends went here, it was quite busy but we received exceptional service! It was our first time and they were really nice when explaining how their store worked! Would definitely go again - but at a time when it's not busy because wait time for the food took awhile. Downside: Food didn't taste that good. Had a lot of leftovers & was a little overpriced. read more

I absolutely love Panera's food. This location has the absolute worse service. At 11:30 am I stood in line at least 10 minutes. There were at least 4-5 behind me. One person taking orders. They are giving Panera a bad name. read more

This tomato ( see posted picture) is the reason I no longer go to Panera. The claim to have fresh quality foods. The quality and freshness of these foods had gone downhill and the prices are sky high! I never leave feeling I get a good meal for the price. When I brought the tomato ( featured in the picture I posted) to the manager he was completely indifferent and didn't even offer to give me a new sandwich. The tomato was almost white not even close to red and someone felt it was okay to serve it. Also the food is not consistent. Don't believe the commercials this place is not fresh quality food! read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

Generally, I love Panera's however this location scams you on quantity vs common sense. I bought 2 you pick two's each were $9.28, the pictures say everything. One you pick two was white cheddar steak panini and cheese broccoli soup, the other steak & argula sandwich and French onion soup. Upon ordering online baguettes weren't an option. Also, ordered online for rapid pick up and didn't put it out even though it was complete. Usually when you buy a you pick two you get 99 cent bakery item they charged me $2.59! The one I ordered wasn't available! read more

Panera Bread - 2 mini sandwiches White cheddar and steak panini with broccoli cheddar soup. Baguette sold out/roll sold out - Sandwiches Near Me - Maplewood, Minnesota

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My grandma and I came all the way from Wisconsin for this very MAPLEWOOD PANERA and when we come in for our liquid bowl of happiness we read the sign on the front door that crushes our little hearts because it said they were out the one thing I looked forward to for ONE WHOLE HOUR. Soup. I must say I am so disappointed with Panera because I would consider myself I lover of soup and I have this place highly ranked for their very delicious soups. As well as being out of soup, the workers had no smiles on their faces and they looked unfocused. I have to say I am now discouraged to go to Panera because of this traumatic experience. read more

I have to say y'all have the best customer service ever! I work in hospitality and your business is doing amazing! It was my husband and I birthday today and Valerie went above and beyond! It made our day and we can't thank you enough! read more

Bagels picked up on Sat., July 7th were overdone. Asiago cheese and Cinnamon Crunch.

I'm addicted to the Fuji Apple Chicken Salad and a smoothie. The staff at the Maplewood location are very nice and friendly.The Napa Almond Chicken sandwich on Tomato Basil bread is a favorite. read more