Panera Bread

I have been to many Panera’s in my life. The staff was very welcoming… especially Hannah, a young lady working the cash register. She suggested the roasted turkey and avocado BLT and it was one of the best sandwiches I have had at Panera. Very impressed with the service and suggestions. I will be back to this location.

Panera has been my go-​to choice for «fast food» for quite awhile and I, like a lot of other people, were happy when they opened up a location in Green Bay a few years ago. I have gone to this particular location several times in the past six months or so and I have noticed a *very* disappointing downward slide in terms of quality and customer service here. Although all of chain’s location carry the same items for the most part and the food *should* be the same, it makes a huge difference if the store is managed well and if the staff gives a crap. Sorry to say, it seems like there’s not much «giving a crap» going on there – leaving out ingredients (e.g. missing chicken on a chicken salad), leaving items out of an order altogether, providing the wrong or no silver ware (e.g. an order of soup with a knife as the utensil), refusing to brew coffee although 3 out of 4 carafes are empty and the store is super busy. This remains a pretty popular eatery since it’s «higher end» fast food and in a really good location – and I suspect this is why the store has been able to get away with sliding so far down. I still visit this location since it’s convenient, but my visits are very few and far between – I’ll spend a little extra time and/​or money to find some place more decent!

In town on business and ate a late lunch here on a Tuesday. Worse Panera location I’ve ever eaten at and I’ve eaten at least 15 locations around the country. First the place was not very clean Tables not wiped down, food on floor from kids, and the area where they make the food looked like a Chinese restaurant — stuff piled up and not organized. I could not believe they had the dirty dish station right next to the drink station. Basically you got to look at a dumpster full of food and dishes as you make your drink — very poor layout. The entire time I’m eating my salad I couldn’t get the conditions out of my site and it was a drag on the entire experience. I’m sure there are better options

Better than average Panera location. It’s a chain so the food is basically the exact same thing as any other Panera you’ll visit meaning it’s «ok». I do appreciate that they post calories clearly on every item & do appreciate the low-​cal flatbread options that have recently been added. That aside, this location seems to be better than many others because:
*It’s clean — most Paneras are fairly high churn which often means dirty, sticky tables and worn furniture. Here, everything was clean and I saw employees walking around actively cleaning and also picking up dirty dishes from people who were finished eating.
*Service — I ordered catering from here and everything was prepared correctly and on time. They did a good job handling a nut allergy and even offered to load my order (not needed but a very nice gesture).
Overall, I’m not the world’s biggest Panera fan but they are my standby for business lunch catering. This location did a great job so I’d happily use them again.

Hit or miss… Some of the advertised items are mediocre (pastas), but they also have some exceptionally tasty items (squash soup, all salads). I haven’t tried many of their sandwiches but they look tasty when I see other people ordering them. And it is extremely hard to park in their lot during meal times, park across the walkway by the Red Robin so you won’t be mowed over trying to walk in.

Just your run-​of-​the-​mill Panera Bread. It was very clean and had a fire place which was nice.
The food was only so-​so in my opinion, but my wife liked the coffee.

Honestly, I don’t often think of Panera when weighing my options for lunch or dinner, with 2010 filled with lots of cheese burgers AND cheese curds, I’m going to change that in 2011. I went there for lunch and loved the choices, yes, Panera can be tricky with their nutrition, due to the fact you think your getting something healthy when it’s not really that good for you, but they do have their calories posted on their menu. I ordered the thai chicken salad and it’s was great, for around 8 bucks you get a salad that serves two and a piece of baguette. Salad was fresh, chicken was good and the dressing had a true kick to it. Their bakery items looked amazing, but it’s a new year, so I won’t dive into those for a good six month when all resolutions have been long forgotten. Oh, and they have free WI-​fi, as well as a friendly and prompt staff.

Great lunch place with some healthy options. I like the pick 2 combo with a choice of soup, salad or ½ sandwich. They have several soup options, I enjoyed the chicken tortilla (not overly spicey), and a signature side salad can be had for like $ 0.50 cents more than the standard/​regular salad and is way worth it.
NOTE: They have options for your side too … if you don’t want the baguette on side, you can get an apple, chips, slaw or something else… just ask when ordering.

Solid chain sandwich place. Clean, fast, cheap, good quality, just like every other Panera bread location.

Im so glad Panera finally came to Green Bay! Go here and get the cinnamon crunch bagel, toasted, with honey walnut cream cheese. It’s to die for!!!