Kitchen

[novamc1]

@CrazyKittyLvr2 

A tuna sandwich with a cup of broccoli cheese soup was my favorite quick Panera lunch while I was working and would stop in there.

Now, we get the really good broccoli cheese soup  which is occasionally available at Costco.

Both Kroger and Publix grocery stores here have containers of Panera soups available in their deli departments.  Sometimes the Panera soups are weekly specials.

In fact, I noticed Kroger had them on sale just in the past week. 

We also like the creamy tomato-with-basil soups available from both Costco and Panera.

Those Panera soups are also available at Walmart in the deli area.

[RedTop]

Go there just for the cinnamon crunch bagels!   

[CrazyKittyLvr2]

@Mistreatedbycs   Thanks.  I always use stock, never broth. To me broth is just colored water, no flavor.

[CrazyKittyLvr2]

@novamc1   I got excited when I saw the cheddar broccoli soup in containers at Weis. I bought it and thought it didn't taste the same.

[nomar]

Now that my friend and I have had the vaccines and the 2 week wait afterwards, we are anxiious to meet for lunch. It will be an outdoor park picnic and after all the suggestions for favorite foods from Panera I am suggesting we pick up our lunch from there. We used to meet there to eat and it was so nice and quiet and private in the booths, so we could visit. I know I will be trying the Ciinnamon Crunch Bagels.

[Sage04]

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@jeanlake wrote:

I do like Panera. Not much of a meat eater so there's many choices for me. I started going to Panera when a study group met there before class and it's fun to meet friends there. You can sit for a while. If they had specilty coffees I'd be there a lot. Hubs loves their salads and pasta/rice bowls. Their flat beds are a treat. I could walk to the one close to my neighborhood. New, First Watch restaurant opened half mile from home. Good menu there, too.

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I love First Watch. Their home fries are delicious. The last time we visited there was in 2019. It's about 15 minutes from where we live. We usually just grab the Community Table and everyone just sit and talk. Will have to check and see what it's like now.

[Lisa now in AZ]

We don't hve a Panera in our tiny town, but our Fry's has started selling the soup. I have bought several of the broc cheese soup and also one of the tomato. I usually just have a bowl of that or maybe a small turkey slider with it. Yum! I thought the deli soup really tasted good. It has been a long time since I was in a real Panera, but for me, it was a lovely surprise.

[lynnie61]

Love Panera, but only got curbside a few times since the pandemic.  Love cinnamon crunch, seseame, and Asiago bagels.  Their Asian chicken salad and a soup in their pick two.  They usually have a buy 50 get 10 in gift cards a few times a year.  Their pick two for me, I usually get two meals out of it.  I do like their souffles too.  @CrazyKittyLvr2  Glad you enjoyed the dinner.  

[hrhdhd]

I'm not a big fan of Panera. I am usually surprised at how much a simple lunch costs there, and then it's never as good as the descriptions on the menu.

[AngelPuppy1]

Yes, I have always liked Panera a lot!  I haven't been in ages, but when I used to go shopping, I would stop there in the morning, for a coffee and a pastry or a bagel.  They have the best baked goods!  I have had those cinnamon bagels and they are wonderful!  Also, the soups and salads are terrific.  I see on t.v. that they now have pizzas, too.  In fact, I've never had a bad thing there!