Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 23:12     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Just pickup a salad and don’t buy a fountain drink.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 22:35     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Panera got bought by PE and has slid downhill ever since. I loved them back in the day, but rarely go anymore.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 22:18     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
I went into Panera once. I was asked about 45 questions in my quest to simply buy a sandwich. I gave up. I can make a sandwich at home.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 22:01     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Soda is close to $5 at restaurants nowadays!
No more fountain drinks for me.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:52     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Almost all fast casual food is nearly $20 now. I do t know how average people afford anything anymore.


And the quality isn’t improving either. Chipotle fell off hard.


Agree so salty now.


It's SO salty!
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:14     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Almost all fast casual food is nearly $20 now. I do t know how average people afford anything anymore.


And the quality isn’t improving either. Chipotle fell off hard.


Agree so salty now.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:14     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Like, where have you been?
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:13     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Anonymous wrote:Almost all fast casual food is nearly $20 now. I do t know how average people afford anything anymore.


And the quality isn’t improving either. Chipotle fell off hard.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:13     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Anonymous wrote:That doesn’t seem right. I get a salad there a lot and it’s so cheap. Like $14. Soda was probably 4.


$14 + $4 =$18.00. So, nearly $20, like OP said?
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:11     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Almost all fast casual food is nearly $20 now. I do t know how average people afford anything anymore.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:10     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
That doesn’t seem right. I get a salad there a lot and it’s so cheap. Like $14. Soda was probably 4.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:08     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
They aren’t even making the dough fresh anymore. It is half baked, frozen, and then sent to the stores. They were bought by a private equity company a while back so I think it’s getting that treatment.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:03     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is Paners now. On par with hospital cafeteria food at ridiculous prices.


It is a hospital cafeteria! I had it there when my baby was born.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:02     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
Yes, this is Paners now. On par with hospital cafeteria food at ridiculous prices.
Anonymous
Post 03/04/2026 21:00     Subject: How TF did Panera cost me nearly $20
I rarely eat out. Had a moment of not knowing what I wanted for dinner. So I went to Panera. Have not been there in years.

Got the half and half. “French onion soup” and like half a spicy chicken. Fountain drink. It came with chips (which I took home).

The bill was like $19.58 or something. Like WTAF.

Also, it was terribly mid.