I like Panera occasionally when I’m traveling but some of it is deceptively unhealthy. I thought the pizza was pretty good for fast casual pizza. I also like the green goddess salad.

I like some things at Panera - and I don't really care what anyone else thinks

Anonymous wrote:It's fine. I like the Fuji Apple salad thing.

This is what I get. We usually stop when on the road. Better than Subway or Burgers.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone has some sort of trash food they like. I'm a total food snob yet really like pigs in a blanket. A friend of mine is also a food snob but she thinks meatballs in grape jelly are excellent. We will be in the nursing home arguing about these things.

Why choose? I like both of those things 🤣

When one is a food snob, they can only love one trashy thing. That's why.

Panera food is fine. Dcum has a weird hatred of it.

Anonymous wrote:I just saw a video and they eliminating a massive amount of products soon.

French onion soup
All the flatbread pizzas
4 sandwiches
Sourdough bread & a few other breads
Blueberry, chocolate chip, & sesame bagels
A bunch of drinks and desserts

The flatbread pizzas were awful. They can go.

I don’t go out of my way to go there, but have no problem with it - I like the green goddess salad and tomato soup.

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Anonymous wrote:DCUM doesn’t even like the top rated restaurants in the area.
Unless it’s caviar on the French Riviera beach it’s garbage, and half would even complain about that.

I don’t understand why dcum is considered to have elevated taste in food. Pigs in a blanket, nothing Bundt cakes, rotel dip, baked ziti, etc are recommended way too often here. Dcum tastes seem pretty typically American to me.

Nothing Bundt Cakes has the best commercial gluten free cake ever. For that I will never forsake them.

Anonymous wrote:DCUM doesn’t even like the top rated restaurants in the area.
Unless it’s caviar on the French Riviera beach it’s garbage, and half would even complain about that.

I don’t understand why dcum is considered to have elevated taste in food. Pigs in a blanket, nothing Bundt cakes, rotel dip, baked ziti, etc are recommended way too often here. Dcum tastes seem pretty typically American to me.

Anonymous wrote:Everyone has some sort of trash food they like. I'm a total food snob yet really like pigs in a blanket. A friend of mine is also a food snob but she thinks meatballs in grape jelly are excellent. We will be in the nursing home arguing about these things.

Why choose? I like both of those things 🤣

I used to like it a lot but now I think it’s tasteless garbage. I think the quality has gone down. Maybe bc I remember the good ol’ days of Panera, it’s more pronounced to me?

The food is fine, but the locations have been a mess since they started the Unlimited Sip Club. I'm always happy to have Panera catered lunch, but I rarely eat there anymore.

What about that viral tiktok that said they're eliminating most of their menu items? Did anyone hear about this?

Everyone has some sort of trash food they like. I'm a total food snob yet really like pigs in a blanket. A friend of mine is also a food snob but she thinks meatballs in grape jelly are excellent. We will be in the nursing home arguing about these things.

Anonymous wrote:I used to love Panera. Maybe 10 years ago? I hate what it’s become. It’s terrible. And I wanted to love it.

I remembered Panera being a decent stop when I was out doing chores about 20 years ago. Things tasted freshly made, even if not fresh. Maybe it was just where it was, but I've tried a couple different ones on the road in the last 2 years, and it all seems pretty mushy and not that appealing.