Anonymous wrote:Why did you feel the need to add that you took the chips home? To feel better about your fat intake? "Don't judge me for eating unhealthy food, I took the chips home!"

Um, no. The point I was making was that I didn't even eat all the food I was served for nearly $20.

Weirdo.

Yes, I went to a local "pub" recently. A burger was $18. Cheese was extra, lettuce was extra, onion was extra. Didn't come with fries or anything. My cheese burger and fries (no drink) came to $28 with tip. It's unbelievable.

Anonymous wrote:I used to love those egg souffle things. Picked one up recently because I needed something quick and it was terrible. Panera overall was never amazing, but it used to be at least decently fresh and healthy (depending what you ordered) in comparison to similarly priced fast casual.

The main draw for me was always the bread and other baked goods. Now that the bread comes in frozen and has declined in quality there is no reason for me to go in there.

I used to love those egg souffle things. Picked one up recently because I needed something quick and it was terrible. Panera overall was never amazing, but it used to be at least decently fresh and healthy (depending what you ordered) in comparison to similarly priced fast casual.

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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?

OP here. There was basically a forced tip option, which made me mad. The computer said something like never expected but always appreciated. But I couldn’t figure out how to leave nothing so I left a dollar. So 19 plus tax.

I go there often. Order on the ap, they have tons of deals and never tip. They are always very nice to me.

It's always been gross and overpriced. I haven't been to once since maybe 2010.

Why did you feel the need to add that you took the chips home? To feel better about your fat intake? "Don't judge me for eating unhealthy food, I took the chips home!"

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is Paners now. On par with hospital cafeteria food at ridiculous prices.

Hospital food is now getting much better than before.

Anonymous wrote:Almost all fast casual food is nearly $20 now. I do t know how average people afford anything anymore.

Yep and you can even pay close to $30 for fast casual.

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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?

OP here. There was basically a forced tip option, which made me mad. The computer said something like never expected but always appreciated. But I couldn’t figure out how to leave nothing so I left a dollar. So 19 plus tax.

I get the Mediterranean veggie sandwich and water, whole thing is under $10 including tax. The you pick 2 is expensive.

Anonymous wrote:Panera grosses me out. Especially all the creepy leeches who “work” on their laptops and drink their subscription soda and coffee all day. Doesn’t help that it looks like their long standing cafes haven’t been renovated in 20 years. Everything is so dingy and depressing.

You’re creeped out by people who work at a place known to not aak people to leave drinking a drink they pay for under a heavily advertised pricing model?

The quality has been in a long decline but it's heading into a death spiral now. They don't even have a bakery any more, it's all frozen stuff now. My brother back in the day (like 25 years ago) used to go in and actually bake for them.

May I have a cup for water?

Panera grosses me out. Especially all the creepy leeches who “work” on their laptops and drink their subscription soda and coffee all day. Doesn’t help that it looks like their long standing cafes haven’t been renovated in 20 years. Everything is so dingy and depressing.