Panera Bread

New Panera in Mission Grove. Next to LA Fitness. Has a Drive thru! Dining area is small but there is seating inside and outside. Lots of parking and has EV charging stations. Service was quick and food was hot and delicious.

My first time eating at a Panera since there wasn't one close by until now. They lured me with their $5 a month sip club where you can get a drink as often as every 2 hours every day for 30 days. They also had an offer after your first purchase to get $5 off the next, so I gave it a go.My first visit I had their sausage, egg and cheese croissant. At over $7 I wasn't impressed. It reminded me of Jack in the Box although seemed a bit smaller. Not something I would order again. Next visit I got the chili bread bowl. I was expecting a larger size for something described as a bowl. I would call it more like a cup and a half. The bread itself was great, though kind of small as you can tell from the picture. It came wrapped in paper and the top was cut but not completely. I had to unwrap and extract the paper from the bread bowl, then dig out the bread that was still attached at the bottom. Some assembly required, but I didn't mind since I got to keep the bread I pulled out to have as a snack later. Also, the bowl was cold and not crunchy. Five minutes at 350 in the convection oven fixed that though and I was finally able to pour the chili into the bread bowl and eat it. I did have some left over after. The bread was super fresh and had a nice crunch after heating it up. I like a lot of spice so I added smoked, spiced paprkia and cayenne pepper and it was a nice meal that I might order again sometime.It's nice to have something a little different in the area and business seems to be pretty good. If nothing else, join their sip club which they're offering right now for $5 a month.

Unfortunately this is my first time ordering food from the new location near my home. I ordered a fruit cup for my daughter and this is what was sent. I was actually shocked. I'm sure they pack the fruit there fresh so I'm gonna assume no scale was used. It says on the label "net weight 5 oz". I paid $5.99 for this and I'm sincerely disappointed.

First time visiting this location. Waste of $20. Was served the worst coffee I've ever had in my life. Ordered one iced vanilla latte and one iced caramel latte. Both came out looking the exact same and both tasted like iced milk. No flavor of caramel/vanilla or even remotely like coffee. I also ordered a chocolate chip muffie which I have never been served cold until today. The only half decent part was the cinnamon crunch bagel which also came burnt. Literally blackened with the smallest cup of cream cheese so definitely could not drown out that char flavor. Do not visit this location let alone any Panera. Would give 0 stars if I could

This Panera location offers great convenience, with a drive-thru that is both quick and efficient. I have visited this establishment twice, and on each occasion, the customer service was outstanding. I highly recommend it.