I love dining at Panera Bread Cafe because they offer so many delicious and tempting choices at affordable prices. I ordered from their Pick Two menu where you can combine two items: half salad, half sandwich, cup of soup, small mac & cheese and one...flatbread. I had a cup of their Vegetable Spring Garden Soup and a half Chipotle Chicken Avocado Melt Sandwich which I understand is a Panera customer favorite. Both were very filling and warming especially on a cold winters day.
How can you find fault with a menu that offers Breakfast items like Sandwiches, Souffles and Steel Cut Oatmeal. Their Bakery Menu offers Bagels and Bagel combinations as well as pastries and sweets. In fact, I picked up a Pastry Ring for under $10. They offer Salads as well as a nice selection of Soups. Some soups are offered every day but others (Cream of Chicken & Wild Rice, Baked Potato and New England Clam Chowder) are only offered on certain days of the week. They also have a nice selection of soups that are served with Umami broth which I will have to try on my next trip. Parents will be pleased to note that they have a Panera Kids menu of Mac & Soup, half sandwiches and half salads.
The service was great because the staff when they heard that this was my very first visit to Panera took the time to explain the highlights of the menu which I thought was really nice of them. Panera also offers catering, delivery and Rapid Pick-up.
I also like that this location is near some great Shreveport shopping!More