Panera Bread — Restaurant in Libertyville

Just returned from Pamera. I ordered the spicy chicken sandwich. It was priced for $12 as a pick -2 deal. I considered it very pricy, but still ordered hoping it may be a good sandwich as I had never eaten a spicy chicken sandwich at panera before. When I got the sandwich it was just a average piece of meat, looked like a synthetic meat, no tomato, no lettuce or any good dressing on it, within two buns. Buffalo sause on one of the buns. On tasting, it was high in salt, horrible tasting and did not feel like it was a chicken sandwich in texture. For this type of sandwich no one should pay even 2 dollars. Horrible, horrible, horrible. Wendy's spicy chicken sandwich for half the price is thousand times better.

Then panera ask you for tip when you insert your credit card in the machine on the counter. TIP FOR WHAT?? PANREA SHOULD BE ASHMED. THE TABLES WERE DIRTY. NO ONE SHOWED UP FOR ANYTHING IN THE EATING AREA. EVERYTHING WAS A SELF-SERVICE. PANERA IS USING THE TECHNOLOGY TO THEIR ADVANTAGE AS CUSTOMERS HAVE TO DECIDE FOR TOP WHEN THE CLERK IS WATCHING YOU. IT IS A SHAME THAT MANY RESTAURANTS ARE NOW ASKING FOR TIP PRIOR TO DELIVERING THE SERVICE. IS THE TIP FOR THE CLERK FOR TAKING YOUR ORDER, HOW GOOD HE/SHE BEHAVED?? TIP SHOULD BE GIVEN ONLY IF THE SERVICE IS GOOD AS IN OLD DAYS. THIS IS A BUTCHERY OF TECHNOLOGY AND FOR TIPPING IN RESTAURANTS.

MY VIEWS. BECAUSE I COULD NOT EAT THE SPICY CHICKEN SANDWITCH MORE THAN TWO BITES. I HAD TO THROW IT IN THE TRASH. A TOTAL WASTE OF MY MONEY. I AM NOT GOING TO PANERA AGAIN. YOU SHOULD ALSO THINK HARD BEFORE ORDERING THE SPICY CHICHEN...

I've loved Panera since it was st. Louis bread company and I had the fortitude and physique to eat the broccoli cheddar bread bowels with hazelnut coffee 25 years ago.

The hazelnut coffee still carries the same joyful Aroma that it did back in the day. Now I temper it with a hefty dollop of almond milk and decaf coffee taking full advantage of their $8.99 unlimited sip club.

Walk into any Panera and what really makes the difference are the employees who joyfully greet you, for the most part. When you stop by as frequently as I do for the free coffee you get to recognize familiar people. It is those very people which make Panera successful. And the ridiculous value of the Sip club. The food is okay; and my wife finally calls it Hospital food. I've enjoyed it many times and it is consistently what it is. From the classic ham and cheese sandwich to the famous cheddar broccoli soup it delivers a...

I used to love Panera! I would go to the Libertyville location and get the Fuji apple chicken salad at least once a week. Then I moved closer to Gurnee so I went to the Gurnee Location. I got the worst Fuji apple chicken salad at the Gurnee location. The chicken I think was spoiled. It seemed like it was sitting in a refrigerator somewhere for days. I swear I would never go back to the Gurnee location sadly. Today, I found myself in Libertyville and was so excited I could go get the Fuji apple chicken salad again at the Libertyville location. And to my surprise it was the same salad. Wilted lettuce, chicken that stunk. I think those salads sit in refrigerators for days until somebody finally buys them. They should put a date on them or something because I think they’re past their expiration period. I’ll never go to...