“ I like Panera bread because theyre one of the few places offering a more healthy menu. I ordered the vegetable soup. I also treated myself to a four cheese pizza. Both dishes were savory and hot. The clerk suggested a lemon drop cookie so I also tried that. It was yummy. I like their breakfast pastry choices though they could not make it to my daily menu. Servers were very polite. Go eat at Panera. You wont be disappointed. ”

“ 21123. Unlimited coffee. No coffee mug. Arrive early for various pastries. Afternoon have less pastry choices. Not crowded. ”

“ Love the Carmel latte. The brocoli soup is perfect, the chipotle sandwich is crazy good. Although on the weekends its crazy loud. Teens to chat ... ”

“ If you want the best tasting french bread in the Peninsula . .Id even go the stretch to say the whole Bay Area, at least, in my opinion, and, Im a quarter Italian having an appreciation for that, delicious, downtoearth, good oldfashion tasting sourdough french bread, I would pick Panera Bread. If some of you are not familiar, well, you can find them the restaurants, just about everywhere. And I would rate them as just about the friendliest chain as well. If I was going to select an eating place, as a mainstay of patrionizing, I would pick Panera. Reasons? They have a fairly varied food selection, to start with. If you started with say, a breakfast apetizer, they have a rather large choice of pastries. They even have their . . par excellance . . 11 x 11 box of assorted cherry and cream cheese pastries, which, I swear, just to look at, starts up those salivary glands, frightfully fast. You look at it and say, gee, I bet the office would love to dig into a nice box of pastries for the morning, eveyone is so busy, and on the run, I bet they would just love to grab a quick morsal of nourishing enjoyment, that would have to put a smile on just any downinthe dumpsters attitude , no matter how bad their day was going. And, you dont want to ponder this for too long, because the whole territorial mindset just might settle in, and you start thinking, gee again, I could easily polish off one of these boxes just by myself. I mean, they really look just down right deluctable. The price? Just 11.99. The restarant, you could say, really specializes in lunches for the afternoon crowd though theyre open till 9 pm., and, theres a nice selection of hot soups such as, basal, cream tomato, and, the broccolichedder always been a favorite of mine. And, accompanied with a nice tall cup of strawberrylemonade. Sound tatalizing? Trust me, it is! I just recently bought the bowl and was big too, for just 712 with my dollar off as a member. It came with choice of chips, or bread. And, if youve never tried their broccolichedder . . I swear . . its to die for! Incidentaly, I mentioned earlier, about hot. Now, seriously though, where can you find a restaurant that will serve you a piping hot bowl of soup? I remember back when I was a toddler . .hey! it wasnt that long ago! My aunt whenever I asked her if she likes her coffee hot! Would, without exception, would sit there on her chair giving me a look, as if to say, now, what kind of question is that? And then staunchly exclaim, I like my coffee . . scaaaalding hot! Well, at Panera, you can actually make that happen, because every Panera has a microwave. How bout that! Panera, is generally always very clean, as well as their restroom, but, they do have a high turnover, so, dont be too hard on them, they actually do moniter things pretty closely. Seating is no problem, they have lots of cushiony booths, and, tables, and, in fact, the Panera at the corner of El Monte El Camino, have a rather large outdoor pateo, with eating that is very nicely spaced apart, for those of you that might have a bit more of a secluded bent in mine. If you go to the Plant, at the corner of Tully, and Monterey Rd., there will be a Panera right there. The Plant, has a number of places to visit Target, Home Depot, Best Buy, TMobil, Chase Bank, Jamba Juice, Starbucks, Krespie Kreames, Ross, Apple Bees, Famous Daves, and, more. Oh! Dont let me forget, but, if you sign up as a Panera member, rewards in food items will come your way. Ive been a member for years, and on one occasion, my reward was a free bagel, every day, for a month . . not bad, huh! Annnd, if you sign up online, you can have a free coffee every day. Now, where are you going to get a better deal than that?? Panera is more specifically at 2199 Monterey Rd. The cross street, is TullyCurtner. As I mentioned earlier, Panera is part of The Plant. ”

“ My first time here was very very pleasant. The cashier lady patiently explained to me the difference between bowl and bread bowl. She didnt rush me to order. Most important, when I picked up my order, another one asked me Is there anything else I can help you with? with a smiling face. The food itself is ok but their service makes it even more better. ”

“ Coffee and sandwich. And my favorite Soup of tomatoes. ”

“ Monica is a gracious and informative hostess as well as friendly and exudes such a happy spirit as she assisted me with a small tour around the area for this being my First time. She showed me what drinks were allowed and how often on my Sip Club Card and graciously redeemed my items for me. Can I just say, WOW!! Monica, you have the whole customer service package and thank you so very much for making my day brighter! YOU ROCK! UPDATE The Charged lemonades are not filled as often as they should be, especially a Panera favorite The Passion Papaya Iced Green Tea. The last few times the containers sat empty. ”

“ Best Panera bread. Nice sandwiches every time, unlike other Panera bread near by. Salad is good 34 times, can do better here. ”