Panera Bread Awards

Panera Bread Restaurant Review:

This fresh-faced bakery-café chain out of St. Louis does a brisk business in overstuffed sandwiches and soups served in bread bowls. The menu also offers seasonal salads and will periodically change things up with new creations, such as lemon chicken and orzo soup and a breakfast sandwich with egg whites, Vermont white cheddar, avocado and spinach. Meanwhile, at the bakery counter, an array of breads meets its match in an abundance of pastries, from sweet muffins and bear claws to cookies and fruit tarts. Eat in with a bustling mob, ordering from the self-service counter, or take out. Other locations.