I overheard a couple bits of buzz about Panera Bread this weekend. First, it sounds like the aim is to have the new Downtown Panera open in June. The speaker didn't sound completely confident they would make that date. Given how quickly some of these chains can open a store, June sounds perfectly realistic to me.
As for the Southpointe store, it will see a fairly major facelift in the near future. New carpet, new paint, new furniture, new awnings ... you get the idea.
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Panera used to be the St. Louis Bread Company, which we ate at frequently in the 90’s. I have watched, sadly, as the quality of it’s service and food go downhill while it’s prices keep going up. Size portions have shrunk. My tuna salad used to come with all the fixings, including sprouts… now… you’re lucky to get tuna (we’ve gotten chicken twice, and once time, the tuna wasn’t even chopped up but was in a great big huge chunk) and lettuce and mayo.
So… I won’t be going to the Panera once it heads downtown. I’ll continue to go to Lazlo’s… where the food and service has continued to impress me…
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