After a long day I decided to go to the campus Panera Bread to get myself a chicken caesar salad. It was so convienient for me as I had little time before work to eat and needed something quick and easy. The line was not long and the staff were very friendly and welcoming. The atmosphere was really good for that day compared to other hectic times I have decided to go there. Everything seemed fairly clean and organized and I was very pleased with the service. Regarding COVID-19 precausions, the cashier and some of the other staff did wear their masks but since it is no longer mandatory on campus, not everyone was wearing one. Their wasn't much distance or anything but still the Hill was clean and the overall enviorment was good! When you go at the right times, the experience seems to be mostly pleasant always. read more

october 2019 update: its amazing how over the three years i've been at this school, they still suck. orders are often wrong, and they don't care. this panera is trash. every single time i've been here, there's been something wrong with my order. one time my sandwich literally had NO BREAD LMAO how do you forget the bread on a sandwich??? (i attached a picture). and when i went back the lady was kind of rude about it. i went back today and they messed up my order, forgot my side, and didn't give me a fork. i'm not asking for much but pls @panera get it together!! read more

Panera Bread - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

I was so excited when the new student center opened its Panera Bread. At first, I thought it would be run by Sodexo, the company the runs majority of the other campus restaurants. I've had bad experience with both quality and price of the foods offered by Sodexo for the past 5 years. However, Panera Bread seems to be run by the original company and not by Sodexo. The menu and pricing is very similar if not the same to other Panera Breads. The amount of food they give is decent as well unlike some of the other take-out restaurants. Also, unlike the other vendors (Full Moon BBQ and the Mein Bowl) in the cafeteria, Panera Bread has 4 cashiers allowing people like me who are short on time to quickly order and eat. The food tastes great too! This is now one of my go-to places for lunch. read more

Panera Bread - Asian Sesame Chicken - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

I felt hungry after class, and decided to stop by Panera at the hill for a meal. This location does get very busy at peak lunch times because students are getting out of class. Luckily, I managed to get in line right before peak hour starts, which is usually around 12. So, the wait time was not very long. I ordered a pick two meal and got a chipotle chicken avocado melt and Caesar salad. There is an option to get the salad with or without chicken, I usually get without. I also ordered a strawberry charged lemonade, which seems to be quite popular. Honestly, the menu is quite pricy because my meal came out to a total of $18. For students, you are able to use your dining dollars, but it still does not excuse the price. The staff is also quite friendly. My sandwich was okay, but it did not have avocado because they ran out of it. The salad was good with a good ratio of everything. This location does not really incorporate any COVID-19 protocols as I did not notice any of the staff wearing masks. Also, as I stated earlier, it does get very crowded and the lines tend to get disorganized. This Panera is also good at being sustainable as they use recyclable materials such as the brown paper bags. Overall, it is a nice location to grab a meal if you are feeling hungry. Just try to avoid peak hours if you can! read more

I go to Panera bread once in a month at this location and now since I have to use my dining dollars from one card, I go there once in a two weeks at the Hill center. For this time, I ordered a bowl of tomato soup and the green smoothie. When I got home, I gave tomato soup to my brother and green smoothie to myself. One thing I didn't like about this location is the long line for waiting when to order especially in the afternoons. I intentionally took off I star because of sustainability issue. The lid of the tomato soup was plastic lid and the smoothie served was also plastic. They need to work on environmentally friendly solutions. Overall, nice experience. read more

I haven't been to Panera Bread in a while, but the times I've gone they were always good, especially the Hill Student Center. At times I get into a habit of eating pretty bad due to work and school. Always in a rush to get from one place to another and get things done. But when things do settle, I ultimately like healthier food. You feel lighter and have more energy. Although, a huge deal breaker for me is flavor. Panera Bread delivers both with food that's healthy and full of flavor. I arrived to the center a little before lunch time, so no long line or wait. I ordered the Greek Salad with a large lemonade. The salad may not look like it has much taste, but the dressing is really what makes it. The attending cashier was really nice and patient. Everyone was seen wearing their mask in the kitchen and behind the counter. Eventually I got my salad and was pleased. However, the price of all Panera Bread's food could be lowered. Honestly, a few times I've skipped out because it can be expensive. Meanwhile, other restaurants can give you roughly the same for a lower price. As well, I did notice the switch from cardboard to plastic. I not only like the sustainability of the cardboard, but as well it being the only restaurant to have it. Overall, I was pleased with the salad. No complaints and I highly recommend the restaurant to others read more

I decided to stay in our backyard this week. After completing a 12-hour shift at UAB Hospital, I headed over to the Hill Center on campus and got breakfast from Panera Bread. Since we're still in the pandemic, I had to show the "Covid-free" pass on my phone (it must be completed daily on the Guide Safe app). Once inside the Hill, there was a very ordered pathway that I had to walk to get to Panera. I really appreciate this because even though it wasn't busy, it's a good idea to keep the flow of traffic in one direction while in the pandemic. When I got to Panera Bread I noticed an ordering kiosk, so I used it. It was very user-friendly! I ordered the Chipotle Chicken Scrambled Egg and Avocado Wrap along with a Passion Papaya Green Tea. Because of social distancing guidelines, I had to wait in a designated area. When I finally got my food I was not disappointed! The wrap was both flavorful and healthy! The chipotle was the true star of the show because it brought everything together. I usually only eat avocados by themselves, but they added a new dimension of creaminess that I really appreciated. The Passion Papaya Green Tea was also a hit. Green tea by itself isn't the most flavorful, but the papaya gave just enough sweetness! Although my food came in a bag that was 100% recyclable, I had to throw it in the regular trash since the Hill didn't have any recycle bins. Overall, I was highly satisfied with my selection and will definitely order it again! read more

This is the Panera that I have been going to since I first began to attend UAB and I have to say that the staff and the food are great. I can remember in the past going to Panera there were always really long lines, however, I always received my food in a timely manner and it was always fresh. They are always cautious and courteous to make sure that my sandwich doesn't have tomatoes because I am allergic and serve with pleasure. Since the exposure of COVID, this is my first time being back at the restaurant and they are following the COVID procedures in a great capacity. All employees can be seen wearing a mask and have the proper attire. In the past customers were able to use the liquid cane sugar at their own dispense now the employees will do so for you which I think is great for COVID. On this visit, I stood in line to get the food and ate the food elsewhere. However, everyone that stood in line complies with the guidelines and it seems to be a great system for receiving orders. Concerning sustainability, I think that Panera is doing good in this aspect. To receive pastries or other types of food most are served in paper containers and the bag is also paper. One thing they could do differently is providing paper staws although I do not like these as much as plastic straws. read more

How you run out of bread when your name Panera bread...it's the first day of school how you already out of bread......

Poor customer service with rude staff.They should spend more time working and getting orders out instead of gossiping like children.

My sandwich had rotten tomatoes on it. Luckily, the sandwich was falling apart when I received it, forcing me to reconstruct it, or I would probably had never seen them before eating them. read more

Panera Bread - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

The worst one I've ever been to and not anything like the regular restaurant, think food court as that is where it is. Every employee was rude and after waiting over 15 minutes for a half sandwich and a salad, we got our order and they left off the water. When I told the girl we had two waters she was standing three feet from the drink machine and told us someone would get our water soon and yet she just stood there doing nothing for the next few minutes while we waited for that. Talk about the right hand not knowing or caring what the left one doing. I had no high expectations after seeing it was inside a University food court area, but nonetheless a horrible and rude experience from all of them. read more

The Panera at the hill center has never once got my order right. Often times it's something completely different from what I asked for. To fix it takes 30min. read more

I placed a catering order yesterday afternoon, provided a complete order info and customer # for a house account billing. Delivery time for next day at 11:30am. We had a group of 15 faculty and researchers attending a lunch meeting. No delivery at 11:45. I called, was informed the driver was about to arrive. No delivery at 12:00pm. Again, I called and they said that the driver was about to arrive. I called at 12:05pm. So, they said that they couldn't print out my order confirmation because they don't have my customer #. Whoever took my order the day before wrote it down. Moreover, if a customer calls 3 times for undelivered order, you would think they track it down on the 1st call. Disorganized. I will not do business ever again at this location. read more

Way too expensive for what it is. We go there bc it's convenient but not any more. To my surprise we spent around $10 the other day on a coffee, a cookie and a soda. Aside from that they totally rip you off in the drive-thru as their drive-thru portions of soup etc. are smaller than when you go in yet you're charged the same price. Last time I was there they told us their supplier was out of things so we couldn't order one drink we wanted and the sandwich I typically order (turkey bacon bravo) didn't have the correct meat. They didn't bother to tell me about this issue with the meat before I ordered. I learned when I was already back home biting into the sandwich. I guess they ran out of their normal turkey bc of supplier problems and went to Publix and bought some cheap thinly sliced turkey and used it instead. Had they simply told me they ran into a supplier issue and didn't have the right turkey I would have happily ordered something else. It was totally awful. Not sure why they're having supplier issues but it's just one more problem with them in addition to all the others so that was our last visit. read more