What's most interesting about this Panera is not the food, but the crowd. Mostly 20, 30, and 40-something women in yoga pants. It's like a club with a dress code. Panera definitely caters to a particular market. Food is standard Panera fare...sandwiches, soups, breads, pastries and up to typical Panera standards. Would have given 4-stars, but there are so many other much better sandwich shops nearby, that comparatively it is only a 3-star. They do cater and the price for catering is very competitive. Bread selection is disappointing. The "French baguettes" are not real baguettes. Only a couple places in the area can claim the real thing. The bagels are good. I like the cinnamon bagel. read more

Huge menu, typical price gouging on salads, soups, sandwiches, and everything shipped out of their factory to be reheated and charged at least a thousand percent markup, but it sure hits good every time! The app is fantastic and easy. Rewards are fine. Staff here was extremely polite and accomplished. Seemed clean enough with a large crowd dining in for the Friday evening. Parking and location is great for quick running in and out which I did to claim by birthday pastry, an orange scone, that thanks to the preservatives still tasted right a day later. I am astonished at the popularity of these fast casual chains charging as much for less food compared to Chili's and Outback and most any local restaurant. Panera is so over priced, a bowl of low calorie soup is nearly ten bucks, crazy! read more

Panera Bread - Inside - Sandwiches Near Me - East Peoria, Illinois

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I went at 8:00 in the evening and even though they don't close until 9:00 they didn't have any coffee available?! I asked if they had any in the back and the only thing they had was hot water for tea. I would understand this if it were 9:00 when they were ready to close but an hour before close? They obviously were more concerned with closing early than serving their customers! read more

Holy sticky floors, batman. The whole place in general was sticky and dirty. Food was as you'd expect from Panera. While I don't frequent this establishment often, there are a few menu items I do like and will come back for. It is pretty common for them to be out of the bread bowls, just a heads up if that is what you are going for. The staff we interacted with was ok. Typical young folks with no personalities, probably wishing people would just order on the kiosk instead of interacting with them. read more

9:00 on a Saturday morning and this place looks like it's getting ready to close for the day...extremely limited selection of bagels and totally out of souffles. Dirty tables, seats and floors... Not the first Panera I've been in in the last week, but definitely the worst! One star only because none isn't an option! read more

Food tasted great, but portion size for theprice was horrible. I ordered a half sandwich, received a quarter of a sandwich. I ordered a bowl of soup, received a bowl that was only about one third full. They charge premium price for very small portions. Not worth the stop. read more

They no longer offer my favorite bacon turkey bravo sandwich. They've revamped their menu and now offer a bravo club which includes ham and not the same cheese as the original sandwich.........I didn't enjoy it. The baked goods variety and amount within that variety are now sad at most any Panera I go to. Panera used to be known for a huge selection of baked goods and treats. And any leftovers were donated. I guess they don't do that anymore based on their paltry selection. This location also had several dirty situations.........drink station, some tables/booths. read more

The food was very cold and not appetizing. When sitting down noticed all the tables were very dirty along with the floor!!

Nice atmosphere and quality food. I have never gone during dinner hours, but I will say that if you go between 12-1 p.m., most likely you will be fighting for a seat in the dining area. Parking at this location can also be a challenge. With the new trail, though, you could ride your bike in and have no worries. They use a good quality chicken that is supposed to be hormone free. It is waaaaay better than the spongy excuse for chicken most sandwich chains use now. You can get lunch with a drink for around $10 with tax and now they have a membership card club where you can earn a free item (drink, cookie, etc.) almost every other visit, so you can save a bit. There is free wi-fi and some booths have power outlets for laptops. read more

Went to Panera for the first time in a long time. First time at this location. I was shocked at how high prices have risen but figured the food has always been good quality and quantity wise, so I didn't mind initially as everything has gone up. Well let me tell you, it definitely was not worth what I paid! A medium tea was $3.09! $3.09 for slightly flavored water?!! Then I ordered the pick 2. That is half a sandwich, a cup of soup and a side of stale bread (at least mine was). Well I ordered a frontera chicken sandwich. As you can see it was essentially a tomato and some onion, barely any chicken or sauce, no cheese and didn't even cover the bread. In fact the first bite was literally lightly sauces bread, which prompted me to inspect it further. This had about half what it used to on it. The soup was supposed to be French onion. It didn't have the cheese on it, the croutons were just diced bread and the French onion didn't taste like onion soup but tomato. Plus the bowl was only half full. It was so strange. It definitely didn't taste the way It used to. Over all I was extremely disappointed with my meal. The quality of the product has decreased, the quantity of the food has decreased, the service was pretty poor as well. The only increase was price. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - East Peoria, Illinois

Myself and two co-workers ordered lunch for delivery. The order ticket that was delivered with the order was correct. However, none of us received our french baguette which comes with each order. One of us ordered extra dressing but did not receive that either. Guess we were lucky to receive 2 spoons, 1 knife and 1 fork. The total for this lunch was over $50 and we didn't even receive our full orders. I tried to call the store twice. Of course no one answered the phone for either delivery problems or to speak with an associate or manager. Not surprised! I believe I will pass on Panera in the future. read more

My spouse came in and ordered 2 group soups on June 27, 2021. The bread was super hard and the creamy chicken and rice soup was mush. The rice and the carrots were just a general taste. Very, very disappointed Panera. This is my favorite soup and you ruined it, especially when it was almost $40. read more

Panera Bread - Creamy Chicken and rice soup. Bland and mush. - Sandwiches Near Me - East Peoria, Illinois

Over priced hospital food that the staff can't even get correct. I'd only recommend a bagel and cream cheese there because it's hard to mess that up. read more

The cashier rung up my order wrong (not one but both items on my pick two) and the manager was inexcusably rude in not allowing a medical exemption from their face mask requirement. Won't be back at this location again, Peoria is much better. read more

I travel a lot all over IL,IA,WI. Be far this worst Panera been to. Uncooked food, cold coffee and old pastry. The customer was nonexistent not even hi. They didn't get one thing right, three strikes. read more

garbage service, garbage managers. they dont seem to run the place at all. its run by literal kids. food is godly expensive for glorified hospital food. do not recommend at all. you can go to much better places nearby for a deli sandwich. drive thru took over 25 minutes to get one meal. you go inside and the food is cold by the time you get it. dont waste your money here. read more

I'm extremely disappointed and won't be returning to this location. 1 mistake on my order would be irritating, but 3 is inexcusable. The food was hot and tasted fine. I just wish it had been what I'd ordered. read more

Panera has delicious food. That's pretty much guaranteed. (I mean, it's not exactly gourmet or even the best in any given city... but I digress.) However, what is always up in the air - at least in my experience at this here East Peoria location - is exactly *what* food you'll be given in your carryout order. Sometimes you'll get most of what you paid for; other times, it'll be a wildly different arrangement of entrees, sides, addons, bakery items, and drinks. In fact I have never received a 100% accurate "rapid pickup" order. Not even once. I've been unable to pin down why this happens. Are they constantly slammed to the max? Not really. Am I making my orders overly complicated? Hardly. Are multiple clones of mine placing online orders at the exact same nanosecond as I am? Uhhh... or can I just chalk it up to general incompetence and carelessness? I don't want to sound too harsh, because the employees are often nice and apologetic and try to help as best as they can - though once or twice people have been dismissive/defensive. And yeah, I do my best to double-check my order before I leave. But still... c'mon, y'all. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me for the dozenth time when my carryout order is super crazy incorrect.. yeah, that's still on you. Especially when I go out of my way to give this location my business. Like I said the food is almost always yummy, i.e. any of their sandwiches or bagels. But also, the dining area is messy (which is understandable knowing how this place, like most other Panera locations, can get fairly busy during peak hours). But also, on like two separate occasions, one of their managers made up for botched orders with free bakery items. But also I'm consistently out sums of cash when I get the wrong food. I'm conflicted. So... two stars? I think that's fair, right? And I think I've gone on long enough, right? read more

Good Panera and always great service in the rare times I stop by. One of my favorite locations. Good herbal tea that is offered, which is a bonus since I don't drink soda. read more

Panera Bread - Good plum hibiscus herbal tea. - Sandwiches Near Me - East Peoria, Illinois

There where gnats on the bakery items in the cabinet. They were out of cream cheese. My eggs were cold on my sandwich. The place was FILTHY. Terrible experience. read more

Ordered the Strawberry Poppyseed Chicken Salad and it was terrible. First they forgot to put strawberries on the salad, not sure how you miss that! Secondly, the chicken had a very mushy texture to it. I ended up throwing the salad away. read more

I will start with Megan, the catering manager..she's amazing! Her entire staff is amazing! The food is fresh, good and always a hit for business lunches. Definitely makes .y job easier to order Panera catering because it's always good! read more

Visiting family in Peoria, needed to get take-out delivery for my son and I while everyone else was out. I don't think you can ever really go wrong with a Panera. I've never ordered delivery from Panera though so I was exceptionally surprised when only 9 minutes passed from placing my order to receiving a text that our lunch was already on its way! The driver delivered exactly as requested with a friendly wave on her way out. The food was delicious, as always with Panera. The meals were bagged separately so it was easy to tell whose was whose. I'd definitely order again without a second thought. Keep up the good work! read more

Waited 35 minutes on a carry out order. This place has horrible service. Wont waste my time here again. Cant imagine someone on their lunch break would never get to eat. read more

Was told to pull to a spot for a single smoothie.... Waited 15 min for them to bring out a melted smoothie..... then told I had to get back in line to get a refund .... Waste of time ... very disappointed read more

All coffees were lukewarm, Pepsi and Diet Pepsi out, dryer in women's bathroom broken and no paper towels, standing water around the soda and coffee drink area (there were cones; brut 45 minutes later still standing water) how do you get your drink without your feet slipping. read more

The people taking the orders were not very friendly, they were at best uninterested in the patrons. I have attached a picture of how my breakfast sandwich arrived. The one good thing I can say is that it was somewhat affordable. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - East Peoria, Illinois

You can't really go wrong with Panera if you're looking for a quick meal. It's not the best soup or sandwich you've ever had, but it's pretty good. I'm a fan of the broccoli and cheese soup and the roasted turkey avocado blt. The bagels here are better than average for the Peoria area. I still prefer Einstein Bros. bagels but Panera is closer to my house and more convenient. read more

My order is wrong every single time I go to this place obviously the management doesn't know how to hire and run a business especially since I've called about it every time and still to this day it's wrong every time read more

This is part of the Panera Bread chain. This E. Peoria store is located in a strip mall, to the left on Camp Street as you head in the direction of downtown Peoria, seen across the river. The place is clean, though crowded. Service is good: you place an order, are given a number, and then they call out your name to come pick it up. The place can be a madhouse during the busiest hours, such as Noon to 2 PM. It's quieter and you'll get a better seat if you go after 3:30 PM. I can't vouch for the evening, because I always go in the afternoons. If you want a Cobblestone (a type of muffin; very large), go there early. Cobblestones sell out. read more

I went to Panera for a quick lunch, I ordered the Chicken tortilla bowl, the lady at the checkout counter was helpful and friendly but that's about where the positives end. I had to wait forever to get my bowl of soup. The people who had been standing in line behind me were served before me. As I stood and waited I saw three people get incorrect orders and bring them back up to the counter. I finally got my soup (to-go) and took it back to work. To my dismay, when I got back to the office and tried my soup it was so salty it was practically inedible. It looked colorful and filled with fresh ingredients but all I could taste was salt. So disappointing considering how much more the bowl cost than their average cup of soup. I ended up tossing it out. read more

This place is way too damn expensive but if I ever broke into the middle class I'd probably go here a lot. Despite being expensive they're just not as hatable as Starbucks. They actually do have high quality, good tasting, and healthy food. If the poor could afford this food the obesity epidemic would be over. They charge over a dollar for a single serving cream cheese and that's reason to riot. This place reminds me of Chicago because the atmosphere is pleasant and there's not many kids and that alone makes the dollar cream cheese almost worth it. I like that they are adequately staffed. They don't just have one oppressed looking employee trying to juggle everything with a 5 person line like Subway. read more

Inside it is a standard Panera- good food and nice staff. Parking is decent, once you are able to figure out the traffic flow.

This Panera Bread is the worst I've been to. It's unfortunate that a few bad employees bring down the bunch but I can't stand some of the workers. In addition to their snarky comments, food orders are often times wrong. I recently ordered a BLT (& turkey) sandwich for pick-up. I got home and sat down to eat, only to notice that the sandwich consisted of bread, lettuce, and tomato. Not a single piece of meat. Overpriced, overrated, bad management, NOT FRESH, and not worth your $! read more

Employees are very friendly. The food is excellent. This restaurant is building a new one in the levee district...

Pretty standard Panera. When I went in early 2019 there were no order kiosks, which was a bummer to me but otherwise a non-issue. Food was standard as other locations (good!). Fireplace was very nice. Service was ok--not remarkably good or bad. read more

Pretty standard Panera. All the usual offerings you would expect. Service was pretty friendly, but otherwise nothing stood out. Its an easily accessible stop if you're heading along 74 and need sustenance. Food was as expected and reliable. read more

My wife and I stop in at Panerai a few mornings each week after dropping our daughter off at school. We love the atmosphere, the coffee is always good, and the bread and sandwiches excellent. read more

Very good service the food was amazing. The employee Kelsey was very helpful when coming to my decision and did a great job pointing me in the right direction. Great service and great food thank you for the experience. read more

Love Panera and this E. Peoria location. Good food and nice employees. Seating area fills up, but if you wait a bit you can get a table.