It's filthy. You have to ask for ice. The service is irritated with you. Your baked goods won't be warm. Your apple will be old. You'll feel like you paid too much because nothing that makes eating out worth the cost is happening. So don't. Just... Go anywhere else until you hear they've gotten back to decent standards. read more

Staff are friendly and very informative the fountain are and self service condiments are easy to find & full of supplies I encourage all to sign up for free drinks for a limited time 2023 read more

Panera Bread - Free drinks between Feb to April 2023 - Sandwiches Near Me - Fullerton, California

Yeah, this place is no good. Ran out of cream cheese at 9am. Ordered half a dozen bagels, sliced not toasted and have been waiting for 20 min..... no one working on it. Place sucks. Sorry read more

Panera Bread - No one working on orders - Sandwiches Near Me - Fullerton, California

Wife and I ordered the new buffalo chicken melt sandwich and it turns out it's nothing more than Costco rotisserie chicken and Kraft singles. Unfortunately, half the chicken was cold and the cheese only semi-melted. Employees forgot to add the buffalo sauce. Terrible and absolutely no flavor. Between this and my kids lunches, we paid over $80. I get it that things cost more these days, but if families are going to plunk down what it essentially costs to go to a sit down restaurant (no, Panera isn't a restaurant...), then at least make the food correctly and serve it warm. As you can see in the picture, some of the chicken is red/pink. To top everything off, my wife and I now have stomach aches from the improperly prepared and/or stored food. read more

Panera Bread - This is basically a Costco rotisserie chicken sandwich with semi-melted Kraft singles. Also no sauce... - Sandwiches Near Me - Fullerton, California

This is clearly the best Panera I've ever been to. The employees and manager are polite, attentive, and effective! My order was taken accurately and carefully. My salad was absolutely beautiful! The manager came to my table to see if I was satisfied, which I was :) This store has kiosks for ordering as an option to standing in line. They also have GPS at the table assigned to the order so the food is brought straight out without the server walking around looking for a number . The restaurant is clean and pleasant. There is outside seating also. They have fresh baked bread and pastries. They have a Panera app so free food can be earned and food can be ordered in advance or from the table. I don't know when I'll be in Fullerton again, but when I am you can be sure I'll be back to this restaurant. Thanks for the great service!!!!!! read more

This table was left dirty for at least 90 minutes. It was dirty when I arrived and dirty when I left the manager brought me my food and chose to leave this mess there. I arrived just before noon. read more

Panera Bread - It was there so long it was drying on... I am a huge Panera fan, I frequent many locations, this was disappointing. - Sandwiches Near Me - Fullerton, California

Not particularly helpful. Not all computer order stands are not working. The host is the only one who is helpful. Pick up your order with no thank you, no friendly greeting, or any notice. Why take your own order and not something else? The seating area is filthy. Tables are not cleaned. The bused dishes are stacked up to nearly falling on the floor. They don't even try to satisfy. As for the food, meh! Over priced for the experience. Go elsewhere. The outside eating space is a disaster area, no trash can. Pick another option, there are many. read more

I mean, it's a pretty standard Panera shop. I'm not going to knock points for things that are out of its control (price - I'm looking at you, Panera headquarters for the absurd price points for half a sandwich). LOCATION & PARKING // The inside looks like your standard Panera. The parking here sucks. Although it's located in a larger plaza, the large crowds make it so difficult to get in and out of here. It's always packed with students coming and going. For me, I deal with these but I still come here because the location is convenient. It's right off the 57 freeway. FOOD // I like the You Pick 2 options here. My favorites are the CHIPOTLE AVOCADO FLATBREAD and either a soup (I'm not picky) or, recently, the ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD. It fills you up for a lunch meal. It comes with a side and you can pick either a French baguette, fruit, or a bag of chips. I choose the chips, obviously. If you would like, you can order a drink cup (refillable) and they have numerous options of sodas or even healthier teas and lemonades. I like to mix the AGAVE LEMONADE with the PEAR HIBISCUS. SERVICE // It's pretty easy as you order at the front and take your number to your table. A server will bring you your food. Nothing to complain about here. OVERALL // 4.5 stars I love coming to Panera. I just wish the prices were a little lower. read more

6.50 for a bagel with cream cheese is INSANE! Not only do the bagels apparently or supposedly don't come with a cream cheese but when you ask for the cream cheese, they charge you 2.69 which is just as much as the bagel. I understand things are more expensive now, but I don't know if the cashier made a mistake and didn't want to own up to it or if this is the real pricing either way never again. read more

Panera is always good place to seat down and do work. This location is easy access to CSUF. The place is kept clean and staff is nice. They have outside seating which is also plus. read more

Thanks for wasting my time with your bogus FREEHALFENTEE promo! I don't know what hoops you expect us to jump through, but I tried every combination I could think of, even a different Panera location, and nothing worked. Of course with no expiration date given, the offer probably expired as soon as I saw it in my email. I won't fall for your offers again! The only reason I'm giving two stars is satisfaction with prior experience read more

July 2019 Located in a shopping center with shared private parking (Office Depot, Dollar Tree, Burger King, Phil's Coffee, etc) Theirs two areas to pay (Cashier, Self Serving Kiosk). Both are located at the main entrance of walk in. The self servicing kiosk machine is simple to use but the order can not be customized unless it's included ingredients of the meal (Less/more). The only issue with the machine is the card swipe device sucks!! I had to swipe 3-4x. The pager and drink cups will be behind each of the iPad devices. Drink stations are located at the far back corner closer to the pickup window station. Drinks offered are Coke Products, Coffee, Tea, Lemonades. The location has plenty of seating areas with electrical outlets available closer to the section in front of the main entrance. Perfect to grab a bite to eat and work on assignments. read more

Ordered a full Greek salad, bowl is barely half full. Not acceptable. Always have problems with this location. read more

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Panera does not sell a franchise in single-store units; you can't own just 1 of them. To enter the Panera franchise bonanza, one must purchase a "market area" (probably more than 1 strip mall), the owner group has to be well capitalized with high net worth ($7.5MM and $3MM liquid), and already successful in real estate and multi-unit restaurant operations. Jeesh that leaves out a lot of knucklehead owners. Doubt we will see "Panara Rescue" on Spike TV. Panera's brand is characterized by so many things - colors, quality, and the glorious smell when you walk in. Reminds me of Hershey, PA. Blindfolded you could guess you're in a Panera. In this location, 3 staff members busy handing inventory sprang to their registers the moment 3 customers approached the counter. Ah, training! Smile... greet the customer...be quick lest the bread go stale while you look for the right button. All good. And the breakfast sandwiches are good, too. And I love to see the CSUF students filling up the place, busy practicing their craft. Adorable. Oh, and about the 30 minute cap on internet -- be glad you can sit it a manicured palace with $3 muffins and that's the worse to complain about. read more

Panera Bread - If customers standing at the register can see the kitchen floor, they should keep it cleaner than at this place. - Sandwiches Near Me - Fullerton, California

Very low quality food and drinks across the board, but the employees are great so that's good.

Customer Service here sucks. Everyone has a really bad attitude. I was the second person in line and I see an elderly couple in front. They had questions about the food items and they were hard of hearing, the girl working in the front was so impatient with them and was giving them attitude I felt bad for the couple. I finally order my food and while I'm waiting the manager is having a personal conversation with the employees that you can hear clear as day talking badly about other employees. When I got my salad, there was like two pieces of chicken and all lettuce. read more

I just left here without my food. Do you know why? Because they have a complete novice out front manning the register on a busy Sunday morning. I ordered Simple items that should have been handed to me upon order (ie. Bagels, scone) instead I waited a half hour for an order they were never going to fulfill. I asked for a refund because people who came and ordered after me at the register were already enjoying their food. The manager acknowledged my food should have been handed to me. He told me the employee is new, so why isn't someone more seasoned helping her? I saw her struggling to help others too. The novice girl apologized to her manager and he told her to apologize to me, not him. She's so clueless. What a waste of my time. I was exceptionally annoyed because I had my restless one year old with me. I won't be back here. read more

I'm starting to really not like Panera bread. A few years ago I use to be all about this place and rave about how great this place is. Now I feel like they really have no idea how to make customers wanting to return back. This location specifically has a 30 min parking limit right in front of the parking spaces. So if you would like to stay past 30 minutes I guess you would have to move your car again. When you walk inside you get greeted with people taking your order and placing it. Once you order they will give you a number to put on your table. Well my food came out before I even was able to get my drink. I ordered a iced coffee doesn't sound to bad to do. They just have to give me a cup of ice and I fill it with the coffee. Well the coffee container was empty and they said it would only take a few minutes. It took so long that my food came out and the server was trying to find me. But of course I was just waiting, and waiting. I don't think I will be back to this one. Most places will notice when the coffee is out and be able to fill it up fast...Come on!! read more

Panera Bread - No ice coffee !! Blahh !! - Sandwiches Near Me - Fullerton, California

Love driving by and picking up something to eat, unfortunately for several months their available food items has been scarce. Service tends to be slow and food is not what it used to be at this place. read more

Every time I go inside the store, the pastries are amazing. Makes me want to buy them all. But of course I always hold back. I love coming here because the atmosphere is soothing and relaxing. Music is perfect volume. I do enjoy that they make different soft drinks every week or so. This is a must try, I know all Panera's are the same. But what makes this one stand out the most is the staff, they always welcome every guest when they walk in through those doors. read more

This ice tea does not look good and taste horrible ..with the price u pay should be better and even look better looks so dark

I chose the car side pickup and selected in here when I arrived. Waited 10 minutes and they never brought it to me. I went inside and they gave me no apology just gave me my food. I ordered a salad without pecans and they left them on (thank god im not allergic because I didn't notice them until they were on my mouth). We ordered a blood orange lemonade (something I've had multiple times) and it wastes like the citrus had turned. I will never return to this Panera. There is one on the other side of Fullerton, go to that one instead. read more

Great place to eat for lunch. We were here yesterday for lunch and i got a Turkey sandwich along with some broccoli soup. Tomato soup is what usually get, But i wanted to try something different. It was actually delicious. I will return again. read more

This review is specifically for the Fullerton location on State College off Chapman. I love Panera. This was my first visit to this location. I ordered a full green goddess salad w chicken. I requested x mixed greens, x pickled onions, three dressings, and no tomato. The cashier read my order back to me, I paid, then sat down to wait for my salad to go. Before my order was complete, I happened to notice my receipt showed "no salad greens" and fortunately I was able to catch them before they sent me off with what would likely be no salad, just the toppings When I got to my truck I took a quick look in the bag to verify there were no tomatoes before I drove away. There were none. Good. But there were only two, half-filled dressing cups. And no baguette! Wth. So I went back inside to get my baguette. I decided I didn't need a third dressing; I might as well avoid the (minimal) extra calories a third dressing would have added. Wish I would've noticed the low level in the dressing cups before I chose to not ask for another! Oh well. So, let's sum things up, shall we? * no salad greens * no third dressing (and the two I received were only half filled) * no baguette! Oh, and later when I ate my salad, I noticed there were actually very few pickled onions, just a few pieces of chicken, and one sliver of avocado. It was as though the toppings were merely an afterthought. So a final summation: Initially: * no salad greens * no third dressing * no baguette! Then, to add to that: * maybe five slivers of pickled onion * one sliver of avocado * five small pieces of chicken I think their nutrition info says this salad provides 43g of protein (or thereabouts). There is no way the chicken in my salad even amounted to 20g protein. If that. No way. In conclusion, I will restate my total love of Panera and their green goddess salad. I mean, that's my favorite salad of all. I go to the location in Brea all the time (2x a week) and the only mistake they've ever made was putting extra tomatoes on it (one time), and going light on the greens (all in the same visit). Always to go, so I needed to return that particular time. Now, I take a look before driving off. The cashier that time told me that sometimes, even though they punch in 'extra', the receipt (and by extension, the order) comes out w 'no mixed greens'. This, even though the order is repeated back every time. That makes zero sense to me. So this is why I gave them a one star review. It's ridiculous how many things went wrong in one simple order! Not only do they pay zero attention to the special requests at this location, they were also very very VERY chintzy on the toppings. I'll just go to the Brea location from now on. Only reason I went here was because it was on my way home. read more

This was one of the worst dining experiences. I've had in a very, very long time. It was almost as if though, they were going out of their way to be rude, slow and unprofessional. I ordered a chipotle chicken sandwich that honestly had about three pieces of chicken in it that were dry and old. I waited at least 20 minutes for my sandwich to be ready and there was hardly anyone in the place when I questioned how much longer it might take for my sandwich And asked why it takes so long to make a sandwich I was told that the employees behind the counter were busy making sandwiches for DoorDash and such. You were moving slower than molasses to make anything at all. I got my sandwich and asked how much longer it might be for my soup and I was told that someone would get it for me. I finished my sandwich. The soup never came so I asked for my money back. I was made to feel as though I was the one who had done something wrong. I was credited back to my card the money for my soup that I never got and was told that it might take up to 10 days or so to receive that credit. I will not be returning back to this place. I could understand if these were college kids work in there and we're unexperienced but for the most part they did not look like kids they just look like they didn't care.. read more

It excites me that Panera Bakery calls a quiche a soufflé. Well... if you call it a soufflé then it doesn't sound expensive at $4.99. lol They have vegetarian options with artichoke and they meat lover soufflé with egg and bacon. The soufflés are about 4" round. I have to say that quiche/soufflé was delicious and creamy. I would've liked a little bit more flavor or seasoning. I also got the pecan braid. It was extremely delicious but it little small in size for $3.49. The braid is a great deal if you add it to your meal. Then it's only $1.29. Now that's what I am talking about !!!! read more

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The front register lady (I believe Sarah was her name??) was super friendly! Much faster service than the Panera in Brea

This Panera bread location is so spacious and cozy inside! The food is always superb and the workers are more than friendly. After ordering, I always receive my food right away. Because it's so spacious, it's a great place to study and do work. Perfect for students because it is across from the Cal State Fullerton campus. read more

Panera Bread - BBQ chicken mac & cheese | half ceasar salad | bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Fullerton, California

By far the worst Panera bread ever! Waiting almost 45 minutes for a soup. There's other customers here who have been waiting over 30 for sandwich. There's literally no more 5 people waiting and it somehow can't be done?? One lady complained to the manager and the manager said he's new so tough luck. Wtf?? read more

This place is unbelievable. I went about 2 months ago and I had a gift card. The people working there could not figure out how to use a Panera Bread gift card with their Cash register. Fine. I'll pay with my ATM. Food took forever to get and it was not good. I went back tonight at 7:20pm to try once again to use this gift card. I walked in and once I ordered, a guy walked up to the cashier and told him to tell us the dinning room is closed. What? Your sign on the door says you are open until 10pm. He said we close at 8. Ok fine... that's still 35 minutes away. He said we need the time to clean up the dining room. Whatever. This place has the worst service ever. I asked to see the manager (Shay), but apparently wasn't there. This place should be avoided at all costs! read more

Slow employees, dont know how to use the register! I ordered ahead of time so i dont have to wait and of course stuff are missing! Ugh this location is useful... wont be ordering from here anymore. read more

I ordered breakfast for curbside pickup and my order was supposed to be ready by 9am today. It is 9:45am and I am still waiting. I used the app to notify the store that I was here. The store was empty when I arrived. Since I've waited so long, I decided to call and let them know I had arrived. The woman I spoke with on the phone was rude, said they only have two people working and it's busy so I should just come in, then hung up on me. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of curbside pickup? I understand service can be slower bc there are less employees working but it doesn't cost any money to address your customers without being so rude. Still waiting...next time going to the Panera on Harbor bc this place sucks. UPDATE: I finally gave up and went inside. There were two customers inside and one of the employees was chatting it up with the customer at the cash register. I told them I was here for curbside and had waited a long time. The employee said that I have to come INTO THE STORE for curbside when they are busy. Because that's how curbside works?!?? read more

I came for a bagel and cream cheese. The miniature size cream cheese is more expensive than the bagel. I complained and the cashier was upset. They don't even have the prices of the cream cheese on the menu. I'm not frugal, I find the price outrageous . My husband complained to the cook and he gave him a cream cheese, the manager was so upset and said "why did you give it to him" I handed him his cream cheese back. By far the "worst" customer service Panera ever!! Never coming back. I rather drive elsewhere where they care about treating clients with respect. Enjoying my Plain bagel read more

PLEASE take a deuce before you enter this building. Their TP is harder than a burnt baguette. The food was good and the wifi was pretty fast. read more

7:30pm on a Saturday evening! Ran out of food! Place was dirty! Not enough employees, because no one wants to work! Outrages pricing for a sandwich and a salad. After $35 dollars after. No baguettes with did. Instead a pieces of sourdough sandwich bread. Not coming back here again.!!! For sure. Place had left over food all over the ground. No one cleaning after. read more

A quiet place to do homework or catch up with friends. The parking can get a but crowded but it's a college town after all. They have kiosks on the side that make it easy and quicker to order if you have a Panera card. While it's a little pricier you do get a bit more quality. I usually come for breakfast and coffee. Their pastries are delicious too! read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Fullerton, California

Yo this chicken is literally PINK. i still wanna eat it tho )": very disappointing smh read more

Panera Bread - chicken chipotle sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Fullerton, California

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Everyone knows that Cesar salads contain romaine lettuce CROUTONS, parmesan cheese and a special salad dressing made with anchovies. Where the hell were the croutons? $9 for a salad with about 3 tablespoons of dressing and no croutons. If I wanted a bag of lettuce for lunch I would have gone to Albertsons. Did this store change management? They certainly aren't what they use to be. read more

Fullerton Location: I've been eating the Chicken & Wild Rice soup for years now, it has always been thick and hearty, and today I had 2 servings picked up. Both of them had very little chicken or rice, and the broth was so liquidy I thought they gave the wrong soup on the order. If I weren't starving, I would take them back to the store and have them remake a new batch. It looks like they were short on ingredients and added way way too much water to "stretch" the batch of soup in the pot. VERY DISAPPOINTING! And the soup was also way too salty! read more

This store is consistently disappointing. It's not well staffed or well maintained. The dining room looks nice but is usually dirty tables, scuffed paint on walls, wet floor signs out etc. For sip club drink pickup, this store does not meet expectations. Most of the time beverages are not placed on the shelf, resulting in having to stand in line to pick up a cup, which negates the ease of ordering through the app. Additionally, the ice machine is frequently jammed and the charged lemonades are often not out. I ordered food through the app at this location for the first time today for dine in, entered my table number as requested, and waited for the food to be brought to the table as confirmed in the app. My order was not brought to my table so I finally went up and saw it sitting in the pickup window. (An employee did offer to "reheat" it, which I declined.) After eating a good portion of it, I found a hair that did not match my hair type at all. When I went to go inform the kitchen at the window, I had to speak to get the attention of the three workers who were standing there gossiping before they acknowledged me. Overall pretty frustrating and waste of money. read more