I don't understand why the overall rating on this Panera is low. I've have a great experience every time I've come here over the past three years, which has been many, many times for everything from coffee, iced teas, pastries (Orange Scone is TDF!), and meals including soups, salads & sandwiches--and I'm a pretty picky critic when it comes to my food. Everything has always been fresh and great tasting, and the staff has been polite & friendly. Just today, the Manager took care of me and remade my avocado toast because the first one had avocado that wasn't quite ripe yet, so they found one that was ripe and it was perfect! And he was very kind & gracious about it--he didn't treat the situation with any frustration, only kindness. There are very few places in Norman to get healthier menu items like Panera and that don't come with all the food additives. So, I'm grateful to have this one here. read more

Panera Bread - Classic Avocado Toast on Sourdough - Sandwiches Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

I ate the Farmhouse Crunch Salad for the first time today. It was delicious except...the sweet potatoes were undercooked, too hard and hence tasteless. I fished them out (I was at home with carry-out) and roasted them in my toaster oven. They were then soft & very flavorful. Hope Panera reads this and adjusts. read more

Last time we were here, my husband found hair in his food. Avoid the macaroni and cheese like it's the plague-it's always a mushy, overheated mess. The employees usually aren't overly friendly. The dining room seems fine as far as cleanliness. It's our least favorite Panera because of the poor quality of food and the unfriendly staff. read more

Twice I have been in this store ordered chicken noodle soup this time actually ordered 2 of them got litlatery 3 carrots maybe 6 noodles rest broth wth and now no one will answer the phone. I would be embarrasse read more

I LOVE the passion papiya iced green tea. never get rid of it. its the best drink on the menu. read more

In the past week I have gone through the drive-thru and ordered the French Onion Soup twice. The first time there was no cheese included and the soup was so strong as to be bitter. Today I made sure to request cheese. Yes, there was some cheese and again the broth was so concentrated as to be bitter. I know how French Onion soup is supposed to taste. This wasn't it read more

What kind of place doesn't have ketchup and why do they assume on a multi meal order where you get a selection they don't give you the choice and just assume what you want? read more

Sandwich was good and food was ready when I arrived. Employees were friendly. Wished they had an option to add jalapeños to the sandwich. read more

Panera Bread - Chicken Bacon Rancher(subbed BBQ sauce for ranch and added grilled onions and sweet peppers) - Sandwiches Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

Carolyn & Kristi were so patient and precise with getting my order right. They were super helpful and I appreciate both of these wonderful associates. Thank you for your outstanding customer service. read more

We enjoy stopping at this Panera when traveling for work or family. It is clean and people are friendly. The New Asiago Bagel Chicken Sandwich is awesome. Great coffee. The Cobb Salad will always be my favorite. read more

Food was great as always but service was so bad. Rude little girl at the pickup counter.

1 chocolate chip cookie is $4.00. I salad is 14 bucks. No service, no wait people. A tiny bag of cookies is $20. Rip-off. This is what greed is. Inflation is not the government. It's the business. Salad was ok. I'll never return. Self serve for restaurant prices. read more

I love this Panera. Thank you so much to the kind soul that noticed my son and I (6 y/o) were on a mommy and me date... and gave us a free cookie to share. Beautiful people at this location!!! read more

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I've been visiting this location for years and during those years this place has been pretty awesome! Clean,busy,friendly staff and good service,not so much anymore. The last few times I've come the lobby is closed,only the drive thru is open... customer after customer walking to the door only to turn back after reading the sign on the door,another time they messed up my on-line order. I don't like being the guy to report negatively about businesses but truth is truth and this place has gone downhill. read more

Food is extraordinarily overpriced for everything being mediocre. $12 for some frozen microwaved mac and cheese? $5 for a cookie? I was shook by the prices for this fast food. read more

I will never be ordering from this location again. 1) we had a basic order. Tomato basil soup and two flat breads. Got the flat bread but instead of a soup they delivered a tomato sandwich ( literally just tomato lettuce and avocado) and a chicken salad. Fine whatever, they're busy, I can contact customer service to have the soup refunded. 2) Decided to give the salad a try. Seemed fine, substituted the dressing with something I already had. But then halfway through the salad we find a bug. I know it didn't just crawl in and suffocate because it was cooked. I was staring at its beady eyes and antenna not sure what it was until my husband flipped it over showing its underside with its legs. Absolutely horrified. It doesn't even photograph well (small little bug vs camera phone). Tried to notify their restaurant directly for no other reason but to warn them and got met with denial, gaslighting, and spite. Imagine if I even tried to get compensation, I'm sure that would have gone well. Not that I'd want anything from this location anyways. So since they're not gonna do anything I figured I'd at least try and warn people here. Love Panera, just never this location again! Attached is the picture of the little bug ( which they denied existed ). read more

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Tried to have a relaxing morning cup or two of coffee before beginning my day. Employees behind the counter having personal conversations, some inappropriate for public consumption, and loud enough that we could hear it 20' away. Poor management. read more

Very poor customer service. Attitudes of demeaning self righteous entitlement. Out of multiple basic items at 10 am on a Saturday morning despite "no significant increased numbers of customers this am". The manager was less than sincere or accommodating when my experience was shared with him. Food was descent Overall not a pleasant experience. Bill Wright read more

I've been coming here when I need some good comfort food for a long time. I just love their tomato soup. Recently I tried their grilled cheese sandwich and it's good too, and grilled cheese goes great with tomato soup! They have pretty good flat bread pizza too. read more

Panera Bread - Tomato Soup and a Baguette - Sandwiches Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

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for the love of god pick any other Panera in a 50 mile radius, this is the worst one I've ever been to and the unfortunate part is it's the only one near me. their service and sheer lack of competence makes any drive worth it though, specially the "baristas" (if they even deserve to get called that) are some of the most brainless helpless food service workers to exist, and it's specifically this Panera Bread. They have made me the wrong drink not once, not three times, but 7 times now. they truly are helpless and I guess there's a reason they have to work in food service, it's truly a disgrace to have this location open. take the drive if you want edible food or the CORRECT overpriced drink you pay for. I wish I could leave a negative star review, truly I will drive to Moore from now on, the waste of gas is truly worth it in comparison. read more

i have visited panera bread for many years and have been away for 2 years and have moved back recenty visited panera bread on main street in norman we ordered our two sandwiches and pastry we went to sit down and there were areas of dirty dishes on tables no just in one place but several seating areas with used napkins on the floor and seats usually people take their stuff to a rack for disposal..but they were left at the table and the flies were eating on the plates.there was several et tables apparently just cleaned but soaking wet not ready for seating..the ambiance was very bad almost disgusting..things i guess have changed..the prices were ok and the sandwiches were good..but with the disgusting ambiance you have to wonder how clean is the kitchen prep area. the food was brought to the table as they do on the bill they request an area for a tip..which is a laugh since the place has fallen to to being less that clean the only clean area was out side but they took down the fence so cars driving by could pollute you sandwich and drink...except for the sandwich the place is terrible and will do take outs next time and not sit there among the wet.tables used plates and garbage on the floors. its a joke if they expected a tip on the bill. read more

Gosh I wish this place were more consistent. I do keep coming back because they do have healthy, clean food that I can get from a drive thru. They're very quick but the food just isn't always hitting. What I've learned is to not order sandwiches from this location. On the tuna sandwich they barely put any tuna on it and last time I ordered that I ended up just taking the top bread off and eating it like a pizza because the ratio is just so off. The bacon turkey bravo looks pitiful and it's like they don't even try. Literally every other location the sandwich looks different and is very good. The only sandwiches worth getting here are the flatbreads. Those are done well. I usually get salad, soup, and flatbreads from this location. The salads are definitely done right and are always a safe bet! I've never had a salad I didn't like from panera. The pre-made soups are good too. They do however, seem to be out off 90% of the pastries all of the time. Same for cream cheese spreads for the bagels. I know they get slammed because this is the only location around but they should be prepared. What company wants to always be out of stuff and miss out on potential revenue? read more

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Food was great, I really enjoyed this place and the ambiance was really nice! the service anyway actually sucked. (Tammy) was just rude and just seemed like she hated everything and didn't wanna be there. read more

None of our orders were done right; They forgot the chicken on my cordon bleu CHICKEN sandwich. The workers were yelling the whole time and the cashier said the turkey chili was Vegan. Panera needs to start hiring workers, not slackers. read more

I love this Panera Bread. I am here multiple times a week. Their coffee subscription is . The food is great. The staff is friendly and helpful. The ambiance is peaceful, yet social. I reach my peak productivity here. When I tell my friends I am going in to the office, they know I really mean Panera. Hope this review YELPed you out! read more

I love how natural their food is. I love their cinnamon crunch bagels, and their tortellini. Their Caesar salads and party selection are also good. The staff is pretty nice and always ready to get anything you need. They recently redecorated in my location--nothing huge, just some repainting and such--and I think it makes their restaurant a lot more modern looking, and I really like that. I additionally like that nothing ever takes too long. Overall, Panera Bread is a great place with healthy, natural, and delicious food. The staff is friendly and I love the vibe of their restaurant. I would highly recommend to anyone. read more

Avoid this Panera! Unless you are content with missing ingredients (baguettes, bravo bread), and are okay with your order being wrong, don't waste your time at this Panera. During my latest misadventure at this location, after waiting 20 minutes for my carryout order, they gave the order to another (the wrong) customer. Save yourself the frustration and just wait until you are closer to a real Panera. read more

My family & I have been coming to this location for over 10years. We have enjoyed many wonderful experiences. Although, after today we will not be returning to this location. On 8.19.21 around 11am, we attempted to order through the drive thru. The woman taking our order was extremely hateful and rude. It was beyond un-necessary. After the rude interaction I was unable to order and we ended up just leaving. Very upsetting after driving 25min to receive such hateful customer service. read more

Normally, I like Panera but this one is consistently understaffed and slow in the morning. If you're here for leisure time or you're retired this probably makes sense because you'll have to wait a long time for someone to take your order and even longer for them to come over and apologize why they forgot your food. Again, I come here all the time but this is the place to go if you have a lot of time to kill and your expectations are low. My food, a hot sandwich, was cold and toasted so hard, I could use it as a doorstop read more

Ordered delivery and could not be happier! First off, $3 for someone to bring me Panera? Count me in. The salads were wonderful and the rolls went perfectly with the Shepherds Pie I made. Definitely going to order again!! read more

Panera Bread - Four Brioche Rolls, Half Caesar salad, & Half Greek Salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Norman, Oklahoma

My friend and I did a curbside order on 8/23 and were very disappointed. We ordered the same salad and had various customizations for each. One of those being an egg on mine and no chicken on hers. They put both on my friends salad- she has a severe allergy towards eggs and is vegetarian. This lack of attention and care is very concerning. Make sure to check your food before you leave!! We were already at our next destination getting ready to eat and we had to completely switch around toppings that matched our salad order. read more

Delicious breads and options However my review is low because I litteraly had a 4 bite cheese sandwich for 7.88$ I'm shocked!! Oh and still super hungry. read more

The general manager (Josh Bowles) doesn't wear gloves when he touches food. Neither do some of the bakers. Disgusting!

Horrible customer service. Don't work in food services if you hate people and hate your job. People are just trying to get food.

I'll usually try to choose local when going out to eat, but I have to admit, I really like Panera Bread. This Panera in Norman has a drive-thru, that moves surprisingly quickly, so you can swing by even when you're in a hurry. The employees are always friendly and helpful. One of my big pregnancy cravings has been toasted bagels with cream cheese and no other bakeries near me quite satisfy like Panera. I love the cinnamon raisin, cinnamon crunch, and the asiago cheese bagels. Another great thing about Panera is they have reduced fat cream cheese, and it tastes just as wonderful as the full fat option. The coffee is good too. The bread bowls are also fabulous! For lunch I'll usually order the Mediterranean Veggie sandwich and some kind of soup in a bread bowl. They have a few healthy soup options, and they are all good, but the broccoli cheddar might be my favorite. read more

Overpriced, the staff didn't take time making the food ie. soggy pepperoni and dry/ soggy sandwich and burnt bread. Will not be back..

My wife asked me stop here and grab lunch., sandwich and a soup she said. Sounds good, right? Not!!! I spent over 30 in drive through, ordered 2 sandwiches and 2 cups of soup. Got to the window and she said that will be $37.37. I said whatttttttt, for 2 fast food sandwiches and 2 reheated cups of soup. My wife and I could've sat down and ate at any of Normans fine dining establishments and enjoyed fresh prepared food for the same m, if not less. Absolutely mind blown how busy they are, considering how much they charge for reheated food, that tasted like what reheated leftovers taste like. Definitely won't be going back, ever ever ever ever. Way way way overpriced cafeteria food. read more

AWFUL service. food won't be fresh tasting when it FINALLY come out. i've waited over 30 minutes for a full salad (there were a total of 5 other customers in the whole restaurant. i had plenty of time to count) then received a half salad incorrectly made. when i went to say i ordered a full salad the employee tried to tell me it was and his mama her had to come out and tell him he was wrong. do not recommend. read more

I've never really had a bad dining experience here, true, but I find the lines here to be long and awkward. I just don't like the way this particular Panera was configured when it was built. The new delivery option's probably nice for those who work in Norman offices. read more

By far worst delivery service I have ever experienced. Not only did I wait over 1.5 for my meal. When the driver was supposed to meet me at the door, he left the food there at the bottom of a dorm building and of course someone took it. The manager was helpful with getting another order sent out to me. Still wait for my other order. I am a big fan of Panera so this delivery experience was so upsetting. I will always love Panera foods so I will make sure just not to order from this one next time. Update: 3 hours later never got my food. The manager was very apologetic and super helpful, but I am just shocked at this service. read more