“I usually love Panera, and the Kitchen Sink cookie I ate yesterday was amazing, but I was not a fan of the “black bean soup” I ate. The description stated that it had celery, onions, peppers,etc., and with a side of avocado that I ordered, I thought it would be great. While the TASTE was great, the soup itself was just not appetizing looking at all. In fact, it looked exactly like they’d opened up a can of black beans and ladled it into the bowl (undrained). I saw zero other vegetables in the thick, black broth. Like I said. It tasted great, but I had to look away to get myself to eat it. The avocado helped a little, but it couldn’t make up for the lack of color and other textures. Loved that cookie, though, so that’s why I gave this visit a 4.“
“decided to give another panera a try, this is exactly what a new vibe for panera should be, updated but still cozy! not sure why west bend, wi was able to lose sight of the ambiance panera strategically created, but glad that there are many paneras that are newly built and retaining the reason people come inside, COZY HANG OUT.“