I Tried…And I Tried…
I don’t understand the love affair people have with Panera. I have one practically in my backyard. I’ve eaten at it once since it was built. I found it very mediocre.
Today, my co-workers wanted to go there. “Oh it’s my favorite place to eat” said They. Ok, so maybe I was wrong and that one time I was there was an off day. I will give it another shot.
Nope.
I don’t get it. I’m not hard to please with food. The Chicken Salad was, at best, mediocre. I’ve had the soup in the bread bowl and I found it sorta nasty-ish.
What is it that I’m missing here? It must be the same, tragically unhipness thing I have that causes me to miss what’s so great about Starbucks. I do like the atmosphere at Starbucks. I like the Frappacino’s (on occasion) but coffee-wise? Give me Folger’s anyday over that stuff that never fails to leave an after-taste with me.
I tried, people…I really tried. I am hopeless in the Hip Department, I’m ‘fraid.
I think it’s mostly that Bread & Co. and Provence aren’t everywhere they need to be, so it’s the next best thing.
you are not alone, sista. i have never had Starbucks OR Panera. So there.
your sister in unhipness.
I’m in your camp on this one. Overpriced and mediocre. Although, if it’s a catered lunch meeting, Panera is generally a good choice. As far as bland, catered lunch meethings go…
I only like a couple of things there. Once you find what you like, it’s not too bad.
I like the broccoli cheese soup and the orchard harvest salad.
Hate their chicken salad.
As the number of their outlets have increased, their quality overall has gone down. My daughter likes the brocolli cheese soup and since I don’t like to fix that, we sometimes will go there to satisfy her taste for it.