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Sep 12, 2019 5:42 PM
prairiepenguin
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facelessshadows96
Their mac n cheese is fuckin fantastic
GinGi79
If you love Panera's version, I've a humble suggestion for you: Rice A Roni's Pasta Roni Shells and White Cheddar. Use 1 3/4 cup water 1/2
GinGi79
instead of 2 cups and 1/2 cup milk instead of 2/3 of a cup like their recipe calls for. Just a suggestion.
YoSoyMilk
Panera - when you want airplane food but don’t want to go anywhere
GodzillaBoomingMarketOfDiabetes
It's literally ALLLLLLL FUCKING CARBBBSSSSSS
AawesomeAardvaark
Would you like a chunk of baguette as a side for your all-bread panini?
GodzillaBoomingMarketOfDiabetes
Baguettes are good nearly 90% of the time tho ?
RevolutionOnHerLips
legit baguette is the best side for broccoli cheese soup in a bread bowl
Thunderthunder
Agree. Ate there once. No flavor in what I had. My friends offered bites of what they had. No flavor in all of it. But I like cook w spice
KnotsInMyRope
I do like their asiago bread
gloriaxstanley
Bread co*
gabble13gjgj360
I never liked their sammitxhes. It's like they put sugar on their sandwiches.
HitByAMackTruck
It has become so bad in recent years. Back in the early 2000's it was still serving good food, and good portions, for the money.
TimeFoDat
That's an affront to Hospital food. These people sell "French Onion Soup" with grated Mexican cheese and croutons. They're fucking monsters.
missedith17
They temporarily discontinued their french onion soup, and it's not even that good, but I'm annoyed, I wanted it for lunch yesterday.
Counterfit
Again?
missedith17
Yep, comes back in January.
Jagerbeast
You dont like 10 dollar ham sandwiches!?
leelaman
That are smaller than my hand? Cause if not that may be a dealbreaker!?
sergeantpickle
As a former employee, Panera bread food is probably worse for you than hospital food
Redthemannl
That broccoli cheddar that everyone loves? Comes in a bag. ( used to work there.)
NacLac
No shit. I thought they hand made it each morning while angels sang hymns in the background.
MaxeMan5126
Some people don't realize how much restaurant food comes pre-made. It's at the point where people can't tell the difference.
Redthemannl
Of course! My bad, I must’ve worked at the wrong Panera.
GrassIsAlwaysGreener
You give them too much credit
mity0k23
Have you seen how much hospitals charge for that food? Also, I’ve had decent salmon at the hospital. Which Panera serves salmon?
jewbacca2
Same price at the hospital unfortunately
MrsMFM
You mean St. Louis bread company!
Gingerbreadgearhead
Made by artisan chefs with the finest quality microwaves
Ninjainslippers
Hey now, they do steam baths for the soup in bags. But yeah it's expensive fast food with slightly higher quality than others.
beccerz777
Chef Mic, he's a pro, can "cook" anything in 90sec or less?
CastleIsGreat
And food poisoning. (Got super fuckin sick after eating an panini there)
somnif
Nah, the soup is heated in waterbaths, not microwaves.
davesaint01930
I worked at a Panera. We used microwaves for mac and cheese only.
wakichunu
How was the pay?
SwagicalYololord
I’ll have your finest Chicken Fingers please.
ElbowDeepInAMoose
How many chickens are fingerless now, just because you desire sustenance?! Monster!.....make that 2 orders. Ranch on the side
LychFinderGeneral
Panera briefly had one of the best italian paninis I could ever find anywhere. And then they just got rid of it after a couple months.
RiverBear
That’s so rude, just stealing Applebee’s business model like that!
BelarusianPotatoFarmer
Applebee's? Hell, olive garden started it.
AnalBumCoverFor7000Alex
And Romano's Macaroni Grill also. They used to be so good...
whatbuttondoipush
Same company
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
Apple Garden sounds way nicer.
Vlaatu
Actually no, Darden doesn't own- *checks* yeah, they don't own Applebees. *Double-take* They sold Red Lobster in 2014!? WTF
Me1iss0
It is owned by McDonalds. It the the Banana Republic of fast food.
apbadogs
Really?
Patron03041
no, panera is owned by the same company that ownes krispy kreme, mcdonalds isnt involved at all
VikingYetiChef
Completely Agree only difference is sodium content
Notmybeardedladynotmycarnival
Hospital food is way better, dont know where your getting hurt at
VarthGaydar
Pantera disbanded 20 years ago.
forgetfulvegetarian
Vulgar display of flour
13andido
Dislixea for the win
OneGreatFap
I miss Dimebag and his asiago broccoli cheese soup.
HeyWhaddaya
I miss Dime Bag, too,
ChristopherEvans1
They left their broccoli cheese soup to carry on their legacy
gestun
My favorite Panera album was Vulgar Display of Flour
doublenickeldoublenickel
My favorite song, 5 minutes of scone
sidgafwmuni
The Fucking Hostile Bakery
VarthGaydar
A Vulgar Display of Baked Goods
positiveleroy
Walk (To the Bathroom)
ElbowDeepInAMoose
Cemetery crepes
GoldblumNoises
Far Beyond Risen
ImBreen
As a former Panera employee and I can absolutely confirm this.
EuphoricMadness
SAME. I fucking miss the Sonoma chx stew though
Biocurious
Panera was the worst job I’ve ever had
rhesusmonkeypieces
The Doughboys podcast called it the perfect place for parents to bring their kids to tell them they're getting a divorce. A+ stuff
MuckDuck1
What's the podcast about? Worth checking out?
monkeysthatdrink
Two guys host a podcast where they review chain restaurants. They both have improv experience and engage in witty banter. Highly recommend.
MuckDuck1
I'll definitely give it a listen. I'm afforded the opportunity to listen to them during the work day.
MrRareza
I worked at one, briefly. Hated management, but nearly all their food was fresh and refrigerated, not frozen. Mac n cheese is, though. Ugh.
KrillinLikeAVillan
AkindofCheese
a fellow member of Spoon Nation I see.
StewedTomaters
Hoooooowdy ho!
monkeysthatdrink
Burger Brigade For Life!
CorneliusCornwall
You're mother and I are separating, it's kinda your fault but hey look heres some mac n cheese in a bread bowl!
amidoingthisrightdog
Dude, win and win. Am i right? Honestly most of our parents are getting divorced. Most dont tell us over mac n chz.
TyrionLannisterTheImp
Fuck yeah carbs and cheese
AggressiveChickenSandwich1
I would take a mac n cheese breadbowl with a side of divorce news any day!
Aragorn195
This hits me. My parents are separating and I feel like I may have had some influence in it. Even if I didn’t
OneZebraInAHerdOfWildebeests
They had you and raised you. Technically they're the ones failing you and themselves. But it's not like Life isn't hard.. shit's hard.
CorneliusCornwall
Sorry dude
trustmeimapeople
Yes son you wrecked her pussy
CorneliusCornwall
Its like Pakistan down there.
Carnwenhau
skeletalfury
Well dad, just doing what you couldn’t.
PTKrieg
https://media.giphy.com/media/AsKkJB6JbFGiQ/giphy.gif
amidoingthisrightdog
Dude, im in a staff meeting. Dont make me laugh this hard.
foresthillsbob
I like that hibiscus iced tea
nuprin711
Green tea for me
amidoingthisrightdog
Dude, i get 13 bagels w cream cheese tub for $7. In downtown baltimore city. I get bfast for my team twice a month..
joeyecho101
It has its pros and cons. Good place to get a big breakfast for a crew. I'm also in Baltimore. :-)
amidoingthisrightdog
Well I love you and hope you have a great day. also, hope you have a resurrection later to sip ;)
EnTaroSheelal
amidoingthisrightdog
I too like you.
longjohndickweed
What hospitals are you eating at with food the same quality as Panera?
pirogoeth
VA hospitals.
GetOffMyLawnYa
Froedert
igetanxiouscomingupwithusernames
The INOVA Fairfax, VA hospital does... And it has a Panera in it
Roenok
UNC Chapel Hill has some pretty good food honestly
rbudrick
Boston hospital is like a fuckin food court, but with better food. Gotta say, this is not insulting Panera byvthat standard.
temujin9
Hospital cafeterias feed doctors. Not every doctor is a picky snob . . . but it only takes a few.
HypnoCT
Inova Fairfax hospital near DC literally has a Panera in it
ImNotAnOrange
if we are talking hospital cafeteria, i used to go eat there all the time for lunch, my work was attached to two different hospitals
PieAndPunch
It sounds shitty but when I was a kid I used to like visiting relatives in the hospital because the cafeteria was so good
kepattRunner
I was in the hospital for a week and every day I got a menu to pick out my meals for the next day. We’re talking beautiful chicken parm, -
kepattRunner
-artisan tacos with a variety of chutneys, and if I didn’t eat it all the kitchen would call my room and ask what they could do better for-
kepattRunner
-me and that they personalized meals. Usually I couldn’t eat because I was incredibly ill, but it was still an amazing experience food-wise
captnrogersb
Hospital cafe is good as a visitor or working at a hospital but being a patient usually sucks because they sugar restrict my diabetic ass.
OminousBanjo
I work for a hospital group with unbelievably good food. They've won a ton of awards and compete in culinary competitions and stuff.
Ikillmiceforaliving
I had a baby 7 months ago, and the food was amazing (needed salt, and even the spice was on point).
dustmywets
supertrouperlightsaregonnafindme
When my dad was in a coma I ate hospital food a lot and it was honestly pretty good. Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse,WI
RevolutionOnHerLips
Naval hospital, Camp Lejeune, NC was pretty fucking fantastic. Far better than every Panera I've ever been to.
DetroMex
My hospital does great gelatto
LivingVoyage
brb, stabbing myself in the leg.
extraordinaryagility
You are not paralyzed, Ricky Bobby!!! You can walk!!!
HelpfulCorn
Our local hospital HAS a Panera
Piscivore
The food was great the last few times I was in the hospital.
industin
My mom see's her doctors at a hospital. Food there is excellent. 10/10 Double Cheese burger with onions and freshly fried french fries
theBEARDEDarchaeologist
Yeah not bad, certain diets get old pretty quick though
Piscivore
Yeah, I was on a low protein diet once for my kidneys.
ImNotAnOrange
the one time I was actually hospitalized, I was on a clear liquid diet for 2-3 days and then ate everything on their breakfast menu twice
ImNotAnOrange
so thats probably not a good review
storebrandproductmascot
It's more like Panera has declined to hospital quality over the years, not that hospitals have improved.
TheFeralDog
Declined? No it's always been garbage that hipsters love
VikingYetiChef
Brigham and Womens, Boston.
NomadFeetWanderingToes
Mass Eye and Ear is bestest.
rbudrick
Mass general with their food court of awesomeness.
daaaBlues
Last hospital i ate at had an excellent Philly ch. stk and good shrimp scampi that would rival any chain restaurant, both around $7.
TheBIFFALLO87
I like their broccoli and cheese soup though
BeenthereDonesome
I'm pretty sure Quiznos has the same exact same soup.
CheeseborgarSoop
Hell, you could make that at the house with literally three ingredients. Broccoli, Milk, and Velveta. (And maybe a little pepper, so four.)
VagisilToothpaste
Get on that and tell me how it goes. You're only allowed those four ingredients.
CheeseborgarSoop
I've made it literally dozens of times.
VagisilToothpaste
As someone with actual kitchen skills - if you used only those four ingredients it'd be disgusting and incomplete. But good try.
CheeseborgarSoop
I'm guess that you don't actually have Velveeta in your country.
ItsSevii
It's good but its overpriced for sure.
Anthroposapien
But it’s not good. It’s really shitty. Like inedible. I remember when it was halfway decent.
ItsSevii
Idk I'm in Canada and the one near me isnt very bad. Havnt been there often though just due to other options and price
HouseOfEvil
They can't math. A sandwich is $10 but a half sandwich is $6?
ElJefeLives
That's not Panera exclusive. Most businesses will charge less per unit if you buy in higher quantities to encourage you to buy more
MaxeMan5126
other half sandwich might not get sold. judging by a 20% mark up, I'd say a little bit under 20% of the time they don't sell the other half.
Ragingcashew2
Got told I needed to grow hair to work there as they didnt want their customers to think they hired white supremacists. I'm naturally bald.
storebrandproductmascot
I wanna call this fake, because who doesn't get the concept of bald people, but power tripping food service managers say some crazy shit.
jpparkenbone
I dont believe you. I'm a bald guy and nobody has expressed a sentiment anywhere near that to me.
Ragingcashew2
Dont believe me all ya want. Was told i could wear a wig by some tattooed gagued eared dude. Now doesnt help I'm a 50ish 1
Ragingcashew2
Big ass country boy with a terminal case of Caucasian. And I'm not the only dude this panera refused to hire for a physical reason 2
Ragingcashew2
Told my roommate he needed to cover his "gang tattoos" or he couldnt have a job. This from the same manager who btw has an iron front tat