Panera Bread - Fort Smith

The coffee and drink subscription here is a great deal. Great customer service and soup/sandwich specials. The kitchen sink cookie is one of the best cookies I’ve ever had!

I love that there are healthy food options! My order was ready relatively quick. They are a little bit pricey though. $12 for lunch is hard to sustain 5 days a week.

Me, at 11:04am: Do you have any breakfast sandwiches left? Lady at the counter: We stopped serving breakfast at 11:00am Me: I’ll take a chicken teriyaki bowl. Why the militant drawing of the line for the cut-off for breakfast? I’m asking as a consumer without having knowledge of kitchen prep, etc. I know, it was late on weekend morning- my kid had a hard time getting out of bed. Note: nothing to mark them down for (still, 4 star) But I thoroughly enjoyed the teriyaki chicken bowl. The cilantro is a perfect touch that carries all the flavors through to your last bite. I ended up helping my wife finish her Fuji apple chicken salad. Ironically, their “Dark roast” was made weak (not enough coffee grinds for the brew) and their Blonde roast was dark- worked for me!

Panera is doing a special on their unlimited drink subscription where you get it free for 2 months. Ends July 4th. They have new “charged” lemonades with caffeine. They’re really good. I got a drink and a pastry. The sandwiches and soups here are great. It’s a bit expensive, but I’ve never had a bad meal. Staff is generally very attentive and friendly. Nice place to chill solo and get some computer work done or for a chill date.

It is what you expect. Friendly service. Pretty good baked goods and a tasty cup of coffee in a place where you can sit and chat. My 100 year old Uncle loves the pecan crunch.