Panera Bread - Davenport

Always love going to Panera! I love their chicken noodle soup, tuna salad sandwich, and that Greek yogurt cup with berries!

It's always dirty and the bathrooms always gross. I'm not sure if the goal is to make everyone only order to go or what. Over 20 tables in here and every one of them dirty. Certain parts of the meal are not great either. Under rippened avocado, wilted lettuce, the big chunks of cheese on sandwhich not melted. I'm not a Karen, just tired of people not caring.

I have never been a huge fan of Panera bread. This visit made me understand why. The sandwich was skimpy. The baguette they gave me on the side was hard. And they 're soda had no syrup. It will most definitely be a long time before I go to a Panera bread again, if ever.

This Panera Bread has been an established part of Davenport for decades. I remember when it came to this space in the early 90s as the St. Louis Bread Company, then quickly changed to Panera Bread and stayed that way. I'm pretty introverted, and Panera Bread has helped provide a space over the years to sit, sip on a hot tea, and snack on a pastry or sandwich while reading a book or studying. It truly is one of my favorite chain restaurants. This last particular visit to the Davenport location was motivated out of a similar need I'd just had dinner, yet needed to relax with a tea and pastry while reading work emails for a bit before returning home. The space is very much the same as it has been for years warm brick red, beige, and golden yellow walls, simple chairs and booths throughout the dining room, two comfy chairs in one corner, and a big counter with breads and pastries centered on one side of the space. There's some accent lighting along the periphery that helps to brighten the space without adding any harsh lighting, which is also fantastic. I got a hot green tea and an M&M cookie. The associate helped me quickly and I was soon on my way to the corner with the two comfy chairs to relax. Soon enough, I had my emails read and some texts answered, and even sooner I'd finished the tea and cookie. All was pretty much as remembered. In fact, the chairs might be original to the space. No complaints there they were definitely still plush and appeared sufficiently clean. I'll have to come back on the weekend for some black bean soup and a baguette slice as I'd always enjoyed. Thanks Panera, you're still one of my favorites!

Most staff were good but one who took our order was sloppy and forgot our order.