Panera Bread - Jacksonville

I live close to the beaches and I drive here just because i LOVE the service and the quality of everything. I've been coming here for 10 year got to know the people that works here and their manager Harold amazing manager and person! He keeps this place running smoothly!!

The service and staff are great! The good food is a perk.

If this were a review of food and drink then it would be an awesome five stars. But there is more to a restaurant than just the food. The food and drink at Panera Bread is the definition of awesome. Whether this is the regular items such as sandwiches and salads or the seasonal items like the newly released sausage and pepperoni . Coffee and drinks are also this. So, why four stars instead of five? Two things at Panera Bread need improvement. For starters, there is always a line at this restaraunt, be thinking lengthy wait as customers can 't decide what they want to order. Of course the self service kiosks would be helpful if they actually worked, and did not freeze up. Of the kiosks that worked they had no pagers so it 's the call out of your name to get your order. This amongst the door dash drivers also looking for their orders and individuals trying to get to the nearby almost empty drink machines and the bathrooms. And then the issue which I think is an issue. Panera has a good corporate policy of support for the environment. This is shown in the garbage bins that are labeled recycled and landfill. This is clearly good and societal conscious policy. If this were the policy. Last visit I was separating the recycled items and an employee stated: 'It all goes to the same place, the dumpster. ' Not good.

I haven’t visited this location for awhile considering I’ve moved from the Arlington area years ago. The sandwiches, bagels chocolate chip cookies are just as fresh delicious as I remember. My toddler LOVES it as well he can be a picky little guy (lol). I will say this was my first time trying the iced coffee I wasn’t impressed. I’m a girl that enjoys tasting the rich coffee bean through all the foo-foo syrup flavors. I requested half half with a pump of vanilla (the young lady in the drive-thru wasn’t the friendliest) as you can see, they overdid it. I won’t be back for the coffee; just the other treats meals.

Would give 5 stars because employees are friendly but the dining area is filthy at 7:00 am. I can't imagine what it is like at lunch. Still you can catch a nice sunrise across the parking lot.