Panera or ABC?
 

I went to Panera yesterday and Atlanta Bread Co. today. Panera's food was good but the service completely sucked. ABC's food today was ok but the service was WAY better... I think I shall go back tomorrow to try ABC's tomato soup since Panera's is so good but I don't like them right now.

And BTW, Panera is across the street from ABC.

Votes?

most definitely Panera.

ABC hasn't made it up to the greater Boston area yet, but I'd heard such great things about that I was excited to see it at the Atlanta airport. Probably not the best place to try it out... I'd still go back to Panera if I had the choice.

Panera's service is really spotty, agreed. But when they have any variation of mushroom soup on special... mmmmm!

Panera gets my vote.
 

I am totally addicted to the Asian Chicken Salad at Panera. It is fabulous. I'm not much of a salad person, so this is very high praise from me!


Asian Sesame Chicken Salad

All-natural citrus-herb chicken, romaine lettuce, fresh cilantro, sliced almonds, sesame seeds, crispy wonton strips & our reduced-sugar Asian sesame vinaigrette.

ABC for sure. Panera does crazy things to my stomach. I get all crampy and nauseous whenever I eat it. It happens to a few of my friends as well.

ABC definitely, but I find their soups a bit (okay, a lot!) on the salty side.

Panera is popping up on every major road here in Lexington. There is only one ABC left (and service and food there is hit or miss as is the cleanliness).

I'd love to try ABC - I've heard great things about it. In the meantime, summer finds me at Panera fairly often, if only because they have outside tables where the puppy lovers can eat!

I've only been to ABC once, none around here, but I <3 Panera aka St. Louis Bread Co.

I heart Panera's tomato soup with the asiago cheese croutons, really, I do. BUT when your soda machine continues to pour out Pepsi long after I released the button and your people making the food behind the counter mock the way I said "excuse me" to alert someone that it was broken and soda was going everywhere, (as I'm standing in front of them. And yes, my momma did raise me right, biatch!) then, I'm sorry, I'll take my biznass elsewhere.

This is the incident that happened to me yesterday at Panera, sparking this thread today after I ate at ABC and had a much better experience. And the girls at Panera conveniently forgot my asiago cheese croutons. Bitches.

ABC, love the French onion soup and half albacore tuna.

I love ABC's Asian Sesame Dressing on anything, their soups and their chicken salad. But, I love everything else at Panera. I agree, Panera needs better service

I pretty much lived off of Panera during the college years!!!! This was mostly because the family and friends fueled me with gift cards, and there just happened to be one across the street from the school!

I honestly have only been to ABC once or twice, there are not that many around either Jacksonville or Tampa. The few times I have been there I thought the food and the service sucked! Also I thought it was way to pricey!

I absolutely love Panera! I am addicted to their Broccoli and Cheddar soup!!! I have noticed that Panera service varies on the store and the time!

I love the fact that the local Panera happens to be right next door to a Starbucks!!!

There's no Atlanta Bread Company nearby. :( I do like Panera though. I always get the turkey artichoke panini.

At first, I thought this was going to be a parody thread...like "Panera is the most top-tier sandwich place on my campus. Let's name all the campuses with Panera and see how it ranks at other campuses...like how does Panera rank against ABC sandwich shop or against XYZ sandwich shop."

So I was thinking: Does anybody else hate the new focacia ? I honestly think it tastes like stale, salt encrusted, hard tack, but that is just me! :)