Kansas Crimson

Man, I haven’t been to Panera in years.

I do like the concept, of a bakery deli or whatever, but yea they kinda leave a little to be desired as far as execution.

And apparently, for a bunch of panini sammiches and pre-made soup, they’re overpriced now too.

The fast-casual sector seems like it's the one with the highest increases in cost. (though they've all gone up)

And there seems to be too much pride in a restaurant serving a lunch that is "light".

One or the other I can handle, not both.

panera is chick food.

Then what's Chick Fil A?

MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:43 pm panera is chick food.

Yes, but there are several local chick food places that you don't leave as hungry as you came.

Anything from St. Louis has a good chance of sucking.

ousdahl wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:34 pm Man, I haven’t been to Panera in years.

I do like the concept, of a bakery deli or whatever, but yea they kinda leave a little to be desired as far as execution.

And apparently, for a bunch of panini sammiches and pre-made soup, they’re overpriced now too.

Panera is basically just a modern Applebees. Their food has very little unique flavor at all. I could buy each of their sandwiches and close my eyes and not be able to tell which one is which. So bland which makes it a big hit here in the Midwest.

I miss NYC corner bodegas and their delis.
Subs packed to the brim with Boar's Head meat and cheese for 5 bucks.
How much is a Panera panini now days, 12 dollars?

Why go to Panera when you can hit up Schlotzsky's!

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:47 pm

MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:43 pm panera is chick food.

Yes, but there are several local chick food places that you don't leave as hungry as you came.

Anything from St. Louis has a good chance of sucking.

Ousdahl's mom is from st. Louis?

Thanks, douche.

My mom recently passed.

She happened to choke to death on a pick 2. It was either the bacon turkey bravo or the broccoli cheddar soup that got her, I’m honestly not sure.

Or maybe the baguette side option.








…jk LOL my mom’s fine. I shouldn’t joke like that. And besides she’s from Michigan.

13 bucks looks like you can get a bacon turkey bravo and broccoli cheddar soup.
She's usually cheaper than that.

There’s a QT next to this Panera, right?

i may have mentioned this before, but we’ve got a spot here that has me addicted to their cubans

paired with a red pepper lobster bisque, it’s quite the tasty meal

Yum.

Little corner delis and such can be so good.

I visited this booty call on the east coast, and we went to amazing Jewish deli. Pastrami on rye, piled like a foot tall, house made tater salad and pickles and everything, delish.

Cascadia wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:03 pm Why go to Panera when you can hit up Schlotzsky's!

I miss Scholtzsky's, not a close one around or maybe they've all closed up in KC? My go to is Pickleman's at 75th/Wornall or the downtown location. Them are some good samwiches. Planet Sub is good as well, but I've had it so many times going back to Yellow Sub in Larry, it's just not as good.

speaking of…Yellow Sub’s chicken parm used to be phenomenal

shindig wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:39 pm

Cascadia wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:03 pm Why go to Panera when you can hit up Schlotzsky's!

I miss Scholtzsky's, not a close one around or maybe they've all closed up in KC? My go to is Pickleman's at 75th/Wornall or the downtown location. Them are some good samwiches. Planet Sub is good as well, but I've had it so many times going back to Yellow Sub in Larry, it's just not as good.

I had Scholtzsky's last week in Vegas for the first time in 15(ish) years.

Wasn't great.

All the great food in vegas and you wasted a meal on schlotzskys?

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:44 pm speaking of…Yellow Sub’s chicken parm used to be phenomenal

Meatball grinder was one of the best I can remember.

I think I may be the only person that would NOT put Yellow Sub in the top 20 on my list of "favorite" Lawrence restaurants in the mid 80s.
I didn't feel it was bad by any means but I never understood the obsession some/many people had with it. To each their own.

P.S. I don't know if a hamburger counts as a sandwich but if it does, then it's my favorite sandwich. If it doesn't, then I probably have to say Corned Beef on an Onion Roll is my favorite.