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Asiago Everything Bagel: Panera Honey Walnut Cream Cheese Spread: Most of us know Panera is a bakery-café fast casual restaurant chain with thousands of locations in the United States and Canada. What I didn’t know, was the chain operates as Saint Louis Bread Company in the Greater St. Louis area. The name comes from a word that has roots in the Latin word for “breadbasket” (Classical pānārium, Vulgar pānāria) and is exactly the same to the word for “breadbasket” in Spanish. Panera offers a wide array of pastries and baked goods, like bagels, brownies, cookies, breads, and muffins. Their new Asiago Everything Bagel is topped with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried garlic, dried onion, salt, and of course plenty of asiago cheese inside and out. Bagels typically are not a part of my diet, but cheese definitely is. The exterior of the bagel is crispy from the baked asiago cheese, but the interior is still soft and fluffy. There’s a distinct fragrance from the cheese, garlic, and onion that also separates this from your standard bagel. It does not have the traditional hole in the center, which makes it ideal for sandwiches. I didn’t want to mask it’s flavors too much for my initial review, so I opted to pair it with the honey maple walnut cream cheese spread and it paired nicely enough. As much as I like garlic and onions, those flavors came off a little stronger than I would have liked. For that reason, I’ll be sticking with the plain old Asiago Bagel from Panera since for me, the Everything version is just okay
Doughboy_Food_Reviews
My Favorite Panera Bagels:
1. Cinnamon Crunch
2. Asiago
3. Cinnamon Raisin
*4 stars overall, but I would say this particular bagel is 2 or 3 stars
… moreYalissa Williams
I usually go here pretty often since I work in the same plaza, but the fact that I almost chocked on this plastic found in my broccoli cheddar soup makes me so sad. I work in retail / fast food but please this could have been avoided 🙁
… moreM.J. Goldseth
One of the nicest Panera locations I’ve experienced. Everything was clean, employees were pleasant and responsive and the store is actually well-stocked with the different breads and bakery items they offer. Considering the location, it wasn’t even that busy…near a number of hotels and easy access.
… moreDarius Romer
First time at Panera Bread and the food was good!! I will visit again
… moreBarbara Brown
This location seems like a newer version than some of the others I’m more apt to frequent. It was my first visit between today’s appointments, and I had already eaten lunch and only wanted a large, cold beverage to share.
… moreErika Folk
I did drive-through for this location around 4:25pm today, but I accidentally confused two different menu items when I ordered and said the wrong thing. The girl at the window was so kind when I let her know I meant to order a sandwich and not the salad. She said it might be a moment, but she had them make my sandwich and even gave me a free pumpkin cookie for the wait. Absolutely made my day with her thoughtful service.
… moreJoe Caccioppo
Never been to this Panera Bread. I was very happy with the visit. Very organized with the six checkout stations. You can order what you want, pay for it there, pick up a pager if you need and just head to the order pickup area. My order came up reasonably fast. Had a breakfast sandwich that was terrific. Egg, bacon and cheese on a nice soft and crunchy bread. Always get my favorite frozen mocha drink and an orange scone. The best. Great place, clean rest rooms, staff was good.
… moreIsheily Ebel
This is my first time eating here and was amazed of how good it was. I love how the food is displayed and the easy self order screen. It was nice and quiet, at the time I went, and felt like I can spend hours in there eating my food. The only thing I didn’t like was the maintenance of the bathroom, but hey, that’s me.
… moreAnderson Goncalves
Chili was terrible and my food was getting cold at the counter, because their App that tells me my food is ready was not working.
The place was not busy and I waited half hour for the food. This place used to be a lot better a few years ago, but quality and customer service declined a lot.
… moreCynthia Hinkle
My Mom had some gift cards and wanted to have dinner, at this Panera location, but we were not sure what the remaining balance was on them, Kyra was so friendly and kind and checked them for us, without any hesitation. Kyra went above and beyond with customer service and made my 83 year old mother feel so extra special!! Our pick 2 was super delicious and Kyra took great pride in preparing it, I highly recommend this location is deserves 5 stars.
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