Panera Bread in the Frandor Shopping Center.
I know. I know. Another chain. J and I had made plans earlier in the week to only eat out once. Tomorrow. Something came up and J wanted to run to Frandor. Neither of us had eaten lunch yet and we wouldn’t get back home in time to eat before she had to be at work, so we just ate while we were out.
J has always been a big fan of Panera Bread. Me, not so much. When we lived in Peoria, J worked long hours on Saturday and would usually stop at a Panera for at least one meal. Before we started dating, she almost lived there.
The Panera Bread in Frandor has a physical address on North Clippert, but it’s actually on the interior of the shopping center. It sits on a corner connected to the same building that houses Kroger. It’s much smaller than most of the other Panera’s I’ve been in. From the beginning, I felt a little crowded. Usually, Panera has separate areas for the cafe and bakery. I didn’t see that here.
When you walk in, the order counter is right in front of you. The bakery section is off to the right side of the counter. There were four cash registers, but only two open. We waited for the next available cashier, but that wasn’t good enough for a lady who walked up after us. She wanted us to pick a line in hopes we would pick the longer line so she didn’t have to wait as long to get her coffee. Read the rest of this entry »
Mid-Michigan Dining 
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