5 dishes Panera Bread employees say they'd rather skip
Three different Panera Bread employees said they'd never eat the restaurant's mac and cheese.
One of those employee also dubbed the you-pick-two order of mac and cheese and Caesar salad as Panera Bread's "most basic order."
"Branch out and try something new," the employee said.
A different employee said they weren't a fan of "any of our broth bowls," especially the soba broth bowl and the lentil broth bowl.
The restaurant's tortellini didn't cut it for another employee. "It smells like plastic when it's heated up," the Panera Bread employee told Business Insider.
"I've heard a lot of people who say they love it, and I should give it a try, but I can't get past the smell," the employee added.
One employee said they were personally not a fan of the broccoli cheddar soup and added that they only "eat 20% of their menu."
Two employees were lukewarm on the chain's coffee drinks, with one worker calling the beverages "overrated."
But two employees said they'd eat anything at Panera Bread, with one adding that they've already "tried everything" on the menu.
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