Walked in with some girlfriends after the gym to order a soup knowing it’s one of the very few things Panera can say that is gluten-free. When walking up to the counter I asked the waitress what on the menu was gluten-free… She stared at me blankly and then said “we don’t have anything that’s gluten-free.” I told her on the website there was a designated gluten-free menu and she said “if it’s on the menu then I guess…” I said back to her “it’s either gluten free or not..” I understand that you cannot guarantee due to cross contamination, but it would be nice if you could make it known to your employees how you could accommodate certain allergies. I ended up ordering the turkey chili with no problems, tasty, but the encounter itself left a bad taste in my mouth.
A safe option would be their mango smoothie and green goddess chicken Cobb salad. Both are very good. They don't have many gluten free options and I'm not sure how safe they are about cross contamination.
— Not very
— Not Much
— Excellent
Not completely gluten free, but when I told the woman “gluten allergy” she said the salads and a soup do not have gluten ingredients. She said they change gloves/use clean utensils and called it back as a “sideline.” I was eating in but they packaged it in a plastic to go with a lid to keep it separate.
— Somewhat
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Some
— Good
Terrible the lady at the register wouldnt even look into gluten free. She said we don't do that here. Like I was trying to get anything GF and she wouldn't even bother helping me or asking. But would help the next lady with her food allergy
— Not at all
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Not Much/None
— Poor
I ordered the green goddess salad which is gluten free. But got sick after eating. I think it's a bit or miss thing due to cross contamination. But I won't eat there again.
— Not at all
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Not Much/None
— Excellent
Just avoid unless you want a beverage.
— Not at all
— Not Much/None
— Average