"Color me surprised... when I'm not a regular Panera. Truly, I have always thought that they were a bit expensive and I can find similar if not taste better for better value elsewhere. When a dear friend invited me to try the Zephyrhills, I was ready to taste the experience. I ordered the Mediterranean shell salad. I thought it was a Greek salad or similar. You can add chicken, but I can't. What I got was a very pleasant surprise. It was a salad, but very different. Not your usual salad. My salad consisted of Cilantro lime brown rice and quinoa, arugula, grape tomatoes, Kalamata olives, cucumbers, hummus, lemon tahini dressing, feta and Greek yogurt. All these ingredients are mixed in a wonderfully tasteful and hearty mouth-water menu. I was fascinated by the complexity of taste notes and how they interacted with each other. The aroma and taste were at the point! I'm ready to go back to Panera Bread to see if there was something ELSE missing? Yum."
