Panopolis

Edible. Large serving of what I imagine prison food to be like. Better bread though. $ 9.43 for a smattering of roast beef and government cheese. Yes I am stuck in the terminal during a storm and my other option is Starbucks or starve. Thanks pano polis for treating travelers like hostages.
If you must eat, this will do. Seems like by now restauranteurs would understand they will do better offering a fair value even to a captive customer base, I hope this place goes out of business and is replaced by something at least attempting to come across as more than ripping off the stranded.

Great spot to get a fresh sandwich at RDU airport! Staff was very friendly and helpful!

This is the only place you can get food at RDU before security.
I’ve been to this location 3 times, the same lady has assisted me. She is friendly and chatty.
The thing about airport food and shopping is most patrons act like jerks. If you approach an airport employee with a jerky, I’m more important than you attitude you’ll get a response that’s not so great. Sitting there grubbing on my food and observing the patrons is funny.
Pan means bread. Opolis means city. Bread City? I appreciate the cute name.
The cost is questionable because its pricey — but its the airport. I always expect high prices at airports.
Anyhoooooo — I’ve had the Virginia ham sandwich twice and a Turkey with bacon. I think I’ll continue to to get the Turkey bacon because the Virginia ham is way too salty.
Thank you for your service lovely lady. Like Ann said her professionalism is admirable.

We were hungry and wanted to eat «in» the airport, but I did not want to leave my luggage on the carousel. When you exit, you have only two choices — Starbucks and this place. It was quiet, nicely laid out and a friendly staff of one. The Virginia ham and cheese sandwich was okay. Heated, but I am not sure how. Not grilled on the outside, but the cheese was melted. And for the price we paid, it is not worth going unless you are really, really hungry.

Contrary to what the name might suggest, they do not serve Panini’s here. Ended up going here because we had already exitec the secure terminal area and had to wait for someone. Wife got the beef & cheddar melt was 2 dry pieces of roast beef with a slice of yellow cheddar, between 2 slices of white bread. It was toasted, but the bread was still soft and mushy, for $ 8.50. I got the Reuben. It was pretty good. I would not go back.

I had to wait on a coworker so I decided to eat at Panopolis only because I could not go back inside security. I’m giving it 1 star for a few reasons.
First, when I ordered I had to talk over the bad music and cleaning product in front of the register.
Secondly, I asked for a menu and the employee simply pointed at the abused food sitting behind the glass counter being dried out.
Third, I asked for one of the channels to be changed and the employee said, ‘they won’t let me’ even though it was just me and one other patron trying to watch the same thing. Also — how would you allow the business to get to a place that customers are getting declined for requests to change MTV 2?
There are no prices anywhere. I know it’s in an airport but NO menus and NO prices is bad. I paid $ 15 for a beer and an extremely small, dried out sandwich that was pulled from behind the glass and tossed into the oven. When I asked for the $ 6+ beer I got a nasty look as the employee walked to the back I retrieve it.
The atmosphere is confusing and the food is bad. I read reviews on the coffee so I stayed away. It would seem this company isn’t concerned with repeat customers. I won’t come back here.

Almost the worst coffee ever. Seriously. This is close to the top of the list anyway, but it was served by an employee who was almost unreal in how pleasant and professional she handled my order as well as the orders of the five or six others behind me. And she managed to do all of that and explain things to the man who was obviously her boss. It’s too bad. Panopolis looks nice — it has fun vibe to it that makes me want to sit down and people watch while I enjoy a good cup of coffee or a quick bite.
When you’re at RDU, there aren’t a lot of choices before you get through security, and I suppose if you don’t need coffee, this place might work. Otherwise, go down the terminal to the big-​chain place
I’d like to say that the worker’s admirable professionalism made the coffee taste better, but who am I kidding? Bleccch.
Location and atmosphere: 4 stars. Employee alone? 4.5 stars. Coffee? 1 star. Other food items: don’t know. didn’t try them.

If you’re like really hungry, and you’re at RDU, and you just can’t wait until you get wherever you’re going to eat, then try Panopolis. We ate here this morning and for $ 10 we got: a blueberry bagel with cream cheese, a sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich on rye bread (toasted with butter), a small coffee, and 3 waters. The shop has a very cool look to it, reminds me of one at Grand Central, and was clean and quiet when we went in. The server was friendly and polite and very accommodating.
Panopolis’ presentation is very hip, urban café/​deli, but its food is like «Hey you caught McDonald’s on a great day!» It definitely hits the spot if you just need some calories. Pretty sure that bagel was just a few pieces of store-​brand wheat bread thrown together and shaped like a circle. No flavor eversowhat. The egg is spongy and rectangular and totally brown on an entire side, which is unappealing and totally gross, especially since I can’t stand any brown on any part of any egg. The rest of the sandwich was none too bad, especially toasted with butter and Swiss on rye. The sausage was pretty good as well but the egg ruined the sandwich for me. The coffee was pain in liquid form — when I’m really in the mood for good coffee, getting a bad one totally makes me want to cry. I get those pricks in my cheeks like when a boy I once liked found out my dork act isn’t an act. So like I said, if you’re Western starving (which is not really starving at all), then go for it. If you can wait, I’d suggest it. Two stars for the bad bagels and worse coffee.