Panera Bread

Great stuff on the turnpike customer service and fantastic the food was very good and the people were very friendly highly recommend

One of the reasons I love the service plazas on the Ohio turnpike are that they are chock full of Panera restaurants which are such a nice alternative to Mickey D’s or Burger Kings! This particular plaza has an express Panera that is open 24 hours a day and serves breakfast items round the clock-​including their yummy breakfast sandwiches. My bf and I stopped here for breakfast around 11am and ordered two sandwiches (the egg, ham, and cheese for him and the turkey sausage, egg white, and spinach for me). They were pipping hot and ready within 5 – 7 minutes. The turkey sausage was very flavorful and the spinach and tomato were fresh. This was a quick stop for breakfast and I’d recommend this option to anyone who is hungry and in a hurry.

I think this plaza is newly reconstructed, as the one on the westbound side has been demolished.
This makes the third Panera on the stretched between Detroit and DC. I never get a made-​to-​order meal here. I always get a scone and a cup of British Breakfast tea; easy to eat and drive snack. They don’t put out 2% milk on the service counter (only half an half and 1%). However, they have it behind their counter and will gladly give you some for your beverage.
There is plenty of seating in the shared area, and Panera offers free WiFi.

This is a review of the Panera at the rest stop in OH along East bound I-​76 just before reaching the PA border. Portions were exceptionally small and had the“reheated in a microwave” taste. The kids’ meals were a tremendous waste of resources. If you can stomach the options, just eat a hotdog at DQ.

Panera is A-​OK. No complaints here. My family loves Panera, and we eat there regularly, so we were excited when we saw Panera at this service plaza on the Ohio Turnpike. It’s a full-​blown Panera, too, not one of those mini-​places you find at some other rest stops.