Panera Opening Date

[pepe3penelope]

It's between McDonald's and Fairfield Inn and Suites. We took the monorail Saturday & passed by it. I agree that it's nowhere near finished.

 

[BryANDJessMom]

On Tuesday when I was walking by they were carrying in pallets of boxes. Could have been cups or canned food. Should be soon.

 

[disneychrista]

Not listed on their website, yet.

 

[ten6mom]

Ooh, where exactly is this? Is it walking distance from PVI or DI&S? We won't be going til April so plenty of time for it to open

Yes, further north on Harbor from those two hotels. Toward the 5 and the Howard Johnson's.

 

[Gisele]

It is where Millies use to be located, at 1480 South Harbor Blvd.

http://m.ocregister.com/articles/restaurant-686466-bread-orange.html

And if you're interested in working there;

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/fbh/5334593916.html

 

[mich311e]

We stayed at the Quality Inn on Manchester and walked by the Panera every day. I'll be happy when it's open for our next visit because I'm a total iced tea addict and it's hard to find good tea in DLR!

 

[smilezlie]

OK so I am a slacker. I was finally able to drive by the Panera yesterday.

From what I could see the interior looks close to done, though there was a ladder in the middle of the dining area. There are "opening soon" signs everywhere and a "now hiring" sign as well. I would say it is less than a month from opening. Maybe just after the new year?

 

[Gisele]

OK so I am a slacker. I was finally able to drive by the Panera yesterday.

Well....FINALLY! Geese..... ........ j/k.

Thank you for the update.

 

[smilezlie]

Well....FINALLY! Geese..... ........ j/k.

Thank you for the update.

Haha. You try driving down Harbor Blvd near Disney (do not want).... I was practically parked in front of Panera for a few mins. That is how I got such a good look.

 

[bumbershoot]

Although I'm sad about Millie's (for vegetarians they were FAR better than the "no, we have nothing, not a grilled cheese or even a veggie burger" Mimi's), Panera will be OK.

 

[justgrace]

We were there last week and it's still not open. When we were going past, it looked like some construction was still happening in the interior of the building.

 

[GatorChris]

This place will be super busy, I'm betting. It'll make McDonald's for breakfast a lot easier to do. I'd love to get some good bagels or sticky buns from there, though. We always bring the cheap donuts in a bag and breakfast bars. This would be a welcome change for a few breakfasts during a trip.

And I wonder if this will affect Earl of Sandwich business. Maybe the lines over at EoS won't be as long????

 

[Gisele]

This place will be super busy, I'm betting. It'll make McDonald's for breakfast a lot easier to do. I'd love to get some good bagels or sticky buns from there, though. We always bring the cheap donuts in a bag and breakfast bars. This would be a welcome change for a few breakfasts during a trip.

And I wonder if this will affect Earl of Sandwich business. Maybe the lines over at EoS won't be as long????

Lol about Mcydees.
I don't believe the new Panera will affect Earl because Paneras menu is seasonal. And Earls has a set menu with seasonal offerings that I recall.