Panera Bread at the Crossings in Corona, California: Review

The Panera Bread at The Crossings in Corona, California is my new favorite place to get food on a sunny afternoon. My friend Allie called me last night saying she needed help with her accounting homework. She wanted me to be her study buddy today and we decided to bring our laptops to Panera Bread. It's not just a great place to eat, they have free internet and a kickback atmosphere. She recently got a job here so I was able to get the inside scoop on what's good.

Today I got a 'pick two' with a Greek Salad and a Sierra Turkey. I wasn't sure what to get but Allie told me that this would be a good combination. They say its supposed to take less than five minutes from when you walk in the door to when your food arrives, and I think they do a good job at that. The turkey sandwich was really good, and of course, the bread is one of the main reasons why. It's soft and fluffy just the way it should be. The salad was really good too, although I should have asked for extra dressing to get it the way I like it. I'm pretty full and I've only had 3/4 of my meal so far, not including the side of bread that Allie stole from me. Altogether with my drink I paid $9.29 but I think it was worth it. To me it tastes as good, if not better, than what you would get at a slower sit down place except it's a lot more inexpensive.

The atmosphere here is a lot like a Starbucks except that it's bigger and brighter. The music is still lame but you can always walk out to the outdoor seating if you don't mind the weather. I'm writing this article as I eat, and Allie is next to me flipping out because she can't figure out how to compute the variable cost of something. It doesn't help that her computer connection keeps messing up and erasing her online homework data; Mine seems to be working okay. So far I've been helping her a lot despite all the C's I got in accounting, but these are just the easy problems. We've been here for about 3 hours now just chillin, I'm guessing we might end up getting dinner together too.

I've only been here a few times so far,but so far it's a great place. My drink almost needs a refill but I don't feel like walking to the other end of the store. I guess that's the only thing that could be improved. Hopefully Allie will finish first so I can make her get mine for me.