Panera’s breakfast sandwiches are a thing of beauty.
Panera serves a wide variety of breakfast sandwiches.
I ordered all 10 of them to find out which are the best and which to pass on.
Photos: Panera Bread. Design: Eat This, Not That!
I did not add anything to the sandwiches so I could sample them on their own merits.
Read on to see Panera’s breakfast sandwiches ranked from worst to best.
Price: $6.99.
Photo: Ronnie Koenig, Eat This, Not That!
The look:This looked like ham and egg on a giant, sugary donut.
I was confused by why Panera would put these ingredients on a big, sweet pastry.
The crunchy sugar on the “bagel” competed with the ham and cheese.
Photo: Ronnie Koenig, Eat This, Not That!
This was one crazy sandwich, and not in a good way.
Price: $6.59.
The bacon was too fatty for my taste.
Photo: Ronnie Koenig, Eat This, Not That!
Price: $5.49.
It seemed to overwhelm the other sandwich ingredients.
Price: $5.49.
Photo: Ronnie Koenig, Eat This, Not That!
Melted cheese on the outside of the roll made me hungry for my first bite.
In the end, there wasn’t enough of this sandwich to recommend it.
Price: $6.59.
Photo: Ronnie Koenig, Eat This, Not That!
The sausage and yellow egg I could see from the side of the sandwich looked inviting.
The taste:The ciabatta was huge and hard to bite into.
This is not my preferred bread for sandwiches.
Photo: Ronnie Koenig, Eat This, Not That!
Price: $6.59.
The taste:Biting in, I noticed the sausage missing from my sandwich!
Without it, the sandwich was bland.
Photo: Ronnie Koenig, Eat This, Not That!
Chipotle Chicken, Scrambled Egg & Avocado on Ciabatta
Chicken for breakfast?
Panera says “yes.”
The shredded chicken looked like it was leftover from another dish.
Photo: Ronnie Koenig, Eat This, Not That!
The taste:The most overwhelming taste in this sandwich was the very spicy chipotle aioli.
I like spicy sauces, but this one overpowered all the other ingredients.
Price: $6.59.
Photo: Ronnie Koenig, Eat This, Not That!
Overall, one decent sandwich.
This is advertised as a new recipe.
Price: $6.59.
Photo: Ronnie Koenig, Eat This, Not That!
This was one of the healthiest sandwiches I tried and pretty tasty, too.
Price: $6.99.
The look:This was one big, cheesy sandwich.
It was the only sandwich where I could see a visible slice of cheese peeking out the side.
The taste:This breakfast sandwich had it allspicy sausage, cheese, cheesy bread, and egg.
Maybe share it with a friend?
