Shannon's Casual Cafe

Shannon’s Casual Café is a standard diner with a slightly Irish flair. You order and pay at the counter, then grab a seat in their dining room (filled with athletic banners and eclectic vintage décor) and they will bring your food out to you.

I have been there for both Breakfast and Lunch, and here is what I have found.

Their Breakfast menu is standard but very reasonably priced. I had Bacon, Eggs, Potato Cakes and Toast - very basic but well worth the money, and the Potato Cakes were really good.

When I was there for lunch I had a Burger with Mac N Cheese. The Burger could not have been worse – (what tasted like a) Frozen Beef Patty with Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle Chips and Ketchup. Even the Keiser Bun was dry, and the Mac N Cheese was pretty terrible as well (flavorless – Ick!).

I won’t be going back for lunch. Maybe I just ordered the wrong thing when I was there, who knows? However if I find myself nearby during Breakfast hours I would gladly go again for their delicious Breakfast!

Panera Bread

For many years now Panera Bread has been one of my “Go To” restaurants when I am looking for a delicious Soup, Salad or Sandwich.

They bake their own Bread for their Sandwiches, and they also offer a ton of Fresh Bagels, Muffins, Cookies and Pastries in their Bakery.

 They offer a variety of signature Sandwiches and Salads, and each day they also feature about 8 different Soups. I often order the “Pick Two” special where I usually get half of their famous Turkey Bacon Bravo (Smoked Turkey Breast, Bacon, Smoked Gouda, Lettuce, Tomatoes and Signature Dressing on our Tomato Basil Bread) and half of one of their Signature Salads.

The Chopped Chicken Cobb with Avocado (All-natural, antibiotic-free chicken, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, Applewood-smoked bacon, Gorgonzola, hard-boiled eggs, all chopped and tossed with herb vinaigrette, topped with fresh avocado)

and the BBQ Chopped Chicken (All-natural, antibiotic-free chicken, romaine lettuce, roasted corn, black beans, tortilla strips & BBQ ranch dressing, drizzled with BBQ sauce) are two of my favorites!

Also when you get a Combo meal with a drink you can add a Bakery Item (Any!) for 99 cents. What a bargain! I usually get either Pecan Roll or a Chocolate Chip Cookie.

Panera Bread – Always Fresh, Always Delicious, and Always plenty of choices!