I ate at Panera Bread frequently when I lived in the North Dakota/Minnesota area.  It was easily my favorite of the chain restaurants.  The one here in Phoenix just opened a few blocks away from work.  I gave it a few weeks just to be sure that I didn't run into the messy opening crowd.  I finally went in this morning for brunch.  I ordered the asiago steak sandwich, which is one of my favorites.  This iteration was pretty bad by comparison.  The bread was very dry and chewy.  It scraped up the roof of my mouth.  I realize that this kind of asiago sourdough has a chewy texture, but this was beyond unacceptable.\n\nI still give it two stars because the lady at the register was pretty awesome.  Plus, they have some really delicious bagels and pastries.  I'm not sure what it's called, but there is a cinnamon crunch style bagel that is one of most delicious I have ever tried.\n\nI'll try them again, but I'm probably going to wait a few more weeks.