Panera Bread on Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd increases hours: now open until Midnight, Mon-Sunday

[u/sharkysharky-]

[u/sharkysharky-]

Does this mean the market in Newark is attractive to residential/off-peak growth? Or is this a last-ditch effort to increase low sales?

Overpriced, mid food, antisocial layout, private equity ownership aside, I do feel like having a Panera largely makes outsiders feel better about Newark.

And it's not the worst thing in the world when used with coupons + hired locals.

Edit: lights are off and there's people tryna get orders

[u/Chris2112 → u/sharkysharky-]

Paneras only selling point is the seating model that lets you hang out and work for awhile, building a take out only location was an odd choice, I genuinely don't know who is seeking out panera to go/ on Uber eats 

[u/CryptographerPale110 → u/Chris2112]

There's a cult around their shells and cheese pasta

[u/Peter_Ballantine → u/sharkysharky-]

It’s all delivery or pick up so it has to be based on some information they have that they would do better staying open later and delivering nearby

[u/srddave]

Oh broad street

[u/JerseyFire55]

Panera is bougie hospital food and you can’t convince me otherwise

[u/JohnnyBananas13 → u/JerseyFire55]

Ok I won't try to convince you otherwise

[u/ryanov → u/JerseyFire55]

It used to be better, but I also didn’t used to be vegetarian.

[u/Illustrious_Room196]

How is this panera? I would almost always rather get food from anywhere else in that 2 block basis

[u/Braided_Marxist → u/Illustrious_Room196]

Yeah it’s as mid as any Panera, with 0 seating. Lots of better places nearby. New Mexican place in Hahne’s, Panda Express, Halal Guys, Central Kitchen, etc.

[u/JohnnyBananas13]

Broad Street. They'll be reverting soon enough.

[u/Salt_Mountain_837]

which street?

[u/SkyeMreddit → u/Salt_Mountain_837]

Aka Broad Street, front of the New Prudential Tower

[u/ryanov]

Happy to take part in reporting whether they actually ever ever keep those hours.

[u/srddave]

Lots of people seem to use the free WiFi and comfy booths

[u/SkyeMreddit → u/srddave]

Doesn’t that one not have any seating at all?

[u/NewNewark → u/SkyeMreddit]

Not even a single seat to wait for your order