Sashaying through Powell!

I've lost count. I think this Panera review puts it right around 33ish total? The Powell, OH Panera opened a few months ago. I had good intentions to visit during opening week. That never happened. So I was rather excited when my good friends Abby and David suggesting meeting there for dinner yesterday. Not shockingly, David backed out of this visit, due to his busy volleyball schedule. Thankfully, Abby was still willing to dine with me in Powell!

The Review:
Located just north of Columbus, Powell is home to beautiful homes, overpriced SUVs, and soccer moms. It is the quintessential suburb. The new, free-standing Panera can be found just off Sawmill Parkway among many other brand new buildings. It receives bonus points because they have a drive-thru.

I arrived just a few minutes before Abby. Because it was just a pleasant evening, I decided to wait for Abby at the rather inviting patio area. After walking into the restaurant, we both commented that it was a bit small. Maybe it's not small, perhaps it's just the layout. I'll compromise and call this one quaint.

Items Ordered:
Me: Chopped Chicken Cobb Salad, whole grain baguette. Half acai tea, half regular unsweet tea.
Abby: Strawberry poppyseed salad, sans the chicken. Whole grain baguette. Diet soda.

Random NOTES:

Table tracker. Not working as planned.

• They have the new table tracker service at this Panera. The goal with the table tracker is to place the tracker on the table of your choice. Ideally when your order is ready, a Panera associate delivers your meal to you. We waited. And waited. And waited some more. They never delivered. Perhaps because we were outside? I was hungry, so I caved in and picked up our meals. 

• Abby claims the pop was super fuzzy. I did notice that it took her excessively long to get a drink. Was it user error? 

• Sashay. I love to use this word to describe someone's walk. We witnessed a girl sashaying through the parking lot. She also happened to be dressed rather out-of-place for a Panera at 6:30 on a Tuesday. Abby suggested I take a picture. I obided but said I felt creepy. One minute later an unknown observer passed by and asked us if we "picked up some style tips". Caught. I'm not posting the pic, because I feel like a mean girl and creep. Blame it on my Catholic guilt. 
• MY PANERA rewards. I have earned $2 off a pick 2! Last month I earned a free signature sandwich. Maybe I eat here too often?

Next up? The Shoppes at Worthington. I noticed that a new Panera is going in. Looks like it will be a good one. Stay tuned.

The new Worthington location under construction.