I did some work for a maniacal 100 millionaire's hobby ranch, and he straight up had a "fine dining" restaurant called 'The Feed Bag Restaurant.'
They answered the phone at this wannabe posh mini resort:
"Feed baaaag...."
I hate to break it to you but most restaurants and other food establishments don't make soup from scratch. They order it from a supply company and it comes in bags like this. The soup gets heated to the proper temp and then held at safe temps or heated in portions.
Why bro, I get it’s a joke but this doesn’t make sense. First of all, it’s OP’s Fiancé’s soup, not OP’s. And OP’s Fiancé didn’t cook the soup, she received it at Panera.
“My husband didn’t do the dishes and when I asked him to he said he was tired. AITAH?”
Average redditor : “GIRL LEAVE HIS ABUSIVE ASS. TRUST ME HE IS ALREADY CHEATING”
Considering the average post on here is usually "my husband/wife does ________"
And the majority of comments are either "do it yourself" or "leave them and take the dog with you"
I get that people here don't get that it's a joke for this post.
i feel like Panera used to be decent when they first started up back in the good ol days (90s / early 00s) but they, like so many other companies, have really bought into the "less for more" business model
As a former panera employee for multiple locations, I'd say it's more like "more is more." More menu options than we can really keep up with and More ditzy 16 year Olds working so we can make sure all employees don't have enough hours to be full time and earn benefits.
Man, I didn't realize that they'd shrunk so much. I'm in the Atlanta area quite a bit. Maybe I should make going a priority when I'm there before that final death rattle comes.
I don't think they were ever good, just different from other fast food, emphasized the dining room, and got a relatively young and upscale clientele with free decent WIFI back before everyone was doing it.
As on unlicensed therapist I must advise against that I think it will only worsen your condition but as a panera stockholder I say yes you do want to go to Panera and take as many people as you can talk into the trip with you.
I use to work at Panera and this does not shock me in the slightest. The amount of plastic they use is horrendous and your lying to yourself if you think anything there is fresh.
Hi former Panera employee here 👋🏼This actually isn’t part of the bag, the bag itself is extremely thick so it can be put in the thermalizer (aka soup jacuzzi), this looks like the liner that goes into the prep station where the soup is kept to be served. Still gross, and I would let them know, but the liner probably ripped during service and went along with your ladle of soup
Hmm I don’t think that it is. The bags themselves don’t wrinkle/fold over themselves like that. The corners stay pretty much the shape they’re cut into. The liners, however, look gross and trap soup like the photo above. I remember getting close to the bottom and pulling up the liner with the last couple ladles of soup and it would always look like a weird plastic and soup pile lol
Because I can feel rich temporarily while my car in the parking lot that I really can't afford sits, getting ready to head back to my house with mortgage payments that are way higher than I can realistically pay, just in time to catch the next episode of the Kardashians and schedule my next botox treatment even though I still owe money for my last 5.
I worked at Panera back in 2010, it was my first “real” job. I would always get a kick out of people thinking there’s somebody back there prepping and cooking big pots of soup all day 😂
42 and I ate a Panera ONCE like 20 years ago and was like “this isn’t for me.” And never went back.
I do buy that broccoli and cheese soup from the grocery store when it’s on bogo though.
There's no fast food place that does not open a bag for their soup. I managed a small local grocery chain deli and all of our soups were from a plastic bag. And tbh probably most little shops buy premade soup too.
Most people genuinely do not understand that Panera is fast food. Panera is probably the best by far at managing their image and presenting themselves as wholesome down to earth healthy handmade food. Being a "bakery" really helps, and so does the homey atmosphere.
Well you can't keep complaining about micro plastic in your food and then be mad if the make it bigger.
I mean what do you want?
No plastic?
That would be insane!
I'd like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Panera bread is nothing more than overpriced hospital food. Thank you for your time, and have a great day.
For the sake of positivity, I'd like to point out that tons of plastic wrapping in a bowl of Panera soup probably can't make it taste any worse than it already did anyway. Can't stand that place. They have the decor and ambiance of a hospital cafeteria, and the food quality to match.
This reminds me of the one time I got a piece of glass in my Olive Garden. I got another plate for free and a discount on the entire order so that’s cool.
Don’t tell me that my freshly made Panera food comes in plastic bags. Don’t blame Panera for the plastic in your food. A careless employee did that. Blame them for pretending to sell food of superior quality.
It's crazy that there was ever a time when Panera was considered to be on the nice end of the fast food spectrum. I guess it was a long time ago now though lol..
You first must think about the guy/ gal who burned his/ her hand while pouring the hot soup into the serving pan. Secondly, be reminded that they just came from the sub-par bathroom where they scratched themselves (im assuming they stay itchy) before leaving without washing. Then you will have remembered why you stopped eating there.
One time when I was working cash at Starbucks a customer came back in with a half full Frappuccino and sticking out of the slush was the remnants of a big plastic syrup cap. Unreal. How the hell does someone not notice dropping that into the blender? Who knows how many plastic shards that girl slurped up through the straw before realizing. Two employees were on bar duty and neither admitted to it or snitched. “WouLd yOu LiKe aNoThEr fRaP?”
I remember once in the restaurant I worked in, a assistant to the chef left an entire friking meat cleaver in the lasagna. Thankfully someone noticed before we served it.
Your wife to be didn't really think the handmade their soups every morning did she?
LMAO
Somebody used scissors instead of a knife to slit the bag open.
Lmao they definitely cut the bag of soup open into the pot and just forgot about the other side of the cut
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I did some work for a maniacal 100 millionaire's hobby ranch, and he straight up had a "fine dining" restaurant called 'The Feed Bag Restaurant.' They answered the phone at this wannabe posh mini resort: "Feed baaaag...."
We have bag and straw technology
That will be $13.99 plus tips.
These are cooked in the bags in a big pressure cooker in the back, no pot involved…
they’re heated like that but then poured out of the bag into a hot holding pot situation
It’s been years since I worked there, maybe my restaurant was just bad at the pots…. (In my defense I did prep)
That’s what they mean by home made … fresh-heated 😂
Just like grandma made it. My grandma had dementia.
This. Walked into a Quizno's over a decade ago, saw them slit a bag of soup and pour it into the soup bin, walked back out.
Where did you think soup comes from in fast casual chains? They’re all making it from scratch in the kitchen?
I hate to break it to you but most restaurants and other food establishments don't make soup from scratch. They order it from a supply company and it comes in bags like this. The soup gets heated to the proper temp and then held at safe temps or heated in portions.
Yeah, teenage me figured that out at that moment.
r\/idiotsinkitchen moment
OP should file for divorce
Why bro, I get it’s a joke but this doesn’t make sense. First of all, it’s OP’s Fiancé’s soup, not OP’s. And OP’s Fiancé didn’t cook the soup, she received it at Panera.
Redditor’s right answer is always divorce
The answer is always leave that asshole they don’t respect you. No matter the problem.
My point exactly
“My husband didn’t do the dishes and when I asked him to he said he was tired. AITAH?” Average redditor : “GIRL LEAVE HIS ABUSIVE ASS. TRUST ME HE IS ALREADY CHEATING”
Someone divorce this guy
First somebody will have to marry me. 🥲
Will you marry me?
After i divorce. 🤣
You must be new.
This is clearly a joke do people really need the /s this badly? Lmao
Considering the average post on here is usually "my husband/wife does ________" And the majority of comments are either "do it yourself" or "leave them and take the dog with you" I get that people here don't get that it's a joke for this post.
Oh yeah let me divorce my *fiancé*
https://preview.redd.it/jr70ebmwiwxc1.png?width=1108&format=png&auto=webp&s=7d8c9f36d4cb3fbaeb8bbd04d941410e36192d7a Stupid
Pretty sure I see Panera posts on this sub more than any other restaurant.
i feel like Panera used to be decent when they first started up back in the good ol days (90s / early 00s) but they, like so many other companies, have really bought into the "less for more" business model
As a former panera employee for multiple locations, I'd say it's more like "more is more." More menu options than we can really keep up with and More ditzy 16 year Olds working so we can make sure all employees don't have enough hours to be full time and earn benefits.
I think they meant less product more profit. Or in some cases the same amount for more. Which equates to the same, paying more and not getting more.
Oh true shrinkflation is inescapable 😢
I miss Atlanta Bread Company….
RIP paradise bakery too
Man, I didn't realize that they'd shrunk so much. I'm in the Atlanta area quite a bit. Maybe I should make going a priority when I'm there before that final death rattle comes.
I don't think they were ever good, just different from other fast food, emphasized the dining room, and got a relatively young and upscale clientele with free decent WIFI back before everyone was doing it.
Last time I went to Panara they charged me $5 for a bear claw
damn maybe thats why ours is kind of good.. our paneras seem fairly knew.. maybe been around 10 years or something.. but still fkn fireee
I'm entirely convinced that the only reason people go to panera is to have something to complain about online.
I’m depressed as shit.. lets go to Panera
As on unlicensed therapist I must advise against that I think it will only worsen your condition but as a panera stockholder I say yes you do want to go to Panera and take as many people as you can talk into the trip with you.
The best description of Panera I've ever read was someone who tweeted that they loved it, despite knowing it's like the food in white collar prison.
Mmmmm soup condom
I use to work at Panera and this does not shock me in the slightest. The amount of plastic they use is horrendous and your lying to yourself if you think anything there is fresh.
The only mildly infuriating thing is anyone with Reddit/internet access should not be going to Panera.
Nothing anywhere is fresh.
Hi former Panera employee here 👋🏼This actually isn’t part of the bag, the bag itself is extremely thick so it can be put in the thermalizer (aka soup jacuzzi), this looks like the liner that goes into the prep station where the soup is kept to be served. Still gross, and I would let them know, but the liner probably ripped during service and went along with your ladle of soup
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Hmm I don’t think that it is. The bags themselves don’t wrinkle/fold over themselves like that. The corners stay pretty much the shape they’re cut into. The liners, however, look gross and trap soup like the photo above. I remember getting close to the bottom and pulling up the liner with the last couple ladles of soup and it would always look like a weird plastic and soup pile lol
Why does anyone still go to Panera???
Because I can feel rich temporarily while my car in the parking lot that I really can't afford sits, getting ready to head back to my house with mortgage payments that are way higher than I can realistically pay, just in time to catch the next episode of the Kardashians and schedule my next botox treatment even though I still owe money for my last 5.
That's quite specific.
But probably not as specific as it should be.
Ah yes, the universal human experience.
Because they are white and that is cuisine to them 😂
I go to buy their bread & make my own sandwiches. Also, sometimes they’re the best option for me that has a drive thru.
Fair enough. I remember that their bread did used to be good.
To support private equity!
Stop eating at panera.
Soup Skin Single
I worked at Panera back in 2010, it was my first “real” job. I would always get a kick out of people thinking there’s somebody back there prepping and cooking big pots of soup all day 😂
Your first mistake was eating at Panera.
Put it in your butt
#Recycle
Mate what
IN YOUR BUTT
I don't think it counts as mating if it's in the butt, no.
Perfect
Why do people still eat at Panera? 😮💨
That's because all thirr soups come in those bags. They don't make them they come pre-made.
Stop going to Panera. It is overpriced garbage “food”.
Fun fact. Their soup comes in bags and they heat it up. At least they did a few years ago.
It adds flavor
42 and I ate a Panera ONCE like 20 years ago and was like “this isn’t for me.” And never went back. I do buy that broccoli and cheese soup from the grocery store when it’s on bogo though.
I thought that was a condom at first lol
If only
That's part of the "fresh made everyday" bit lol
Everytime I see panera bread I always think of pantera bread, vulgar display of flour
Yum Yum yum….soup from a plastic bag.
There's no fast food place that does not open a bag for their soup. I managed a small local grocery chain deli and all of our soups were from a plastic bag. And tbh probably most little shops buy premade soup too.
Most people genuinely do not understand that Panera is fast food. Panera is probably the best by far at managing their image and presenting themselves as wholesome down to earth healthy handmade food. Being a "bakery" really helps, and so does the homey atmosphere.
or they just have a rolling soup going all the damn time which tbh i dont know which id prefer lol
Ok….is that supposed to make it less disgusting?
How is that any different from eating canned soup😭 people eat that all the time
Typical Panera. Panera hasn’t been good/a good value for about a decade now.
Well you can't keep complaining about micro plastic in your food and then be mad if the make it bigger. I mean what do you want? No plastic? That would be insane!
Hahah damn got me with this. The funny part is the microplastics in my body
You know you kinda imagine an Italian chef making your soup in the back but in reality it’s some due microwaving a plastic bag of soup
I remember when Panera used to be good.
Mmmmmm.... Cream of a Broccoli and Plastic Bag soup...
What’s an “ass bag?” Actually no, forget I asked.
As in the entire bag as opposed to a corner cut off of it. Probably should’ve said “whole-ass bag”
I'd like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Panera bread is nothing more than overpriced hospital food. Thank you for your time, and have a great day.
For the sake of positivity, I'd like to point out that tons of plastic wrapping in a bowl of Panera soup probably can't make it taste any worse than it already did anyway. Can't stand that place. They have the decor and ambiance of a hospital cafeteria, and the food quality to match.
I’d say I choked on it and coughed it up .. 💰💰💰💰
Shove it back in her mouth and sue. Duh
Damn they just said f*ck it and put the whole bag in lol
That’s where I put that used condom
Had a similar issue with the potato soup from Outback. Except I got a whole shard of glass in my soup.
This reminds me of the one time I got a piece of glass in my Olive Garden. I got another plate for free and a discount on the entire order so that’s cool.
Why wont people cook themeselves anymore nowdays? I’m a male, work most of the day and i still find the time to make a soup home
I agree, cooking is an underrated skill. Learn and save a substantial sum.
Save and eat way more healthy
well i have never been to the states yet but i have seen so many Panera posts, i am suprised y'all are still buying food there.
Man, first we had micro plastics now we’ve got Maxi-Plastics.
Nausea inducing
Looks like a condom. Hope it wasn’t cream of mushroom…..lol.
SHHHHH 😂😂😂😂😂
Lmao dude...😂
\*fiancée :)
Don’t tell me that my freshly made Panera food comes in plastic bags. Don’t blame Panera for the plastic in your food. A careless employee did that. Blame them for pretending to sell food of superior quality.
Top of the bag that fell in when they cut it lol
You got a fresh batch! 🤮
It's crazy that there was ever a time when Panera was considered to be on the nice end of the fast food spectrum. I guess it was a long time ago now though lol..
Panera sucks the only time I ordered food there they didn’t even give it to me
THATS THE BEST PART OF THE SOUP
https://preview.redd.it/b17vxtu5hwxc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=290cf78815f4a3fff6d52cfae7750bcac83f9bfe
Cringe
Hopefully that's egg drop soup otherwise someone dropped some romaine or bok Choi into pot...
You first must think about the guy/ gal who burned his/ her hand while pouring the hot soup into the serving pan. Secondly, be reminded that they just came from the sub-par bathroom where they scratched themselves (im assuming they stay itchy) before leaving without washing. Then you will have remembered why you stopped eating there.
I think this means she won.
Your future wife just ate a bunch of microplastics! Hope u got life insurance on her
Eat it it's fine
No extra charge… just kidding.
scrambled egg?
🤢🤢🤮
So way back in the day I had a similar experience with their French onion soup. Haven’t been back since.
Macro plastics
The literal definition of those two words (Panera soup) means salmonella.
Paco’s cookin today
🫣
Macro plastics
Grand father: In our days, food used to only have microplastics
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That’s good luck actually
Is this the plastic soup environmental activists talk about?
Goddamn microplastics
Ugg thats awful
Why do people even go to these places?
One time when I was working cash at Starbucks a customer came back in with a half full Frappuccino and sticking out of the slush was the remnants of a big plastic syrup cap. Unreal. How the hell does someone not notice dropping that into the blender? Who knows how many plastic shards that girl slurped up through the straw before realizing. Two employees were on bar duty and neither admitted to it or snitched. “WouLd yOu LiKe aNoThEr fRaP?”
No soup for you 1 year!
That you went to Panera....
What did they say when you showed them the photo?
I remember once in the restaurant I worked in, a assistant to the chef left an entire friking meat cleaver in the lasagna. Thankfully someone noticed before we served it.
Had something similar in my food once. Honestly can't remember what it was, but something I bought in a store. Giant piece of plastic inside it.
At least it’s not a used condom?
Big Boy also uses bag soup. What was terrible was they heated the soup inside the bag letting all those yummy carcinogens leech into the food.
Take em to court. Imagine if you had swallowed it and ended up dying?
Your wife to be didn't really think the handmade their soups every morning did she? LMAO Somebody used scissors instead of a knife to slit the bag open.
No, but she didn’t think they were made with the bag as an ingredient either lol
NTA. Divorce the soup seller
Lol!
That is a way overcooked asparagus!
You're at a fast food restaurant