Panera's Grilled Mac and Cheese Sandwich

It's ok with me

[quote] In what world is this even a little bit okay?

WTF? Are you a frau?

Why add the slices of cheese?

Not my cuppa tea, but to each his own. Unclench OP.

I agree with you, OP. My favorite foods are grilled cheese sandwiches and macaroni and cheese, but they do not need to be mixed together. The thought of chunky bits of pasta in my sandwich is disgusting.

I eat heart stopping sandwiches and even I find this disgusting.

It sounds like something they'd sell you at the Texas State Fair.

About as appetizing as a soup sandwich.

The carbs!

OP’s life must be boring as shit for him to be so scandalized by something so minor as this.

This sounds like it would appeal to vegetarians who, in my experience, will eat the worst food combinations to avoid getting another fast food salad.

I want to know the fat, carbohydrate, and calorie counts.

The saturated fat grams must be off the charts!

No fatties, please.

Got it:

860 calories

42 g fat (24 saturated)

86 g carbohydrates

3 g fiber

Just add a salad and a Diet Coke and you're good to go!

DL won't let me post the link, but it's on the main Panera site as a menu item.

This should be mandatory, along with the napkins.

Doesn't appeal to me. Nothing from Panera appeals to me. My brother, after Thanksgiving, used to eat "stuffing sandwiches." No turkey between the bread, just stuffing (which is mainly bread).

I worked there for six weeks several years ago. The employees fake the temperature checks because actually replacing half the ingredients on the sandwich assembly line would be too hard. You're really gambling when you eat that shit. Also everything there comes from a factory on the other side of the country. It's sub-Subway quality for people who don't know any better. Fuck Panera.

I was just telling a friend that if that sandwich looks THAT gross on the TV screen, the real thing must be totally barf-worthy.

Not a fan of their sandwiches.

I'll try this on a day when I can eat it as my one main meal & just have some fruit or veggies before going back into intermittent fasting. YUM YUM

OP would like to speak to the manager.

People who say “veggies” after the age of ten are retarded.

I was a chubby kid so I loved shit like this. Now I can't stomach it.

R18 - temperature checks? Please elaborate.

In what world would a sane person with a life start a thread about it?

R2 that sandwich sounds exactly like something a frau would serve her family. Herself as well…you know a frau wears those Mom Jeans for a reason…

I'll have yours, OP.

Looks like something Rose probably made for herself for dinner each night after her husband died and before she moved in with the other Golden Girls.

But is it "clean?"

I would totally try that!

I saw a billboard for it the other day. It intrigued me and then I was disgusted with myself for being intrigued. Because, for me, being intrigued always leads to consumption.

I imagine I’ll be headed to Panera within the week. We’ll, played, Panera. We’ll played.

Doesn't someone sell deep fried mac and cheese? That should even be more of a killer.

Gay vlogger mentioned on Datalounge in the past, Peter Monn, posted a video awhile back where he reviewed it.

What makes you think he’s gay?

That guy is disgusting. Eating with his hands and licking his fingers in this COVID environment. Does he want to die?

Panera must be trying to capture the "disgusting food combo lovers" market. Here's their peach and ham sandwich.

[quote] I saw a billboard for it the other day. It intrigued me and then I was disgusted with myself for being intrigued. Because, for me, being intrigued always leads to consumption.

🙄🙄🙄 You must be fun at parties.

I made one for dinner, it was pretty good...

... and before you start I'm 5'9" and 150lbs

So eat less the rest of that day and maybe the day after. Big deal. I agree unclench.

That said, Panera sucks - so if I’m going to indulge in a calorie bomb like that I’m gonna make sure it’s good. R15 made me laugh though because that’s totally true.

R3 Why the cheese slices? Just put M&C between two slices of bread and it'll make the bread soggy and you'll have a mess. But try it and let us know how it turns out.

[quote] ... and before you start I'm 5'9" and 150lbs

Why would anyone start anything? Who cares? Eat what you want. This is so childish.

I feel that this needs further investigation. I will buy it tomorrow and submit my Fatty Report to DL.

@r42, Just to avoid, "Of course you made one because you're fat" I had some leftover Stouffer's Mac & Cheese, so I thought I'd try it. I didn't add cheese slices, but did add some shredded cheddar I had. It was good, but I don't think I'd bother to make it again

Panera is the most overpriced and overrated place for such plain food (after Shit-fil-A).

The fellow in the video is so butch.

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r25 the ingredients at places like Panera, Chipolte and Subway have to stay within a certain temperature range or bacteria (or some nasty shit, I'm not a scientist) will start growing on the food and make people sick. At Panera employees were supposed to go down the sandwich line and take the temperature of the 30 or so ingredients and make sure they were safe to eat. Nearly all the ingredients would be at a unsafe temperature and since replacing them would be too much work, the employees would write down a bullshit acceptable temperature in the safety log. TLDR: don't eat at Panera.

^ I don't, but my parents love it, so I take them out to eat there occasionally. They think it's very trendy

[quote]I'm 5'9" and 150lbs

Oh gurl, get your fat ass to a gym immediately.

I love Mac and Cheese! It's like a drug, in that one rarely finds the perfect combo of pasta, cheese, and spice.

I doubt this will be that nirvana but I"ll try it once.

@r50, I knew you were out there somewhere

It's the savory version of the Cap'n Crunch sandwich.

OP, you're on a site with fat whores as far as the eye can see and you're asking "In what world?"

Panera is where clueless Midwestern fraus go to be hip and with it. To them, it's just a bit naughty...a bit edgy.

As for the sandwich, I don't think I'd like the texture. Mushy isn't my favorite texture anyway, and to not be combined with anything that offers even a slight bit of resistance? I'll pass.

And I just thought of another reason not to eat this sandwich. All that cheese may make the phrase "I'll pass" ironic.

Panera is the most sanitary place I have ever worked for. They really go the extra mile to not get their customers sick. Everything is timed and with stickers and if the time is up, you throw it out! No exceptions. I worked at Domino's. Now, I tell ppl to steer clear from that place.

Sometimes you need an ooey-gooey, over the top carbs and fat (though I've seen much worse) food product. It fills a void, is comforting in tough times. Nothing wrong with that.

Don't they have "chip butties" in the UK? I assume it's a potato sandwich.

Yummers. I bet the kiddos would 💕 this!

It's a generous sandwich. I would try it, but it's not something I would normally gravitate. I would have to be in the mood for it. It looks very filling, with the bread and macaroni/cheese and would be like a lead balloon in my gut later.

@r59, go away, your hubbo wants a sandwich... Now

R48 and R56 should tell us which Panera they both worked at because I'd avoid 48 and eat at 56

I'm diabetic and cured myself by means of a strict diet and losing 60+ pounds. Funny thing, the appeal of shit like this simply left me. It's repulsive.

About once every two months I allow myself a very good pastry.

R55 The grilled bread should provide some crunchiness, but yes more would be better. Maybe put some thick crinkle potato chips in with the M&C.

They'll add some needed salt, too.

I agree with R7. This needs to be dipped in egg, breaded and deep fried.

R65 It'd be too dry then. Unless you add something like a Thousand Island dressing dip.

how about pancake syrup?

Watching you guys discuss this is like being at the Algonquin Round Table - if it were a buffet.

That’s a booger sandwich, that is.

I saw the photo of the guy in R34's video and liked his blue eyes and beard. He is my type, but then he opned his mouth....

R67 I was actually thinking about that but decided the sweetness wouldn't go well with the cheesy stuff. That dressing's got a mild tang that should complement the cheese better. Chacun à son goût. (We're moving towards a veggie and American croque monsieur, aren't we.)

[quote] I saw the photo of the guy in [R34]'s video and liked his blue eyes and beard. He is my type, but then he opned his mouth....

And..... ? What about his mouth, you homophobic piece of shit?

Cracker Barrel has fried macaroni and cheese...

[quote]Cracker Barrel has fried macaroni and cheese...

I've never been to one, but I would've been shocked if they didn't.

Panera is shit. My SIL raves about the salads, and one time I tried the chicken Caesar with her. The dressing was gloppy and inexplicably sweet. And the “chicken” was spongy, like chunks cut from one of those oval things in the deli case. The greens were okay; mostly romaine with a few leaves of mesclun.

That was the “healthy” option. Everything else was pure carbohydrate.

Sorry Peter Monn, aka R72, but you are disgusting.