Being someone who makes much of his living from home on the internet, I’ve always found that going out and working in public can be satisfying at times. In order to do this, I simply need my laptop and a wireless internet connection (WiFi).
Probably my favorite place to “work” while out in public has to be Panera Bread. They offer a very relaxing atmosphere, and they have a number of great gluten-free items on their menu, making for an affordable and productive work environment.
While researching what Panera menu items are gluten-free, I was able to confirm the following should be okay to consume (though I still recommend making sure they are aware of your dietary needs to avoid cross-contamination!):
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Below we’ve collected what foods are currently safe to eat at Panera Bread for your convenience:
Panera’s Gluten-Free Menu
**Note: Although we do our very best to meet your special requirements, we cannot rule out the possibility of cross-contact between these items and gluten-containing foods in our bakery cafe.**
**Note: Gorgonzola and bleu cheeses are commonly made with mold incubated on wheat. Some may choose to avoid these cheeses for this reason and you may substitute another cheese if you prefer. Items containing these ingredients are indicated below with (G) or (BC).**
Salads including the Salad Dressing (source of modified food starch is corn):
- Greek Salad Fandango Salad (G)
- Caesar Salad (without croutons)
- Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad (without croutons)
- Mediterranean Salmon Salad
- Salmon Caesar Salad (without croutons)
- Asian Sesame Chicken Salad (without Won Ton noodles)
- Classic Cafe Salad
- Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
- Strawberry Poppyseed Salad with Chicken
- Fuji Apple Chicken Salad (G)
- California Mission Chicken Salad
- Orchard Harvest Chicken Salad (G)
- Chopped Chicken Cobb Salad (G)
- BBQ Chopped Chicken Salad
Soups:
- Low Fat Vegetarian Black Bean
- Cuban Black Bean and Lentil
- Vegetarian Roasted Red Pepper & Lentil
- Vegetarian Butternut Squash
- Creamy Tomato (without croutons)
- Low-Fat Vegetarian Southwest
- Tomato & Roasted Corn
- Turkey Chickpea Chili
- Summer Corn Chowder
- Low-Fat Chicken Tortilla Soup
Salad Dressings:
- Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Caesar
- Greek
- Poppyseed
- Raspberry Vinaigrette
- Asian Sesame Vinaigrette
- White Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Roasted Garlic & Meyer’s Lemon Vinaigrette
- BBQ Ranch
Beverages:
- Coffee
- Juice, both apple, and orange
- Lemonade
- Milk
- Soda, fountain, and bottled
- Tea, regular, and Chai Tea
- All lattes & Frozen beverages
- Strawberry Smoothie
- Hot Chocolate
- Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Gingerbread Latte
- Panera Bread Potato Chips
As always, when dining out gluten-free, do your due diligence and make sure the staff understands your needs. There are very few restaurants that are 100% gluten-free, so cross-contamination is always a risk. If you don’t feel comfortable with what you are hearing from the staff, perhaps it is best to dine elsewhere.
For information about other gluten-free restaurants menus, check out our gluten-free restaurants page.
If you decide to try a Subway salad, you’ll want to make sure you tell them to hold the croutons. Oh, and as for the salad dressings, the only one which appears to contain gluten is the “Atkins Sweet as Honey Mustard,” so you’ll want to avoid that as well!
That leaves us to dig through their ingredient information on their official website. So far the only items we’ve been able to confirm are in fact gluten-free are the following:
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