Panera Bread - Edina
Restaurant, Grocery/Bakery/Deli
vegan-friendly
$ - inexpensive
American
$ - inexpensive
American
Chain Bakery and Cafe
Panera offers bread, bagels, desserts, soups and sandwiches. They have a nutritional info book at all locations, so you can check the ingredients of items you are curious about if you like. They offer one vegetarian soup option daily, usually a garden veggie or black bean soup which are both vegan.
Directions:
In the strip mall with JoAnne Fabrics.
Added by v.e.g.a.n. on Sep 11 05 (updated Sep 11 05)
This is a nice place to go with a mixed crowd when you don't have a lot of time. The ingredients book is really great to flip through to determine what is and isn't vegan. Their breads have a lot of unnatural stuff in them, and the soup is a bit pricey for the amount you get, but it's alright.