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 (wi-fi).
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!):
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.**
Salads including the salad dressing (source of modified food starch is corn):
- Greek Salad
- Fandango Salad
- 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
- California Mission Chicken Salad
- Orchard Harvest Chicken Salad
Soups:
- Moroccan Tomato Lentil
- Santa Fe Roasted Corn
- Vegetable and Sirloin Beef
- Vegetarian Black Bean
- Vegetarian Lentil
- Mesa Bean & Vegetable
- Cuban Black Bean Soup
- Vegetarian Roasted Red Pepper & Lentil
- Vegetarian Butternut Squash
- Creamy Tomato
- Spring Vegetable with Chicken & Rice
- Low-Fat Vegetarian Southwest Tomato & Roasted Corn
Salad Dressings:
- Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Caesar






Why restaurants in Bloomington In. and Ky.? seems to act like they never heard on gluten free. I get so tried of eating salads then I go out to eat with my family.
Panera mght offer g free choices but not once have I had a successful experience. Tried multiple times (popular choice for coworker lunches) be extra cautious….