Panera Bread Location Moving East

Eatery wants to feature drive-thru at new location.

Panera Bread Location Moving East

Eatery wants to feature drive-thru at new location.

The Oswego Village Board approved plans for the Oswego Panera Bread to move to a new location at the Jan. 8 board meeting with a unanimous vote. The Panera Bread is currently situated in the Oswego Commons shopping center in the 2900 block of Route 34. The new location at Gerry Centennial Plaza will require new construction and will be located in the 1400 block of Douglas Road, directly north of the Buffalo Wild Wings, according to a memo to the board from Village planner Kasey Evans. Panera plans to move to the new location so that a drive-thru will be available to customers. The new restaurant will be housed in a just under 11,000-foot three-unit retail building. The other units will be for a potential laundromat with a valet service and…

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Panera Bread Hosting Sandwich Showdown Contest

All entries must be in by Oct. 6.

Have you ever created that perfect, mouth-watering sandwich that makes every lunch break even better? No? Here’s your chance. Panera Bread is giving sandwich enthusiasts a chance to bring their own ideas to life through Panera’s “Sandwich Showdown Contest.” From now through Oct. 6, residents can submit their own sandwich recipes online using a list of Panera’s toppings and ingredients, which can be combined with its artisan and other specialty breads through an interactive sandwich builder. Contestants will be asked to tell the story behind their submission and why they think it should be named the next legendary sandwich. The winner gets bragging rights, both nationally and in Oswego, but will also take home a $10,000 cash prize, $500 …

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Chowdown Showdown: Oswego's Best Grilled Cheese

Where to go when you're under the weather or looking for something basic, and nothing sounds better than grilled cheese.

Few things make me want my mommy like being sick, and few things are more satisfying than grilled cheese sandwiches when you’re under the weather. So as I fought a vicious a few weeks ago, I decided to see which Oswego restaurant is most like my mom.  There are fewer and fewer diners in the country with a classic Americana vibe, but we’re lucky to still have the Oswego Family Restaurant. The menu isn’t wildly different from what you get at other area diners, but the setting here makes the cuisine just taste more authentic. I figured this was a great choice to start my Grilled Cheese quest.   Just how I like it, this Grilled Cheese is served on some buttery white bread. The sandwich looked clean, too, as if it were the first thing to hit …

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Pat Gavros

8:37 pm on Monday, November 21, 2011

I have to agree with you. Although I don't do the grilled cheese, I have a favorite BLT! What I really like the best is the atmosphere and I always feel like I'm on the set of "Cheers".....you know "where everybody knows your name?! It's a staple that I hope stays in Oswego for a long, long, long, long..............you get the point - time.   more ›