Panera Bread Bakery-Cafe
coming to Los Altos Village
The
first Long Beach Panera Bread Bakery-Cafe is coming to Los Altos Village. The new location, complete with a brand new
patio will be taking over the former Payless Shoe Store space at 2280 N.
Bellflower Blvd in the North Los Altos Center.
Former Payless Shoes being remodeled into a Panera Cafe |
The
plans for a Panera were discovered by local social media sleuths. Neighborhood
curiosity was piqued when construction started immediately after the Payless
Shoe store closed last week. When a
resident went to the Long Beach Development Services website to check on
building permits, the permit for Panera was found and it was posted on social
media.
The new Los Altos Village Panera Bakery and Cafe will have a patio in the front of the store on Bellflower Blvd.
Sources in Long Beach Development Services confirmed that Panera is currently looking for other areas in Long Beach for stores. The closest Panera restaurants to Long Beach are in Lakewood, Seal Beach and Cerritos.
The new Los Altos Village Panera Bakery and Cafe will have a patio in the front of the store on Bellflower Blvd.
Front of new Panera will be converted into an outside patio |
Sources in Long Beach Development Services confirmed that Panera is currently looking for other areas in Long Beach for stores. The closest Panera restaurants to Long Beach are in Lakewood, Seal Beach and Cerritos.
Panera
long known for its lunch menu has been upgrading choices for breakfast and test
marketing new dinner items. In April of this year the chain expanded its breakfast menu to include a
variety of items like a breakfast sandwich and upgraded its coffee offerings to
reach a different breakfast customer. Two years ago Panera was bought by JAB
Holdings, a coffee industry giant that also owns Peet's Coffee.
Since
its successful breakfast upgrade, new dinner entrees and new vegetable sides
are being launched in test markets for heartier late night meals. Currently available
after 4:30 pm in Florida and Kentucky markets, the new dinner items include meatier
sandwiches, bowls and flatbread pizzas. Panera offers delivery through its own drivers.
To
view current menu selections CLICK ON PANERA
Good news for LACAN residents.
ReplyDeleteHappy to know about the Peet's Coffee connection. I still miss the days when Peet's Coffee was set up within our local Bristol Farms (since rebranded as the also wonderful, Lazy Acres)
When is it expected to open?
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