Caesar Salad — Panera Bread

Is the Caesar Salad a good deal?

At a typical $5.69, the Caesar Salad at Panera Bread gives you 530 calories and 14g of protein — 2.5g of protein and 93 calories for every dollar you spend. That earns it a value score of 44/100, which ranks it #562 of the 1012 comparable items we've priced across every chain (the typical comparable item returns about 2.8g of protein per dollar).

On the numbers it's an unremarkable value pick in its category. Worth noting, though — sodium runs high (1,390mg). If you want more for your money elsewhere on our value rankings, CYO 1-Top Pizza at Pizza Hut scores higher (89/100 value, $12.29).