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 #570 of the 1023 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, 3 Tacos al Carbon Combo at El Pollo Loco scores higher (89/100 value, $6.99).