My first thought after dining here was \""Jesus, I hope Panera doesn't screw up existing Paradise stores this badly.\""\n\nThere's no place to wait in line. The dining room is cramped. The kids working here don't give a damn. And, as another reviewer mentioned, the patio is--for reasons inconceivable to anyone who's even visited Arizona--on the west side of the building. I get that Ocotillo is full of cold-blooded elderly people, but even my nonagenarian iceberg-veined grandfather declared it \""too damn hot to sit in the sun.\""\n\nThe food was... edible. Soups and salads were actually pretty decent. The sandwiches, most of which are lifted wholesale from Paradise's menu, were not good, with weird, tough, chewy bread, less meat than Paradise, and absolutely no care in their prep. (Including chunks of skin still on my avocado. Appetizing!) Tea was stale, frozen drinks were half-melted before being delivered, service was slow, and nothing came out together.\n\nDrive the extra five minutes to Paradise at Germann & Gilbert instead. Better food, better service, and you get a free cookie. Or if you really don't mind a drive, the Paradise at Ray & Price is head and shoulders above both.