KATY, Texas (Covering Katy News) — A little more than a year after both Katy-area Panera Bread restaurants abruptly closed, the bakery-café chain is completing its local comeback Wednesday with the reopening of its Katy Freeway location near Fry Road.

The restaurant at 19506 Katy Freeway opens at 6 a.m. Oct. 21, with the first 100 qualifying dine-in customers receiving certificates for free meals once a month for a year.

According to an announcement Panera Bread submitted to the Covering Katy community calendar, customers must make a purchase and dine in to receive a free You Pick Two certificate, redeemable once a month for 12 months. The offer is available while supplies last.

The reopening follows the Aug. 5 return of Panera Bread at 25546 Kingsland Blvd., restoring both Katy-area restaurants that closed in August 2025 amid a dispute involving their former franchise operator.

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