Panda Express

I like their food. They make it fresh if you ask. Every time I eat here I am able to eat peacefully. Not like normal Chinese food restaurants. I know it’s not very authentic, but I like it. And I don’t get sick! Lol

If you want something crunchy and fresh, you need to eye the trays and see what has been made recently. I like to go in and check that first, or find a tray that is almost empty and order that so they make it fresh. Overall though, if you go during lunch hours things are typically hot and fresh (er) than other times.
Beijing Beef and Orange Chicken are awesome, the rest seems to be just about average mall quality food. Fried rice over noodles in my opinion as well.
One thing I can say is nice is that the kitchen is open, and the restaurant is typically clean.
Bonus: on each receipt there is a survey you can do to get a free entrée item on your next visit. That way if you come with someone for lunch or dinner, you can divide up a 2 entrée dinner with that bonus item and call it a day.

The key to getting decent food at Panda Express is to get something that was recently made. When we visited it was fairly crowded but apparently not crowded enough for a good turnover of food. My orange chicken and honey shrimp both tasted like they’d been sitting too long. The girls working behind the counter said the bare minimum that they needed to to complete your order. In fact, when I first walked up to the counter the girl just stared at me. No greeting, no «can I help you». I had to ask her if she was ready which she curtly responded, «Yes». Maybe they have bets on who can say the least to the customer! But at least the kitchen is open so you can watch to see if any shenanigans are going on back there.

I stop here about once every four months. My standards are the Orange Chicken and Black Pepper Chicken.
The best way to describe Panda Express is as mall quality food without the mall.
The interior has a certain Andy Warhol meets world Wildlife Fund je né sais quoi.
The health inspector was there as I was dining this last time, and he was neither shaking his head nor running in terror. That is always a good sign in a Chinese restaurant in Apopka, no matter how mediocre the menu may be.

One word: TERRIBLE! Poor excuse for asian food. Worse than my high school cafeteria. Bland, no flavor and completely unedible. It takes a lot for me to actually throw food away, but Panda managed to come through on that one!