Panda Express

Food is as expected from Panda. Staff is nice and pleasant. We try to go during peak hours. When you go in between meals (like 3pm) the food tends to be dry. Probably because it’s been sitting for a while.

I am so mad!!! I was grossly over charged… I got 2 small sides 1. Was bejing beef 2. Was angus steak and I ordered 1 egg roll. I was charged 10.90. The side boxes were super small kiddie sized… The place seemed run by non chalant kids who kept getting my order wrong… and seemed rude… poor management and fraud steer clear!!!

Great staff. Very accommodating. The staff will wait until fresh food is cooked to give you the best. No old food is served. This is outstanding. It gives the restaurant an opportunity to bring out the best in quality service.

this place is SLOW!!!
out of Beijing Beef at 6:30 and «we aren’t making anymore
and it’s 90 degrees in the dining room
line is now out the door too

I love Panda Express, however this location is not satisfying. The orange chicken was fatty and I was nervous to eat it. The staff was not very welcoming. The plates were barely full, some even completely empty. The lady at the register did not even acknowledge me, she just looked at me as if I was supposed to say something first.

Great quick take-​out and good selection. Clean and inexpensive

I had THE WORST EXPERIENCE last night when I went to this location and it was all CUSTOMER SERVICE oriented! I arrived just before 9:30pm but I was not greeted right away. This was not because it was busy, in fact there were only about 4 – 5 people in there. all seated. The girl behind the counter was just busy talking to her co-​worker. When she did FINALLY recognize that I was standing there, I attempted to order but was told that I could not order what I wanted because the cook had already turned of the grease and it had cooled down. I then asked what time did they close and she told me 10 pm… I took my business right next door to 5 guys, who had EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!

I can’t believe I spent $ 12 and I was still hungry. The chicken is so hard to find here. They cut them into microscopable pieces.

The portions were large and you can get a large meal for around $ 8 – 9 dollars. I think this is a decent lunch place and I was surprised I actually like the food. I get the shiitake kale chicken breast and the grilled chicken teriyaki. I love grilled chicken teriyaki so that’s probably why I gave this 3 stars.

This was my Thursday night food stop for three years. Not bad, not good. For ten bucks I got dinner for two nights. It was not gourmet food, but it worked.

Great place to grab a quick bite of food. It’s clean and the food is pretty much what you’d expect. The prices are reasonable. I try to get there a few times a year. Its never noisy or dirty.

I know people that swear by Panda Express, and can’t believe that where I’m originally from we don’t have these. Truth be told though, I just can’t fathom why you’d want one?
Pros:
+ Instant Chinese, fast, and warm.
+ Under a ten-​spot, good amount of food.
+ Unbelievably consistent quality control.
Cons:
— Which of course means, the quality is consistently pathetic everywhere. For example, the crispy beef dish, isn’t spicy, isn’t overly crispy, or flavorful. A bit salty… an odd complaint for Chinese in this area as near as I can tell. The chicken is similar. Vegetables seem a bit undercooked and lack flavor.
— If you’re dieting, avoid at all costs. A top of the line plate can easily crack 1,600 calories. Add an eggroll to fire the buttons off your pants or blouse. Also, this doesn’t include a soda.
— Location, this isn’t really Panda Express’ fault, but this strange divided road section of Laurel does nothing to help the already poor drivers, add a parking lot with a fast turn in for additional trouble…
The staff and the décor are both unremarkable. There’s just nothing about this place worth eating at. House of Peking Choice isn’t as fast or cheap, but it’s miles better tasting.

It’s Panda Express, bot PF Chang, it isn’t going to be AMAZING! It’s reasonable. Prices are pretty good for what you get, the only thing, is they need to give more meat, but damn restaurant’s are never going to do that unless you go to those way high end places where you get those tiny portions. But all in all, it’s a pretty good lil Chinese place.

Ok… the food is not terrible. Some of it is pretty tasty in a psuedo-​asian sorta way.
Everything comes in 1 of 3 flavor profiles: Sweet, Salty, Spicy. Not really spicy; we are in Maryland after-​all.
If you are looking for high end real Chinese food… no, not here.
If you are looking for some pretty good Asian/​Fast food fusion thing… this is it.
Is it good for you… no, but you have eaten at Micky D’s…

Not worth a re-​visit. I now only eat at PEs if there is nothing else around. This location, the portions of shrimp were small and I did not like the fact the menu changes, so when I did like something it was gone. Since then, I never have been back to this location. There are too many better choices around.

two words: diarrhea express

I had a craving for some Chinese food and this is where my husband took me. It was one of those places I never had been to before, I think because the photos of the food turned me off.
I love Asian food and have sampled some very good restaurants in the DC area and cooked some good stuff for myself in my own kitchen. This was probably some of the worst Asian food I have ever had. I know that their advertisements say that they are a health conscious food chain and never use MSG, but I couldn’t tell the difference! I was eying my food with suspicion the whole meal.
I got spring rolls, mushroom chicken, fried rice, and some steamed veggies. The fried rice was my favorite thing but they were very skimpy with the ingredients (egg, peas, carrot, green onion). I mean, in my own kitchen, I may have used one egg per one or two cups of rice, and they used maybe one fourth of an egg per two cups of rice.
The spring rolls were crispy but they did not have enough filling, in my opinion.
The steamed veggies were fresh, but just didn’t taste right to me.
The mushroom chicken had hardly any chicken in it and was covered with way too much seasoning, perhaps oyster sauce. My husband said it looked like it was scraped from a garbage can or the floor… although I am sure it was not. It just was not appetizing.
He argues that his food was fine… that he likes their orange chicken… but I am sure I could do better with a recipe out of a Yan Can Cook book if his food was consistent with mine.
The lack of soups pained me because I am a huge soup fan. They had some hot and sour soup. I did not try it. I prefer egg drop soup, miso soup, and Vietnamese noodle soup with my Asian meals.
The kitchen looked nice. You could see the fresh veggies in the fridge… and I think this place would be better if they would really try to not destroy their food with so many thick and sticky seasonings.
The tables are very nice, marble/​granite topped. The place was very peaceful.
The price wasn’t that low — about $ 18.00 for two people. I didn’t think it was worth that much.

Close to 2000 calories, mindblowing fat and sodium content, and a free sampo if you’re not convinced this is where you want to eat. This is Panda Express. If you’ve never tried Panda Express, you probably don’t live in America, as PEs are in just about every mall I’ve ever been to… well, maybe they’re not available in REAL America. In fact, you’d have to completely avoid the food court in order to miss the lady standing in front of the PE shouting «FREE SAMPO!» And if you can resist ordering the orange chicken after your sampo, I admire your self control.
Food — the food here is standard PE fare, that is, greasy but strangely intoxicating Chinese food. $ 7 + tax will get you a 3 entrée plate, which comes w/​a choice of steamed/​fried rice or chow mein or veggies and 3 entrees. I recommend the orange chicken, the mandarin chicken (make sure to get extra sauce on it), and the black pepper chicken or broccoli beef. If you see that the ladies (for some reason, all the front workers are ladies) add some freshly cooked food, make sure you get it b/​c it’s so much better when it just came off the wok.
I’d recommend passing on the soup (s), which is usually just hot & sour, b/​c 1) they must be afraid of food poisoning or something b/​c that soup is scalding! and 2) it doesn’t taste that good. The spring rolls can tend to be soggy.
Location — this is a standalone PE, located next to a Five Guys and CVS. The interior is actually very bright, the décor is clean, and there’s plenty of seating. It’s also located in the center of the worst & best intersection in the world: the worst b/​c both Rte 1 and Rte 198 are split and that can mean some headaches, but the best b/​c there’s an Exxon, Shell, and Sunoco, all on different corners, and all of them w/​the cheapest gas prices this side of the Bay Bridge ($ 1.95 this week).
Service — Despite being a standalone location, they’ll still give you a sampo. In fact, they’ll give sampos of multiple items, though the glare with which they pierce through your very soul increases with each. I’ve found the rather burly Chinese dude, who I assume is the owner, is a tight-​wad when it comes to the portions he dishes out, which upsets me just about as much as the ladies at Chipotle who give me barely a spoonful of meat. The Chinese ladies are no better. The Hispanic ladies on the other hand, could care less. ¡Me Gusto!
It’s not the best Chinese food, and in fact, most Chinese people would likely be appalled that this is considered Chinese food, but that doesn’t change the fact that this place is good. 3 stars for the food, 1 star for always giving out free sampos!