Panda Express

This is my second time coming here. My first time was no problem but second time, I found a piece of hair in my food. Sadly, I didn’t notice until I felt something very weird while eating. Turns out to be a hair that probably fell into the food. Very disgusting.

It’s my first time buying Panda express… Ever. Came away not impressed, but pleasantly surprised.
Growing up as a Chinese American eating Chinese food most of my life, it’s true that Panda isn’t the place to hit up for great, authentic Chinese food. But I don’t think that was the point to begin with. This is a place that delivers on providing fast, fresh, Asian styled fast food, and its pretty good at doing that.
I was greeted by a very friendly waitress, very informative and had a good attitude. She quickly informed me of their deals, let me try the food, and processed my order without skipping a beat. Essentially all I ask for in a fast food joint.
The store itself looks new, with clean tables and tidy trays of piping hot food. Serving size was generous and price was reasonable.
I wouldn’t hesitate to come back for a quick lunch.

Fast food chain chinese food, need I say anymore? There are plenty of more authenticate chinese take out places in the area you should go to before you ever go here.

I feel like there are certain things that I expect from an establishment. One is to properly display when they are open and when they are closed. I drove up the street and saw the brightly colored «open» sign well illuminated and then decided to come visit this location of Panda.
Of course what followed was a frustrating and disappointing experience because I thought I would give Panda Express a chance.
I should know by now that not only should I lower my expectations but I should stop trying to see if my experience with Panda improves.
Historically it’s been the little things like «this is the only Chinese food that makes it difficult for me to get chopsticks and assumes I am going to eat with a fork.» Or their lackluster egg roll that is constantly offered as an upsell.
No, tonight was different. I parked and then walked past the length of the shop because of course you can’t use the door that faces the parking lot, that would only be too convenient. No, I had to go all the way around the building to the front door where the small posted hours in tiny text said that they actually were closed and had been for fifteen minutes and the lit open sign was a mistake. A lie. A deception.
So my friends, if you are looking for food that you might enjoy and the hour is late (past 9) I would recommend that you just go to In-​N-​Out as the general satisfaction you may encounter will surely be an improvement.
TLDR: I did not enjoy Panda tonight.

Orange chicken is the best item at this establishment. It actually should be the only item they serve. Everything else is just average. Good place overall.

Quick and decent Chinese food; gets pretty boring after a while though.

Went there to try Chinese ribs. Put them back when I was told right before check out that the «premium» item, I.e., the ribs cost between $ 1 – 1.50 more! Premium prices are NOT listed anywhere on the overhead menu! My son got the orange chicken spicy chicken, which he said was good. His only complaint was that the «half and half» (rice and chow mein noodles) were unusually spare. Will not go back; felt ripped off.

Pretty good and decent Chinese food. Very affordable and lines are never too long at this location. Usually get their orange chicken and egg rolls. Usually a hit or miss with this dish. Sometimes I get batches that were mostly breaded. Not much chicken. Sometimes I feel they drench it too much with orange sauce. Egg rolls are pretty good but I would dab them in a paper towel first as they can be very greasy. Easy parking right in the back of the restaurant. Shared with other businesses.

I taste the freshness in the food and the flavor is great with that. So I Won’t Fall Asleep In Class! It’ll keep me full and ready for my test today (I won’t have a rumbling stomach in class when it’s super quite test mode)! =)

Great place, food fresh, student ambient.
And the most important! They serve eggplant tofu, in other locations it is just for limited time

Come here at least once a week to satisfy my panda cravings. Love that their staff is so generous with their samples. My favorite item is one of their seasonal dishes, their shitake mushroom bowl. My second favorite is their teriyake chicken bowl with brown rice and teriyaki sauce drizzled on top. The chicken is so flavorful and tender! Usually like to get an eggroll or two spring rolls on the side. You also get a free fortune cookie every time with your meal! This Panda is located in a great location right across PCC and is also in the same lot as Starbucks so you can satisfy your coffee craving as well!

Everytime I come here it’s always a great experience. My favorite is steam rice and chow mein with orange chicken and mushroom chicken. I also get an order of the cream cheese rangoons. I love the fact that they have Mountain Dew. The food is always great. Maybe I’m lucky that everytime I’ve been they have new batch of food. The employees are great. Always smiling and working fast. Unless they’re new then we’ll they try. The manager is great. Always knows what she’s doing.

The food quality is decent, but the servings are tiny. Since there are premium dishes, it is somewhat easy to spend $ 10+ and still not be completely full. Like all Chinese fast food, it is very greasy.
Since it is across the street from PCC, the line is usually pretty long.
This place does deserve an extra star for not adding MSG.

Just across the Street from PCC. At Panda Express you know what to expect, Americanized Chinese food. When you crave it, you get it.
Stopped by for dinner meeting, perfect with only a few customers and students. Had the usual ½ and ½ fried rice and noodles,
Mixed veggies and peppered chicken today. Others ordered BBQ pork, orange chicken and now they have orange chicken with Bacon.
Ample parking in the rear, good clean restaurant, fountain drinks and clean restrooms to wash your hands for a Chinese restaurant, that’s cool.

Hard to communicate with the scooper who tries super hard not to give you an extra piece of meat. She didn’t understand any of my questions about the entrees. Everything was very dried in some reason…
I would try other locations except this one next to a community college.

Last time i came here i ordered a 2 item to go. When i got home and opened the box all i got was one order of orange chicken. They apparently mixed up my box with the guys behind me. Its ok because everyone has off days. I’m here to give them a second chance also i really love panda

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You can’t go wrong with Panda Express in my opinion. If you love Americanized Chinese Food, if you love it fast, if you love it tasty and probably not good for you, then Panda Express will do you right EVERY time. Love their Honey Walnut Shrimp, yes just take my extra $ 1. And the customer service is always nice here, even though they get TONS of students from PCC across the street.

They have cellophane wrapped chocolate chip cookies at the register. They dish up their food in corporate logo branded styrofoam containers. The tables are permanently affixed in place. C’mon now, what’s not to love?

Confused about the complaints of meager portions & food poisoning, cuz I eat here at least once a week (convenient & cheap) & have yet to encounter these problems.
No one ever said it’s authentic. But it is one of those rare instances of tasty that’s also fairly healthy. I usually get half brown rice & half steamed veggies (yes you can do that!) w/​my entrees of orange chicken (not healthy but can’t resist) & tofu w/​eggplants. They’re always very accommodating bout grabbing me tofu w/​o the eggplant.
2 entrée plate for me = one big meal & a small snack later. For less than $ 9, it’s an awesome deal.

Not all Panda Express restaurants are created equal! My husband and I love Panda Express and we usually go to the one on Lake, but decided to try this location out as it was closer to our home.
It was around 8:30pm Friday night and majority of the trays were pretty empty. The ones that did have some scraps left looked old. We were so hungry so we just picked whatever was available. We ended up getting the mushroom chicken, orange chicken, and kung pao chicken.
Our server barely scooped anything in our to go box. The zucchini in the mushroom chicken was already turning brown and the orange chicken was the most overcooked I have ever tasted at any Panda before.
Next time we’ll make the extra drive to the one on Lake.