Panda Bowl

This is my first time doing this. But I feel I have to. My family and I decided to eat here last Thursday. This is the only Chinese take out place we go to. It is our favorite. Or I should say was.
Well as we were walking up to order the usual:
— orange chicken with chow mien for my boys
–chow mien green bean peppered steak for me
— and last my hubby get half and half with orange chicken and mushroom chicken.
Anyways as we wait for them to make our orders I see the cook come out with just one glove on! Meaning he probably didn’t wash both hands and just washed one or didn’t even bother at all! We looked at each other and said we have to go. I told the the lady that is always there. What I had just seen and she said oh ok. thank you! Like whaa? So we waited in the car to see if she was going to go to the back and say something but nope, just stood there and did nothing! Never again… unless I forget about it! So probably not again!

We love this place! The pepper chicken is AMAZING and the cream cheese wontons are cooked to order and are DELICIOUS. We drive all the way across town to go here when we have a Chinese craving! Awesome!

This place is a constant carousel of hit and miss. I used to love their teriyaki chicken but they started using bad cuts of meat full of gristle and fat, so I stopped going for a few years.
I recently tried it again and it’s still a random roulette of success. This time, I got the kung pao chicken bowl with chow mein. The chicken is mealy at best and while the vegetables aren’t bad, the chow mein is BURNED. I could smell it through the container but had been hoping it was just car fumes or something. Unfortunately, I was wrong; the noodles are inedible and the kung pao itself is not worth the return. This is another extreme low for them.
Won’t be going back again. Twice disappointed so it’s time to buck up and look elsewhere for decent Chinese food. Would not recommend.

The noodles are always very good. But we discovered that our sweet and sour chicken had no chicken. It appeared to be fried breading sans chicken. We couldn’t find any actual meat in there.

Food tastes like bad panda express. Orange chicken has so much breading and such little chicken. BBQ pork was OK. Customer service is bad. After ordering two entrees and appetizers I asked if we could have an empty carton for food. I was told I needed to buy something. I looked at what I just ordered and she looked at me like I was a homeless person trying to use the restroom. I have been here 4 times since I have found it just to see if they had an off night, customer service seems to be off every visit.

They changed what they close so we came in 5 mins before 9 and the were out of orange chicken so they made me a fresh batch with happy and friendly attitude. Wonderful place, wonderful workers, great food.

I used to go here once in a while, and honestly the food isn’t bad for the price when it’s FRESH. Decided to go again and I was going to get orange chicken but it looked like it had been sitting for a while, so I got teriyaki chicken instead. I went to the bathroom since new chow mien had to be made and when I came back out to pay it was ready. There wasn’t teriyaki sauce on it so I went up to ask for some and I stood there for a good 5 minutes at the register. The two ladies working there ignored me and two customers went around me to pay and I assumed they’d ask what I needed afterward. They didn’t. I then tried calling to them when they were right in front of me over the counter and I was ignored by both of them. It felt like one of them was trying their hardest to avert her eyes as much as possible when I was staring right at her. When I finally got ones attention and asked for sauce she went to the holders and said, «Oh we don’t have any,» without looking at me, and then just walked away. So that was nice. I ended up just sitting down to eat and went with the sweet red sauce. The chicken was mediocre and I only ate half of it. The rice and noodles were fine but I never see Chinese places that are so bad to mess that up. Another thing I want to note is they don’t want people getting refills if they’re sharing a drink. It’s kind of understandable but pretty stingy nonetheless when you think about it. They also have a B rating now. All in all if the food is fresh, and you get the right meat I’d say they’d get 3 stars, but I can’t give that because of inconsistency and the service I received.

This place is pretty gross.
I had the 2 Item Combo Plate with Jalapeño Chicken and BBQ Pork with Chow Mein and Fried Rice. Only, when I was looking at the buffet menu for what corresponded with what was in the steam trays, and asked for the Jalapeño Chicken, the lady say, «No, this is spicy chicken.»
I have very bad hearing, and she spoke extremely softly, so I might have mis-​heard her.
My wife got the 2 Item Combo with Orange Chicken and Beef with Brocolli.
My sons got Teriyaki Chicken Bowls.
Jalapeño Chicken is oily, and not very spicy. If it was in fact the Spicy Chicken, I am double disappointed. The BBQ Pork was excessively dry and tasted like gym socks boiled in smegma. Yes, smegma.
The Chow Mein Noodles are quite good, but could be just a little bit too soft. The fried rice is quite good, but nothing particularly unique about it.
Here is where things get a little bit scary, so reader, beware.
The Beef with Brocolli had a very peculiar taste to it. It tasted not like beef, but like Lamb, and the stange thing about beef that tastes like Lamb is that the only other meat in the world that tastes quite like Lamb is Dog. I’m not saying that I think this restaurant is cooking dogs, but it definitely makes me wonder why they are seasoning the beef to taste this way for someone with an experienced palette to wonder this.
That being said, the Orange Chicken is quite good. It could be brighter, more citrusy, but what it pulls off is pretty refreshing for corner chinese food.
Lastly, their Teriyaki Chicken was a bit dry as well, and they didn’t ask if I wanted Teriyaki sauce on top. I always thought that was a staple with Teriyaki Chicken, but perhaps not.
Not very expensive, but in this case, I feel you get what you pay for.

I had the 1 item combo, less than $ 5 and was really yummy and fresh. The eggrolls were too peppered for me and too salty for my husband. Good portions, fast service but not the nicest people. The mushroom chicken was very tender and well seasoned, the chow mein was well cooked too. Overall a decent place, looked clean enough too

I am SUPER picky about my Chinese food, but the Panda Bowl is the best! The food is always fresh, tasty and the servings are generous!

This is my go to place for Chinese food. Love love love this place, I’ve been going here for years and some of the girls even remember the stuff I get. I use to live down the street so it was so easy to come here, ow that I’m in Yucaipa it’s a little further but I still make the drive for this place. I’ve tried pretty much all the Chinese food places in Yucaipa to find one better but I can’t the chow mien and BBQ pork are my favorites.

This place used to be a four but their to go containers got smaller. Orange chicken is always fresh. Mushroom chicken is delicious as is beef broccoli. Decent prices… family meals are available.

MmmM… I know it’s cheap Chinese, but it’s one of the better ones! Always fresh and delicious.

Decent enough place to grab lunch or dinner. Food is on par with any other mediocre Chinese food restaurant such as panda express or pick up stix. For the price you get what you pay for and maybe a little more. My poor to go box was over flowing with food on each occasion i stop in which is definitely a plus. Noodles are a bit soggy and the broccoli is over cooked but all in all not bad. Being located in the Stater Bros. parking lot makes it super convenient to do some grocery shopping then to stop in a pick up dinner.

Best (and only) Chinese food in the immediate vicinity. Typical Amero-​Chinese cuisine, but a good deal. I used to love this place, but the last couple trips weren’t as good as it used to be. I’m not sure if this is a trend or a coincidence however.

it will probably cost you six dollars for two sides with Rice and Noodles.
This place is affordable, just like any other Chinese-​American restaurant however seems to be Filipino ownership. Food is on par with Panda Express, nothing spectacular but good.

They have large portions of food that tastes really good and is sold at a decent price. They are also pretty quick everytime I have been there.