Panda Express

the food is bomb! (if its fresh.) the staff are friendly and nice, if you are nice and not rude to them. and if you come here during their busy hours, you have to know what to order by the time you get to the front. sometimes, when im in line, i notice some people that are in the front takes like forever to order and they always want to try sample of every food (even if they go there often.)
and yes, at the end of the day they don’t really have much food left. (if you come around 9 and ask them to cook fresh food for you, of course they are going to simply said no.) its all because the food thats left over are going to be thrown out. (and i’ve seen them at closing time, they throw everything out.) and they’re trying to sell all the food so it wont be thrown out. (they even offered to give you discount or for free, it its only very little left.)

Half hour til close, and nothing available. Poor service. Need to have items available if posting a certain time of hours. I walked out

I love Panda Express. I used to order the orange chicken as a child all the time! Now I love the option of the bowl. You choose one side and one entrée with the bowl. It is just the right amount of food for an affordable price.
My favorite is the chicken and mushroom or the beef and broccoli with the steamed vegetables. The vegetables are extra crunchy. Panda express also offers the calorie information on all the items, which I find great. The food is always fresh and always delicious!

I adore Panda Express. I still remember my first time trying it in California. Soon after, this location was opening up and I was beyond ecstatic. I brought my parents and brother to this location on opening day. I remember getting a complimentary gift of a little plastic takeout box filled with fortune cookies.
My favorite thing to get here is the two entrée plate with fried rice, black pepper chicken, and beijing beef. Sometimes, I spoil myself with a side of the crispy shrimp.
The only downside would be if you come here a bit later into the day, around 8 or so, they run out of the black pepper chicken or the crispy shrimp. And since it’s near their closing time, they don’t always make more for you.
Other than that, I always enjoy this place and it’s good for takeout as well.

I was here on a Friday night 9:30. They hardly had anything to serve. Checked with them if they would be making fried rice at least, for which they plainly said NO.

Not the best one I’ve been to, but a great chain.
I have had much better experiences and service at different locations. The staff seemed like they were just waiting to leave. Great food if you catch it fresh. I’d give four stars easy because I love panda so much, but this specific restaurant dropped the ball.

Chinese fast food; had the sweet fire chicken, some pieces dry, some moist, and lo mein, kind of dry. Husband had potstickers (chicken, no doubt from same manufacturer as Costco, etc) since they tasted the same as I make at home…, an egg roll that he said was meh. Pick wisely (things that look fresh and not dry) and you’ll be fine and full for &7.99 or so.

Food is excellent and they will prepare something fresh if asked. I am disappointed that the Lipton peach drink, that I always crave, is no longer here. They did replace it with Tropicana Fruit Punch– not a fan. I hope someone see’s my review and brings back the Peach drink!

Like already posted they’ve done away with the Lipton Peach Tea. Very sad to see they no longer carry it. As a diabetic I must watch everything I eat and drink. Although the food is five star, dropped drink drops a star from me.

It’s pretty good chinese food, at a pretty good price, and it’s right in front of Target. What else could you ask for for a quick lunch destination.
I really like the cream cheese rangoons best. The chicken can be hit or miss depending on if you get a grisly fat piece, but it’s usually pretty good. I even like the ice tea they have.
My only complaint is they are so stingey with the sauces. Give me more than one mustard please. I’ve been there times where I have to go ask for sauce 3 times just because they hid it all under the counter. How cheap.

I tried my first Panda Express on Saturday at 4pm mainly because of all the Hollywood references it gets in tv shows and films. Friendly staff assisted me with my order especially when I didn’t see Kung Poa on the menu where some special promotions were. The fountain drink selection was a bit more plentiful than most places that just have the basic colas. Although the chicken was taken from a central compartment, my meal seemed to be evenly distributed. It’s too bad this place is far from me. I really liked it.

So good I really hate Chinese food, but I love Panda. It’s definitely not too authentic, so don’t go here expecting high quality, authentic chinese food. But it’s REALLY TASTY, cheap, and fast. And the service at the one in South Plainfield is great! Love this place.

I came here for lunch with my roommate. I had the Bejing beef and the Orange chicken and an Egg roll. The Beef and chicken were divine. So damn good, i may have some occasional dreams about the beef, the egg-​roll was meh. I would skip it if i were you.
The people behind the counter were very nice, the place was very clean.
My only grip is that the Bejing beef is so good but so bad for you. Its last meal type good, like if you were going to get the chair i would say shamrock shake, McRib, and some Bejing beef. Try it before you look it up, but its a lot of calories, if you watch that sort of thing.

The place is well run. Veggies cut daily but its americanized chinese food. I like the fact they try to be healthy but i notice 80 percent of choices involve chicken. I also notice no spoons or chopsticks?

Haiku:
Location is great,
For the merriment, just wait!
Panda Express wins.
The smiling faces
At fast food, of all places–
Brighten up your day.
Two thumbs way up for the orange chicken.

I usually prefer local Chinese takeout restaurants, but every so often, I’m in a rush and get Panda Express.
The people working at this location are pretty nice. The food is decent as long as you don’t arrive near closing time. There’s plenty of parking in the area since it’s located in a shopping plaza. It’s a quick alternative to made to order Chinese food, but it’s not really as good. It’s also a little pricey compared to other local takeout spots.
In the end, it’s better than getting McDonald’s or Taco Bell, but don’t expect anything spectacular.

Imagine a Chinese Chipotle… very good & very fresh.

Staff is VERY VERY POLITE!
I came to get the very delicious orange chicken, but the worker stopped and told me that a new batch will be ready in a bout 10 minutes and if i wanted to wait i could, or i can have the chicken that was already there.
Now if this was any other business, they would’ve let you have the older chicken without saying a peep.
I decided to wait and he rang me up in advance for the order. So I sat there with a drink and waited. I expected to be called, but no. He brought up the order to me and gave me a FREE vegetable roll for waiting.
WHAT!!! This place is the best place i’ve been to and DESERVES A BIG OL A++
I rather do the 30minute trip here than a 5minute to some place with bad service.

The people here were incredibly polite. Seriously, they were polite to the point that it really warrants being the first thing mentioned in this review. We came a little before closing (when I would expect people to be a bit short), and our guy actually thanked us after each question that we answered for him, and was incredibly pleasant, even though he had to have noticed that the family before us in line sat down to eat in, despite the fact that they were about to close.
The portions were pretty impressive, especially for the price, and the food is pre-​made. So it’s ready very quickly.
I liked the fried rice a lot. Most places go overboard with the soy sauce. Panda Express was a bit more subtle, which I like. They did put peas in it, though. That’s borderline unforgivable in my book.
I wasn’t very impressed with my entrées, though. I had read about the orange chicken in a number of reviews, and perhaps I just got my hopes up too high, or perhaps it had just been sitting around for too long as closing time neared, but I wasn’t very impressed. It wasn’t very crunchy, and the orange taste just didn’t spring out the way that I would like.
I had some other kind of chicken, too. It was strips of chicken in like a teriyaki sauce, or something. I think that it may have been called Mandarin chicken. The teriyaki, or whatever it was, tasted OK, but was a little overpowering. The chicken strips themselves were hit or miss. Some were very good cuts of chicken, others were a bit too fatty. I guess that is understandable at the price, though.
All in all, I’ll most likely return.

I LOVE Panda Express. I was pissed when they got rid of it in Menlo Park Mall… Well, I guess they didnt really they changed the name to ASIAN CHAO, but it doesnt taste the same. Here, in this place is where its at ladies and gents! You gotta try their Orange Chicken here, its THE BEST! the flavor and the crispy texture burst inside you mouth. Throw in fried rice in there and you have one of the best food combo ever! I actually tried the sweet fire chicken breast, and it was good! Mongolian Beef is also very good, If you are in the mood for beef.