Panda Buffet

I have eaten here on a few occasions n to be frank its been a waste of money. The food was a bit dry, like it had been left out too long. there really is no variety just your standard fried Chinese food. The rice had bits of cut up clam shell in it. They do have this beef soup/​stew it’s a bit spicy but it’s full of flavor and delicious, unfortunately it’s very rare when they have it out (its one of the reasons I went back again). The deserts are nothing to get excited about. For the price, it’s not worth it. Not planning on going back.

Not great. Not bad. Pretty much what you expect in a Chinese buffet. Nice setting and up-​to-​date décor. I would go there again.

WOW, this place is amazing. When I walked up here I was a little hesitant with the food, but it came out awesome. I thought that I was a bad place it turns out I was wrong. I love the music, the food and everything else. this place is super clean, I don’t know how I can find anything wrong with it! 4 stars

To echo the other reviewers, I would avoid this place.
We went for dinner on a Sunday night (5:30) and the place was pretty empty. The service was nice, with the waitress being very attentive. However, the food seemed like it was left out for awhile. The chickens dishes were stringy, dry, and rubbery. The fried items were your typical way to much fried breading and greasy insides.
Even if you like buffets, I’d skip this place.

The reviews are pretty spot on. While they have a large assortment of food out, the quality, or age of the items on the bar are less than desirable.
Service is friendly, and price is good, but not really worth the effort. :(

Now first off, it should be noted that «buffet» Chinese food is completely different than the «traditional» Chinese food; it’s obviously a whole different category and should be judged as so.
That being said, the «buffet» Chinese food that Panda has to offer is really good. If you’re like me and get that craving for cheap Chinese cuisine at least once a week, and you want enough to make sure you will go up a pant size, Panda is the spot. I always get the to-​go option despite it being the same price as the in-​house option because I am always able to stuff more food in the box than I would if I were to eat in-​house.
Also, the price includes a bowl for soup, which I thoroughly enjoy stuffing 4 — 5 wontons into before ladling it all with some wonton or egg-​drop soup on top. Whenever I bring my box up to check-​out, I always expect criticism considering my box probably weighs 3 — 4 pounds; however, they never bat an eyelash and are very polite.
Most of the meat dishes are chicken and shrimp and are really good. They have a couple of beef dishes, but they don’t carry my favorites such as Mongolian or Schezuan beef. However, their food is always good and I’ve never had an issue with it. Also, they have decent sushi (primarily crab and shrimp based) and will provide you a little cup for wasabi and/​or ginger to take home with you.
It’s a great deal (around $ 10 for dinner), you can get A LOT of food, staff is nice, facility is clean, and the food (from my experiences) is always cooked right. This is by no means traditional Chinese, however, as far as «buffet”-style Chinese goes, it’s one of the best in town.

I tried panda buffet for the first time tonight. I was very happy to hear that the buffet was only $ 10 and very affordable and I was excited to see the large variety of food. Some things could’ve been a little hotter but overall the food was good quality and delicious. The sushi was great! The dessert bar is also commendable. Overall, really solid!

This is a decent place to get Chinese. Very good assortment of food and sushi. The prices are very reasonable to. They even have a good desert bar. I would come back.

Eww. Disgusting. Enough said.
If it wasn’t cold or undercooked, its was hours old and chewy.
Restrooms haven’t been cleaned in ages.

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I like the Sushi over there. I been there for our corporate party. I don’t know price for the buffet but I liked their sushi and some entry over. But there are so many items. I will definitely try again. They got good number of parking spot around the restaurant

I don’t like it at all. The environment is good. But the food is stale. It even makes me vomit and go to the hospital. A bad memory!

$ 6.99 lunch buffet — affordable and you get lots of chicken dishes like peanut chicken, orange chicken, buffalo chicken, etc. lots of American Chinese food. There’s also American sushi _​rainbow roll, bbq chicken roll, crab with cream cheese, ocean salad, etc. The dining area and restroom are clean. I give it 3 stars because the food was pretty good. I’m used to Cantonese Chinese food in Hawaii but this restaurant does really good for American Chinese.

First off, I never visit Chinese buffets expecting an amazing meal, but this was sub par. Most dishes were tepid and tasteless. The dishes that had flavor tasted more or less the same. Their sushi was bland primarily because the two main ingredients were rice and iceberg lettuce (?!). The only thing good about it was the wasabi and soy sauce I dipped it in.
The french fries and ice cream were good, though!

Had a quick lunch with some co-​workers and the buffet seemed the place to go for so many different tastes buds. It was a busy and packed Friday afternoon but we were greeted and seated immediately. They have a nice spread of items and everything was well done. I normally avoiding sushi at a buffet, but my boss took the risk so I joined him. I can say it was fresh and there was a server behind the sushi waiting to aid us. I just have no idea what Asian fusion sushi they put together. One roll tasted like a turkey burger with McDonald’s special sauce?!? It’s not bad but I’m not in a rush to go back.

Not a bad Chinese buffet restaurant. Although I don’t do sushi I noticed that they offer a full sushi bar. The buffet offers plenty of options including some that are not oriental at all (macaroni & cheese and corn nuggets).
I enjoyed everything I tried. It all seemed freshly prepared and was very tasty. I particularly enjoyed the wonton soup. The wontons were steamed separately which you would choose and place in your bowl then ladle the broth over them. As a result, the wontons were not mushy and falling apart like I’ve seen in some wonton soups. It was really good.
I wouldn’t mind coming back.

Over-​priced and average tasting food. This restaurant is in serious need of some renovations and some authentic flavor.

I was pretty hungry when I ate here – so, did I eat the food? Well, yes, but it wasn’t all that great. Like a few have previously stated, I too noticed several food bins amongst the buffet that hadn’t been replenished or even stirred for quite some time. With that in mind, I carefully selected my lunch from some of the more attended-​to dishes on the line. The sushi guy was making rolls, so I also picked up a few California Rolls which, I must say, were quite good. Most of the buffet dishes, however, were pretty average and lacked any special flavor – but as previously noted, my hunger probably got the best of me.

Sorry, Panda, but I’m not giving any more chances. every time I get the notion to re-​visit, I’m quickly sorry I did. And I SO wanted a decent Chinese buffet. Darn.
Why the negative? A couple of standouts.
First, a significant number of the pans were low on food, as in down to the last few dregs low. Several pans were obviously well past their holding prime and were in dire need of replenishment. Hot and sour soup was gluey thick with cornstarch.
Second, though there was steam rising from the steam tables, virtually everything I selected was tepid or room temperature. If you don’t have restaurant or food service experience, food temps are the second item a health inspector checks (what’s first? Can opener). Before you say «I bet the food got cold on the plate before you sat down,» I had my trusty no contact infrared thermometer in hand, so I know temps were below the 140 degree limit.
As usual, the dining area was clean, and the staff very friendly and attentive. Maybe management should reduce the number of choices and concentrate on food quality. Reduce the size of the steam pans — smaller means the food turn go up, and that equals fresher. And when pans are removed from refrigeration, make sure they’re heated before they make their way to the buffet.
While we want/​need/​desire an Oriental buffet in the NE, without major changes the Fat Guys don’t recommend Panda.

Don’t even bother. Just go next door to Publix and order from their hot bar. Nothing was good here and I tried it all– or at least most. Some of the seafood looked downright scary!
When I told them that the bean dumpling was actually SOUR — as I’m bad, I was told that I was mistaken. They had sat out on the tray so long, they were hard in the bottom. After being told I was wrong, someone actually went over to smell and taste it. They pulled the few that were left in the tray off. The manager brought me a new one, but there was nothing redeeming about it.
I tried sushi, general Taos chicken, crab rangoon and much more. Most was just a bite or two. How can Panda Buffet get it so wrong? Pass this one by. Try hong kong house, Publix or even Nearby Popeyes instead. (sorry, I really do like supporting locals but this one was just too bad to go to again!)