Panda Express

Wow. Worst «Chinese» food I’ve ever eaten. Congrats Panda Express on clinching the #1 spot formerly occupied by the Mandarin in Thunder Bay. The website (I’m assuming the US version even though it listed the Canadian locations) claimed they had tofu. Went to the location, they did not. I don’t eat meat so shrimp was my only option now. I opted for the 1 entrée and 1 side. Wow again. The amount of shrimp I got (and paid extra for because apparently it’s «premium») was pitiful. Not even a half cup of entrée. The rest of the plate was occupied by disgusting vegetable fried rice… That had traces of chicken in it haha oh man. Weird taste to the food like chemical or disgusting cooking oils. My boyfriend had the sesame chicken. Almost choked on it it was so dry. His second entrée was steak, and although he said it was better, it was still dry and appeared over cooked and sat in the warming tray far too long. Spring rolls were best suited for the trash, as well as the egg roll made with what appeared to be «chicken loaf». Ugh, wasted $ 25. Next time I’ll stick to Chinese food at the mall food courts. More bang for your buck and definitely much tastier! Wish I could have rated this zero stars but I guess I’ll reserve the one star for their amazingly delicious fortune cookies… Haha jokes.

Don’t be fooled by the «freshly cut vegetables» sign and a fridge full of veggies-​its still greasy chinese food, and ur not going to get much of those veggies on your plate anyways. The portions are unfairly small for the price you pay. After standing in a huge line-​up I ordered their «bowl» which includes one entrée and one side. I got broccoli beef with rice. The lady asked me if I wanted something else, like another side or entrée and I replied «no», but she asked again «are you sure?» which seemed kind of strange to me… At the end I got overcharged and paid for a plate with two meats and a side which I never ordered. I let know cashier, and she said she will take care of it (offering me a spring roll before that instead of money back). I opened the box, and there it was-​one tiny piece of beef with a few broccoli heads. Oh, I am sorry, I already ate one piece, so it was two of them (what a luck!). I came up to the cashier again, and she said I will have to wait until the line slows down, about 20 minutes (wtf!) to get my money back. Basically all I had is a bunch of dry tasteless fried rice with no hint of soy sauce. I had to cut through the line to speak to cashier again, and she already forgot about me being overcharged. She was trying to get an attention from one of the supervisors for a few minutes, and finally the lady who took my order came and without any apology threw me my money telling cashier to be careful.
Horrible customer service, so as their overpriced food and tiny portions! I paid $ 7 for the crap I got.

The place is clean and the staff is friendly and quick.
But I found the food kind of awful. I had the one side-​one entrée deal for six and a half bucks. That meant chow mein topped with beef and broccoli. I made such a dull choice, because options were limited. To be fair – This was around 3 p.m. so pickings were a bit slim. Still, their take-​out menu shows eleven options, and seven of them are chicken. Plus three beef, and one deep fried shrimp. That’s it. No pork.
I was impressed by the low price until Isaw the tiny take-​out container. Or maybe it just looked tiny. It’s hard to tell. Did I not finish my meal because the container was larger than it looked? Or did not I not finish it because the chow mein was kinda gross?