Panda Express

I placed an online order to pick up at 9PM, got there and the store was already closed. And they still charged me. Worst business ever.

Why does this Panda have lower quality than other Panda places? Dual entrée is usually my favorite with rice and chowmein and 2 sides of meat, but I gag right away after a first bite of those dried, oily, old chow mein. I don’t try other options for the entrée because I usually stick with what I’m acquainted with, which is orange chicken and walnut shrimps. Shrimps are good, but orange chicken is all dried out. Please tell the cook not to overcook the starch.

Orange Chicken too Spicy!
The orange chicken was much spicier than normal. I’m not sure if this location uses a different recipe than other locations, but it was too spicy for my wife and kids to eat. I ordered orange chicken because it is typically sweet and delicious, with maybe a little zing, but nothing all that spicy. We recently had orange chicken from another Panda Express location, and it was mild enough for my wife and kids to eat. I’m assuming you go to Panda for the orange chicken, so be aware this location serves up the spicy variety.

Fix your online hours so I don’t drive out of my way to your employees turning the open sign off early. Thanks.

I recommend for the following reasons .
First of all, they have good atmosphere. In hot summer, they have enough air condition. when you come in, you will feel cool. They have professional cleaner to clean the tables. They have enough sit and you don’t need to wait long time to get a table.
They have good prices for students. Even though it’s not as convenient as MU, the prices is a little cheaper than MU, and never over the students budget. If you want to taste chinese food in Tempe, it’s a good choose.
They have good servise. All of staff will ask some question to make sure your happy. They will provide good servise with a smil. When you pay they will give a snack as present for thanks for you coming.

Actually real Chinese food is far more delicious than those in Panda Express, those food in Panda is extremely oily. It tastes okay but remember its not real Chinese food.

Not real Chinese food.
But it’s a healthy and quick restaurant. Especially when you need to go to class.

It’s a chain, so you probably know what to expect with the food… delicious! If you are unfamiliar with Panda, they offer great chinese food at the ready at good prices. Definitely grab chow mein and orange chicken, then throw in any of the other entrées (kung pow being my go to). Also the spring rolls are great and be sure to experiment with sauces.
This particular one, however, lacks in service. There’s usually a long line that is poorly attended upon. Often times I’ve had to wait while they cook up refills. I’ve also seen them have only one person on for dishing out food and running the cash register.
Besides the service being slow, the place is clean and has good seating. Perfect place to grab a quick meal or to cure that chinese hankering! Good lunch for with friends or solo study time.

Express Yourself
By The Rue
My, my, my you’re so predictable,
My little Panda,
Your calorie content should be criminal,
Wear a bandana,
The words I speak could be biblical,
Fish Called Wanda,
If presented as evidence it’d be admissible,
Join Tri-​Lambda.
Free side of Thai cashew chicken,
Today only,
Blood pressure up, heart rate quicken,
Ride on a pony,
Hot mustard behind the counter hidden,
Beef tastes phony,
On the board the prices are written,
Cashier boney.
NOODLE!

Consistantly prepared the same from one local restaurant to the next. I love the Walnut glazed prawns. But other dishes are also good. It’s decent food with an Asian appeal. I stir clear of the dishes with a lot of dye in the sauce but that’s usually only 2. It’s freshly prepared about every 25 minutes in most cases and it’s openuntil 10:30pm

Let me first start by saying I rarely eat any sort of Oriental food, mainly because it just never sits well in my stomach, but I do enjoy the taste so I will try and make this review as unbiased as possible.
1. The food taste good– thats the most important thing, right? It’s by no means on the level of a sit down Hibachi style restaurant but we’re talking fast food here so I’m not going to compare apples and oranges. I love fried rice and ate a lot of it growing up and compared to the home cooked stuff I am used to this fried rice is kinda plain. There is not a flavor to out that really stands out. Most likely due to the fact that they cook the fried rice in such bulk that it’s more quantity then quality. The orange chicken was really good and the meat doesn’t tast too fast foodie. I wouldn’t compare it to eating a chicken nugget from McDonalds.
2. The price– It’s a little more expensive then say Burger King or McDonalds but i am ok with that because I don’t feel like I am eating half food half grease. I got Fried rice and a double order of Orange chicken with a drink and it cost me roughly $ 8.25. It was a good chunk of both so I only ended up eating half of it. I eat like a bird anyway. Seconds anyone?
3. The service– While there was no real delay in getting food (it’s semi buffet style so they serve your food you just walk down and pick what you want) The employees aren’t really cheerful. They weren’t mean or rude by any means, they just didn’t seem to happy to be there.
I work really close to this place but have only been to it two or three times in the past 2 months. Like I said, my stomach does not like me when I eat Chinese so I do my best to stay on it’s good side.

Before you freak out on me about how Panda Express isn’t really food. I KNOW! I will cover that.
I usually don’t like chain restaurants, and if you are eating here, it is probably because you are in a hurry, and choices are limited. It isn’t really «real» food, but sometimes you’ve just got to do what you’ve got to do. Not a place I would eat daily or even weekly, but there are a few things I like here:
1. The iced tea is great.
2. Their chili paste (comes in a little packet on the side) is quite good, actually a bit spicy, and can make their uninteresting fare flavorful.
3. Entrée: The Sweet Fire Chicken with the above mentioned chili paste added is a fairly good fast food meal. It is basically breaded, fried, and candied chicken breast meat, so take it for what you will.
4. If you get vegetables rather than the noodles or rice, it really starts to resemble something quasi healthy, which it still isn’t, but do what ya gotta do to get through the day.

During the lunch rush the line almost makes its way out the door sometimes, so employees are motivated to get you through quickly. The food here is typical, bland, and uninspired, which is sometimes good when you just don’t want any surprises. Don’t expect to get anything too pungent or too spicy here. Because the food is kept in warming trays, it usually has a «dried out» taste to it if you don’t get it fresh during the lunch rush (and even then, it’s not a given).
If you find yourself starving near College and University and can’t decide on what to eat, eat at Panda.

This location has super sweet employees, something I’m not used to when I go into a Panda Express. The food was good and I didn’t have to wait long. The only bummer I had here was that they didn’t have potstickers. The cashier explained to me that they don’t carry them in Arizona stores and then proceeded to hold an actual conversation with me. It was nice to talk to someone who wasn’t robotic and actual cared. I’ll definitely be going back.

In 2007, my BFF & I finally pulled into our beloved Tempe after driving for 16hrs from what felt like the other side of the world. We were exhausted, emotionally and physically taxed, and ravenous. Didn’t want to go through a drive-​thru. Like hell either one of us was cooking. So we hopped out for Panda Express takeaway.
I ate & went to bed. Got up a couple of hours later to fasten my head to the porcelain god for the entire rest of the night. I rang in my first sunrise back in AZ for 2007 purging my «meal» from the night previous through vomitous fanfare.
I can’t even go near one of these poor excuses for Chinese food now. Haven’t touched it since. Did I gross you out? Don’t blame me. Blame Panda.

Chuck and Larry talked me into their Friday afternoon ritual of expressing a Panda. Er. of Panda Express. I was secretly amused by the message on my cup that becked me to believe that orange chicken was truly a Panda Express «original.» I mean, I haven’t exactly done hard research on the subject, but I’m pretty sure there is exactly nothing original about their particular brand of super americanized «chinese» fast food.
The overall blandness of the place matches well with their food. Even dishes you would think would be spicy and exciting somehow manage to be tame and underflavored. That’s ok though, sometimes blandness can have a certain charm to it. At least you know what you’re getting into. And the portions are plentiful. And by plentiful I mean holy crap, what kind of a pig am I that I was able to eat most of it?
It’s true what they say though. In two hours, I’ll be hungry again, and I when I am, it’s a pretty sure bet that I won’t be thinking of Panda Express.