Deciding to have lunch here in Warsaw, Indiana was a no brainer. When my local Warsaw friend and I…read morepast the area where Panda Express and Starbucks were next to each other, I knew I had to go there for lunch. Not only because I have the app, because it was budget friendly.
After my friend dropped me off here, I decided to mobile order @ Panda Express while getting a drink at Starbucks. I know from previous experiences that it takes a while to get the order prepared. For a weird reason, I decided to order the Panda Bundle, but didn't noticed they assigned the drink as Coke. And so, when I entered and picked up my order, I noticed this black liquid in the cup. I thought I could just fill it at their self serve drink station. I asked what that was and explained to them I thought that it was supposed to be an empty cup versus one that was prefilled with Coke. The lady didn't want to argue, so she gave me a medium empty cup, so I could fill it with my drink of choice, which I try not to drink soda. It's been almost a year since my no soda pledge. So far so good. I ended up with 2 drinks to accompany my Panda Express meal. I usually do the basics of chao mien, unless they have chao fun at a particular location. Then orange chicken and beef broccoli are the staples I usually do. For this experience in Warsaw, Indiana, it was the beef broccoli, mushroom chicken, sauteed eggplant, with a bed of chao mein. The perfect combination of sweet and savory. It was definitely a slice from home since we have Panda Express in Honolulu. It was pretty cool to see Panda Express in NE Indiana of all places.
The overall experience here at this Panda Express location here in Warsaw, Indiana was interesting and good. I came here around 11:30am and it was fairly empty with the lunch rush to slowly trickle in. I must have sat in the corner and dined in, since I saw a bunch of people walk in and ordered. I guess I was thankful that I did beat the rush. I was also thankful that this restaurant had restroom facilities and a self service drink station. I must have filled up my cup at least 3 times before fill up one for the road. The restaurant itself was clean and can probably sit up to 20 people at a time. Thankfully, it was fairly empty and I could get my own seat and eat privately while working on my phone. While this isn't the pinnacle of fine dining, its basically economical and good to have while traveling. I particularly enjoy the noodles for sure, but the other stuff is still good, but yet tolerable. It was nice that they didn't really safe guard the self service drink station as to limiting how much refills you can do in one dining experience. Thankful for that. As long as you behave yourself and act civil, I guess most people let you do what you want within reason. With that said, if you are in the area and love Chinese food, consider coming here to Panda Express for your daily fix. It was nice that Panda Express chose this location in Warsaw, Indiana.
This Panda Express location is in Warsaw, Indiana. It's interesting how this Panda Express chose this particular location. It's physically located at 1170 Lake City Highway in Warsaw. They accept major credit cards as well as cash. For me though, I mobile ordered it, so it was quick and easy. As far as parking goes, there's a good amount of parking here, but best bet is to get here before the lunch or dinner rush comes through the area. Better yet, mobile order and quickly grab and go. If you feel like dining in, that's good too, especially with the unlimited refills on drinks. Not sure if Warsaw has its own public transportation system, but your best bet would be to have your own car or rent one. There's always Uber or Lyft to get you here, as well as those food delivery services too, if you can't make it out but want to enjoy what Panda Express has to offer. For myself though, I enjoyed the ambiance and the unlimited refills on drinks during my time here. It was a quick bite on a Sunday in April 2024 before heading off to South Bend for the rest of the day. If you love Chinese food and in the area, come on by.
4.0 stars for the overall experience. 5.0 stars for the unlimited drink station and the service. Thanks to the staff to understood my dilemma of the day.
3.5 stars for the prices.
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