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    Panda Express

    2.4 (75 reviews)
    ModerateFast Food, Chinese
    Open 9:00 am - 10:30 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Aislinn A.

    This location is pretty rough if you're planning on going through the drive-thru. It's great if you want to test out your 4x4 on some off road-esque terrain without leaving the city limits. Food is good though I wish they might have included some soy sauce or teriyaki sauce for my teriyaki chicken.

    Madai P.

    My heart is slightly breaking as I write this review. Food is good here. It's not the food that troubled me. Let me mention a few things that did: The person helping me as I ordered wasn't the best customer service. For instance, when I asked if I could have some of the garlic veggies she simply said no, instead of explaining that yes I could but it would be a side order. She also went skimpy on the protein portions. I found this particularly piquant because she had advised that the shrimp with walnuts was an up charge and when I agreed to get it she proceeded to give me, in my opinion, based on past experiences, quite a small portion. The worst part of this experience wasn't the dirty table that I had to clean and sanitize myself but rather the extremely LOUD and offensive music playing in the restaurant. F bombs/ vulgar lyrics were playing and yes there was a family with young children dining inside. I was horrified. When I approached a very nice employee he mentioned my concerns to the manager and the music was changed and volume decreased. Panda is a family friendly dining place correct? It was more like a gangster rap nightclub in there. Some soothing or fun holiday music would have been much better. Or really anything family appropriate without cursing. The peach and lychee tea was not great, pretty bland and lacking in flavor. The veggies could be steamed a bit longer so they will be softer. I will now step down from my soap box.

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    There was a bone in my orange chicken??? also somebody's hair I have my hair in my mouth enough i dont need someones curly hair in my food

    Bertha K.

    i came in asked for sum orange chicken my chicken was covered in the devils spices hot as hell some would say , i feel cooked like a chicken on superbowl sunday. i have never felt closer to the devil himself noe i mustake like a chicken and dash.

    Kung Pao Chicken and Honey Walnut Shrimp!
    Vic E.

    I came down here after work ravenously hungry and just to get out of the house for awhile to enjoy the sunny weather we've been having this week. This Panda Express is located next to Red Robin and across from McDonald's by the entrance to Elmendorf Air Force Base. A long line of cars snaked around the parking lot by the drive-thru for the dinner rush. The city has eased restrictions on dining in for restaurants but by reservation only. Panda Express is not one of those establishments hence the massive drive-thru line. The good thing was that these cars were all moving progressively at an average of 2-3 minutes which only made my wait about 15 minutes before pulling up to the menu to place an order. The menu was limited to just a few entree selections and sides. Basically, it was a small selection of their best-sellers so personal favorites like the Shanghai Steak and the Five-Flavor Shrimp were not available unfortunately. There was no specific time given on when the full menu will return. I picked the Kung Pao Chicken and the Honey-Walnut Shrimp as a two-entree combo with Super Greens (a great mix of Chinese vegetables sprinkled with minced garlic). The employee at the window said that they only had a small amount of Super Greens, but there was a new batch being prepared and that the wait was going to be 7 minutes.... 7 minutes with a line of cars behind me?... This wasn't what I wanted to hear but I was too hungry and I didn't want to wait in the parking lot in addition to having waited in line. I had a choice of fried rice, steamed rice, or lo mein noodles. I went with the steamed rice to fill the other half of the sides. I have to hand it to the staff on their safety measures. All the employees had protective masks and even a transparent plastic curtain was draped across the window to protect the upper face when doing cash or card transactions. They even used a plastic to-go plate for customers paying in cash to minimize hand contact.

    Marvin L.

    I ordered the orange chicken bowl and a cup of hot & sour soup. Brought back memories of food court at anymall, USA. The taste of the food is consistent, it's Americanized Chinese. The chicken was a bit too sweet and the soup was surprisingly good though it was cold. Too bad they are next to Red Robin because If I had to pick between the two for lunch, as much as I love Chinese food, Red Robin wins YUMMMM!

    Order from door dash got three pieces of beef with hella broccoli and chow mien with no veggies

    Looks so plain not how it Is when I order from store and pickup myself the extra I got was just full of veggies no meat and I was charge extra

    Mmary L.

    The food is always delicious. Consistency is key to keeping my business. The location is clean and the staff is always incredibly friendly. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a great spot to eat.

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    Service was just fine. However, the food was less than stellar. Very bland offerings served with soggy white rice.

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    1 year ago

    I had a great visit here at panda express, the drive through worker "Jp" was really nice and respectful. Will be coming back aagin! :)

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    3 years ago

    The food and the service was the worst. Tried getting a hold of the company headquarters with no results. Will never eat there again!

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    3 years ago

    Just like any other Panda Express. Clean dining room and restroom. Staff a little curt and rude.

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    The food is so inconsistent! One day it's normal, great panda, and the next it's dry and gross! It's a waste of money.

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    4 years ago

    The quality of the foods is awful; the price is unreasonable high. This Panda Express is the worse we had never been.

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    McDonald's

    McDonald's

    2.3
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    OMFG! today is…read more11/16/23 the staff working tonight shift was some of the most amazing people I've ever interacted with before at McDonald's. To set the scene I was driving a 15 person passenger van filled with youth to an event thinking I was going to park come inside the restaurant and order. They had the lobby closed most likely due to staffing. I totally understand. It's very very hard right now. So I had to drive this van through the drive-through not something I would recommend anyone doing, especially with 15 who wanted to order things that weren't even on the menu. The staff were extremely patient and the one taking my order was very kind and nice to let me know. She was going to help the other car for a minute while they were deciding. Orders and these are some of the most complicated orders I've ever heard in my entire life it's like these kids have never been to a McDonald's before ever. also I didn't know that you could request an extra hamburger patty inside a burger that already has too many. What is this in and out burger? I have no idea how they make the frozen café drinks but to see them make eight of them so rapidly blew my mind. I apologize profusely to every staff and all of them. We're extremely kind and nice to me. When I got up to the window, I knew it might take a while so I offered to pull the van out front out of the way so they let other cars get their food and move along. They told me there would be no need. They got us all of the drinks right away by the time they were done handing us all the drinks food order was then coming through the window quickly. We had two other cars in our caravan that were also in the drive-through that had a similar amazing experience. All of the youth love the food , even the strange things that they ordered who doesn't get pickles on a burger? Out of all of the order, there was one item that was forgotten we didn't find out until we arrived at our location. But we still had a car that was close by. They went back and were very kind to immediately make the item for them and apologize profusely. It's very strange to order hamburger patties by themselves. but the youth was going to feed his dog them. The place was clean and the staff acted like this was a normal thing. they did an amazing job. I personally don't frequent McDonald's often and I think this is by far the first time I have ever given one a 5 Star Review! but the entire team did amazing. Thank you so much.

    You post that your closing at 11 every day and when I get there my mobile order is already ordered…read morewell before 11 and it's 1045 when I get there and I have to cancel my order because your manager says they are closed even though it's not 11 I don't care that you have to clean up when your shift is ending that is a you problem while you are in operating hours you should be serving food cleaning is for when you close now I won't get my money back for 7 days

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    Smashburger

    2.9
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    8.5 mi
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    My experiences here have been mixed. In general I'm not a fan of national chains on principle,…read more especially if there are locally run mom and pops nearby. But occasionally when we are at the pharmacy nearby and pressed for time after work, we land at Smashburger. In particular, we like their small outdoor seating area on a sunny day which are so rare in Anchorage. But I have learned their tables are almost never clean, so i come prepared with babywipes and hand sanitizer to deal with cleanliness issues. The trashcans are also overflowing, which always gives me pause. Their fries are terrible and overpriced. My husband loves their weird little Brussel sprout things, but holy hell are they salty. Definitely enough for a party of 3. But I absolutely love their Pickle Stack burger. I don't even like mustard, But man, it is the exact perfect proportions of meaty cheese, meat, mustard and PICKLES!!! I hope they make this seasonal burger part of their permanent menu.

    Food is good, the restaurant is not…read more I tried to come here last Friday about 5pm and their entire computer system went down. The "lady in charge" said it would be a few minutes and gave us free drinks. Yea... we waited an hour, for some reason, and they still weren't on. Couldn't online order, they could do nothing. Were happy to feed all the teenage boys "working" though. Ok so wanted to try them again. I thought about ordering on the app but didn't want to put all my card info in so just ordered in store. The app (who didn't know any better) said the wait was 10 minutes. I get in the store and almost everyone sitting down didn't have any food. They were getting the burgers ready but the sides were taking soooo long. The burgers would just sit in the window, waiting for their fry companion. I waited 25 minutes with a litteral screaming squirmy wormy baby. Why come here when McDonald's is like 2 minutes. I wanted a kaladi brothers shake too but didn't want to pay $9 for a soda sized cup. They made their sweet potatoes into waffle fries when they used to be regular shaped fries. I think that's what slowed them down. Honestly the price wasn't bad, 7.99 for a regular smash burger but the wait was too long.

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