Food is gross, chicken was way overcooked and so was the rice. Waste of time and money coming here.

I think I'm finally done eating here. Every time that I come here now, I always wonder why I punish myself after the meal. The chow mein noodles are always small broken noodles that are tough from drying out under the heat-lamps for too long. Nowadays it seems to be mostly cabbage anyways, and cabbage past its prime at that. My go to dish used to be the honey walnut shrimp but now whenever I order this menu item, it always seems to come out soggy. The crust has a mushy, mealy texture and peels away from the shrimp in gooey chunks. How long has this stuff been sitting in a bowl on the line? Their vegetable spring rolls are one of the worst food items I've ever put in my mouth. It's just a soggy wrapper full of vegetable paste. I used to enjoy the Beijing beef from here but it seems to have fallen to the same fate as everything else, too long under a heat lamp. I shouldn't have to peel off a layer of "Sauce Skin" to get to my mushy beef underneath. What really confuses me about the whole ordeal is... all of this stuff is pre-made right? no one is back there hand crafting grandma's sauce and battering up fresh pieces of meat. Why can't they keep the sauces and the meat items separate, then toss it together when someone orders it? seems like a landmark idea, crust stays crispy. Not only that but more menu options open up with no base increase of ingredients. someone wants Beijing chicken? Boom just toss some chicken in Beijing sauce. Orange shrimp, same concept. Hell, when was the last time you went and ordered boneless wings at a Wingstop and they just bring out "ye old vat" of pre-sauced soggy chicken wings, never happens right? And stop being so stingy with the candied walnuts in the shrimp. It's the only thing y'all serve anymore that has any kind of redeeming crunch to it. read more

Just curious as to why this is the only restaurant in Bastrop that does not have indoor dinning or even pick up? Line is wrapped around the building every time you try to go through the drive though. Might need to change your name because there ain't nothing Express about this store. read more

A surprisingly good Panda Express location. I stopped here with low expectations, but still wanting Chinese food. Panda Express now has brown rice and a very serviceable grilled teriyaki chicken. The service at this location was friendly and pleasant as well. If only they had unsweet tea and/or a decent fountain soda mix, I'd have given it a fifth star! read more

Panda express is almost always good. I love their orange chicken most of all and when i get tired of it which is rare, they always have something to tempt me with. I normally love their chow mien but when i went to this location for the first time i found it to be lacking in taste and greasy. I really hope they fix it. Thats why i only gave them four stars. For now ive switched to ordering the steamed rice because the chow mien was so bad. read more

The person who helped me was friendly, but I was disappointed with the serving. I had beef chicken and Kung Pao chicken and think overall there were probably three small pieces of meat. I love veggies and rice, but I also am paying for protein not a plate of rice and veggies. I was still hungry after I finished. read more

1st off before Panda Express would give you a decent amount of food! Now they give you small portions? For a 7.30$ plate? I've gone to other Asian places and they stack a lot of food for cheaper (6.95$) 2nd workers seem so unfriendly and rude! My family and I came to this location on our way to the airport(Austin) and we weren't even greeted. We were ordering with Mirella, 1st face we saw and it looked like she didn't even want to be working! Her face showed rudeness & not very friendly! Food was cold & they didn't have enough food out! read more

My husband stopped in for lunch. He had the chicken teriyaki which is usually really good. He found several bones and took his plate up to show the employees and they just totally disregarded him altogether. Now he's having abdominal pain. It would have been nice if they at least said sorry. Needless to say we won't be returning and I will be sure to tell everyone about his experience. read more

Went through drive thru. They were out of everything. Only Orange chicken available and we.had to wait on it to be cooked, plenty of beef available. What does this tell you manager? No sweet and sour...whaaaatt? Do you have coke. Why even be open. You suck tonight!!! read more

Service sucks! The staff are always rushing customers even through the drive thru and please do not even THINK of stopping there within AN HOUR of closing because you will have to wait for everything including the sweet and sour sauce which means they let things run out completely before making more. Every.single.time. we stop here we have had bad service. And if you ask for extra sweet and sour sauce? Nope it ain't gonna happen! read more

Just purchased Orange chicken and noodles. 1. Orange chicken was spicy hot. Not the usual. Too much spice to eat. 2. Noodles were old and dried out. Tea was old. Bought at 11:30 am Mamu fu here we come. read more

This is my go-to, drive through, fast lunch spot. Everything is tasty, hot and served with a friendly smile. The broccoli beef is excellent. Consistently good experiences. read more

It's 8:33 pm. Closing time is suppose to be 9:30pm, but all the outdoor lights are off, including the drive thru menu. I see employees inside, but no customers. Why are you looking dark and sketchy and closed, Bastrop Panda Express?! read more

The order taker was moving my plate upside down on the counter back and forth. When I asked her if that was going to be my plate, she told me that someone else was going to have to help me. The second girl did the exact same thing. We excused ourselves and left. Why is it always so cold on Panda Expresses? read more

First time at Panda and I would go back. The service was great. I personally didn't like the egg roll. Just wasn't what I am used to. I will be back for sure. read more

I went by the drive thru ordered me a bowl and and extra entry. They said I the lo mein wasn't ready to give it 3 minutes and park in the front that they'll bring it. Well 5 minute 7 minutes pass and nothing. I go inside and and they forgot or didn't notice. The lo mein is ready and cooked and now they told me they don't now what happens. Am now they running out of both entries I asked for to wait longer. So I asked to just Cancel the order and they can't give me my money back so now I'm waiting for my order. read more

I usually love stopping at Panda in Austin or San Marcos for some semi-healthy food, but, this Bastrop location is terrible! I ate for free today because last time was so bad they have us two more free meals to give them another chance. It was just as bad! Associates think it's social hour vs work. Three of them were eating McDonalds together in the dining room while we waited for food. They were out of half of the entrees, egg rolls, and spring rolls. Finally got some chicken and it was pure mush. Ugh! If you want Panda, it's worth the 30 mile trip to Austin or San Marcos just to avoid this place! read more

Don't eat there. Got food poisoning. 8-3-2016 One day of total bathroom fun. If the food looks dead in the serving player, it has been dead for awhile. Eat there if you want a real long and unfun shit. I vote it as a shity place to eat. Your choice. To shit or not to shit... read more

The food was really good, great for Chinese on the run at a decent price but my issue today was an communication. I went through the drive-thru and the lady working was very hard to understand both over the com. and face to face, she didn't speak clearly enough and wouldn't repeat my order back to me. When I went to pay I was pretty sure she said $9 something and that seemed right with what I thought I order but when I got my food and the receipt it was $12. Also when my order was done she practically threw my order at me and closed the window, with no other cars behind me. read more

I like Panda a lot. They are pretty much my goto place for a healthier lunch or dinner when we are wanting something simple and fast. Food is good service is friendly not personable but friendly. The atmosphere is light and comfortable. The restaurant is usually clean and well taken care of. read more

Not for sophisticated palates, but kids will eat this stuff up - if you don't mind them being hyper for about 36 hours due to everything being coated in sugary goo. read more

Not really a big fan of this Panda Express whenever I go they never fill up my panda bowl ha it's always half full. The food I guess taste like any other panda nothing special. I drove thru so don't really know how good the service is. read more

Worst customer service I've experienced. Tried calling to place a catering order for 45 minutes & no one ever answered the phone. Went by the restaurant & stood for 20 minutes waiting on a manager that completely ignored my presence because she was busy. She was the only one in the place that could "take a catering order". The girl "Karissa" at the front was very apologetic & offered me a drink. When she stopped the manager to tell her I was waiting, she got yelled at. I walked out without ever placing the order. read more

I'd give no stars if that was an option. I'm not from the area and needed something quick. They were out of several things. The wait time was ridiculous and they forgot my spring roll. I tried calling and no one will answer the phone. read more

I ate here on Monday. First visit. I loved it! I'm so enchanted with fast asian food. The fried rice, spring rolls, chili shrimp and kung pao were on point for a fast food joint. read more

The high school boys really don't know how to cook the Panda Express kit meals. The food is horrible!

Curious what kind of policy Panda Express has for running out of food? I've been to plenty of other locations without this issue. I went through the drive thru at 9 pm. I was immediately asked do you want to know what we still have in our steamer? About 3 people left without buying anything before us! I don't want anything other than someone to know this isn't acceptable customer service. If you close at 9:30 you shouldn't be out of all but 4 things at 9! read more

Went to Panda Express in Bastrop off of hwy 71. Walked in and they were not busy. Every table was filthy and the floor needed sweeping as well as a sticky mess Round the soda dispenser. Will not go back. read more

Most of the time the food and service have been, I really like the sweet fire chicken and my daughter like the orange chicken, we both like the shrimp with walnuts but sometimes it seems a little hit or miss with the quality of the food. read more

Panda deserves no stars!!! This place took way to long to give me my order and then didn't give me everything I asked for, nor did they follow instructions. I will not come back here again. AWFUL SERVICE!!!! read more

Every single time me & my boyfriend come here we order egg rolls through drive thru. They ALWAYS forget the egg rolls. The chow mein is always usually more cabbage & onions than noodles. read more

I had the orange chicken and teriyaki chicken. I had to wait a couple minutes for fresh chicken, however, it was worth the wait. Nothing fancy fancy, just fast food Chinese. read more

Management really needs to evaluate the employees at this location. Panda Express is decent Chinese fast food and convenient, but we walked out of this restaurant on a Saturday evening with our question answered as to why this location seemed vacant, comes down to rude employees. Both females working tonight acted like they could care less about how food was handled and were blatantly rude when we asked to sample the new kale dish, they rolled their eyes. When I picked my side of vegetables, all that was left was mostly carrots and when asked if a new batch was coming out, she rudely stated no, it would be 4 minutes, sighed out loud and tossed the box aside asking "why? You don't like carrots?" I was stunned and politely said no, not that many. She mumbled something to the cashier who grabbed her head and said "oh my god!" Then they both went to the drive through window and leaned over as if to hang out. My Husband and I were appalled and instead of waiting for the veggies, left. If they treat customers like that to their face, I don't wanna know what they do to their food. read more

Adrian not only greeted us, and asked us if we would like to try a sample.... (My wife and I ALWAYS try a honey walnut shrimp as an "appetizer" - we LOVE that dish, but generally choose a lower calorie dish as our entree.) Adrian then suggested I try the new PORK dish (I do NOT remember the exact name). He said, "Today is our fist day serving this dish, I think you will enjoy it." I DID ENJOY IT... I chose it as my entree. He used "suggestive sales" but was not OBNOXIOUS or ROBOTIC. His "Suggestive sales" was as genuine as I have ever been "Suggestively sold." Later, I approached the counter to find his name (I did not know it was on the receipt) and he was in drive thru; When he finished on the headset - he saw me looking his direction, and he walked up and said, "How can I help you?" (The girl at the counter was serving another guest). HIs attention to "GUESTS" was as good as I have seen in a Long, I Long Time. read more

I went through the drive-thru, keeping a mental note of Yelper Thuy H. who most recently left a review for this location, and to my surprise, the girls working that night weren't rude in any way. Perhaps they have new staff members or the girls/guys aren't always that way. As for the food, it didn't taste as fresh as I thought it could be and the honey walnut shrimp had more of a mushy consistency to it. Not appetizing at all. I can't say much else but I don't plan on visiting anytime soon. read more

I visited the local Bastrop location on my way home from work. I was told there was a 10 minute wait for the grilled teriyaki. I was ok with this, paid for my order, and was directed to a parking spot to wait. That was 4:27, come 4:50 I got back in the drive thru line. I was told by the cashier that she was "running around". I don't know what that was supposed to mean... If you do multiple tasks, or go on break, pass along the info a customer is waiting for their order. She got someone who told me they're not allowed to give a refund. WHAT!!?? WHAT!!?? They told me my order was "right there". I said no, it's cold now. They said more teriyaki chicken should be coming out soon. WHAT!!?? I'd have to wait longer...!? I told this person I wanted my money back to get dinner from somewhere else. I had been on site for 34 minutes!!!! He just said he couldn't give me my money back. WHAT!!?? To say I was boiling mad is an understatement. read more

Disappointed..not so much in this location but because of the teeny, tiny, small entree i received...I ordered a small pepper chicken, an eggroll (only 1 eggroll) and a large tea...it was $8 and some change...ok, no big deal, until i got home and saw the little tiny box of chicken that i received for the price..I could do nothing but laugh! REALLY PANDA EXPRESS!!!! That little box of food should have been on the kids menu! read more