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    Panda Express

    2.4 (85 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Fast Food
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Super clean and well stocked.
    Victor A.

    Very clean, great food, amazing prices and friendly and polite staff. Panda Express in Buellton, California is consistently a great place to grab a meal and you will always be satisfied.

    2 high chairs and 2 patio chairs blocking 1 of 2 exits during business hours 7pm on a Wednesday

    What is up with blocking one of only 2 entrances/ exits to the restaurant. The door closest to the checkout was blocked on the inside by 2 high chairs and blocked outside by 2 patio chairs. I thought that was against the law to have only 1 unobstructed exit during business hours. This was 7pm on a Wednesday.

    Very bad service, no refund for overpaid money!No more comeback!...........................................................

    Brent O.

    It's a Panda Express. It's right in line with what you expect from any Panda Express. The dining room is a little smaller than the ones I'm used to, but it's all good. Honestly, the orange chicken is the best orange chicken of the style, so that's always good. Staff was nice, all good. Did mark down for not having brown rice or hot mustard.

    Rice and stuff
    Mark Y.

    I've never had a good meal at any Panda Express, but it was late, we were hungry, and we were tired of hamburgers and tacos. We should have had burgers anyway. The Panda's meats always seem to have been sitting out forever and smothered in some kind of unappetizing glaze. Everything is bland, even the rice. Sometimes you just have to eat somewhere just to remind yourself why you never eat there, and this was one of those occasions.

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    Jared H.

    Horrible customer service, and terribly prepare food. You may suspect that the staff would be kind and open to all, but they made me and my family feel like we should have found a different food place. They also didn't have white or brown rice stating that it would take 2 hours to make (rice takes 30 minutes maximum to make even in great quantities). On top of the continuous lies, the staff member continued to act unprofessionally by smashing her fist on the counter and smirking at us. The lady who assisted us in our order has dark hair and wears a ponytail with a hat, and we visited at 6:30 PM.

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    Great food and excellent customer service from the nice young lady Alexis. I would be coming here again; delicious!

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    True, it is smaller, there was only one server (Alexis, and she is fantastic, as others have reported) and one cook.

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    We were in Solvang and were craving Asian food. This restaurant was one of the only Asian places in…read morethe area. We decided to take a bet and try it out and was pleasantly surprised by how authentic and great the food tasted. We ordered mapo tofu medium spice and beef stir fry with onions. All entrees came with white rice. Rice was cooked well. Mapo tofu had bit of mala spice and it was so good! It had good salty, spicy flavor that I liked. It also came with pork and you can choose to put meat on it or not. The beef stir fry had really good flavor and matched well with rice. We ended up finishing everything and we were very content with our dinner. The service was great, and the food came very fast. There was actually only one other guest party other than us. We assume it's because it's weekday and not many people are in the area. I hope more people check this place out. The only thing is the price is overpriced for the food but food quality and authenticity is very good!

    The food was pretty good for being the only Chinese restaurant in all of Santa Ynez Valley (if you…read moredon't count Panda Express). The PoPo Platter (aka PuPu Platter) had the paper wrapped chicken replaced by beef skewers. The Egg Drop Soup we ordered included seaweed was the small order, and it can feed 5 easily. Water Boiled Fish was one of a few Sichuanese offerings on the menu, and it looked and tasted close to the authentic version. Of course, I had to have my Kung Pao Chicken. And we rounded out the meal with Assorted Pan Fried Noodles. Enjoyed having the meal here as a service was very good as well. Mind stopping here during my next wine tasting trip in the area.

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    Suvans Kitchen

    4.1(321 reviews)
    15.7 mi
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    I hadn't realized I hadn't updated my review!! Yikes!! We've…read morebeen enjoying Suvan's again for the past couple years. Still the same space, but comfortable and the food is DELISH!! I am still hooked on the same faves, and they happily make mild and leave out the onions. I haven't had a bad dish. They're always very nice and accommodating every time.

    As much as I appreciated that they had vegan options including a vegan menu, I was not a fan of…read moretheir vegan pho. When I was ordering, the cashier who took our order was new and I had to tell her multiple times to look at the menu instead of telling me that by default the vegan pho was veggie broth. The menu specifically said to order with veggie broth because by default it was chicken broth. The menu also said to make sure to tell the cashier no fish sauce, no eggs, and no oyster sauce. This should already be addressed to the kitchen staff instead of being the customers job to request for these especially if there is a vegan menu already . We asked for a small amount of salt when we ordered our food, but all the food came extremely salty. Does the kitchen staff even read the comments on the orders? We had to send back an order because it was way too salty. The vegan pho was sad. Broth was bland, salty, only veggies, and no protein. Maybe add in some tofu and/or spinach for extra protein. My family had beef ball pho, seafood pho, orange chicken rice, and pork chow mein. My family and I did not enjoy our food. The portions were also small. We won't be back.

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    3.4(461 reviews)
    30.4 mi
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    I find the ambience and food at China Pavilion to be great. And they have a bar as well…read more The service is very professional. I'd recommend it if you are craving Chinese food and in the Santa Barbara area.

    Hands down the BEST Chinese food in Santa Barbara. There is no comparison!…read more If you're looking for incredible Chinese food, this is the place. My husband and I come here all the time, and every single visit is outstanding. We have our absolute favorites: the chicken fried rice, spicy pea pods with oyster sauce, and the sizzling rice chicken soup, which is a must. When we bring our son, he always orders duck, and this restaurant truly shines in how many amazing ways they prepare it. He loves every version. When we have friends or family visiting, we explore even more of the menu, including Szechuan dishes, noodle plates, and so much more. Everything is consistently delicious. But it's not just the food. The people who work here are fantastic. They are warm, welcoming, attentive, and genuinely happy to have you there. They make you feel like a regular even on your first visit, which is rare and so appreciated. We've tried the Montecito location, and while it was fine, it simply does not compare to the Santa Barbara restaurant. This spot is something special. If you haven't been yet, do yourself a favor and go. You won't regret it, and you will definitely be back.

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