Food was good ! Quick friendly service ! Clean bathrooms. Ambiance is that of Panda Express! We will be back

Panda Express Carlsbad , This is one of my favorite Chinese food spots because of the wide variety of dishes. I usually order the Honey Walnut Shrimp, Kung Pao Chicken, Beijing Beef, and Orange Chicken. Honestly, I like almost everything on the menu. The staff here are always friendly, kind, and very helpful, which makes the experience even better. The restaurant is clean, spacious, and comfortable. My family often comes here when we can't decide what to eat for dinner. Parking is spacious and very easy to find. Food: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Ambiance: 5/5 read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - Carlsbad, California

The Management is OK, but unfortunately, every time that my family and I come in, there's a long wait time for the side items. The rice is either cold or crunchy..... they can do better!! read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - Carlsbad, California

This panda Express is clean, awesome service, swift employees while also being kind The portions are very well mannered and food is fresh and hot You can tell they get more foot traffic than other panda expresses in the area I will be calling this panda express my new location because the experience was better than other locations read more

Panda Express - Outside of store and seating - Chinese Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Holy cow, what happened? Our normally favorite takeout, delicious Panda food was disgusting tonight. The greens were bitter, the food overcooked and peppers burnt. It even smelled bad. Picked up our food at 5pm, July 19. We ended up throwing the food out. read more

I love this location! Food is always great and never any issues. Shout out to the worker Christian, not only did he go above and beyond helping with everything I needed but his vibes were immaculate, greeted as soon as I entered and his happiness was infectious! Thank you! Such a lovely experience! read more

What an excellent crew at this Panda Express! The customer service went far beyond what you'd expect from fast food. From the person taking our order to the cashier, everyone was friendly and attentive. Even my 9-year-old daughter noticed how exceptional the service was. A special shoutout to Christian, who was constantly going around helping everyone and even offered to take our trash away. Five stars to the entire team, and thank you for providing such outstanding service! read more

Whoever the crew was last night is great people and service. They were so nice and they even got us fresh chow mein. Thank you!

Broccoli is practically raw, no sauce in my broccoli beef. The containers were immediately weak and soggy and I got a splinter from my wooden fork read more

I was there 3/24/26 at around noon. Line was out the door and looks like they were handling a catering order as well. Most of the workers were young folks in their teens/twenties and WOW they still managed to provide excellent service and carry a smile on their face! Very proud of the team working together and providing the best service even under the overwhelming circumstances they were in. Great job! read more

Yesterday, around 5 PM we stopped for the first time at this Panda location (what happened with Boston Market place?). Not sure, that it even being open (looking from outside), we ordered to take out inside (the place was almost empty). Our order was a Bigger plate for $12.00 with 1/2 rice (dry, no taste), 1/2 noodles (very dry), honey walnut shrimps (was good and fresh) and the original orange chicken (surprisingly spicy). It was a nice, big portion to share for 2 of us for dinner, even lunch for one, leftover for today. Not sure, if we will be back to this location, the Bressi Ranch Panda is closer to us. read more

Christian and the other young man were so helpful and nice, amazing service and very quick too! I'd also like to commend their patience, there was a nasty hearted person spewing hate and derogatory/racist remarks and they reminded positive, not letting it get to them. To management- please be more present and protect your staff. That woman after spitting racial slurs still ate inside the building and she as not asked to leave, which is preposterous. Please look out for your staff. This happened on 10/9/2025 around 1:45-2pm and the woman was wearing a blue shirt, sunglasses and had blonde hair. She should be 86'd from the establishment. Thank you to Christian and the other young man for making our day ! read more

I came here at 9:40 and closing says 10:30 so I was expecting more options but they only had three types of entrees and rice that looked extremely dry and dark read more

Came at 6:30 dinner rush and Christian was awesome! Enough for me to write a review. The last was also great but I didn't catch her name. Excellent customer service and fresh food. read more

Very disappointing experience at this Panda Express. Although the store was technically open, they had very little food available more than an hour before closing, which made it clear they were not prepared to serve customers, especially a sizable group. When food was prepared, it was not cooked properly, specifically the chicken. We brought this to the attention of the manager, Julian, but there was no effort to remake the food correctly or offer a partial refund. What made the situation especially uncomfortable was that my friend, who was the only Black person in our group, received the undercooked chicken, and the response afterward felt dismissive and concerning. While I can't claim intent, the situation felt discriminatory based on how it was handled. Poor preparation, unsafe food handling, and a lack of accountability from management made this a very negative experience. I would not recommend this location. read more

Everyone that works here is so nice and happy! Made my takeout experience great. Have been here a few times and it's always good! read more

Where to begin here.. absolutely awful location. Upon walking in there is a huge pool of water right by the door and I almost slipped. Should have just left then and there and staff wouldn't have even noticed. No greeting or anything when entering, staff were too busy preparing orders (possibly for catering?). This was before 11 AM as well when it should be completely dead and while there were only a couple people inside staff looked busy but also we're extremely slow paced and I stood first in line for 5 minutes without even being acknowledged. Finally when it was my turn staff were terrible listeners. This location is super weird. It's big inside, but that is the best thing going for it and the only good thing really. Then when I asked for a bowl I got a box and not a bowl. When asking for utinsils I got a cheap wooden fork. I don't know if they have to do this because it's Carlsbad or something, but no other Panda express does this, even in Encinitas and Del Mar. The food is not worth the price at all. Staff was slow and clueless and lacked any sense of priority. Overall the worst panda express I've been to and I asked for a refund. read more

Panda Express - This is a box not a bowl - Chinese Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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Please take a moment to look at the photo I posted. Is that not the most mid 2 item combo you've ever seen. And the crazy part is it looks better than it tastes. I ordered a side of cream cheese wontons and they were cold, chewy, and smelled like old socks. I even signed up for their stupid rewards program and they still skimped me. The only "reward"I got was food poisoning. I'm unsubscribing/deleting/unfollowing/boycotting panda. The last time I came to this location I saw a lady literally shit her pants right next to the soda machine... was it from the orange chicken? WE DONT KNOW! looking back I should have seen the signs...that's it...this is the final straw. You'll never see me again. You're better off going next door and getting a mystery meat sandwich from Jersey Mikes. read more

Panda Express - Worlds Smallest 2 item combo - Chinese Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Food and service was great. Martina service was very professional when dealing with a disgruntled employee and her manager was very understanding. read more

Panda Express - Chow mein string bean chicken and honey sesame - Chinese Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Excellent service! Very friendly and food was delicious. Anita was the one who took our Order and was super nice and helpful. Eric was also super helpful with how to redeem my points. Very nice panda! Definitely recommend read more

Martina G was AWESOME!! During a very busy time her and the rest of her team worked very fast to make sure everyone got in and out as quickly as possible. I do not know the other young lady and the two gentlemen who were working with her today (Mar. 29th...at 2:30) but they deserve a lot of credit for there actions and their handling of the busy situation. Thank you Martina G. read more

Just want to mention the exceptional customer service here Jacob and Erik were just outstanding at welcoming then asking if we would want to wait as the next batch of lo mein - just good kind customer service! ! read more

What is the issue with this location? They don't use any of the Panda Express containers. Portions are not up to par with other locations. If you order a bowl you will not get what you paid for. You will get a kids meal sized portion. It also seems the orange chicken is either very old or significantly over cooked. I have never had Panda Express orange chicken to be so hard and dry. Disappointed!!!! read more

Carful, I ordered just a bowl and a plate and drove all the way home to find they put 2 of the same entrees when I asked for 1 and forgot the other one and forgot the side for it so essentially charged me for 3 entree but gave me a half ass 2 entree for some reason . Drove back and Justin the manger made it right and agreed to let me get one extra 3 entree plate on them for the in convince and I got my side of teriyaki chicken they forgot . So all is right and then some but was a bummer I had to drive back . Double check your order before you leave other than that solid . read more

Service is slow. Wasted my entire lunch break waiting for one employee to fill orders while the other 3 members watch him. Out of common items. read more

I wish I knew the rude employee's name, but she is the older lady employee. I will NEVER go back! Very rude!

This is the best panda location! I drive out of my way to go here. The food is always fresh and good and the customer service is great. Anita and tanner especially read more

I'm not a fan of Panda Express for chinese food. Though, this location is very generous and the staff are really friendly. I think out of all of them I like the layout here the most. The cub meal is always perfect for me but the combo plate is also affordable ^_^ read more

Panda Express - Cub meal - Chinese Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Jacob really hooked me up with a great amount of food on my plate. Johanna saved me a few dollars with rewards account. Johanna and Jacob were just both so pleasant and fun that it made my night. I literally drove home thinking about how nice Jacob and Johanna were, thank you guys. GET THESE PEOPLE A TIP JAR read more

Terrible experience. Terrible establishment. Placed an online order. Received txt it was ready went to store still waited 20 min. I will never return and will tell everyone I know never go to this place. Horrible!!! And still didn't receive what I ordered. read more

The food was very good, staff attitude was not so!! Mexican (?) lady cleaning tables was leaving tables WET, I dried the table I chose to sit at and then saw her cleaning another table. I approached her and told her she was leaving the tables wet. She and a guy in the kitchen started speaking in Spanish, and then she says; She's CRAZY in Spanish; Referring to me. I understood what she said. I told her I was not crazy and didn't appreciate the comment. She apologized.. rudeness is rampant here. So sad!! read more

The portions got smaller the noodles taste like rubber . And it's hard to eat them with the flat wooden spatula with the tiny fork like end . And then the paper straw sucked as it went limp before I finished my drink . read more

Best panda around great staff!!! The food is always fast and fresh. The front staff is always friendly and on their feet. Keep up the great work! read more

On 4.22.24, I ordered Fire Cracker Shrimp & Chow Mein Bowl as a take out. Luckily My husband was ordering his food from another restaurant so I started to eat my food while waiting in my car. After taking a few bites, I found a hair in my food!!!!! Disgusting!!! I walked back in to show and return the bowl to the 2 staff standing at the front counter. I didn't ask for a refund but that this is unacceptable and very bad for business!!! This location just proved their food handling is unsafe and unsanitary!!!! No Stars here!!! read more

Panda Express - Hair!!!!! - Chinese Near Me - Carlsbad, California

This locations doordashing service is six feet under, everytime i order online specifically the chow mein I receive veggies and no noodles atleast the DrPepper wasnt watered down today. I would LOVE some chow mein with my veggies from now on :) read more

Panda Express - I would like some chow mein with my veggies thank you very much :) - Chinese Near Me - Carlsbad, California

I made a to go order online and the process was super simple. I even needed to change the time on it and it was really easy to do. The location is fairly easy to access, but is a busy area. I had to wait a few minutes for someone to come help me at the counter, but wasn't too bad. The food was hot when I got it and tasted really good. It is one of the better locations I have been to! read more

Amazing experience! Anita and Tanner absolutely made my day! Anita went out of her way to offer to make my favorite entree before I even had to ask. Tanner was above and beyond with his customer service, having us join the company app to get a discount for our meal. Super polite squad. read more

My BF is always a fan of Panda Express, this location however we found out does not make his favorite entree, sweet fire chicken. Which is silly I don't know why they just completely cut this entree as an option. Not sure how or why a location is allowed to just cut out a menu item. I was also disappointed that they don't ever offer fresh super greens when they're ordered, it's all I order, so I asked if I could get fresh super greens and it was quite obvious that they were not happy about me asking. Most of the other locations i've been to offer fresh greens to everyone all the time, like don't even have any already prepared because it's only made when someone orders it. I feel like the quality here leaves a lot to be desired. read more

The service here is amazing, the manager always has a positive attitude and always solves any issues in a very efficient manner, they also keep a very clean and organized dining room. read more

I can not eat with a wooden flat tiny little shovel. Why do they use these ?and the straw dissolved after 5 minutes.