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Panda Express

3.1 (113 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese, Fast Food
Closed • 9:30 am - 11:30 pm

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What's the vibe?
Casual
Very loud
Outdoor seating
Dogs allowed

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Bob W.

I've been eating at Panda Express for years and at this location for almost as long. I enjoy the food and have my favorites like orange chicken, green bean chicken, kung pao chicken but sometimes the quality is hit and miss. Also hit and miss is the portion sizes they give out. They've even gone so far as taking food OUT of your plate and put it back. Like what the hell? Also it's really annoying when I get beef and broccoli and I literally get 70% broccoli to 30% beef. Today though was a definite "hit" with quality and portion sizes so thank you for that. My only ongoing complaint would be that I wish they rotate their selections more often to bring in new dishes. The same items month after month year after year does get old but I understand this is a chain restaurant so it is what it is. People are nice and it's always clean.

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Affordable and tasty food. Friendly service, free parking. Clean location and pleasant music.

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I was at panda earlier today and Juan was very friendly and had fast service. Would for sure go again :)

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AMAZING! The staff are nice and allow you to take your time, tho it is a bit understaffed they still manage to make the experience Great.

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5 years ago

This place was fast and great tasting food. The crew was friendly and helpful. The place was clean as it could possibly be.

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No one answers the phone here . Rings nonstop and then hangs up this is no way to run a business

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5 years ago

Definitely the quickest we've ever been in and out at any nearby Panda location. The staff were very nice as well! :)

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Lucky Chinese Food

(761 reviews)

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Must try! Hidden Gem in Santee, CA…read more Service - prompt, friendly, packed our food for us. Timely service with no long wait. Food portions were generous and satisfying. Prices felt fair and worth it. Clean and well-kept environment. Just make sure toiletries are stocked Food was excellent -- generous meat portions, tender yet crispy orange chicken with balanced flavor. Rice was fluffy and filling. Hot and sour soup was a standout, especially for the price. **Overall: 10/10** Dad approved

So, I have ordered and even dined-in at this restraunt with my wife and kids for the past few…read moreyears. But tonight changed a lot of that. So, to start, my wife will occasionally get treated rather well at the restraunt; she was even given a few freebies while she was pregnant with our twins, so I usually thought rather well of this place, but every time I go, the treatment is different (maybe because I am not a tiny little Asian woman, who knows) but anyways, I go there tonight and I order roughly 120$ in food, and that's where things go south. First they charge me 1.50 for asking for my rice noodles without curry (my wife dislikes curry), which I am used to, but I think might offend them. From there, there is some confusion about my order. They almost forget one of my sides in the proccess, and forgot I ordered fried wontons, but again, that is NOT why I am leaving this review. I am leaving this review because of what happened in all this... So, to begin, I ordered off the menu because I wanted my food fresh, but still, they grabbed all our sides and two of my entrees right out of the to go bar; which would be fine EXCEPT the food on the menu is more expensive because it is FRESH, and not soggy or soft from sitting in a metal tray for like an hour and a half! The next thing that happens is while trying to find out about my wantons they: GO THROUGH MY FOOD. They literally touched all my fried items with ungloved hands while I am sitting there at the waiting table with them; trying to figure out their mistake like I was trying to steal food from them. The kicker being that they forgot to charge the wontons! So instead of being like: 'sorry about the inconvenience', they straight up go: 'oh hey, let us charge you for those after we touched all your food'. Needless to say, I was a bit aghast by all this, but what was worse than the service is the fact that the cook purposefully gave my wife bland unseasoned noodles because I asked for then with 'no curry' as if paying an extra 1.50 wasn't enough, they had to also be like: 'screw your taste buds for not liking our spices!' I mean, none of this was necessary, and it all felt pretty gross and rude by the end as I just took my food and left. All that said, my wife was pretty disappointed to hear about this and thinks we may need to find a new chinese place which really sucks. Yeah... but giving me old food, messing up my order, not preparing my food right (even after they charged extra for it), and touching my food makes me realize it's probably for the best. But hey, at least they remembered to charge me fried wontons, customer always comes last, you know?

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Panda Country Restaurant

(474 reviews)

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First time here and I have to say Thanks and a big SHOUT OUT to the folks in Santee on FB. Their…read morerecommendations were spot on. Paula and I were looking for a new Chinese Restaurant closer to home as some of our favs have closed down or gone down since Covid. Panda Country was amazing. From the moment we walked in, we could sense this was gonna be good as I watched another tables food being delivered with steam rising from the plates. The decor eloquent, the furniture neatly organized and the entire dining room just shouted high standards. The server was extremely attentive and took our orders for sake and beers immediately. Her timing was impeccable as she took an appetizer order and once they were delivered gave us some time to enjoy the cheese wontons and the egg rolls. Both were absolutely FRESH, HOT and delicious. We then ordered entrees, Sweet and Sour Pork, Chicken Lo Mein and the Szechuan Beef. All these dishes came out perfectly prepared, fresh and hot. I can't say enough good things about this little gem hidden away in Santee but if you have never been there, go. It will surely become your 'go to' Chinese restaurant. If you are wondering about the price tag, trust me you will not have sticker shock. The prices are better than most others in the county.

Surprised that on a Saturday night there weren't many people but then again it was lightly raining…read more It's in the Vons shopping plaza so s good location. Seems authentic based on walking in. Dad had sweet and sour chicken which he enjoyed. Vegetarian egg rolls were yummy. Mooshoo chicken delightfully messy and tasty. With respect to pad Thai, perhaps the Chinese version is meant to be different? Very spicy, heavy on noodles, had a lot of green peppers and very little chicken. No nuts. Not a huge fan of this style. But the moo shoo chicken made up for it.

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