Look it's panda express not a home cooked meal. that being said its got many options for protein and thats whats so great about it. A family sized meal is fairly priced for the amount of protein in 3 containers and then you get plenty of rice or noodles. Every now and then theyll also have a new dish, which imo is normally worth at least the toothpick they give it to you on to try it, and i normally get it. The food is also pretty good, and the fact they have a plain roasted chicken means you do have the option for a slightly healtheir main dish as well. read more

This might be the last time I go to this location. The past few times the food and service was OK relative to the other spots. The last visit though, was terrible. First, there were a plethora of employees talking to each other not serving customers. I understand they need to figure out their operations but I was left standing for awhile and the worker who helped me seemed distracted, I had to repeat my order a few times. I got the bigger plate, and the portions were smaller than usual! Also, they erroneously charged me extra $1.50 for premium honey walnut shrimp, which I didn't get. I also didn't get fortune cookie with my order. The rice were DRY and the noodles got dry eventually. They also lacked a bit of flavor compared to the other locations I visited, so consistency was not there. The portions were also below average as I mentioned. Wasted $15.95 for subpar fast food, should've gone to another location or another Chinese fast food spot to get more bang for my buck. read more

Thought it would be a good spot since it was busy. Couldn't be even more wrong!! NASTY. Food is stale and sour. They dont even fill up the tray. Better off going somewhere else. It's not worth it. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

30158 Industrial Parkway Hayward, CA 94544 This is the Panda Express in Hayward, next door to the Yogurtland. I have only been to three Panda Express restaurants, and this one is unique because asian people actually work here. I was there on a Saturday evening, and the staff were very polite and professional. The restaurant itself resembled a cafeteria. There's a large dining room with several small tables. I ordered: - fried rice - walnut shrimp -mushroom chicken The fried rice was moist, but had little flavor. A couple of soy sauce packets helped a little. The Walnut Shrimp were smaller than the shrimp I was served in the Saratoga Panda Express. Also, the servings were smaller in Hayward. The Mushroom Chicken was very good, and went well with the fried rice. Overall, my experience was better in Hayward, than in Saratoga. In Saratoga, they ran out of food and the food was undercooked. In Hayward, they had food, but gave out smaller servings. Would I return? No thanks read more

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I always order through the app which is convenient especially when I'm too lazy to cook. Usually my order's ready as soon as I get there but when I came in today to pick up my order it wasn't ready. They don't even know my order and had to show my order through the app . I had to wait longer cause they had to confirm if I ordered . I checked my app account and it went through. I don't know if they gave my order away or they've deleted my order before it was done. They weren't even apologetic about it. Store wasn't even busy . read more

The employees of this Panda Express are great. However the manager, Karla, is useless. When the cashier was dealing with a difficult customer Karla was just walking around and packing to go orders. When I came back for a water cup and asked Karla, she asked the cashier to do it who was busy ringing someone up. What a shame the friendly and fast employees under her bad attitude. read more

Arrived at the store and I put in a large order consisting of 9 Party Trays that I needed within 30 minutes, for my men's bible study group. Lady at the front register was helping me but she was pretty distracted and busy handling other customers. Then came someone else to assist me, whom I believe was the manager (Andy) and he said they will have it ready in 30-35 minutes. I placed the order right at the dinner time rush, along with the Warriors playoff game about to start, so I was a bit nervous I wouldn't get it in time. Andy and the team finished my order in 30 minutes; all fresh from the grill. He mentioned that normally they need ATLEAST an hour notice, for large catering orders like mines. I really appreciate him and his team going the extra mile to fulfill my order! Amazing service and Awesome people! Thanks again guys! I'll be back for sure! read more

I walked in and stood at the register without anyone acknowledging me or offering help. The staff focused on online orders, and a customer who arrived after me was helped first. This was very disappointing and made me feel ignored. I won't be returning to this location due to poor customer service. I came in just to get food and ended up leaving with nothing!!!! read more

Double check your online order and make sure you have an extra 30 mins to spare after you get the txt that the order is "ready". Placed the order online was an estimated 30 mins for the order to be ready. Got a txt that it was ready only 15 mins after the order was placed so we headed over to pick it up. Arrive there right at 630pm the original ETA and the order was nowhere near ready. Waited yet another 15 mins and finally got it. Drove all the way home just to find parts of the order missing. Called in to let them know and the customer service was garbage. Asked if instead of medium we could get a large since we had to drive there and back again to get the full order and all they had to say was No. Nice job losing customers Panda 10/10 at that. read more

Panda Express - Don't trust them - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

Very nice, Firecracker Shrimp, Orange Chicken, Chow Mein. The food was hot, and Shrimp had a little heat, good vegetable combination, crunch. The food display was great, very fresh looking. Portions were good. Staff is excellent, friendly, and professional. Cooks were awesome cranking on the woks. The restaurant was clean, interior, and exterior. read more

Panda Express - Fire Cracker Shrimip - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

This location is going downhill, the food is not fresh anymore. Seems like they make big batches and keep it in the hot box. Sesame chicken is too sweet and very soggy, not crispy how you expect it to be. Seen them put out string bean chicken which seems like it's been sitting for more than 2 hours. Beijing beef is way to sweet/soggy and not crispy it's like they make big batches and let it sit. Beef broccoli is dry and does not look appetizing, it's all broccoli and barely any meat.Teriyaki chicken is undercooked and slimey. Orange chicken is also soggy and does not taste like Orange chicken at all, has a sour vinegar after taste it's definitely does not taste Orange. Asian lady always giving bad portions and bad attitude to loyal customers who have been coming here nearly 5+ years. Highly recommend driving extra 5mins to the Newark location, their food is cooked the correct way and is always fresh because they cook it on demand. read more

Panda Express - Terrible Portions - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

Ordered 3 togo items for dinner tonite . Seems the portion was getting smaller , compared to my last visit . The broccoli beef was getting worse but surprisedly the eggplant tofu was good . As usual , I only visit this restaurant for urgent / no expectation needed only . read more

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Price is good for value. Kitchen could better managed. They run out of popular food items and this isn't something that could be better. Service is okay 3/5. Cleanliness 3.5/5 read more

i never write yelp reviews let alone bad ones but i just went to panda express in hayward, Ca near target, to grab dinner; and what i witnessed made me lose my appetite. The Manager an asian women by the name of "Karla" was being so incredibly RUDE to her staff that i really wanted to speak up and put her in her place. there was a long line so i got to witness her bad behavior towards her employees for about 15/20 min and from what i witnessed, she treats her employees like shit and they are all scared of her, she yelled at 4 different employees while i was there for the most unnecessary things, her tone of voice towards them was disgusting to hear. I will no longer be going to this location because of Karla, i suggest HR should look into her management skills because it seemed like a hostile work environment and she was just straight up MEAN! she visibly caused the poor employees more stress during a rush hour! i was going to take a picture or video to show others how she was acting but my phone died, i wish i couldve got some proof tho so i can expose her terrible behavior. read more

Me and my Daughter and her friend ate at this location and what a horrible experience from the GM and the Manager. Run out of chowmein made us wait for 15 min then when they got it instead of delivering to the table for compensating the delay both Gm and Manager shouted out for the food inside the counter what a great example of customer service from PANDA Express. Lack of training was very obvious. Chowmein was so tasteless too..never going back. Did not even apologize for the delay. read more

I only went here because it's close to my work, our home, my family likes their food and it's in the same area as Target and Yogurtland. Basically, for sheer convenience. The place has a lot of parking space as it's in the corner lot. Even though they have a lot of space and plenty of tables and chairs and the it always look clean, I never eat inside due to the negative vibes I get from the workers. I only pick up food to have the least amount of interaction with the cashier as no matter which cashier I get, just to pick up an online order, they are down right rude and annoyed with customers for just existing. They always act as if you are bothering them, no one smiles or greet you. They just get right down to business and the first thing they say is something along the line with "Whose name is the order you are picking up"? Also, no "Thank you" what-so-ever. One time, I came to pick up my order and my co-worker's order on our lunch break. I specifically mentioned to the cashier that I am here to pick up two orders, one for Evelyn and one for my co-worker's name which I mentioned. She proceeded to hand me my order and, as I stood waiting for my coworker's order, she goes back to packing order. I had to remind her again, that I have one more order that I'm waiting for and mentioned the name the order is under, which they had on the same rack, sitting right where my order was. I don't know if she understood English or just didn't want to listen but seems very annoyed that I took her away from packing orders. I was the only one at the register at the time as we took a very late lunch. On a couple of occasions, I added the Cream Cheese Rangoon and Egg rolls and I believe those two should come with sauce and it never does, so it tastes bland. Last night, Saturday, I placed an order for their family meal for pick up and I added all the sauces that we needed when I ordered on the ap. I was shocked to see the bag they gave me when I went to pick up my order as it was almost bursting at the seems and a hole on the corner was literally developing. They could've double bagged it! Didn't want to deal with asking for another bag from one of their always rude cashier so I just held it at the bottom even though it was pretty hot. When we got home, I was shocked to see ONE fortune cookie along with only three packets of each sauces for a family meal. Also the broccoli beef was lacking beef. There were 8 tiny pieces at the most and everything else was broccoli and their teriyaki chicken was so dry I ended up dousing it with the three packets of teriyaki sauce that came with the order. And they don't pack in your food like they do at a regular restaurant. They just pour food in there and once it reaches to the top, they close it. They are quite stingy with the food, sauces, fortune cookies and their service. After this experience, I told my family, I am done with this location as I'm fed up with them. I'm glad that I cashed in most of my ap rewards last night in order to get the family meal for free. This is how much we were spending at this store that we earned enough points to get a free family meal which is one of the highest level. read more

Panda Express - Family dinner meal and the super thin bag that was given to me was about to burst open starting with that corner hole. - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

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I typically eat panda once a week and today i decided to come to this one since i was in the area,and let me say this will be the only panda ima keep coming too.portions were extremely generous and food was above average If the manager is seeing this please make sure to thank the young employee there i believe his name was cameroon and the indian/middle eastern guy right next to him for there customer service read more

Judge me not (lol) I haven't been here in YEARS...I think I came here once in my life and I was a high schooler back then. I went next door with my sister and the smell was so strong and good that I was like hey let's go check it out I got a plate with half chow mein and half fried rice with tofu eggplant and honey walnut shrimp I think it I was a meat eater I would have gave this all 5 stars but my options were limited. The chow mein wasn't my favorite, I prefer thicker noodles I did think that that the fried rice lacked some flavor but it makes sense because you eat it with the entree items The eggplant tofu was really good and not soggy The honey walnut shrimp was good but not as amazing as the real stuff I totally get the American flare and quick service read more

I love coming here for lunch when I don't bring leftovers lol I always order to go and the food is ALWAYS FRESH AND HOT! All the workers are super sweet! They let me know about the rewards program here and I've been gaining so many points because I'm here at least once a week lol the honey sesame chicken and the super greens in a bowl is all I need! Thank you pandaaa read more

Panda Express - Super greens with String Chicken Breast on top - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

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Very chincy on the meats. Very dissatisfied with my bowl.for the price we should get at least a serving!

In the past year, I visited this location. Both times the food was old, sparse serving size and surly staff. I was ready to give up on this fast food chain. I was complaining to my grown kids and they were shocked as the Dublin Panda was a go to food in their high school years. Both had recently had food from there and said it was the usual fresh and plentiful servings. Last Friday, I tried the Fremont location (near Target). This was around noon. The food was fresh, the portion sizes huge and the staff, smiling and pleasant I'll definitely go to Fremont in the future read more

If you miss your Asian mom, just come here and..... get yelled by one. Lol. Reading the reviews before mine, I totally see what everyone was talking about. I just don't take their yelling personally though, as I see that they yell at every customer that walks in and not just me. It's just a quick 4 minute interaction with the servers anyway. There is obviously a language barrier. I'd rather have Chinese food served by Asians though, it keeps it authentic ;) I appreciate that Panda Express is open til a little later than all other restaurants around the area. read more

Hayward is the worse. I come here all the time because they are close to me. Food was good but very small portions. I totally agreed with the other rating. They give Very small portions, sparse size/made it loose, filled with 70% of the box. If you buy a bowl and the only filled up half of bowl. I paid extra money for more noodles but they just give you a tiny bit more. I don't mind paying extra but come on don't be too greedy. No wonder they are not busy here comparing to the other locations. I don't write rate but that was unbelievable. read more

Two stars because they managed to get my husbands order right. My order was completely wrong. I received 1/2 the amount of the same exact order as my husband. My order was supposed to be completely different. I called and spoke with the manager and he said "Take a picture and bring your receipt see will exchange your order " I told him no I would not drive all the way back over he said he would issue me a credit just bring the picture receipt within 3 days!!!!Worst customer service ever. If you order online as I did make sure to double check your order before you leave!!Unfortunately I didn't pick the order up so I'm not sure how this went so wrong but will not be returning to this location. It has definitely gone way way way down hill. read more

Panda Express - My wrong order. This is their idea of teriyaki and orange two entree plate. - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

Last bowl for the day - Fried rice and Kung Pao Chicken. I always like their food, some days they make the rice too dry and sometimes they run of food. Overall, good fast food. Service is fast and ambiance is okay. I would prefer having my bowl in the car. read more

Panda Express - Fried rice and Kung Pao Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

Manger should let their employees know how to speak up if there's no more beef in the broccoli beef. I was thinking the beef would be in the bottom. But there wasn't any so she gave me some on the side read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

I like Panda Express bud sometimes there are really cheap they give you half of portions because they don't want to make some more I totally don't like when they do that I feel like paying half of the price anyways be careful with that place read more

I stopped going to Panda Express a long time back. However, I was in the mood for a different type of vegetarian dish, so I opted for Chow Mein. In case you haven't been here in a while, the prices have increased and the portions have decreased. Even the actual containers that they use are smaller. The reason to go to Panda is for fresh food. And for that they didn't disappoint. Understanding the cashier was very difficult and I even felt guilty for having to ask her everything twice. I think if she slowed her words down a bit, then it would be easier to understand her. Here's What I Think... Come here only if you want fresh Chinese food and you know that your local one uses MSG. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

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Terrible experience last night around 6pm. I purchased a 2 item plate with a side of ragoons and a drink at full price. After having a few bites I was starting to feel sick but thought I just ate too fast. I ate one Rangoon and it felt undercooked so I left it aside. Once we were "done" I approached the register and the woman there who had rudely checked me out told me without hearing that they don't do refunds and I could exchange for another item. Being that I already felt sick I said no thank you and went to throw up in their bathroom. As I walked away I could hear her mumbling in another language to her coworkers and laughing off "no refund" as if the $2 ragoons would just my pocket. No maan. I just didn't want anyone else to get sick. Which by the way, my cousin did just 20 minutes later in the target bathroom. Your service, employees and food are terrible. This location is sad. read more

The worst location ever in Hayward. The Chinese heavy accent manager yells at customers and gives attitude to others. I also experience it, she's very disrespectful and even though it's not busy there are times when your still deciding which item to get she would rush u and gives u attitude. So I had enough and I gave attitude back. She and her staff should learn who they are messing with because if she mess with the wrong one I know for sure she's going to get hit or slap by a customer. They need to get re trained and get disciplined by their actions. Also they need to clean the tables it's always sticky. read more

Wth you want me to contact your corporate through a "contact us" website to further express my dissatisfaction? What a joke. No thanks. Never coming back to this location. I'd think twice about another Panda Express locations as well. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

Came by with a friend since we haven't gotten Panda Express for a while and this location was closeby. It was really clean inside. We ordered chow mein with kung pao chicken and beijing beef. The portion we got here was a lot better than anywhere that we've ever been to back in SJ. Not sure bout the kung pao chicken but the beijing beef was DELICIOUS. Oh yeah we also got 2 veggie eggrolls, hmmm... it didn't taste so good to me. read more

Panda Express - Came early and mmmm so fresh n DAMN they totally filled it up!!!! - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

Food is good, quantity is bad. Under serving. $13 for half the box. No issues with the workers just portion size not worth what I paid. Highly upset. read more

Panda Express - Honey Walnut Shrimp, box was half full. Waste of money. Do not recommend this location. - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

The portions here are very small and the manager in charge is standoffish and rude. She never seems to want to respond back or even assist. She simply packs up the food and never says thank you. I've been here several times for order pick up or just to eat in. She seems miserable and never wants to assist. If this place was convenient for lunch. I wouldn't come by. read more

Me: may I have chopsticks? Worker: we don't have any Me: where am I? SMH, half the experience is eating Chinese food is eating it with chopsticks! Maybe their shipment hasn't come in yet. Plastic fork it is! Sigh... read more

I like Panda Express though. I know people will have mixed feelings but I always go for all chowmein and mushroom chicken, king Lao chicken and orange chicken is my favorite. I did want to try their beyond chicken and I have to I'm pretty impressed on how it definitely tasted like chicken. They charge you $1.25 extra for it which I don't even know why but who cares right. Anyways, totally recommend this place. read more

Panda Express - Beyond Orange Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

If you order egg rolls or any of the items that are supposed to be enjoyed with any of the staple sauces, be sure to check your order before you leave - this location is stingy and cutting back on portion sizes, utensils and sauces- not sure what kind of investment or stock the employees have with this company because they safeguard those sauces like it's gold. The cashier is always rude and literally asked you "why you need more than one?" Nope not coming here anymore - will be going to other locations. This one here is stingy as .... read more

Today I went here straight after work hoping to eat something good, I ordered a plate with fried rice, orange chicken and mushroom chicken. After buying the food I ate in my car at their parking lot. After eating some of the food I noticed a cockroach on my orange chicken. I went inside to speak to the manager and tell her that there's a roach on my food, asking for a refund they said they couldn't give me it. They only gave me a free plate with a drink for my next purchase. I feel like that wasn't enough because I'll be honest that was totally disgusting and unacceptable. I'm surprised they passed the inspection smh. read more

Panda Express - Cockroach - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

By far the worst panda ever as far as customer service! We got there at 9PM, they close at 930PM. When we entered, only 6 entrees were still on the pans. Maybe it was just rice, barely any chow mein, orange chicken, and Kung pao chicken?? But they usually have 20 or so entrees right! Not only did they not refill any of the entrees, they rushed out. Saying we can't eat inside because they close in 30 minutes and half the restaurant was already mopped! Worst customer service ever. read more

Panda Express - I didn't ask for a kids meal? - Chinese Near Me - Hayward, California

Very Rude register named WEI Please beware of this lady named Wei. She is the person in the register counter! She is very rude and unprofessional. She does not know how to treat the customer well. If you ask anything on her like chopstick, teriyaki sauce etc she would yell at you! I read all the reviews to this location and most of them are complaining to her BAD attitude! Please do something about this. We love Panda Express and don't let Wei ruined the reputation of your store. read more