Wow! My first time at a Panda Express and I was surprisingly impressed. A group of us came from a private house party in Newport Bluffs with the munchies. We descended upon this strip mall kind of set up but with quality restaurants as well as the Panda Expresses and Chipotle or Jersey Mikes. My group decided to dine on Chinese food so we entered Panda Express. We were greeted as soon as we walked in by Kevin and he provided excellent service and recommendations. The great service was followed up by Victoria, who showed us where the utensils and napkins were located. Great job...Kevin & Victoria! My only way of showing my thanks and gratitude is by this review, because you're unable to accept tips due to company policy. The food was ok but the customer service overruled the lack of flavor. read more

Tip: Check your orders before you leave. Attention to detail isn't their specialty. Ordered double super greens. Came home to my disappointment that it was double chow mein. Come one, it wasn't even a difficult order, just laziness. It says super greens on the receipt, the labels . Not sure how many times it needs to be shown for them to pay attention. Portions are horrible, barely anything at all in the plate. It wasn't even that busy, but at least they greet you when you come in? Place is relatively clean Parking is easy in the lot. read more

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I came here on a mobile order I placed to take back to my older daughter's place for my younger daughter and me. My son in law ordered his own for my older daughter and my two granddaughters. On arrival of the restaurant, it appeared quiet and clean inside and outside. We hardly had to wait and I was glad I was able to use an on line coupon buy one bowl get one free! I ordered honey walnut shrimp and fried rice for my younger daughter. It was an extra $1.50 for this shrimp, well worth the extra money because it's so good! I got orange chicken and noodles. I love the small hint of spice for their orange chicken! Yum!!! On the side as appetizers, I also ordered us each a set of two egg rolls (beware as when you order, the pic on line menu shows 3, but you only get 2). These are $2 for each set of 2. I also ordered some Rangoons, filled with cream cheese, which came as 3. Everything was so tasty! Glad we ordered dinner here on line for convenience and did not have to wait. I do recommend this place as all went well. Check your Panda app for discounts always! We will eat here again in the future! read more

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It's a Panda Express, but it's not bad. Most food is average Panda, but if Miguel is cooking, the Super Greens will be among the best you've ever had at PE. read more

This location gets 5 stars for delivery but only 2 stars for in person so about 3 stars overall for their service. They prioritize the delivery orders over the in store orders. I waited in the store for 7 minutes (WITH NO ONE ELSE THERE IN THE STORE) but they wouldn't take my order because they had delivery orders ahead of me, who was in the . Annoying! I have actually ordered from them for delivery to my home though and that has been outstanding so I guess I'll just do that in the future since they have that down well and clearly value their delivery customers over their in person customers. They also were out of some food so they don't manage their inventory as well as other locations. read more

I wish they could be more accommodating in 2026. I asked to add a few peanuts on the side to my order or on top of my bowl during a slow time, and wanted to pay extra. They said they could not do that. I know it sounds simple, but i ordered tofu eggplant and just wanted a little more protein and willing to pay. But nope. read more

I picked up an to go order that I placed through the app, and it looks half eaten. I'm honestly so disappointed by this, and I'll probably never order through the app again. read more

Panda Express - Plate - Chinese Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Its funny how the low ratings are for the dumbest things that have nothing to do with the quality of the food or cleanliness which is most important to me. Food is always fresh and hot, workers are friendly and quick to serve you, and the restaurant is always clean. This location is my fav. read more

Went at 12pm on a Saturday. Did an online order hoping it would be like my panda back at home. Was super disappointed when this was the portion given. I paid full price and it looks like someone ate from my order. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Relatively clean location. The kitchen staff smiled at me when I came in, pick up was later than expected but I think its just because of the customers in store. I guess its more of a corporate standard, but I feel like the entree portions got sooo small! My bowl was pretty much rice with one layer of food just enough to cover though it might have been because of the deal. The new chili shrimp is pretty good, not too saucy or oily but it's still deep fried. The add of dried chili to the shrimp is nice. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Picked up food to go here. Was helped by a woman named Rose. She was very friendly and nice so I asked for a tipping option and she said they don't have one. So I asked her, "you're just this nice and helpful?!" And she said "yes." Haha She was sweet. Food was good, hot even until I got home, and the bonus was the friendly service. read more

First time at this location and did not disappoint. Food was great, ambiance was calm and relaxing, and Ben provided amazing service. Will be coming back. read more

Honestly pretty disappointing coming in & half the food options not even have fresh portions close to empty with nothing even cooking. I feel like waiting almost 15 minutes for food that's supposed to be out already with others standing around for their already placed orders & others coming in behind is just overall a bad look & a general waste of time for "fast food" read more

Bought the family meal and for the second time sauce came through the box (mushroom chicken I think). The person at the front desk seemed to not know that I was giving him the last name. He for some reason only had first names and did not know until I gave him both. read more

Brianna was helping me out. She has good customer service. Calm and friendly. Thank you.

They close at 6 PM. I don't know of any successful business that closes that early. It's a franchise and they're not doing well. I would recommend going to the place on Harbor Boulevard that is consistent. I hate bad food and unfortunately this place is not keeping up with quality. Good luck to the owners that unfortunately don't know what they're doing. I'll never eat at this location because if you can't take care of your customers after 6 PM, you clearly aren't making fresh product read more

This is the closest corporate owned Panda Express to the UCI area - since UCI does have it's own Panda, but it's run by Aramark and quality there is pretty bad. This corporate PE lets you earn reward/use email offers. Food quality is good and the variety is great as always. If they don't have the entree you want - depending on what time it is - they'll usually offer to cook a fresh batch for you if you're willing to wait. I typically get a side of chow mein, teriyaki chicken, orange chicken and/or mushroom chicken. Service is cheerful and the workers are friendly. If you dine in, there are a few spacious tables, and noise level isn't too bad. There is outdoor seating available as well - shared with the other nearby restaurants. The staff can be seen constantly cleaning/wiping the tables, especially during rush hour. Plenty of parking in the lot anchored by the other stores - but for easier in/out - I like to park in the back - behind the shops. read more

Ordered a plate for pickup. When I got home and opened the food container there was barely anything in it. I feel completely cheated. Horrible experience. So messed up. read more

Advice to management: Eggplant needs to be cooked a little more in order be more softer. The Chow mien has too much cabbage. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE INTELLIGENCE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. read more

Maybe just me? I really like their KungPao Chicken. Most of time I order double order of KungPao Chicken, double veggie and one other item, I am good to go. While their chow mein is also good, I usually cook rice myself. read more

This review is for the date of 07/14/22 at 11:20 AM. First off, let me say that I love Panda and the staff in this branch are very nice and efficient. I usually get the honey walnut shrimp and orange chicken plate and always am satisfied. Today, though was different. I got the same order with inconsistencies. Not sure what company policy is about the amount of fried rice on the plate. Is it three scoops or four? I usually get four scoops but today was only three. More importantly, the orange chicken and the shrimp were overcooked. The shrimp had char spots on it which is not usual. The chicken batter was tough that the plastic fork couldn't poke through. Both entrees were chewy. It was definitely not the usual texture. The shrimp is usually bright yellow but this was dark orange. Overcooked. Hope you take note of these. Consistency is key. Thanks! read more

Panda Express - Char spots on the shrimp. - Chinese Near Me - Newport Beach, California

Thank god this isn't my local Panda Express. I went in today and ordered my plate the "MANAGER" puts in the wrong items so I tell the nice lady next to him (she took over) that he put the wrong things (normally I don't complain at all but since I'm on a strict diet I couldn't take what they put) she proceeds to throw away the order which was strange but then the manager returns and notices that the order is different and he asks "what happened with his order" she says "he made a change in his order" um no I didn't then he says "what you do with the other food" she then replies in Spanish "I threw it away" the MANAGER begins to complain under his breath about me in Spanish and the girl just stands there in awkwardness. I found this very disturbing and disrespectful, luckily I'm Mexican so I understood every single thing he said but that's sad because who knows how many times he does that to people who don't know the language. I didn't say a word and left, to my surprise my order was incorrect again. Perfect. How is a manager of all people have that kind of attitude to a customer when he was the one who made the mistake in putting the wrong thing on my order. read more

Love this location in specific. Efficient and fast and always fresh unlike other locations I've visited.

I have always loved Panda Express and was super excited they opened a location close to me. At the beginning when they opened everyone was very professional and food was delicious, especially the Orange Chicken. Fast forward to Friday and I came in to noisy joking around employees at front counter AND they have changed their chicken because it is not good at all. I had a few other people tell me the same, the chicken is just not the same. Orange chicken is terrible. Yuck! Not coming back. read more

Super happy that Panda opened up super close by! Located in a plaza just off the highway 73 Bison exit. Plenty of parking. Friendly service, nice clean indoor seating. Love that they have a huge panda mural. We ordered two bowls, got a generous amount of food. Like the other Panda locations, this one does not disappoint! read more

The food is old and not fresh and the service by the manager on duty is horrible I mentioned the Terriyaki Chicken was under cooked and he gave me a attitude along with that they refuse to cook fresh and never toss old food this place is a certified shit hole and I am calling the Orange county health department to investigate read more

Went there and experience bad food quality for a side of medium entree The meat was all hard read more

Food was not really fresh. Missing most entrees. What really ticked me off that they closed the soda machine with people dining in. They closed it at 8:15 when they close the store at 9:30. What kind of service is that. The kid who closed it seemed pretty clueless why I was annoyed. Seriously bro, people are still in the store. No wonder your working fast food. read more

Had the shrimp and it was ok. Like that it's very fast food since premade but it kinda tastes that way too.

Dulcet took my order and was a bit sparky and rude. When the order was picked up ot was missing a main dish, another was completely wrong containing ingredients im allergic too and missing the rice. $17 bucks should have been enough for the two of us but not today. When we picked up, we asked if the order was complete since it didn't look like it was and was told it was good. No orange chicken and the mushroom chicken ordered was replaced with something else containing red peppers which I can't eat. read more

My experience was a mixed bag at this location. The food seemed pretty fresh, but I visited at lunchtime on Friday, so it probably would have been fresh at almost any Panda Express at this time. The employees were nice enough, so there's that. My main gripe here is the small portion size. I got a 2-item combo with wok-fired shrimp, spring rolls, and noodles. They loaded my plate up with noodles first, so they could implement the usual (but unsuccessful) trick of giving less of the main entrée without seeming stingy (because the plate is filled with noodles or rice). Spring rolls are always the same, so no issue there. Anyhow, on the the main issue: I got 5 small shrimp and a (very) few veggies. This was really stingy in my opinion, and the worker seemed extremely judicious about dispensing as few shrimp and veggies as possible. This was such a tiny serving and was disappointing. I'm not an huge eater who needs a ton of food- I just wanted a reasonable portion, which I didn't receive. Anyhow, so there's my review. Nice enough workers, fresh food (at least at lunch time), but small portions of the entrée portion of the dish. Oh, and mine was about $15 for a 2-item combo and a fountain drink. A bit pricy for what it was. read more

Normally we purchased from Newport wFashion island food courts, but we know this location just open three days and closer to our house, so we decide to try. We purchased three to go plates from this location and we are very disappointed. We picked orange chicken and beef broccoli. We only received four pieces orange chicken and four little pieces beef for beef broccoli . For a $10 plates we are expecting more than that. We will not recommend anyone visit this location and we will not purchase from this location anymore. We always love Panda Express, but we are very disappointed today. read more

So excited to have this new location. The food is great, tasty and looks so fresh. Its a cozy location with the outside sitting option. Place has a nice modern decor. Workers are friendly. Fair price for the quality of food. read more