They suck! Takes way too long and out of items , Staff has an attitude like they don`t care and I wouldnt shed a tear if out of business!so wont ever go again! read more

Our family travels a lot, and the kids love Panda Express, but this location is constant issues. It's the worst Panda Express we have been to across the whole country. Most recently, we went in at 7:30PM and tried to order both Orange Chicken and the new Hot Orange Chicken. They informed us that they would not be making any more for the night. When I inquired as to why they would not be making any more considering they were still open for another hour, the employee changed it up to include that they ran out of ingredients. I find that hard to believe they would be out of two of their most popular menu items, but it's possible I guess. Additionally, as other reviewers have stated, there has been times where this location served me with significantly smaller portion sizes than any other location that I have been to. read more

The staff are super sweet and this place is so clean!!! The manager mentioned that the low reviews are from previous employees. They are slowly trying to build they reputation back. This place has turned around! Check it out the food was fresh. read more

Panda Express - Sweet fire chicken breast - Chinese Near Me - Owatonna, Minnesota

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I had never been to this panda express and had not experienced panda express since probably 2013... I wanted it to be a hit but unfortunately it was a miss! We bought a bowl and a plate. The portions for the bowl were scammy, it was 98% noodles and 2% chicken. The plate was about 50% noodles 25% chicken 25% shrimp, which was more reasonable. The chicken was somewhat gristly. The honey walnut shrimp was tasty, that was the best thing we ordered. We split a chicken egg roll and it was extremely spicy, and the wontons had kind of a sour-cream-and-onion flavor. I think if I had been a drive thru only customer I might have walked away unscathed, but my main complaint was with the condition of the indoor seating. There were puddles of food on the floor. I watched many patrons clean their own booths and tables with napkins before sitting down. The beverage area was messy with used cups and a full garbage. In a lull in the rush, two employees walked past the dirty tables and full trash can and concocted their own drinks in large cups at the beverage station before returning to the back counter to drink them. No hate to the employees who are probably not making enough to worry about this, but it was a gross environment! If you're in Owatonna, save your money and go to Mitzuki Fusion! read more

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Great service but the worse Chinese food I've had in decades! Not sure if that was even beef and the fried rice was uneditable! But the service was great, even told the manager on my way out it was terrible! Going to have a bad gut on the way home after that and didn't even eat it all. Couldn't! read more

The food and drink are fantastic. The price is varied. The service was fantastic. The ambiance was full of smiles and nice of people.

Avoid at all costs!!! Rude and incompetent staff!! Placed an order online to be picked up in drive thru only to be told I had to come in to get my food. Proceeded to go into restaurant. There was a line of customers waiting. I saw 2 orders waiting to be picked up so I proceeded to the front of the line only to be treated rudely and given attitude by employee. He said they hadn't even started my order. I had placed order online 15 minutes prior to arrival and just assumed when I was told to come in to pick it up that my order was ready. Asked staff to cancel my order then only to be met with more attitude and rumblings about DoorDash. I told them this was not a DoorDash order, rather a personal order. Still given more attitude! Proceeded to leave and decided to call their land line number to ensure my order was cancelled. More attitude from the manager!! Asked what the problem was and told him I was told to come in for order and they would not give me my order through the drive-thru. He proceeded to ask me if I was rich because I couldn't come inside for my food!! After more back and forth with him, I asked him for his name and he laughed at me!!! I will never set foot in this restaurant ever again!! read more

Visited Owatonna Mn Fri 18th 12:30. Didnt Really have alot of variety. Was hoping for something Seafood. Didnt have wait to long and got my food with a smile. I prefer brown rice but...They DID NOT have Brown rice. I got Mushroom Chicken w fried rice N Broccoli. Broccoli was fresh and aldente so loved that. 2 dinners $19 great price. Nice Big portions read more

Panda Express - Mushroom Chicken w Fried Rice and Broccoli mixed Veggies - Chinese Near Me - Owatonna, Minnesota

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This is the second time that we have gone to this location and they say the drive through is closed because they are understaffed. I went inside to get the food, and the portion size they gave was not consistent with every other location I've been to in the cities. Because they were low staff, they didn't want to give the usual portion size because it would mean they would have to make more food. However, I'm still stuck paying the $10 cost of a plate. I've had this same service even when they are fully staffed. Get it together. read more

This is the most unreliable location I've ever experienced. Three times, I've arrived over an hour before listed closing time... there's people inside and they're closed. Once I was in the drive thru, they started to take my order, asked a question and then just stopped. I pulled up to the window and they were hanging a sign up saying they were closing early. Tonight all the lights were still on, staff inside, other customers had just walked out with food. Pulled into the drive thru and there was a sign saying drive thru was closed and to come inside. All the staff still there. Tried the doors and locked. Zero stars if it was an option. read more

Tried to order Firecracker shrimp with app as a part of Family Meal, but the selection wasn't available. Called the restaurant and Junior, the manager or assistant manager in charger of the restaurant said to go ahead and placed the order with another shrimp dish and he will replace it with Firecracker shrimp. Arrived at the restaurant before the order was ready, Junior offered me a beverage while I waited. My order was ready shortly after, everything was fresh and piping hot. Junior and his staff made my visit a very positive experience. read more

Amazing! Hands down the best Panda Express I have ever had! I am always hesitant about getting Panda Express because it is usual very mediocre, but this was unlike any other location I have had. I was passing though town on a work road trip and it more than exceeded my expectations. I have otherwise only had it and St Louis and Des Moines. Trying it without knowing I would not have thought it was Panda. Corey was really nice too. Rare to see good customer service these days, especially at a fast casual place. Too bad I don't leave near here. Thanks for the great orange chicken and fried rice! read more

I hadn't been to this Panda Express in a couple years. I wasn't impressed, so I recently decided to give it another try. Unfortunately this time was more disappointing than the first. I decided to try three entrees and a side of rice. Orange Chicken -- It was over cooked. The chicken was tough and dry. The batter was dark brown and thick, and there wasn't much flavor. SweetFire Chicken -- This was even more disappointing. It was equally as tough and dry. Some of the pieces didn't even seem to have chicken inside. Worst of all was the complete lack of flavor, No heat. No sweet. Grilled Teriyaki Chicken -- This entrée was the saving grace. It was tender and delicious,and the only reason I'll be going back. The service was fine. The drive-thru line moved quickly enough. The prices would have been fair if the food had lived up to expectations. read more

Panda Express is my favorite fast food chain but I'm really starting to not like it it because of this one restaurant. I like to come here on my lunch break but they are always closed. I come to this store on weekdays at 11. They shouldn't be closed at this time. When they are open they don't even have all the food in stock. I always try to get orange chicken and fried rice and they are always out of one of them. And if they do have them in stock they only give me like maybe 7 little chunks of chicken. I do not recommend this restaurant. I would recommend going to Culver's instead. They don't speak loud enough to hear though the intercoms. The restaurant sucks and the employees are not kind either!! read more

Arrived shortly after the posted opening time of 1030. Door was locked and workers inside ignored me. Finally saw a "supervisor" Luis drive up and go inside. He came to the door and said it will take 30 more minutes to get fryers up to temperature to sell food. Horrible service. read more

Came from out of town to come here. The kid in the drive-thru was extremely friendly and inviting!! Provided customer service you would find at an upscale restaurant!! Cant wait to come back!! read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - Owatonna, Minnesota

food was amazing made fresh i got the orange chicken and tried the shrimp service was awesome seen the staff working fast and hard

Horrible service. Placed an order online, only to be refused ANY specialty substitute when they ran out of the walnut chicken, they refused a refund, refused any substitution that I wasn't allergic too, and then told me the one thing I could actually eat was "gross and I don't feel right serving it". I was told I had to contact Doordash for a refund but I ordered through their website, and doordash couldn't do a single thing to help me. They literally completely robbed me. The staff was rude and incompetent. Honestly you should fire them all and start over, there's no hope for this place. Don't spend your money here, Mizuki isn't even that far away, and they aren't staffed by a bunch of brain-dead 10th graders. read more

This location is very inconsistent with food temperatures and fresh food as a walk in customer. Employees seem disengaged and lacking. read more

I am a man. Yes, but just this once I was reduced to a sniveling coward. I have fought the good fight and risen above all others. I have braved the masses stood for what I know in my heart and soul is right and never feared for my own saftey. Until one day, i was sent a vision, a vision of the greatest battle I could never dream to comprehend! Orange chicken bajing beef and even broccoli and beef came together as gladiators and bravely fought their way past my taste buds and into my belly where I was defenceless. I stood my ground but the longer I fought the longer my torment. My foe won the battle but never the war! As I regained my composer I was ambushed by rice and fortune cookie. But my justice was swift and I took control defeated but never beated! I will be back! For they didn't give me my wongtongs and it's very upsetting. 5 stars read more

Every now and then I will treat myself to a lunch instead of packing it and bringing it from home and this is one of my favorite places to stop off for quick Chinese. Why you ask, would I rate it three stars if it's my favorite? Simple. This is basic Chinese food. They have pre-made everything, and all they have to do is heat it up and serve it. I order the same thing almost every single time that I go and all but ONE time since this place has opened I have had to wait there for them to either finish, or start prepping at least one part of my order. One day it was the vegetables, and when I ate them back at my desk they were still cold in the middle. One time it was the chicken, which ended up being very well cooked (by well I mean burnt) and didn't have enough sauce. One time it was the beef, which tasted chalky and stringy and had been mixed with something odd as far as the sauce was concerned. One time I had to wait 10 minutes for wontons which take 3 minutes to deep fry. You get the picture. I will not stop eating here, I will just stop eating here as often. It is too time consuming for me to spend my lunch hours here waiting for food to be ready, or wondering if it will be done right. read more

Absolutely DISGUSTING!! They had only been open a little while and there were spills all over the floors, the booths were dirty and the food was over cooked to the point when the server was serving the rice, he was scraping the bottom of the pan and ended up mixing in hard, crunchy and burnt rice. I brought it to his attention and he blamed it on the new equipment, that doesn't mean you try to serve the burnt rice!!! Funny thing is, they weren't that busy so someone could've been cleaning up the spills and messes that wee all over the restaurant!!! read more

This specific location is absolutely terrible. I have been to various Panda locations before and NONE of them are as terrible as this. The food is always over cooked or luke warm. The staff is rude and is always in a hurry and the dining room is always dirty. I have tried to eat here a couple dozen times because I crave Asian food but I am disappointed every single time. Don't waste your time here, you could probably buy better frozen Chinese food at the grocery store. read more

This place is terrible. Every time I go there they're always out of something. They're also very slow. It took them almost 30 minutes to take care of 3 customers. They always close early. It says on their website they open at 10:30. I went there at 10:40 & they said they were closed & don't open till 11. Trash. read more

Very modern and clean, not too noisy even with a full restaurant. The staff was very nice and attentive throughout our whole experience. The reason I'm giving a 2-star review, to be blunt, is the food. The Kung Pao was hotter than any Kung Pao I've ever had before, to the point where it made my husband and I physically ill. The Orange Chicken tasted like pure vinegar. The Honey Walnut Shrimp tasted like it had sat for days, despite being freshly made, and the Beijing Beef was dry as a bone. Their Honey Sesame, despite being a premium item, was not premium at all. The reason we stopped at all is for my husband. He had never been to one, and I suggested he try it. I've been many times in Montana before I moved here, and was always extremely satisfied with the food. I though, being a chain restaurant, the food would be just as good, but I was sorely mistaken. Again, I would like to point out we had NO issues with the store or staff by any means. The problem was only with the food, and because of this, I'm sorry to say we won't be returning. read more

Best Panda Express ever, except note that you want to order it to be made fresh, otherwise it might be cold. Ps, good service. read more

Got there at 8:25 on Saturday night, they didn't close til 9. The side-ish door was locked already, had to walk over to main door in rain. Got in line, 2 of the 3 members of the party in front of me didn't get food because they didn't have what they wanted. I go to order, no chow mein or fried rice, so I got steamed with some veggies. They had one scoop of orange chicken left they said I wasn't allowed to have, so I had teriyaki chicken and some other chicken with veggies. Sat down, couple next to me was just leaving and said they got there at 8 and they were already out of everything. You have an hour left, cook more food! Instead they're cleaning with customers in store so they can all leave by 8:55...there's enough other fast food options in owatana or whatever city we're in that I wouldn't waste time coming here. They give the panda express franchise a bad name... read more

This was the worst drive thru I have ever been through! Just sat over 20-minutes at the drive thru and got no service. Finally backed out & left. That was at 5:45pm, with only 2 cars in front that'd already ordered and the restaurant practically empty! Re: Employee Derek T's offer to contact me and return: ABSOLUTELY NOT. That was already 20-minutes of our lives we can't get back. Even when my family tried going inside after backing out, the line (which was only a half dozen people) did not move & your staff just stood around talking with each other and not prepping, helping, or communicating what the delay was so guests could make an informed decision about our time. No also because it sounds consistent with other reviews and from when we talked later to other people that had tried your site. The company should close this site. read more

2nd time back since it opened. Just not good, especially when compared to other Chinese cuisine in town. The beef with broccoli was maybe 5% beef with 95% broccoli, practically raw broccoli. The peppered chicken tasted like it was the last usable day of the chicken without full on spoiling. Also agree with other comment of not washing tables. read more

I was picking up my food and I got home getting ready to eat my hot food and I open it up my Orange chicken was not cooked it was raw my rice was hard it was not cooked I didn't get my fortune cookie I didn't get everything I asked for my food was undercooked the employees were completely rude and ridiculous and I recommend not going there because it is so bad like the restaurant inside is decent but they don't really care they just kind of say oh here's your food and my food was not cooked like I said before and I didn't get everything I asked for I got two things and that was it and I got no utensils and no napkins read more

Love the orange chicken. Hate the service. The food was even made fresh before my eyes. They must have undercooked it because as soon as I got to my table the food was cold. I got fried rice that had been sitting there a while. Got to the table and started eating. My old rice was more hot than the freshly cooked orange chicken. I love this places food but the heat table needs to turned up or something. Sorry but cold Chinese food is not at all desireable. Get real panda. Heat your damn food. read more

Food = delicious. (Which I know because, Panda Express, AM I RIGHT?) service = absolutely terrible. I'm gonna name one person who works there in particular who was mean: Maria. She acted like a middle school girl who hates the other girls cause they aren't her friend. All I asked for was noodles but I got really slow service and her talking to the other chick about me while I was right there. Maria. You were not nice. I hope you use yelp and learn that you need an attitude adjustment. read more

I loved this place when it first opened, but I suppose they had to cut corners to keep going, like a lot of retail places. I don't know an Oriental place in Owatonna I'm happy with. read more

We went to panda express in owatonna after being at the Steele county fair we had three entree the food did not taste good and was cold the same chicken tasted rubbery read more

The tables were unwashed. The food was like warm. The orange chicken was not fresh. The employees were eating pizza in the dining room. It was a disappointing experience. read more

Placed an online order at 5:15 for "ASAP" pickup while in the parking lot. Estimated time for the 2 entree order was 10 minutes. Walked into the restaurant and noticed no other customers. Informed people behind counter I had an online order. I proceeded to sit in the restaurant for 35 minutes waiting for my order to be filled. During my time waiting the staff helped 2 people who walked in and filled an online order for a guy who walked in after me with the same entres. Staff made no apologies for the wait. Will not be going back. read more

Worst drive through ever. Yesterday was waiting for almost 15 minutes. Went back today and slightly less wait but still long time. the come and take the money within 30 seconds though and then just disappear. Got back home and one entree was missing. Worst service ever. read more

They opened at 10:30. It's 11:10 and they are still making the first round of food. I really can't comment on the food, since I'm still sitting here, waiting for it to be available. read more

Though I'd heard of Panda Express, I'd never eaten there before. Being my first visit I didn't know what to expect and went through the drive thru (SO convenient!) without much expectation. I was so surprised and so impressed by the level of professionalism of the staff! The my order came out very quickly, especially for being made to order, and was fresh, appealing and absolutely delicious!!! Although I have since moved from the area, I won't be able to return to this location but I am thrilled to know that there is a location close to home now! I WILL be checking it out! Highly recommend! read more

This particular location is not interested in keeping their business successful or customers coming back. Since they opened a couple of years ago they have changed their closing times on 3 occasions. They used to be open until 9. Now they close at 8:30 pm. What other business in Owatonna closes at 8:30? What an odd closing time, none of the other fast food franchises in town close at that time. And we went there once 50 minutes before closing and we were told that basically they were closed for the day and would not be making any fresh food. They had 3 semi-warm piles of food available and no lo mein left. I told them forget it then. We went back to our car & watched as other customers went in and promptly left just as we had. I give this business less than a year, then it will be out of business. They have garnered a bad reputation in town for the awful crappy customer service. You get the impression going there that they would rather have you go away so they don't have to work. What a waste of a Panda Garden franchise. read more