Why? oh Why is this ONE Panda Express location so awful? We live nearby but can't go there because the food is old and dry with limp vegetables and very stingy serving sizes. We've been to other Panda locations throughout California and have enjoyed fresh food and much larger portions! The service is just "blah" and quite slow. We love the menu at Panda, but there's something really wrong at this location. read more

what a ripoff. here they charge fine dinning prices, and then they rip you off by not even filling the container. read more

Panda Express - Unreal!!! - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

4 because I haven't visited this place in several years and I do not know the currently quality of service and food. The last time I came here, it was dark out and I opted for the drive thru and I usually do. I ordered orange chicken, possibly with rice, and certainly with a soda. I ate a few pieces of chicken before find one that had a hair embedded into the breading, not stuck in the sauce, and most definitely not mine. I had either blonde or brightly colored hair at the time and this was either black or dark brown in the light. That was the end of Panda Express for me. In the years previous to this incident, both food and service were phenomenal and the restaurant was always clean. I just had 1 bad experience but it's enough to make me stop. I worked at taco bell at the time, it's not very hard to keep hair out of food, but I do understand that accidents happen and I haven't personally heard of it happening again to anyone I know. So don't knock em till you try em. read more

Portions are ridiculously scant here. If you appreciate overpaying for underwhelming food, this is the place for you. (Does anybody in corporate even care?) read more

Moved here a few years ago and have tried this location a few times and if I could give 0 stars I would... always have the lobby closed even during dine and donates to help their community, rude workers, small portion sizes compared to other locations, never really consistent on flavors of the foods, employee informed me they were out of a certain item and if I would like to choose another item... we'll my husband likes what he likes so I was hesitant and thought he might like an item that is considered premium item, she wouldn't void the added charges even though it was an inconvenience for me then got an attitude acting like it was my fault... I drove away... there's no reason why I should have to pay more if that's not the item I came there for. Hopefully corporate comes in and fixes this location and trains their employees on how to treat customers. read more

Some of the reviews here seem harsh, we haven't had a single issue in the multiple times we've been here. Staff is friendly and talkative. Food is as expected for Panda Express. The place is clean. Drive thru is easy and quick, first time I've had drive thru panda nearby! It's way easier when I'm commuting to and from work. I can never understand why people get mad about staff talking to each other. The employment crowd is mostly low 20's, and the economy is unkind. I rather my food be cooked by people who are talking to each other and HAPPY than be cold quiet and mad. Morale matters. As long as my order didn't get messed up I could really care less if they chat. Anyone specific who's been mentioned are name tags I haven't seen yet, so I can't say if those people even work there anymore. Overall, customers don't need to be pricks either. Maybe it's because this place is next to Walmart. That could explain the sour crowd. Be nice, and they'll be nice back. read more

If I could give no stars I would. I have placed my order and have been standing inside this restaurant waiting for them to cook food. 6 employees can't cook enough to get orders filled. Absolutely ridiculous, no one in this place even cares read more

This just may be the worst Panda Express on the planet. And it's consistently bad. Been there several times and it's never been good. The management is really in need of a change. Poor service and even worse quality of food. We will never be back again. read more

No stars... horrible place. I'm a hunting guide it valley as well as HVAC so some nights a quick meal is what I need... service was horrible, an the place was still closed on the inside months after Covid. Fire the manager everyone that works here is rude and doesn't deserve a job. Go to Walmart or even the micdonalds across the street. Don't risk health, money, or time on this place. read more

7:30 at night and out of four of the entrees? Then they are out of hot mustard? Then I look at my order (mushroom chicken) was kind of shocked after digging through with my fingers to find four peanut (shelled) size chicken parts. But I figure they were running out of that also? Lots of mushrooms and squash good thing I like them. And since it was drive through thought I'd get napkins and a fork, nope wrong again. What a disappointment for a place that used to be at least so so most of the time. read more

The service is incredibly slow but the food is always pretty good. Whoever's at the window is always nice

Crazy bad service. Took 30 minutes to get food and staff is immature and rude. Definitely avoid!

Worst Panda Express ever. Can't believe they are still open and people still go here. The food is absolutely gross. Do not waste your time, money or risk your health here read more

We order food from Panda about every two weeks. Always the same thing. Rice/chow mein, a large walnut shrimp and fortune cookies. We were very disappointed when we arrived home and the shrimp was over cooked, dry with no sauce and shrimp out of its breading. I know they gave us last nites food that did not sell. Never be the first in line when they open. For us to drive back we're looking at 40 minutes round trip. I called and wanted to talk to the manager about our shrimp. He was to busy and said he would call back. 48 hrs and still no call. Since we eat the shrimp on a regular basis we know what it should look and taste look. This did not pass. At a time when businesses are trying to make a living why sell us stuff we cannot eat. Boycott this place and teach them a lesson. Service... read more

We had to throw most of the food away because of how gross it was. The Mandarin chicken was undercooked and full of fat. It was chewy due to it being undercooked. The Shanghai steak was a mush and literally only had 2 pieces of steak. It was a brown mush and was inedible. They also weren't open to go inside and order so you couldn't see the food and how bad the quality was. We never eat here and this was the first and last. The owners should be ashamed for who they've hired and not keeping up with noticing how bad this food is. I hope nobody else makes the same mistake and eats here. read more

Panda Express - Mush Shanghai Angus Steak Undercooked Mandarin Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

I got caught in a vortex as the rays of light began bending out of the chaos my mind's eye had distorted. Time too had stopped. On such a hot day in August, how could I feel as if I were frozen in space while still feeling my new birth? On the display screen, the blurred images started to form letters. We had dilated pupils, shallow respiration, and a relaxed heart beat after emerging from deep under the planet's surface; we had seen the local water table. Now, the hunger came. Although we had eaten breakfast at one of the dirtiest Best Western's ever, Need for better food was calling. Panda Express was apparently only an hour away from Black Chasm Cavern. Familiar brand name and memories of Walnut Shrimp, Broccoli Beef, Wontons, Spring Rolls, Chow Mein, and ribs, we had a missile-lock and enzymatic processes burned in our stomachs. The pre-digestion chemical processes demanded healthy food. Upon arrival, obvious food sanitation concerns were satisfied, yet, could have been better. Given the circumstances of esurient urgencies, we gave it a Go! Panicked, "Give me some of everything!" I had to calm down. After eating we made a relaxed drive to Reno. No arguing. No more d-d-delirium. Come here on road trips when you need to eat. Nothing outstanding here. But you can get what you expect. PS -- When other reviews say "Busy at lunch," or something, then go immediately after lunch. Should be a no-brainer read more

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I ordered the Broccoli Beef, it was all broccoli and almost no beef as you can see in the picture. Also, I bit into the broccoli and it was practically raw. Super unhappy with this experience read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

Five stars!The GM here currently is one of the best thanks again for making it right. I've worked with a lot of managers in my life and easily she fixed the issue I had 2 days ago when no managers were present to fix it right away she listened and was nice about it.Very nice staff here.crew as well. read more

Alvin is very rude. Told me I'm not a VIP, lol. Said my order was backing up the line? Not sure why. They had several cars before me.

Went to this place today one hour before they closed. Right away the black girl had a real ugly attitude ( I guess cause we came one hr before closing?)..we then saw her put some chow mein back from a plate that had already been eaten from!!! I kept asking for fresh chow mein and she made it a big deal saying they were going to close soon and wont be making any more so I had to demand it and she spoke to another girl who was making a big deal about it too, but she finally said they'll be making fresh chow mein just for us. I started eating my food and literally had to spit out the chow mein cause it was disgustingly nasty. So those bummy kids put the fresh chow mein with the nasty old one. I have a big stomach ache now...they saw that I was pregnant and with children and they still put the old chow mein on our plates. Not coming back to this place with those immature kids. read more

My family and I were traveling from Stockton and to the mountains and went in for lunch. We tried ordering our food in this place. The service wasn't pretty good. I felt like the worker serving in drive thru is giving us a hard time because of their attitude And felt like I am being rushed on ordering. We have no choice to order here since the lobby is closed because of the pandemic. The worker didn't say much when I'm about to order another one. When I went to the other window to get our food, we got our food but we tried to get another order of drinks. The worker there told us we can't order additional. That's disappointing and when you're feeling rushed ordering your food. I don't recommend this place and takes a while to get your food. read more

Slowest Panda Express ever. The wait is consistently 30 minutes to get through the drive through during lunch or dinner and ordering inside has been closed for over a month. read more

Very Poor Service. Visited Placerville location and advised manager (who was waiting on customers) that i would wait for the chow mein and another entree as several pans had only a few tablespoons of food in them. (11:30 A.M. 4 people in the restaurant) The manager advised me that it would 5-7 minutes and she would let me know when my two items were cooked and ready. Therefore I stepped aside. Meanwhile the manager leaves to change employees around as the cook could not keep up with food requests. The cook and cash register attendant now take over filling orders in which they began writing on the to- go- containers. The manager returned to take her position back and began to fill the orders of all the 8 people who were in line after me. I asked her if i could get my order as I was in line 15 minutes prior. She said "Yeah, just a minute" and continued completing the other orders. " When I finally received my food (last), the cashier also checks out everyone before me as well. I advised the cashier of the issue and she said,' well, YOU should have noticed that we were writing on the to-go-boxes. I advised her that I was following the managers instructions and it is the responsibility of the employees to advise every customer of procedures so they are better served. The cashier yelled, as I left, THANK-YOU! Not only poor service but rude and lack of efficient restaurant, employee management. Won't to bacK! Totally agree with previous Reviews!!! read more

Ordered a two plate entree with Beijing beef and sweet fire chicken and a side of pot stickers. Was told they were out of pot stickers unless I wanted to wait 3 minutes. Was worth the wait, or so I thought. Paid and they told me to park, then they'd bring my food to me. Cool. Called a friend when I parked and waited. Was on the phone and laughing, totally lost track of time before my friend asked if I was still waiting. Looked at the phone and I had been sitting there for 35 minutes! Walked in and the kid was apologetic and said he totally forgot. Worse, they were cooking (more?!) pot stickers and told me just one more minute. Then I realized they didn't even give me my drink. They raised a brow at me like I was lying and reluctantly gave me a cup. I was already frustrated but this was really starting to piss me off. Watched the clock and it still took them 15 more minutes! Then, when I got home, my entire meal was cold!!! Clearly they had assembled my food and it just sat there for FORTY FIVE PLUS minutes! What kind of moron would not realize this mistake and remake the whole plate?!?! I almost drove back and raised holy hell (and probably should have!) Instead I had to reheat the damn food in my oven and wait even longer. Heads need to roll in there. Whoever is managing this place is as much to blame as the employees. read more

I've only ate here twice, my second time was just yesterday for lunch. I got rice, noodles, teriyaki chicken and sweet fire chicken, I woke up around 2 am BLOWING CHUNKS FROM BOTH ENDS. Something here gave me food poisoning!!! Please be aware of what your eating, I'm still not fully better. Don't know if I'll be able to go back to work tomorrow. Thanks panda. This is the worst. read more

Stoped in today for a quick lunch. The restaurant was clean. I was greeted with a smile. The server Ashley did a nice job of plating my dish and ringing me up. I don't get all the bad reviews on here. I will be back. read more

I just had the most pleasant experience here! We've eaten at quite a few Panda Express restaurants before but this has got to be the best one. Fast friendly service with no hassles! They didn't have a bunch of things out because they were making it fresh! I can appreciate that! We also put in an order to take home for dinner and it was a catering order which they don't do normally unless it's called in I'm assuming. The manager was very polite and was willing to get it done in a short amount of time too! I really appreciate the customer service they have here! Keep up the great work!! read more

I get the poor reviews. But I came for lunch today with the kiddo at a little after 11 am. The food was fresh and plentiful and service was friendly, helpful and professional. I got my food in a timely manner even after they had to make a fresh batch of mixed veggies for my bowl. So for THIS experience I give them a 5. (Should dock half a star because their tray was sticky but they have enough 1 star reviews). Just try to get here before the rush and you'll be happy. read more

Panda Express - I'm an orange chicken lover. Trying to be healthy so I got the steak with mushrooms and onions over a bed of mixed veggies. It was tasty! - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

This location used to be entirely adequate, but our recent visit was a nightmare. Drive thru only (understandable with COVID and staffing issues everywhere), out of many dishes, and the food I received was absolutely inedible... straight to the garbage. I'm not usually picky when it comes to judging fast food, but this location is off my list for good at this point. read more

Usually a good alternative for lunch, this location may be the exception. Food didn't seem very fresh and was difficult to find a table that didn't need to be wiped down. Think a bit more focus is needed. read more

Panda Express - Over cooked Rangoon - Chinese Near Me - Placerville, California

Worst service I've ever seen, the employees fully ignore people coming up to order, they're always out of half of the food options, and what they do have looks like it's been left out for way too long to be safe. I was told there would be a 5min wait for new chicken to be made.. half an hour later and none of the employees will make eye contact with me. Don't come here, it's genuinely worth the gas money to go further down the hill. read more

We went there today after a very long drive, doors are closed without any notice and the employees are just watching so finally one of them open the door and said due to short staff we closed, only drive through, I said can we eat outside under the shed, she said fine, the table outside are a big mess and super dirty. She said short staff but I saw banch of employees inside doing nothing and no customer at all, waited in the past lot long enough I did not see nor cars coming through drive through, come on just be serious about your business and customers or you will close it for good. read more

Megan your amazing. You have a beautiful smile while serving food and are very friendly to help make selections. Nolan it's very disturbing to see how many times you grab your crotch while behind the counter serving food!! My rating is one star for all the crotch grabbing in between scooping my food on the plates. It's disgusting. read more

Food is gross. The chicken tasted like plastic. While we were eating we could hear someone throwing up in the bathroom. The people who work here are immature and just laughing. Like they are just hanging out instead of cleaning. read more

This has to be one of the worst Panda Express I have been to there has been multiple times they have screwed up my order so I told myself I would never go back but last night it was late nothing around so I decided to give it another shot what a big mistake that turned out to be. I went and placed my order a large chowmain two large orange chicken they tell me I'll have to wait a couple minutes for the chow Maine which is fine I pay I wait I get my food and go home come to find out once we sit down for dinner both of our orange chicken are tofu so I have to go back to get real chicken. When talking to them they say they gave it to me so I wouldn't have to wait longer which is so stupid I couldn't believe I would rather have to wait then have to waist a whole other trip back to wait longer to get the right prefer they let me keep the tofu and I gave it to my friend who is a vegetarian and as she was eating it there were little pieces of chicken through the whole thing. Now I really am never going back just to many mistakes. read more

This place blows! Went here out of desperation because we were starving! Broccoli beef came with 2 peices of beef, the rice is undercooked, the crispy almond chicken overcooked and the menu as usual is extremely limited. Only a handful of available items, no appetizers. Poor quality food. I think it's a one man band and their is only one person working. This is my second review.. Go to the Chinese across the street if you want real food and great service! This isn't a real panda express.. dumping half my food Yuck! read more

Food was okay but the service was terrible. My family went inside to order and we had to ask our server to tone down her attitude. Even after asking her to stop raising her voice at us, she continued. I have worked fast food and retail, so I get that there are bad days but please never raise your voice at guests. Guests should always be top priority and treated with respect as we showed our server. We weren't difficult guests so I'm not sure why we were treated that way. read more

Ordered a 2 entree Walnut Shrimp meals. Got a plate with Walnut shrimp, but without chow Mein or rice, and a small box of Walnut Shrimp hardly worth the $16 charge. To add insult, neither fortune cookie had a message... Worst Panda visit ever!!!! read more

Tried to eat lunch at this location. Walked up and found they were only serving drive through. I opted to take my business elsewhere, to a company that is interested in serving their customers! read more

The food is OK the service sucks! They forgot a side dish and I tried to call and they don't answer their phone