Listen, I have never been a big fan of Panda ... I think I just had poor experiences. Too cold, not fresh, too much sauce, not enough meat etc... I had a coworker order some for lunch the other day and I was like "wait a minute... that's looks good aF ." I had a nibble and I was SURPRISED! I think because it was early lunch it made a big difference because it was incredibly hot and fresh! I ordered the same thing tonight.. Teriyaki chicken, orange chicken, chow mein and veggies .. I have to say, it was delicious. Not as good as what I tasted the other day, but GOOD. I have to also remind myself that this is quick Americanized Chinese (I'm a Chinese food snob lol) but I would definitely give it another go right at lunch or when they open. It's never too late to decide you like something . 4/5 would try again. Oh, and it was $11.40 not bad Panda, not bad. Good job guys! read more

Panda Express - Bigger Plate with Two Half Sides. Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Orange Chicken Chow Mein Super Greens - Fast Food Near Me - Portage, Indiana

I recently visited panda express because I like their low-carb options, especially the super greens. However, on my last trip to the Portage location, I waited 10 minutes in the drive-through just to be waited on. I placed my order and then asked for water. They asked me what size, because they now charge for ice water out of the tap. That will be my last time to panda. Will have to find another place for low-carb options. read more

Orange chicken was delicious! ... but my rice was hard, it wasn't even cooked all the way !! I bit into a piece and it was like eating rice from the box ... read more

Panda Express - Orange Chicken and Brown Steamed Rice - Fast Food Near Me - Portage, Indiana

On December 7, 2023, I went to Panda Express in Portage, IN and ordered 2 plates and one appetizer. I droved home for one hour, and found out thaqt one of the plates had NO MEAT. I paid over $21.00 for our dinner and my husband had no dinner. I called and got no answer and could not leave a message. I then contacted them on email and have sent two emails now and have heard nothing. NEVER AGAIN WILL I GO THERE. read more

I placed an online order and it said it would be ready at 10 for pickup. I had to wait over an hour for it to be ready. If the food will not be ready until 11 then you should not open until 11. This is horrible customer service read more

WARNING WHEN ONLINE ORDERING!!!! I ordered from Panda Express last night. My bill was $25 and these assholes place a $90 hold on my debit card. NINTY F*CKING DOLLARS!!!!! My food wasnt even worth the $25 I paid let alone $90. Called their corporate office. NOTHING. Have to wait 3 to 5 business days!!! This place doesn't even deserve the one star I had to give!!! read more

Panda Express - $90 HOLD FOR A $25 BILL!!!! GRRR - Fast Food Near Me - Portage, Indiana

I would like to give this place a negative number but that is not a option. Took my daughter and wife there for dinner, as we walked in the garbage cans both inside and out were full. There was only one other vehicle in the lot. We walked in to order our food at 5:15 at the start of the dinner rush. Almost no food prepared and ready for service. ​The food that was available was old and dried out. Then a customer came in from the drive thru and complained about being over charged, the manager came out to take care of this issue and was extremely rude and condescending to the customer. When the customer expressed her disproval of how she was being treated, the manager had a i dont care attitude. While this was going on in front of my family she made a joke out of it to the employees. Then the rush started to come thru the door and the manager disappeared not to be seen. There were drive-thru orders along with on line orders pilled up behing the glass getting cold. I have worked in the food and beverage industry for over 25 years and this is one of the most unorganized stores i have even seen. From the manager to the quality of food was incredibly bad, they didnt have any silverware out and the tables looked like they havent been wiped down correctly since the previous day. I hope the franchize owner looks into this asap because i would hate to see someone get sick from this negligent management that is running this place. We used to love to go here but were probably never gonna set foot in this place ever again. read more

Terrible service. Long wait time. Left after 15 minutes of standing and looking at them waiting to be helped but they just kept looking at us (the only people in line) and never acknowledged us. Only served the drive thru. Came back the next day and went through the drive thru and it took them 20 mins to bring our food out. Will never return to this location. read more

I'm only giving 2 stars to this place, twice this week I've been through the drive thru and twice this week I've been disappointed. The first time I went I got the Shanghai angus steak, when I got home it was so Burnt I couldn't even eat it. I called up there and spoke with someone named Sydney who told me she would fix it so I get my 2 year old redressed and go back up there and get the new steak, still wasn't good but I wasn't going back again. So today I decide to go through and get me some rangoons and I knew I shouldn't have complete waste of money every single time I go to this specific panda. MANAGEMENT you need to do better! Sadly I won't be back to portage panda I'll go clear across town to valpo where they know what they are doing read more

Panda Express - Cream Cheese Rangoon - Fast Food Near Me - Portage, Indiana

always enjoyed this Panda Express never gone inside but the experiance through the drive through has always been pleasent if i have to wait for food they give you valuable options ahead of time for substitions and cook times. read more

Got the family meal last night. Very disappointed. The rice was tough, the noodles were chewy and the orange chicken was soggy. $38 . I won't be back until they open dine in. read more

Would have liked to review it if I had a chance to eat it and if the driver would have brought us the right order.

We went there again tonight and it will our last visit. This location is grossly mismanaged. We went in because the drive-through had several cars which can mean a wait as long as 30 minutes. Standing in line, we saw one the employees dump cold chow mein from a takeout box back into the main food which was then served to us. We stood in line for a long time with only one person doing most of the serving and others hanging around and loudly chit-chatting. There was also garbage all over the floor. While we were eating our partially cold food, we saw a woman come in from the drive-thu to get a refund because her food was taking forever and then another woman came in because her order was incorrect. This place is a nightmare, avoid at all costs. read more

In the drive thru for over 30 mins just the told that I have to come in to taste the something that was another20 to get out the drive thru and there inside line is crowned and barely taking the inside customers order ‍ read more

New, clean, and spacious building. Dine-in and drive-thru. Plenty of parking. Friendly staff and good options. I think this place has more entree options than any other Panda Express that I've been to, which is great, but they do seem to have problems keeping everything filled. read more

Panda Express - Fast Food Near Me - Portage, Indiana

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Man , so i asked if i could just have two entrees of orange chicken in a bowl right .. like i would pay for two entrees with no side and all that but all i wanted was it to be in a bowl . AND WHEN I GOT MY CHICKEN IT WAS BEYOND DINKY LIKE WHAT IS THIS read more

Panda Express - Fast Food Near Me - Portage, Indiana

I've been here like a lot of times and every time it has been consistently epic. The service has been very speedy and the food is always great. Ez 5 stars. All those other reviews are silly. read more

Ordered a "bigger plate", supposed to be 3 entrees and a side. Got 2x orange chicken, broccoli and beef, and chow mien. The chow mien was 75% giant chunks of veggies, and just not good. The portion sizes for the chicken and the beef broccoli were laughable. 3 pieces of broccoli and 3 tiny flecks of meat. Wasn't bad, but gone in 3 small bites. 2 entrees of orange chicken ended up being 11 very tiny bites of mostly breading and fat. I straight up feel like I got robbed. Half of it was inedible, so I ended up throwing that half of it away. Even if I had choked down the hot garbage I was served, it still wouldn't have come close to being enough food to satisfy me, and i'm not a big guy. This was the WORST fast food experience I've had in probably 10 years. I'll never go back to Panda Express again. I suggest you spend your money on more authentic food from a local place. WIll only cost a couple dollars more and you may actually get what you pay for, and not ripped off by a careless corporation. read more

I used the "Panda Express" app this evening to order ahead in an effort to save time for both myself and the employees. When I arrived in my car in the drive-thru lane, I was informed that effective today, this Panda Express location is no longer allowing users of their mobile app to pick their food up at the drive-thru window. Those people will need to park, come inside, stand in line behind those choosing to eat inside, and wait for them to prepare your order. The lie provided to me by the manager was that they've recently had mobile app orders goofed-up by their own employees. This new policy supposedly went in affect today as I went there yesterday for lunch (mobile app order) and had no problem getting my order through the drive-thru lane. This new policy doesn't affect regular drive-thru orders -- only mobile app orders, so be aware if you're planning on ordering ahead on the Panda Express phone app. It is not convenient and will end up costing you more time here. This is no longer FAST food. There are too many other fast-food options in Portage with better service, so I won't be coming back here, especially since the manager herself admitted to me that they're having trouble filling orders correctly. She informed me that they've had customers coming back, complaining that they received the wrong order! This Panda Express is apparently having problems. I recommend avoiding it. GO ELSEWHERE!! read more

Let me start off by saying the staff is great, especially the people who have been there for a long time. If the food is fresh, it is amazing, but sometimes it sits out for a while and isn't as great. The wait time is long when stuff runs out sometimes, but I really don't mind if I get the fresh stuff. I would give a 3.5 if I could. read more

The service is always terrible at this place. There is little food ready when you arrive. Tonight a box of forks were left on the drink counter where a little kid could tip it on his head. The cook was complaining about cooking lo mein asking the server why More is needed. The existing food was dry and had been there for a while. Will it ever get better? read more

I came i today for lunch and the staff was very friendly. Ivanna waited on me and she was very nice. The food was good and I enjoyed the shrimp with walnuts and fried rice. read more

Today we visited here. 4.30 on a Friday. Place was clean and they we very courteous. Food was fresh and they were still making a few other dishes to fill up the bar and get ready for dinner crowd. I know this isn't your usual high end Chinese food but it is better than most anything around here. read more

Waited in the drive thru line for 20 minutes while the employees were playing around food was cold and when asked for soy sauce and chopstick didn't receive either tried to call and complain but the phone lines are busy I find that very unprofessional! read more

They close 30 mins early and don't let people in The food slaps though........................................................ ........................................................ ........................................................ ........................................................ read more

It's that time of the year where nobody wants to work or be courteous to anybody that's ordering food and then they get your order wrong or give you the wrong change they want to have an attitude, this generation really needs to learn to work customer service be reminded to show love and Patience and Peace ! read more

I usually don't do reviews on chain restaurants,but in this case I'll make an exception because this is a very good Panda. Unlike a lot of location's that are always out of a particular item or have cold food, this Panda avoids these mistakes. They're well stocked on all dishes, the foods hot, the place is exceptionally clean and the staff is friendly. So if you're looking for the best Panda in the area, the Portage location is the one. read more

This is more a review of this entire chain. I have celiac and cant eat gluten. This particulae chain has stated unapologetically that at thia time they do not offer any gf options. I went there today, not to eat, but because i was with some kids who liked it, all non celiac. Theyre kitchen is definitly not set up to handle food allergies of any kind so i can see why they offer no options, but its also easy to see the modifications they could make, but choose not to. To me, as celiac is considered a disability, i would go as far as to say they just have refused to cater to people with disabilities. Beyond that though no food allergy is really safe there due to cc risk. I know this may seem like a wierd review to read as they are honest about their faults here as a company, but it begs the question...mongolian bbq and pf changs have done it, but they have not. Its kind of like giving the middle finger to disabilities and food allergies. When the company is obviously a hold out in terms of keeping the people with food allergies safe or rather cater to them at all. It really is just coming off as discriminatory anymore, theyre just honest about it and betond that think its ok. This was a one off though occurrence. Its why i normally eat at the other two mentioned and not this one. Hopefully ive convinced one or two of you to do the same, celiac or not. read more

I think there food was horrible. I've only been there once and won't go back the service was rude and short. I asked if they served sushi to go and they became rude about it, I mean why wouldn't they serve sushi to go it makes sense right? read more

Decided to try Panda again today to see if things had improved with food and service. I was told to pull around front and that we would have to wait 3-4 minutes for our food. I was ok with waiting but it ended up being more like 12-15 min and got home and no egg rolls or crab rangoon. My advice is check your order before you leave. Disappointed. read more

Food I got was good, problem was most of the dishes you could choose from were down to half a scoop or empty. been going there since they opened the portions have gotten smaller as well My biggest complaint is be more efficient about cooking your food customers don't want to see empty bowls and wait 30 min at a fast food place read more

I'm done with this location. A couple of days before thanksgiving, I was on the road and had to eat in the car. I waited in the drive thru for 20 minutes. Usually when this happens a restaurant gives you piping hot, fresh food. That is not what I received. The rice was so cold it was clumped together. The noodles were cold. And the veggies were raw. It was the most horrible dinner I've received on the go in many years. I called and asked for a manager. She came to the phone after a few minutes but had a very monotone voice with absolutely no care in what I was saying. In fact she was slamming dishes together while I was trying to talk. She told me that I could come in for a replacement or a refund. I've thought about but I'm not interested in ever dealing with them again. She never even apologized. If you don't like your job, you should quit. I can't imagine this place will be open much longer unless they get someone in there who cares! read more

my reason for joining yelp thank you yelp.. for much needed service bottom line.. i will not only .... not recommend .. panda express i will try to discourage friends from spending thier money here 1st and last time we will ever go here... totally not worth the money very very small *** raised bed *** styrofoam food trays looks like your get a lot of food for your money ... your not... shiitake kale chicken breast ..mostly rice ... maybe 5 tiny pieces of chicken, 3 tiny pieces of kale, 4 tiny pieces of shiitake mushrooms and 10 bite size pieces of broccoli.. and sauce.. i agree food was tasty, friendly staff, a lot of option opps almost forgot.. such a joke if you take their survey on back of your receipt you receive 1 (one) free entrée item with purchase of ... a two entree plate ...still not worth the money... a double entree order... ........ only gets you a half a meal totally not worth the money ....................................................................... bottom line.. i will not only .... not recommend .. panda express i will try to discourage friends from spending thier money here read more

quick friendly service, Sunday afternoon the store was bright with sunlight and very appealing, food was great, served fast and correct, good value for the price, will visit there again soon and spread the good news to our friends. read more

The staff was very friendly. When I entered the restaurant all the staff members said hello and welcomed me to panda express. They also did this to other people who walked in after me. The staff was very fast at preparing my food. There was about 5 people in front of me and I was probably in line maybe 5 minutes.The staff was very friendly. When I entered the restaurant all the staff members said hello and welcomed me to panda express. They also did this to other people who walked in after me. The staff was very fast at preparing my food. There was about 5 people in front of me and I was probably in line maybe 5 minutes. read more

Catering Services. I recently had a Pre Mother's Day event at my home for about 35 attendees. I thought about using my faithful caterers that I've used over the years. For some reason, I remembered seeing a Catering Service banner and thought, why not try it?? With much trepidation, I contacted the Portage location and ended up speaking to Francesca who was very pleasant and very professional. I decided to come in and make sure everything was set up. Francesca allowed me to sample, showed my the serving dishes and didn't poo poo any of my concerns. Sunday, I came in there was Bri and Angelo to help me take out the order. EVERYTHING was perfect. Not ONE thing was left out. The event was a total SUCCESS!!!! Thanks Panda Catering Team.....YOU ROCK!!!!! read more

Went there on a Sunday night at 9:40. Waited for a few minutes for someone to take my order, and saw and employee come out to take out the garbage. She was throwing it away for a couple minutes and walked back in. Two more minutes go by until someone (the employee taking out the trash) says that they close at 9:30 on Sundays. There were easily 5 people still inside and the employee taking out the trash couldn't spare 2 seconds to let me know. read more