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Panda Express

2.3 (72 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese, Fast Food
Open • 10:00 am - 10:30 pm

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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for kids
Good for groups

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There was a hair in my food. Also, I ordered mushroom chicken yet only received vegetables. No chicken.

Hair in food. Only 1 piece of chicken in my mushroom chicken the rest is just vegetables.

All standard to-go doodaddery (fork, napkins, soy, cookie) included without me requesting anything.
Heather R.

If Austin K from my receipt is the young man at the drivethrough register today, I would hire you! You get a whole star to yourself, sir. Drive through is pretty pokey; nearing ten minutes to get my food behind three cars and there were four more behind me when I pulled out just before 2pm. I like that they cleaned up the display board (if memory serves from so long ago) so the combo choices are clearer. Got a bowl (one entree, one side) of orange chicken with brown rice. Rice was dry like most fast food, sauce was pretty spicy. I don't hate really spicy, I just want to be able to taste the meat I'm eating for more than the first bite unless I'm debriefed beforehand. Cashier asked if I wanted to round up to the next dollar and give the difference to a children's hospital, which I did. He thanked me specifically for the donation at the time and again when he handed me my receipt. He was positive, friendly, so polite. There were two soy packets, a fortune cookie, napkins and a fork in my bag, all unrequested. Thank you, Austin! For seven bucks I am very full with leftovers, and I don't have that post-lunch food coma feeling I sometimes get when I indulge in fried fast food. This experience was better than I expected!

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I didn't know panda had salads ?? Every time you get chow they don't ever wanna make more noodles so they just load you with cabbage. Had to tell them my order twice and the girl was just all giggly in the back. Zero stars

This is NOT Teryaki sauce, it doesn't even taste good. Sad
Chris F.

Either it's me, or people in San Marcos love Teryaki sauce. They NEVER have any, almost every time I come here. Very disappointing..

Yummy orange chicken and chow mein noodles.

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6 years ago

Service sucks they didn't want to take my order through the phone , had a box truck couldn't get through drive thru and app wasn't working

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10 years ago

Great fast food, workers are always helpful I wish the servings were a little more. I like eating here when I'm short on time.

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8 years ago

Paid $10 for a decent meal...they didn't mention it came with food poisoning. I stopped eating when I tried the shrimp(it tasted like dirt.)

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Drive-through and outside dining are about the only thing that set PE apart from other places where you can get Chinese takeout to go.

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Good food. And the staff is always nice. Which is rare in the restaurant business these days...so it's quite refreshing and filling haha

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12 years ago

Love panda express. But this location was awful. Food was unedible. The only good thing about it was the service. Will never be back.

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12 years ago

Good food generally. Terriyaki Chicken is hit or miss and sometimes the sauce is boiled down and chunky (if it is even offered).

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