I have had Panda Express in the past and it was not inspiring, but I figured I would give this new location a try. Sadly, and for it being a brand-new location I was even more disappointed. Sure the food was equally mediocre but more than that it was even more so. To be fair, I made two attempts to pick up food at this location, thinking maybe they just had a bad day.
The first visit I ordered rice and one of their chicken dishes. The chicken was not memorable in the least whereas the rice was completely memorable. It was like chewing on tiny baby teeth. It was hard, almost as though it either was never fully cooked or more likely was sitting in a heating tray for far too long. It was inedible.
Some months later, feeling brave or maybe just a little lazy about cooking dinner I tried it a second time. Being the type of person who believes choosing one disappointment a second time only leaves myself to blame I opted for chow mein this time around with Walnut shrimp. The Chow Mein was the thinnest chow mein I have had to date, and it was uncommonly tough to chew. Thinking back to my rice earlier, I thought either not cooked long enough or once again heated for too long in a metal try before being served. The walnut shrimp while the flavor was ok and the shrimp edible, they appeared to have taken the walnuts and crushed them into small pieces. As I search for a PIECE of walnut I made the decision to count the number of pieces until it was gone. FOUR pieces of walnut and if combined together were lucky to have composed a 1/4 of a real walnut. That just felt like the food went from a froogle creation to purely cheap-skate production. Are walnuts so expensive that having a recoignizable walnut in the dish is simply not an option?
I will not be trying them for a third time. Doing so would simply leave me blaming myself for yet another disappointment. I would note that while I was parked at the kiosk (the only car in the two drive thru lanes). Another car pulled up in the 2nd lane only to pause and drive off without ordering. I think they had the right idea. Try their food at your own peril. read more