Panda Express will always hold a special place in my stomach. I remember going to Panda Express at mall food courts and it was the first place I ever had American Chinese food. I ordered takeout with noodles, chicken teriyaki and the famous orange chicken. Also ordered a side of rangoons. The noodles were nice, chewy and not over cooked. It had a mild flavor which I like since the entrees have plenty of flavor. The chicken teriyaki was flavorful and juicy. I like that they use dark meat for the teriyaki because it doesn't dry out as easily. The orange chicken is almost a must order when you go to Panda Express. The chicken to breading ratio isn't the best but it's what Panda is known for. It was still slightly crispy even after being doused in sauce and it had a sweet and tangy flavor that goes perfect with some rice or noodles. The rangoons were decent. They were still crispy when I got home but I thought they were lacking in flavor and could probably use a little more filling. Overall, I think Panda is a good place to go if you're looking for a quick and hearty dinner. You have plenty of choices and they have healthier options if that's what you're looking for. Nowadays with food costs going up, I still feel that Panda is a decent deal for the amount of food and quality that you get. read more

Panda Express - Orange Chicken - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

Really disappointing experience. I arrived more than 20 minutes before closing, and there was still a line of customers waiting to order. We were told that the kitchen had already been closed and that whatever food was left on the bar was all they were serving. By the time it was my turn, everything I wanted was gone. I asked if they could make more food and was told no; even though the restaurant was still open and there were multiple customers waiting to order. If you're going to advertise that you're open until a certain time, customers who arrive well before closing should still be able to order food. Closing the kitchen this early and leaving customers to pick through whatever happens to be left is incredibly frustrating. I drove here specifically for this food because it was open. read more

I come here every once in awhile when I'm shopping at Target it's not a bad place. It's McDonald's Chinese food pretty much but it's pretty good. I usually order fried rice with orange chicken and a chicken egg roll it hits the spot. I usually order on the app because that way when I'm finished shopping I can just pick it up and eat it in the store most of the time it's ready when they say it is depending on how many people are in line at the store. read more

Panda Express - Orange chicken with fried rice - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

Too much rice, not enough entree portions. Never ordering online again. All this for $18. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

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Sigh, this place is beyond stingy. Forget one generous scoop, they give you like 4 pieces of honey walnut shrimp. Worse yet, they're event stingy with fortune cookies and sauces! Like it's sad, why am I spending $35 worth of food for half the value of a local Chinese food place. At least don't be stingy with packets of sauce to make your food taste better... read more

A great branch for Panda Express!! Sondra made the whole experience remarkable! Great customer service!! Terrific! The whole team entirely made it wonderful but sondra stood out. The food here is fresh tasting as well. Tables are appropriately spaced out between other tables. Clean and organized store. High chairs and pwd tables available. Parking space is ample. Credit/debit/gift cards could be used here. See images for further reference. read more

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I went there today 2/2/26. There were several people in line about 1 PM. For my order I felt like the staff rushed through without giving the appropriate portions. There was a delay at the counter because the person ahead of me returned because their large order was incorrect. After paying I realized I was charged for a bigger plate and not a regular. I could not make the cashier understand the problem, the line to pay was backed up, so I just left! There was so much confusion in the ordering process for all the UberEats and called in advance. I don't appreciate my order being haphazardly prepared and not charged correctly! I will not be going back. read more

Maybe actually make the order correctly and do not leave out soy sauce. Typically, it's standard for most Chinese restaurants to at least add in a soy sauce packet or two automatically. But, even if it was not, I had ordered and put to add soy sauce packets yet received none. read more

Sondra was one of the reasons I'm making this place a five stars. One of the best customer service I ever experienced, I love coming here just for her!! The food is good and the price is reasonable. The line is always long but the wait isn't bad at all. read more

Panda Express - Orange Chicken Black Pepper Angus Steak - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

Eggplant in entree was inedible due to being raw and uncooked. One of the few locations that makes this and it was disappointing. Ask for tofu only. read more

Panda Express - Tofu eggplant - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

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Not bad. Came when it was busy so the rice and chicken dishes were nice and fresh. Better here than I've had at airport locations. Service was quick and prompt. Good visit all in all. Quick dinner for $9, not bad. read more

Panda Express - Orange Chicken & Spicy chicken - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

TL;DR - If you want to receive all the food you pay for (+ better food to boot), go to the Woodbridge location instead. If you must go to this location, do check that your order is complete before leaving with your takeout. We used to live near this Panda and went there whenever we didn't feel like driving farther to "the good Panda"; the Woodbridge location. We preferred the Woodbridge location both for the higher food quality, and consistency in sending us away with 100% of the food we ordered. This Panda location has sent us away with incomplete orders 6-7x in the last couple of years, and the food is just less delicious than we're used to at Panda (under-cooked/under-seasoned super greens, under-cooked rangoons, etc). We don't live near a Panda location anymore. I hadn't had Panda in over a year, and I was craving orange chicken - so we made the now 16-mile round trip drive to this location. Since moving away, we forgot that this Panda cannot be trusted to give you all your food, so we drove home without checking our order. When we got home, there was no orange chicken; just an empty crater in the takeout container where it should've been. So disappointing since the orange chicken was the only reason I even considered driving that far for fast food. We never reported any of the prior incomplete orders, as we lived close enough to ask the restaurant to fix it. But since we now live too far for that, I did report feedback to Panda corporate, specifically requesting a partial refund, just enough to cover the missing entree, nothing crazy. Apparently it doesn't matter how bad your experience was - all you're going to get from Panda corporate is an automated "thanks for your feedback, here's a free entree!" As if I'm going to drive another 16 miles for mediocre food from an establishment that is essentially stealing money from customers (yes, a years-long pattern of not giving customers food they paid for is stealing). For the restaurant manager: I recommend you require your cashier to check orders before bagging them, rather than repeatedly sending customers away from your store with incomplete orders. This is a pattern that could easily be helped with a simple quality check measure. read more

We ordered online the family size and got two beef with Broccoli Beef, one chicken Grilled Teriyaki Chicken, one Side Fried Rice, and one Side Chow Mein. We also got another large broccoli beef and fried rice. When my husband was waiting for the food, the owner or manager came out from the back and started to scream at the employees right in front of everyone. He was screaming at them to watch what they were doing. They are giving too much food away. So, the employees got nervous and barely filled our containers. The employees didn't then fill the three broccoli beef containers. I was able to put the third container in the other two and make it whole, not overflowing. This left me with an empty container that cost me over $11. Ridiculous On top of them not filling the three containers, they filled half the box with just broccoli and barely any beef. I DO NOT recommend ordering their food ahead because you will get less than you ordered. read more

Panda Express - Three partially filled Broccoli Beef - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

I've been here a couple of times and the food is okay for a fast food Chinese place. Unfortunately though, my most recent visit was extremely rude. I had put in my online order for TMobile Tuesday and the restaurant site would not let me pick up anything for before 2 hours! When I tried to explain to the woman that I had ordered ahead, she refused to let me pick up and was extremely rude. Unfortunately I never got my order and due to the rude behavior, I will definitely not be returning to this establishment. read more

Ok, I'll start by saying the service was cool, quick and it's a pretty clean set up. They even have an open kitchen for you to see into, if you're into that, I personally am not but that's just me. Ok, as I've always known, the food at Panda Express always looks better than it tastes. So it was very aesthetically pleasing to the eye for sure but bland beyond belief. The rice was begging for flavor. Some of the veggies in my stir fry were burnt and the beef needed salt. I will say the walnut shrimp were good though. They have a nice sweet glaze but aren't mushy. The chicken teriyaki wasn't that bad either, and it was pretty moist too. It wasn't the worst teriyaki chicken but then again idk if I've actually had bad teriyaki chicken. This just needed more flavor, it felt like a LITE watered down version of teriyaki if I had to describe it. I haven't been to Panda Express in over 5 years and this was a reminder as to why. Highly doubt I'll return. Again the service was smooth and the establishment was clean but the food just didn't tickle my fancy. If you're into mall chinese food then this may be up your alley. For the price I spent, almost $17 for an entree and a drink I was left extremely unfulfilled and sadly let down. I kinda knew better, so I can't really blame anyone for my poor decision to give them another try. Good luck to your taste buds if you choose to venture here. read more

Panda Express - a view of the dining area - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

Was in the area ans saw this and immediately started craving it. Cleam locationnwith great friendly service. We got a walnut shrimp bowl and the sesame chicken bowl. Both were good. read more

The Panda Express I visited only put in about 75% of food. They need to stop robbing people. read more

Panda Express - Firecracker Shrimp - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

Stopped in for a quick lunch. Everything looked fresh and delicious. We each ordered one of their build your own plates which comes with a side and two entree choices for $7.50 My fiancé ordered the Orange chicken, Eggplant tofu, and fried rice. I ordered the Honey Walnut shrimp (Extra$1.25 up charge), Orange chicken, and Chow Mein. I always get the Orange Chicken here and it was great as usual. Someone suggested the Honey Walnut Shrimp to me and I now have a new favorite. The Shrimp was crispy sweet and delicious... Just perfect! This was a great quick lunch. The restaurant was very clean and everyone was friendly and the food was great. For a quick serve restaurant you really can't get much better. They even have a small patio if you like to dine outside. Definitely recommend... read more

Panda Express - Honey Walnut Shrimp, Orange Chicken, and Chow Mein and Eggplant Tofu, Orange Chicken, and Fried Rice. - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

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One of the servers was very unprofessional. He mocked one of my parents when they asked for more vegetable quantity. (name on tag: "Apple") read more

Food is delicious but as you can see they load up the container with the side dish, either rice or what they call chow mein, which is my favorite. I think they have vegetables too. The entree portions could be a little bigger. The service was decent. read more

Panda Express - Noodles, orange chicken, kung pow chicken and Beijing beef. Cherry coke. - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

So after some months and someone from Panda Express reached out to me, I decided to give this location another try. I decided to skip the mixed veggies because of the bad experience of undercooked vegetables. I had the fried rice with chicken and string beans and orange chicken. The meal was pretty decent. The orange chicken was on point. The chicken and string bean was cooked well and just right. Rice wasn't dry. The service was good today. Although there was a line for dinner, the line moved quickly and before I know it, my family and I are eating. I'm glad I gave this location another try. I guess last time it was just one of those bad days? Not sure but time will tell. I'll be coming back when I'm in the mood for Panda and will update all as necessary. read more

Panda Express - Fried rice, chicken and string beans and orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

I love coming to panda express whenever i'm hungry and I want to quick meal but today I found a hair in my food read more

Panda Express - I love coming to Panda Express whenever I want a quick meal but today I found a hair in my food. Actually Two hairs in my food - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

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Absolutely disappointing even for fast food... (Quick summary at bottom) I've been to this location a few times in the past and the food was pretty good, the meat had crispy breading and the vegetables mixed in tasted fresh and was cooked good. This time it's much different. When I walked in there was a long line, which was weird as there's so many employees. Getting closer, the line didn't surprise me anymore as the workers looked confused and lost. Most of the workers were nice though, except the man wearing black. That's just the service alone. The food looked soggy and there was very little food available. There was a dish finished just sitting on the counter for a while until it was switched out with the old one. The prices keep going up but the service, portions and food quality are going down. It came out to be around $12 not including a drink. I was going to sit inside but the dining room was filthy, the tables were dirty and the floors were sticky. The worst part was seeing a COCKROACH run up the wall, but at that point I just needed to leave. I thought just getting out of there and going home would bring me peace but that's wasn't all. I took the food home and one of the entrees were wrong. I didn't know that it was wrong at the store because they had so many boxes pulled up I didn't know which was mine. I had ate some of the fried rice, which was bland. The chow mien was decent but oily. I ordered orange chicken which was soggy and the sauce didn't even stick on the chicken. The egg roll was bland and soggy. I ordered broccoli beef but instead received what I believe is Kung Pao chicken which was mainly zucchini and peppers and barely any chicken. Then when I mixed it I noticed something else wrong with it... A hair in my food. Such a waste of food and time. I just hope people don't get sick after eating this garbage. So if you're deciding on where to eat, this place offers roaches, some rude workers, long wait times, soggy/old food, a dirty store and if you're as lucky as me they might even drop a hair on your food completely free of charge. read more

Panda Express - Kung Pao Chicken with hair - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

I ordered a take out- as they dont have lot of vegetarian options- I ordered fried rice and noodles. The food tbh was ok- I wish rice and noodles had some spice to it. read more

I have been here before and Service is fast. Being vegetarian all I order is steamed veggies, fried rice which has eggs and noodles for s platter price. Spicy sauce is must to make food spicy hot. Clean place near mall area and Fed Ex which makes it easier for my business needs. read more

Panda Express - Veggie plus fries rice and noodles - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

The food is good, the place is always busy. I place the order online for pick up and still the order is not ready when I arrive. Mind you it's a 20 plus min drive to the establishment. It's alway super busy no matter when time of the day you go. Kudos on the employees who are in the front end getting and serving the orders to customers. Food is piping hot and always tasty. One tip make sure you check you items you've ordered prior to your departure from the restaurant. On two occasions they gave me one item incorrect. There is no receipt or transaction number to fill out online survey on online orders also. read more

So disappointed. I ate here at least 3 times a week. I went in one day to place an order, and as I looked at the food I see a roach on the counter... Right near the food. I had to look twice. I couldn't believe it. I told one of the employees and they killed it. Me and the other customers in line left. After reading some reviews I see it's not the first time. read more

The service is horrible went to pick up an order to be told someone else had picked up my order and they decided they were going to give me someone else's order when I clearly paid for my order on their app after a few mins of back and forth they finally fixed my order the staff is so irresponsible and rude never going back to that location read more

First time eating at this chain restaurant. Came here for lunch with my daughter and we absolutely loved the food. It was very fresh and not greasy. I was so impressed. The staff is very customer service friendly as it took me forever to decide what I wanted. Definitely recommend! read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

Food is good and fresh. The only complaint is that they give you too much rice or noodles with your order and not enough of the entree. The line is always long when I go but it moves pretty quickly. But the only drawback, like I said, is that there is too much rice/noodles. But I will be going back. I've tried the honey sesame chicken, honey walnut shrimp, chicken with mushrooms, veggie egg rolls and crab Rangoon and all was good. I've only eaten the whIte rice which is good but it's pretty hard to mess up rice. read more

I love panda express but you really have to make it there when the food is fresh. Sometimes you will get a batch of food that been sitting out for some time and you can truly feel the taste difference. The service can sometime be a hit or miss. A lot of times I go it seems like they are always training new people causing lines to go out the door with how slow it gets. While I love when its fresh this has pushed me to begin trying out Teriyaki One, which is close. read more

Our kids love Panda Express and we are loyal customers across US, this is our go-to place when we travel. Over the last couple of years, we feel customer service is fading at Panda Express. Just to note, we were at this location at 8:45 PM, closing at 9:30 PM and 80% of items were empty and staff would not make them for a long line of customers waiting there.... read more

This place is decent with the standard Panda Express items. I had no complaints with the food or service. I like the fact you get your own fountain drinks. Its located near target in a shopping area. I would say the place is small with limited seating but I was able to able to find a table. Since this is the closet Panda in central Jersey, I will be coming here more often. read more

Panda Express - Specials - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

This was where the original panda express was located when i was growing up! Love this place. Its called Asian Chow now, but its still the same chef back there lol. Love the tangy orange taste that burns the nostrils ;) My girl's favorite orange chicken is in this location on the top floor of the mall. Their orange chicken is always on point and the fried rice always perfect. I also love their bourbon chicken!! I always ask for the to go container so u get more out of it than the regular plate that they give u when u sit in..just a little trick to get more out of ur money! read more

Staff is VERY VERY POLITE! I came to get the very delicious orange chicken , but the worker stopped and told me that a new batch will be ready in a bout 10 minutes and if i wanted to wait i could, or i can have the chicken that was already there. Now if this was any other business, they would've let you have the older chicken without saying a peep. I decided to wait and he rang me up in advance for the order. So I sat there with a drink and waited. I expected to be called, but no. He brought up the order to me and gave me a FREE vegetable roll for waiting. WHAT?!?! This place is the best place i've been to and DESERVES A BIG OL A++ I rather do the 30minute trip here than a 5minute to some place with bad service. read more

Panda Express - Very great place! - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

Haiku: Location is great, For the merriment, just wait! Panda Express wins. The smiling faces At fast food, of all places-- Brighten up your day. Two thumbs way up for the orange chicken. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

It's pretty good chinese food, at a pretty good price, and it's right in front of Target. What else could you ask for for a quick lunch destination. I really like the cream cheese rangoons best. The chicken can be hit or miss depending on if you get a grisly fat piece, but it's usually pretty good. I even like the ice tea they have. My only complaint is they are so stingey with the sauces. Give me more than one mustard please. I've been there times where I have to go ask for sauce 3 times just because they hid it all under the counter. How cheap. read more

Panda Express - Pile of lunch - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

I came here for lunch with my roommate. I had the Bejing beef and the Orange chicken and an Egg roll. The Beef and chicken were divine. So damn good, i may have some occasional dreams about the beef, the egg-roll was meh. I would skip it if i were you. The people behind the counter were very nice, the place was very clean. My only grip is that the Bejing beef is so good but so bad for you. Its last meal type good, like if you were going to get the chair i would say shamrock shake, McRib, and some Bejing beef. Try it before you look it up, but its a lot of calories, if you watch that sort of thing. read more

I rarely come to Panda Express to eat Chinese food, I'd rather stop by somewhere authentic nearby but when I'm in the area I always consider stopping by. Just recently tried the Spicy Beijing Beef with fried rice bowl all for 9.50 with a sparkling grapefruit soda. The beef isn't spicy at all, delicious at the first couple bites but after that it gets pretty mild. The fried rice is just your standard vegetable fried rice, nothing really special. Probably should've opted for white rice instead. Yet filling to say the least. read more

Staff was very friendly, the food was fresh and the entire place looked clean. They work very fast so no long wait. Loved it read more

Panda Express - Honey sesame chicken with half rice half chow mein - Chinese Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey