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Panda Inn

3.4 (127 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese
Closed • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Lillie A.

Came here on a Tuesday afternoon after the place I tired to go originally, was closed. We got sat right away and the inside was nice and quiet and empty but they say us right next to other people which I found weird as there was many many tables empty. We got two waters and a teapot at the table and we did not have to ask, they just gave it right away. We ordered the two special they had on the board out front being the sweet and sour chicken with kung pao chicken and pork fried rice for one plate. Then teriyaki chicken and pork fried rice with steamed broccoli and an orange for another plate. The sweet and sour chicken was good but the kung pao chicken had zero spice to it. When I say zero I mean zero. The kung pao chicken had a lot of veggies in it and maybe 10 small pieces of chicken. The rice was alright. The broccoli with the teriyaki chicken was cold, I asked if it was steamed because it was cold and the lady said it was steamed. The bathroom was alright as well but one of the toilets had a sign saying you have to forcefully pull up on the toilet flusher to make it go which I thought was weird. The people were nice but I don't think the pros outweighed the cons.

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The explanation would be too long. This is the worst restaurant I've ever been to. Service is awful, waitress literally didn't know any of the menu items or anything about the food. When she brought our check and fortune cookies, she just ran over and dropped them on the floor and left. That's obviously not acceptable, doesn't matter if you're trying to go fast. Use your brain Food is awful. The pork chow mein advertised is falsely advertised by objective technicality. It is served as the subgum chow mein even though the other chow meins are normal chow meins. The owner is possibly the dumbest person I've had to talk to in my life. He doesn't get how they are falsely advertising the pork chow mein. They sell regular chow mein and we ordered a regular chow mein. And then they bring us a subgum without peas and onions (literal only difference which isn't relevant to the type of dish). And he isn't lying that that actually is their regular pork chow mein. But he fails to see how that is misleading considering the other similar chow meins are served regularly, AND YOU HAVE A SUBGUM OPTION ON THE MENU. So your low iq brain is serving a regular chow mein as subgum, while naming it as a regular chow mein? When your menu specifically indicates they're different and that you have those 2 different options DISTINCTLY NAMED FOR A REASON? Not surprising, after talking to the kid. He was more confused than we were. Hot and sour soup was thick like glue. Tasted weird too. Probably old and microwaved. Fried shrimp and sweet and sour chicken were extremely mediocre. Fried rice isn't actually fried rice, so that's also a scam. Fried rice is... well, fried. What we got was just white rice with soy sauce mixed into it. And then a random heap of dried out bbq pork. This place just takes advantage of locals who don't have better options and this was the first Chinese experience they ever have when they were kids. This place would shut down in any city that isn't secluded. I'd bet the owner more money than he'll ever make in his dirty hands' lives that he would not be able to succeed anywhere outside of that disgusting spot. If he opened up anywhere in or near a major city with other options, he would actually shut down within a year lmao

This is the house plate: deep fried shrimp, egg roll, bbq pork. It's on the appetizer menu.
Kim B.

This place is awesome! Best "Chinese" food I have had in a long time! The service was friendly, quick and knowledgeable. The environment is clean and open. The food is AMAZING. Fast, fresh, huge quantities, and prepared with quality ingredients. Can't say enough good stuff about our lunch experience.

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Cristi C.

We stopped here on our way back to Seattle from Seaside, OR. It was a good break in Centralia. It was not overly busy when we arrived for lunch. Meals were around $12-$15. They had a few specials on the board and I opted for one of them which had chicken, veggies, and came with rice and also another portion of sweet and sour chicken. I misunderstood the special and thought I had to choose one chicken dish or the other - nope - I got both. In the photo is my meal in the back and my husband got all the fried yumminess in the front. I always get steamed rice. The portions were HUGE. Needless to say, we didn't go hungry. They also came out pretty fast. One of the coolest things is that they automatically bring you green tea kettle when you sit down. I love that. I was going to order some so it was a great surprise. In all the food was tasty and portions were big. The atmosphere itself isn't anything to write home about, a little old and outdated. However, for food alone I would return.

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Our go to place when we are heading to Seattle or the casino. Best bbq pork and General Tso's Chicken! Everything we've had there was good

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Food is alright and nothing special, however you do get a lot for the price and the crab wontons are amazing!

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My family loves this restaurant!!! Food is always great and their take out time is always amazing. This is our first choice for Chinese

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We love this restaurant. Awesome food. Great price. We stop every time we are in town.

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pho in centralia? and it's actually delicious?!…read more the historic building is so cute, it was super clean and modern while the outside has the iconic sign. it was busy at 3PM which shows how good they are - and there was a ton of take out orders too. The owners work there and are so cute and sweet! I had the pho tai and to my delight they serve nuoc beo!!! (pronounced nook-bail, which is the skimmed pho fat with green onions soaked in it - SO GOOD AND ADDICTIVE. if a pho place does it i know the pho will be good.) the pho is more southern style - sweeter, darker broth. but so so good!! they give a GENEROUS amount of meat and noodles. the pho was so good i got it twice in one day, lol. my husband got the grilled chicken, level 3 spicy. and gosh was it spicy! they make their own chili oil and paste and you can definitely taste the unique twist on the chicken. it's so deliciously spicy, it hits your tongue then lingers. def recommend if you're a true spicy fan - otherwise stick to level 1/2. they warned him when we ordered the chicken lol. will be a regular spot for us now, and will tell all our friends.

Was really hoping the food will be good. The food was really disgusting and also they gave us a $20…read morechange that was fake . we went to the grocery store and try to pay with that $20 and they told us that it was fake and to go back to the restaurant thank goodness they gave us a different $20 to exchange with the $20 they gave us.

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I have lived in centralia for 57 years and I have been going to south pacific bistro forever. I…read moredo not know how anyone can say the food is not good or has no flavor. They obviously have no taste buds. I love this place all the food I have ever ordered is amazing and so good. The food always tastes fresh and authentic unlike the big Chinese food chains or any other restaurant in Lewis County that serves combination meals that look and taste like they came out of a microwave. This is and will always be the place I go to for amazing food.

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It was pretty busy when we got here. Most likely due to it being the early hours of dinner rush…read more Regardless of the busy-ness, we got through the line pretty fast. Staff were friendly, fast, and had a good groove going behind the counter. The food was hot and fresh and everything tasted great. We debated on trying the advertised Dynamite sweet and sour chicken, but we decided that we wanted to enjoy our food, rather than writhing in pain from the spiciness, lol! Ambience is fun and upbeat with hip trendy music and establishment was clean and open!

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