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    Panda Machi

    4.2 (486 reviews)
    ModerateSushi Bars, Chinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:45 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Joyce A.

    Excellent Service! 10 min away from Viejas Casino, using the freeway. Lots of choice of food selection. Big servings. Affordable price menu. Enough parking for everyone. Family style restaurant . 6-10-2025

    Veggie egg rolls
    Liz M.

    I love this place. I've been celebrating my birthday here since I discovered them three years ago. I love this place. The food is always delicious. We've tried just about everything including the sushi. Everything is fresh and tasty. They are always busy but the service is on point. The staff is generous and speedy. Thank you Panda Machi for the great service and food.

    Sashimi salad
    Mary W.

    Service was really fast and the food was really good. Love the new artwork on the walls of the restaurant. Ordered the sashimi salad and it was delicious.

    Salmon maki -18 piece
    Jennifer H.

    I can see why this spot got busy from the time I placed my order to when I got it. You have the option to go Chinese food or Japanese/sushi. I stick with sushi and it was all soo good and even still came with some fortune cookies. I totally see myself coming here again to get more food and the prices were honestly really nice too.

    Pink Lady Roll
    Christine P.

    Chinese food and sushi under one roof... huh? This was my first visit after recently moving to Alpine. In a very busy restaurant, the kind lady who greeted me while answering the phone and cashing out a customer allowed me to take the restaurant menu to the car to look over. And what an extensive menu it is! I already knew I wanted sushi and to try something new. I ordered the Pink Lady Roll, made of tuna, salmon, hamachi, and masago, rolled in pink soy paper. I found a new (to me) yummy fish - hamachi! Fresh and tastes of the ocean, it was a delight. The pink soy paper, which I was also new to, wasn't my favorite. That's not the restaurant's fault; it's just a preference, and I missed the roasted seaweed. Well, I tried and found something new! The fried calamari looked frozen because it was in a stick-like form, but it was tender and delicious. Lesson to us all - never let appearances keep you from trying something outside of your comfort zone; you never know what your new favorite you'll find! Note: There's a note on the menu that says its last revision was Aug. 6, 2022. Pretty cool!

    Mel M.

    Extensive menu with excellent options. I like how they have a Sushi bar, Chinese food and Boba. I had a salad and really liked their tasty egg drop soup. It wasn't watered down. Then I had the fried rice with Buddha's delight. A delightful mixed veggie with a rangoon and gyoza. I wanted to get a boba but i was too full in a good way. They had TV playing the game and it was a packed place. I know most people don't pay attention but I do. I liked all the music that was playing. Mel M Yelp 23:18

    Sushi !
    Breanna M.

    The food here is always so amazing ! Good quality fish ! Staff is amazing! We go in here often and love to sit at the bar and talk to the chiefs! The owner who is always here is the sweetest human ever ! The sushi rolls are packed full of so much goodness!

    Thomas L.

    The food here is very good. I'm a huge fan of the shrimp lo mein and the rainbow roll. There's 5 different types of sea fish on the top which most sushi spots only have like 2 with a shrimp topping which isn't only a cheap way to do it but it doesn't taste like the quality fish you were looking for . The food/sushi here is above everyone's els small family owned places . Deeply recommended!

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    Angela B.

    I love this place so much! We eat here all the time and I just love everything I have eaten here. Had to update my review since I noticed my last one was 7 years ago! Definitely a place for delicious eats in Alpine!

    Pine Valley Roll
    Regina P.

    My family came here for a birthday dinner (it's my aunts favorite sushi spot). We started off with some fried egg rolls. They were delicious! My cousin ordered the salt and pepper wings (also so delicious). But we came here for the sushi... I ordered the Pine Valley roll as they all said it was the best one... I was not impressed. The cilantro overpowered the fresh fish. My husband ordered the spicy tuna and my kids just got their usual California roll. These are all plain rolls, so nothing to rave about, but the best part of these rolls were that the fish was really fresh and cut well. Basically, yes the food was pretty good but I will not be driving to Alpine for the sushi.

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    4 years ago

    Eat here weekly. This is the go to pick up spot for sushi in Alpine. Pine valley roll is the GOAT

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    5 years ago

    Food quality is phenomenal, a good take out/dine in place to go, but at the moment due to Covid is just take out

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    4 years ago

    Excellent food choices and great friendly service. It may take 45 minutes to an hour on a busy night but well worth your wait .

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    Great food, super fresh and the staff is super friendly. I've even ordered it to go and it's amazing!

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    3 years ago

    Popcorn green bean app is delicious! Go earlier than later for dinner this place is very popular!

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    3 years ago

    10/10 would recommend the whole staff are straight g's gots big respect for them also their food is fire

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    4 years ago

    Great menu, delicious food reasonably priced with hearty portions. Breakfast, lunch or dinner. Fun atmosphere good desserts.

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    3 years ago

    Love it here! Food is always delicious, very fresh and tasty! Employees are friendly. My favorite spot for Chinese food!

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    5 years ago

    Had the lo mein from here and it was sooo good. Had a big order and they handled it perfectly. Would definitely be back.

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    4.2(761 reviews)
    12.0 mi
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    Must try! Hidden Gem in Santee, CA…read more Service - prompt, friendly, packed our food for us. Timely service with no long wait. Food portions were generous and satisfying. Prices felt fair and worth it. Clean and well-kept environment. Just make sure toiletries are stocked Food was excellent -- generous meat portions, tender yet crispy orange chicken with balanced flavor. Rice was fluffy and filling. Hot and sour soup was a standout, especially for the price. **Overall: 10/10** Dad approved

    So, I have ordered and even dined-in at this restraunt with my wife and kids for the past few…read moreyears. But tonight changed a lot of that. So, to start, my wife will occasionally get treated rather well at the restraunt; she was even given a few freebies while she was pregnant with our twins, so I usually thought rather well of this place, but every time I go, the treatment is different (maybe because I am not a tiny little Asian woman, who knows) but anyways, I go there tonight and I order roughly 120$ in food, and that's where things go south. First they charge me 1.50 for asking for my rice noodles without curry (my wife dislikes curry), which I am used to, but I think might offend them. From there, there is some confusion about my order. They almost forget one of my sides in the proccess, and forgot I ordered fried wontons, but again, that is NOT why I am leaving this review. I am leaving this review because of what happened in all this... So, to begin, I ordered off the menu because I wanted my food fresh, but still, they grabbed all our sides and two of my entrees right out of the to go bar; which would be fine EXCEPT the food on the menu is more expensive because it is FRESH, and not soggy or soft from sitting in a metal tray for like an hour and a half! The next thing that happens is while trying to find out about my wantons they: GO THROUGH MY FOOD. They literally touched all my fried items with ungloved hands while I am sitting there at the waiting table with them; trying to figure out their mistake like I was trying to steal food from them. The kicker being that they forgot to charge the wontons! So instead of being like: 'sorry about the inconvenience', they straight up go: 'oh hey, let us charge you for those after we touched all your food'. Needless to say, I was a bit aghast by all this, but what was worse than the service is the fact that the cook purposefully gave my wife bland unseasoned noodles because I asked for then with 'no curry' as if paying an extra 1.50 wasn't enough, they had to also be like: 'screw your taste buds for not liking our spices!' I mean, none of this was necessary, and it all felt pretty gross and rude by the end as I just took my food and left. All that said, my wife was pretty disappointed to hear about this and thinks we may need to find a new chinese place which really sucks. Yeah... but giving me old food, messing up my order, not preparing my food right (even after they charged extra for it), and touching my food makes me realize it's probably for the best. But hey, at least they remembered to charge me fried wontons, customer always comes last, you know?

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    4.4(590 reviews)
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