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

Great food here and have never had bad service! If you are coming for the sushi or the other food items you won't be disappointed. The fried greens beans and yummy too! read more

This place is surprisingly good! Normally, a restaurant that offers two different types of cuisines is bound to mess up one or the other, but the bf and I tried from both sides of the menu, and we both enjoyed our meal. From the Chinese menu, we had the Honey Walnut Shrimp, which I've had plenty of times before at other restaurants, and theirs was just as delicious! The only thing wrong, was that it only came with one bowl of steamed rice, and the shrimp is so rich in flavor, you definitely need more than one bowl to finish all the shrimp! From the Japanese side, we ordered the Las Vegas Roll, as well as the Sumo or Samurai roll...can't remember which one, but I know it's the one that had lobster instead of scallops. I'm not a big fan of raw scallops; I've tried it once and that one time was enough for me! :-( Both rolls were fresh and delicious and very flavorful. Overall, this restaurant is very good, with decent prices, and if/when I am in the Alpine area again, I will definitely come back. One little thing I thought was funny- the restaurant serves Japanese and Chinese food, yet is owned and run by Vietnamese. :-) read more

Best sushi place in Alpine!! Good food + good service = great experience. Trinity and Jose always give me good service. In addition, they have great lunch specials. I always recommend the special house chicken, which is my favorite. In addition, they have a great selection of Japanese beers and sake. I'm not a sake fan at all. However, Trinity recently suggested the hana-awaka sake, which I must admit, was really nice. Just like the label says..."Sweet and refreshing." This is one of my favorite places to go in Alpine. I always feel welcome and you can tell that they have a strong regular client base. They greet people by name and that means a lot. I hear the Cheers' theme song playing in my head....lol read more

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I love this place. Great prices n the best thing is...HAPPY HOUR IS EVERYDAY 2-6! The employees are super nice. I used to go to Sushi house in chula vista but one day while I was working in Alpine. I found myself hungry for sushi! I see this place n was skepticle. The Prices made me stay. There is a long list of items to order. Hungry n unsure of what to order Trinity helped me decide...Alpine Roll. Wow! Everytime I go she wows me with a different roll. I wont go back to that place in chula no more because it doesn't compare. I live in Chula Vista n will take a trip out there any time! read more

Panda Machi - Alpine roll n miso soup - Sushi Bars Near Me - Alpine, California

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

I moved to SD back in 2003 and have been on the hunt for decent Chinese food ever since. Most of the time I've been disappointed and otherwise frustrated with just okay food. Who knew I'd find awesome Chinese food in Alpine!?! Their sushi is good too! I've ordered two to go dinners from this place and it's been great both times! Will be back soon for sure. read more

Really like this place. Not perfect but reasonably priced food, decent service and better than average food. Place is clean and food comes out fairly quickly. These days when customer service seems to have been forgotten it's refreshing to come to a place like this. read more

When you walk in you are greeted by smiling, friendly staff. You seat yourself, and then you get ready for your taste buds to go crazy! The sushi here is very fresh, and very, very delicious! My wife is somewhat of a sushi fiend, and it's her favorite place to go when she wants sushi. It's a hidden gem in East County. She usually gets a Rainbow Roll and a Philadelphia roll. I've never heard a complaint from her. I usually get the Leave It To The Chef roll. I request extra spicy octopus in it, and it's amazing - no matter who makes it! The Hamachi Sashimi is wonderfully fresh and delicious, and the Oysters never disappoint, but make sure to get them while you can! The service is incredible. They're quick, super friendly, and when you come as often as we do, they greet you by name and remember your usual rolls. The prices are extremely fair! I've never been to a sushi joint this affordable with this great of sushi! All around, this is a great eat in, or even take-out! read more

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The customer service is great, you can call in your order or eat there. I ordered just the simple egg fried rice and the fried pork wontons. The egg fried rice was super good, and they had added in a lot of egg. Which to me, is perfect. I had asked them to add in some extra green onion, and she repeated it back to me. Somehow, they never made it in. No big deal though. The fried pork wontons tasted amazing, but I feel like they could have easily added in more pork. It seemed a little under portioned. Like I said though, they were good! I'm the kind of person who will drown all Chinese food in soy sauce (sorry!) and I didn't add in ANY. I didn't have to. It tasted that good! IN A NUTSHELL: For $10, I feel I should have recieved a bigger portion (filling-wise in the wontons) and my onions should have made it into the rice, but it all was super tasty! I'll go back for sure, and am glad Alpine has some really good Chinese food. read more

Panda Machi - Forgot to take a pic before I ate it all up, but the egg fried rice was delicious! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Alpine, California

There are a few times in life when a sushi roll is so expertly crafted and planned that it is nothing short of genius. Tonight, I had one of those rolls. The roll was excellently prepared. Fresh, succulent, and topped with a thin slice of lemon that brought out a hint of zesty crispness. The combination of the fresh fish and perfect sushi rice alone was to die for. As far as the rest of the rolls and dishes we had... Exquisite. My wife and I come from Chicago just to eat at Panda Machi. It's that good. read more

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Best place in Alpine! Support small family businesses while eating quality food. Their orange chicken is absolutely delicious, and my favorite is also the honey walnut shrimp. The kids love both as well ! read more

This place is awesome! Our first time here, it was actually my husband who wanted to eat here. I ordered the combination platter which has house special with beef with salad, rice and 4 little pieces of sushi for the price of $7.95. I thought it was a good deal with the amount of food they serve. Worth it! read more

Panda Machi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Alpine, California

This is by far the best sushi restaurant in east county! The people are always friendly and it is always busy! My personal favorite is the dream roll. read more

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

We stopped and ate here when we had to travel to the east every weekend. The staff were attentive, and we loved the food. Now, even though we live in Poway, we sometimes drive to Alpine just to visit again. With gas prices being what they are now, we won't be able to visit as much. But we will be back whenever we are in that area. We did notice the prices are higher. I don't think you will be disappointed, so try it when in that area. read more

12/10 rating every single time I've been here. HIGHLY recommend. If I were on death row, the Salt and Pepper shrimp from here would be on my final meal menu without a doubt. read more

I love this place! I drive from Chula Vista to alpine just to have Sushi and the orange chicken here. Once you have had it... other places with orange chicken will fall short. It's the best in San Diego and I dare you to find a better place! It's the best kept secret because it's tucked away in alpine. If you are ever in this side of town come give it a try. You won't be disappointed read more

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THIS Place is awesome on different levels: 1) most important - FRESH fish 2) Great staff 3) Great prices 4) Fun place to eat 5) Far = less people, for now, BUT this place has it's LOYAL customers!!!! Must try the popcorn green beans WITH garlic, and please do try the Sashimi plate with octopus! EDIT: You have to ask for this roll that Trinity makes: ask for "the John" roll. It's the roll she makes me when I go there. I can't explain it, but you WON'T be sorry! It's a roll that she makes for my fiance and me when we're there!!! PLEASE TRY IT!!! SUPER BOMB!!! ALSO, do try the kitchen's SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN WINGS. OMFG. That stuff is the stuff that KINGS EAT. Mouth...watering...drool... read more

" Thuan Is An Awesome Sushi Chef " My wife and I went to the Panda Machi restaurant tonight to enjoy some delicious items as we sat at the Sushi Bar, where Thuan Nguyen is the head Sushi Chef. We have enjoyed Thaun's bubbly personality over the years, as he creates some very yummy and super professional looking sushi rolls for us to enjoy. The Panda Machi has Happy Hour from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm everyday so you can enjoy many dishes at a very low price. Thuong Nguyen our server did a great job as usual, bringing our drinks and ready to eat items to us. We started our meal with a dish of Garlic Edamame which was Large and really good. We also enjoyed some Cream Cheese Wontons with Sweet & Sour dipping sauce. My wife enjoyed a plate of Fried Calamari which see loves ! We then had Thaun make us two sushi plates. We shared an " Awesome Sushi Roll " and a " Spicy Crab Roll ". Both of this sushi rolls were SOOOOO Good ! Thaun the Sushi Chef does a great job ! We have been coming to the Panda Machi for years, and always have great food and great service. Come by the Panda Machi you will not be disappointed ! read more

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Nice place. I like the food. Sushi es great. Just staff is not that good I mean some are awesome. Some are not even mediocre. One time I got my bill split. Left a 20 bucks tip and for some random reason they charged us both 20 on tips so in total my bill was like 55 plus a 40 bucks tip and they still didn't think that was weird? A 90% tip. With mediocre service. Lol. I complained but they couldn't find it and I noticed too late. We noticed when we got our bank statement. So yeah. Food is good. Feels homie. But service not so great read more

The General Tso Chicken was filled with papers and onions. It usually comes with broccoli. It was okay. The Orange Chicken was enjoyable. The Tempura Shrimp Sushi was really GOoD. Finally, the cream cheese wontons were okay. read more

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I came here as our handyman lives in Alpine and said this place was really good. I got the Kung Pao Trio which was good and spicy. Most of the place I go to the Kung Pao is not spicy so that was nice. The shrimp roll was very good. The person really enjoyed her Moo Shu Pork. If the place was closer, we make it a regular place. It was yummy!!! read more

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

Good food but their recent increase in prices have made it less appealing to eat here. Quality of the food has stayed the same. Love the tempura sampler! read more

We tend to eat late dinner, traveling or not, so a place open past 8pm is always appreciated. We stayed at the Ayres Lodge that shares a parking lot with a strip mall, so the restaurants there got a look. The first thing we noticed was how busy Panda Machi was compared to the competition. Generally, going where the people are serves us well. So we gave it a shot. We were seated quickly, and our drinks (water and Coke) were big enough that we never needed refills. Not quite a caraffe, but close. We went with two of the specials, the Kung Pao trio and sweet and pungent shrimp, with fried rice, hot and sour, and egg drop soup. The soups were good sized, and hearty. The fried rice didn't stand out but it was tasty. The trio had big chunks of still-crispy celery, generous red peppers, and a heat that built slowly. The shrimp was prepped well. At first I thought it wasn't a lot but the shrimp to breading ratio was spot on and it filled us up. Great value for the price. We didn't try any of the sushi this time but it seems to be their claim to fame and from the dishes I saw being ordered, it's deserved. read more

I love having such great Sushi/ Chinese food in Alpine. They get very busy and worth the wait. Take out is just as good as done in. The chicken wings are absolutely a must! read more

Really yummy food, their lunch specials are plentiful and well priced, and I appreciate their attentiveness to Covid guidelines, especially considering places in the same strip mall don't adhere to them... read more

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

Friendly staff and excellent food. Have mostly ordered take-out here but ate in tonight and enjoyed the experience. Quick and friendly service and perfectly timed. Only suggestion would be to turn off the big bang theory on both tvs and maybe play some easy listening music. Will certainly eat there again, lot of dishes I haven't tried yet. read more

Panda Machi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Alpine, California

I finally got to try these guys. I know many people who swear by this place but ik always skeptical to try new restaurants especially with a type if food I'm still experimenting with but boy am i glad i walked in last night. First impression was a quiet clean seating area and a very welcoming staff who may i add was happy to help me even with it being after last call. The prices are great and the food was superb. I cannot wait to cone back for dinner again. Maybe tomorrow maybe even tonight. Thank you guys for the good food and an over all good experience. read more

Panda Machi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Alpine, California

I was out in the area for work and stopped by for a late lunch. I ordered their Mongolian beef lunch special which came with rice, crispy pork dumplings and cream cheese wontons side soup and salad for only $6.95! Cheaper than Panda Express and taste delicious! I love the egg drop soup that came with it full of flavor and it was just right! I'm glad I stopped in for lunch and will definitely be back when I'm in the area. Check out their happy hour menu too lots to choose from! read more

Panda Machi - Lunch special- Mongolian beef - Sushi Bars Near Me - Alpine, California

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Got the lunch special with house chicken. Great prices. Lots of food. Even came with soup and salad. HUGE drinks. I recommend the thai iced tea. All of this for under 10. Quick service and cheap prices. Highly recommend read more

Fresh , delicious & great service. I got the sushi burrito this time been here 3 times have enjoyed it every time! read more

Panda Machi - Sushi Burrito 3 - Sushi Bars Near Me - Alpine, California

While the dining room is niche, we have eaten both inside and had take-away. Both times were disappointing but we gave it one more shot. The issue really is the food itself. The lo mein (for example) has not a lot other than noodles and the food is generally just Ok. read more

My favorite sushi restaurant by far. Both their sushi and the Chinese food here is fantastic! It is absolutely delicious at a very reasonable price. read more

Panda Machi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Alpine, California

Was on the way home from Julian and the family was hungry. A friend recommended Panda Machi, so we called in a order. The Food was yummy, the kids loved the orange chicken and the wife loved the Vegas roll. The service was quick and friendly. Will definitely be coming back! read more

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

Mango Salad, Teriyaki Chicken Bowl, Kung Palo Chicken any of the Panda Machi Bento Boxes and tons of special Rolls, ALL DELICIOUS!!

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