After four days of Italian food, I was craving big time for Asian cuisine or anything with rice…read moreother than risotto. I saw this little eatery on Yelp from the locals. No reviews were available in English, but I trusted the yelpers whoever they were. Thank you. This place is a total hole in the wall. There are only two bar tables along the walls and a few chairs. Most people would either have to do take outs or if they were lucky, would find those rare available seats. Menu is in Italian so have a dictionary or a smartphone handy. I tried seafood fried rice, chicken with bamboo and Shitaki mushroom, spicy squid, and lemon chicken. At first I thought this would be like Panda Express but I was wrong. All the dishes were like home cooked food - little oil, sugar and not too salty. It would be like what I would make at home. No MSG! The prices are so very affordable. All of the food above with 2 drinks were under $18. That is extremely low for a dinner in Italy. I think we were the only two foreigners there. The rest were Italians. So if you see any place with a long line and made up of local people, just step inside and try it. You can't really go wrong. I give it a 5 star for what what it has to offer.

The food is meh. Nothing special, a bit devoid of flavour, but it's dirt, dirt cheap, clean, and…read morethey deliver.

I walked all the way from Arno to eat at this place. My last stop before heading out of Italy…read more Food is standard, nothing too surprising. It satisfies your Chinese food cravings a little. A bit heavy on the salt and a bit heavy on the oil. Hey, you can't have it all while traveling, right?

I was staying just down the street from this gem of a restaurant. It's really better suited for…read moretake out though, but there is some seating inside. My friend and I were inexplicably craving Chinese food and Il Panda did not disappoint. We grabbed a menu and decided we would have a feast! We ended up getting the following: fried wontons, wanton soup, sweet corn chicken soup, vegetable fried rice, chicken chow mein, sweet and sour chicken, and lemon chicken. Sounds like a lot of food, right? It was, but with a price tag of a mere 17€! We spent more eating at a mcdonalds. Not only was the food delicious but the portions generous. We definitely could have fed 3-4 people with the amount we had. I definitely recommend checking out Il Panda if you are looking for some delectable Chinese take out!

After week long of traveling Italy, we decided to surprise our palate. Ended going to this…read morerestaurant that had a Asian flair menu. Service was attentive and the ambiance was smart/elegant. I would recommend this place to anyone who enjoys various flavors

Absolutely delicious and so many vegetarian options. The service was great and the food…read morecombinations are unique. We had vegetarian bao, vegetarian raviolis, tofu with vegetables and veggie fried rice. We finished with a sweet potato moochi. The dining room is beautiful and it can be enjoyed with a date or family and friends. Can't wait to visit again when in Firenze.

We ate here with a Yelp event. It was the best Chinese we have had in the 6 months we have lived…read morehere. Started with Wan ton soup, delicious. We also had spring rolls. This was very good with the sweet orange sauce. You can also ask for the piccante sauce. Use sparingly unless you like hot spicy sauces. Then rice with pine apple and pine nuts. Finally for main course, pollo piccante, spicy fried chicken. The chicken came with dried peppers and a lot of them. These also are a spicy persons dream. All the food was top notch and wonderful. Since it was a group event I also was able to taste the chicken with almonds and the fried spaghetti with seafood. These also were delicious. The staff was courteous and the waitress spoke english. It is an easy 15 minute walk from the center out to here. Just head toward Piazza della Liberta and follow the viale to the left about a block and a half. We are definitely coming back here soon!

Very disappointed!!! We went in this restaurant for the good rating in yelp but I have to advise…read more to go only if this is the last restaurant open and if you are very hungry! The quality of food is very bad and many dishes are frozen and not fresh served. Service very unfriendly. We will not go back.

Service is good HOWEVER they served UNDERCOOKED chicken. They did eliminate the charge. We left…read morebefore all food was served.

Authentic Chinese food. Tastes good! Great value. Don't know why the rating isn't high... anyways…read morevery nice for anyone looking for southern Chinese dishes!

Overall I found this place to be exactly in par for the value vs price comparison. The service was…read morevery good- friendly, accommodating and pretty fast for Florence standards. When you first walk in, you can appreciate the nice decor that reflects the Asian background of this restaurant. The location is walking distance of you are near cascine Park. I ordered the sautéed vegetables and the salmon curry. I found that both were made to my liking in terms of quality and seasoning. The vegetables were sautéed with just a tiny bit of salt. It could have used some pepper to really take it over the top but it was fine. The salmon was good quality esp for the price range and the curry was delicious! Bottom line...come here for the Thai it is delicious and you get to soak in Asia with the Asian ambience! Good for those staying near cascine. Pros Service Quality of food for the price Seasoning Healthy food factor was great for me :) healthy but delicious

Not typically into restaurants that cater to two different asian cultures because oftentimes I find…read morethat it results in an assortment of dishes that taste vaguely asian (I mean add a dab of soy sauce to rice and bam you've got vaguely asian- anytime, anywhere). In Niwa's case they've done a very good job of serving genuine food that correctly represents both Thai and Japanese cuisine. My friends and I ordered a series of dishes in order to sample all that the restaurant had to offer (ranging from pad thai to seared salmon) and discovered that not only were the dishes flavorful but also very filling. Definitely plan on popping in again. On a side note, the restaurant seems to fill up once it hits 9:00PM (or in Italian format 21:00) so make sure to come a little earlier if you don't want to wait.