Panda Peng

New Chinese restaurant recommended by the J-​Man but visited on a Hans Solo expedition by myself. The place is tucked away in the center of what I predict to be a very busy area in the coming years once the new arena is built adjacent to the Montmorency Metro station. Watch out as this area is going to be like a downtown Laval!
Entering the restaurant on a weekday lunch hour it was not very busy and. I had a nice quiet booth to myself. I perused the menu and decided to go with my Chinese comfort food classic Cantonese chow mein. Growing up in a mix ethnic household. CCM was a staple of heading out for dinner when we ate Chinese food. Starting off my meal came with a soup so I had selected their hot n sour soup. Flavour was lacking a little of the hot so I requested sriracha to bring up the flavour. Next was the CCM. The serving was done in typical fashion. Fried noodles with a thick somewhat gluey translucent yet tasty sauce. The dish had a generous serving of vegetables and lots of shrimp. Overall it was a good sized lunch portion and I was satisfied. Pricing on their menu is quite inexpensive and they had a good selection.
Unilocaler friend Jason mentioned he wants to come back for their $ 14.99 AYCE lunch buffet. My comments to him is «I’m trying to eat less food than more food these days». I’m trying to avoid buffets as I have little self control. Usually I leave eating far too much food! Maybe one day we shall come for this. Time will tell and a review update shall be had if this happens. Until then. I shall look to order takeout sometime as these people know real deal Chinese cooking.
I asked the guy working there if they were mainland or HK. He mentioned mainland which is my test to see if they are from the old country or somewhere else. Well done and good inexpensive Chinese!

Panda Peng offers a table hote course or an all-​you-​can-​eat menu. Since I was here for lunch, I opted for the course. I went with the Won Ton soup and General Tao. What can I say? I always go for the classics.
The Won Ton soup was served within minutes and was pretty good. The size is about what you’d expect.
The General Tao plate consisted of a moderately sized rice ball, a decent portion of General Tao and a huge serving of veggies. The General Tao was really solid, it was crunchy and the sauce was just right. The rice ball was freshly prepared and accompanied the General Tao perfectly. The star of this plate however was the veggies, they were phenomenally good. They were the first things to disappear from my plate. The meal was very good.
As for the service and décor, the service was friendly and courteous. The décor was really nice and modern. The seating was comfortable. The price tag for lunch is economically and worthy as a regular lunch option.
I’d definitely be back for the all-​you-​can-​eat option though. If that passes the check, I’ll upgrade this to a 5 stars! :)