Panda Express

I just spent 25 minutes waiting to get an order of string bean chicken. This is the second time I have had issues with this Panda. The issue is I love the food but the management is HORRIBLE! I understand getting a little behind however they had 5 pans in the buffet that were empty and 2 cooks doing very little. If you were a manager, wouldn’t you get on your staff to moving? Thank goodness I only had my sons concert to go to instead of something important (ha ha).
This was our LAST visit to this Panda!

Between 3 – 4 considering it is a fast food type of place. It’s just that. Good not great food considering its fast food. Compared to a sit down Chinese place it is not great. But considering it is quick and fresh I enjoy from time to time.

First time using the drive thru… So much faster than waiting in line inside. Yeah, this is just a chain restaurant, and I’ve seen it go through its ups and downs. Their food seems to always be just what I’m looking for when I’m in them mood. Though this is a chain restaurant, I find their famous orange chicken to be different every time I go in. May it be sweeter or may it be spicier, their is never a perfect balance. But hey, what can I ask for? It’s panda express. A quick meal on the way home from work. They also need to get their lo mein recipe down. Some times the lo mein is dried out. even though they may have just made the current batch. As I said, this is a good place to run for a quick easy meal, but don’t be looking for anything special coming out of a chain restaurant.

I’m torn.
I LOVEHATE this place.
I chose it because I wanted something light, no meat, fast, and drive thru.
I love PE in general because I know the training they put their managers through and I think they have a «stand up» mission statement.
I love PE… because it’s about time that something other than burgers and tacos are thought of as a daily choice.
I love PE because, not this location-​but another in Loveland — fed my friend and trusted her to come back and pay later when she found out at the cash register that she accidently forgot her wallet.
I hate the flavorless fried rice; with not even the flavor of soy.
I hate the mushy bland spring rolls.
I hate that the box says «hot food, enjoy».
It wasn’t hot.
I didn’t enjoy.

For fast casual Chinese food, Panda Express isn’t bad. Sure it is not the best Chinese restaurant in town by far yet the food has an infectious quality to it. I especially like the Pepper Chicken and I am often a repeat offender when I am in the rare mood of going to PA to get that dish. The Eggdrop Soup and the Hot and Sour Soup are relatively decent but again not the best out there. I notice that more and more Asian restaurants are getting away from the MSG thing and clearly states that on their menus. I am not too sure if Panda Express is there yet so you might want to ask since it is so fast casual.