Panda Garden

We eat here because it’s the closest Chinese restaurant around. It’s been mostly palatable, but the last time we ordered my daughter got extremely sick from undercooked chicken. Beware.

Waited 40 minutes with 3 hungry kids for food to show up cold. Waitress’s hands were shaking so bad she spilled our drinks. She was dirty, so was our silverware, I really didn’t want her touching our stuff. It was freezing in the restaurant and we were no where near the door. Four of us were placed at a table meant for 2. When I complained she said «your kids are small, you can work it out». There were other tables but we were denied. My kids were not disruptive so that wasn’t an issue. I won’t be back.

My vegan daughter loves the fake chicken fingers here which is a plus but last night I stopped by around 4 for an order of Hunan Chicken using the online ordering system. Veggies were cooked ok but the sauce was so bland I had to add my own sauce at home. Bummer — first order I haven’t liked.

This place is excellent. It’s very authentic Sichuan cooking. We ordered the roast duck and they prepared it in the traditional Beijing way. Tip: eat it with your hands and dip it in the sauce at the bottom of the bowl. We also had the Sichuan shrimp and it was fantastic… spicy, savory and delicious. We will definitely be back. Order from the gourmet menu. You won’t be sorry! I had heard this place had a checkered past with other owners, but we loved it.

Ouch. This place has gone down hill. I went in during lunch time recently and ordered 3 meals. Lunch prices were ~$ 6.95 but they didnt mention this to me and charged me the dinner price, $ 10.95. The «pork fried rice» had very obviously been mixed with plain white rice, which I found to be very strange. I mean, how hard is it to fry up some rice? The «boneless rib» was so gross that I fed it to my dog after taking one bite. I tried the sweet and sour chicken and was very, very sick afterwards. I had to lie down for a few hours before I felt better. I’m bummed because I’ve had good experiences here in the past. Won’t be giving them another chance due to how sick I got. I wish I didnt leave a tip for take-​out, too!
–1 star for bumping up the price
–1 star quality of the food
–1 star ghetto white rice/​pork fried rice combo