What an absolute waste of $55.00! We waited over an hour and a half for our food to be delivered only to get the worst meal I've ever had from there. Everything was so greasy and old. Chef Panda used to be so good, well not anymore! Ugh!!!! read more

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Honestly best Chinese restaurant in surprise Arizona, super fresh and yummy! I love the lo mein probably my favorite

Pretty disappointing. Portions were good, but lacked flavor. Ordered garlic chicken, shrimp fried rice, teriyaki chicken, chow mein and egg rolls. read more

I only wish I'd been thoughtful enough to take pics, but when the food looks and tastes so good, sometimes you just dig in and chow down! We were on the hunt for authentic Chinese food locally and came across Chef Panda to give a try. We ordered their fried rice with nearly every entree, orange chicken, curry chicken, Mongolian beef, sweet and sour pork, and happy family (a combo of all all meat, shrimp, and veggies in one entree). We also ordered a kids meal of orange chicken for my 4 year old, which I could have easily have given to my 12 year old and she'd have walked away plenty full; the portions are huge! We have a family of 7, so plenty to feed, but still had leftovers. Our leftovers won't go to waste though, each entree was delicious and we plan to return as customers again in the near future! read more

Very variable quality of food. *If you like Asian style egg fu Yong, you will like this. I prefer New York style (the ingredients are INSIDE the patty). *They only have the diminutive spring rolls rather than egg rolls. *The BBQ pork slices were flavorful but tough and gristly. *Fried rice was good. *The wonton soup was awful! It was filled with non-essential vegetables and the wontons were doughy. This is a malady of Arizona won ton soup, but there are some restaurants that do it right. Overall, I will not eat here again. read more

We had it delivered and even though it took awhile, it was still very good. We will definitely put this in to our rotation.

We ordered from here today . . I ordered sweet and sour chicken and my Bf ordered Chef panda chicken . . My chicken was over fried and tasted very unpleasant :( i've ordered food from here before and this was the first time I've experienced this here . . Maybe it was a bad day :( unfortunately read more

Great good. Always fresh and hot. Friendly service. Quick service. Highly recommended. We really like the House Lo Mein and Crab Puffs but everything we have tried has been very good. read more

First time eating here. Food was mediocre. Fried rice was more like burnt rice. Wontons were just fried dough, no filling. Didn't think it could get much worse until eating the broccoli and found a bug larvae on it. Absolutely disgusting. Will never be eating here again. read more

Chef Panda - Bug larvae on broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

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Have ordered here a few times just this month! I'm addicted. I've picked up & had delivered. The food has been so on point, I just about inhale it. They're quick & even tho I'm a pretty decent drive from the restaurant, food is always hot & fresh! My favorite so far is the moo gu kai pan, beef & snow peas & def the pork fried rice. The hubby & kids prefer the orange chicken. Pics are the pork fried rice & beef w/ broccoli from tonight's order! (1/2 gone already.....mmmmmm!!!!) Tonight, the delivery driver (such a sweet guy!!), ran back to his car and grabbed a Santa hat & a little headband thing w/ bouncy snowmen when he saw my little one at the door. Nice little gesture, Chef Panda! You've def gained a regular customer! read more

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First time trying this place, it was really good. The portions are really big, I had the shrimp pad Thai and I loved it; it had like a reddish color to it which is the only thing that was weird but it was delicious. My husband had the orange chicken, fried rice and lomein he loved it all, he said the orange chicken was the best one he's ever had. My kids had orange chicken and lo mein and they loved it all!! The reason for the 4 stars was simply because I ordered crab puffs and it wasn't with my order, aside from that we'll definitely be back. read more

So my lady and I randomly pick this place for tonight's takeout date! We had the ...Shrimp Pad Thai, BBQ pork fried rice, Chef Panda Beef and Orange Chicken... Thank you... Dinner was FANTASTIC!! read more

Food was ehh, service was ehh, we were the only ones in the restaurant as it appears it's more of a take out or delivery for fast Chinese food. Most likely will not be going back. read more

I can't say enough positive on this review about Chef Panda!! Thank you for always going out of your way! Food was delicious, service to front door was awesome!! (I always look forward to the friendly delivery). Thank you for making my food the way I want it (since I'm so picky). Until next time!!!! read more

Consistently good at any location. Fresh vegetables are always good! When we don't know what we want we go here! See you soon!

Our favorite chinese is Surprise. We've order from here several times, both delivery and pickup. Always fresh, quality is great, and staff is friendly. Call ahead so it's ready when you get there! read more

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Very, very generic. Nothing special about it. With prices of food now you are better off getting frozen Chinese food at trader joes (orange, teriyaki chickens, beef & broccoli) that's far better and cheaper. Save your $! read more

Hidden Gem. We tried this on a whim as we were looking for Chinese food. We are new to the area so trying new places can be interesting. We were pleasantly surprised- Food was good, large portions and very friendly staff. We will be back. read more

The food was alright. In a pinch I'd eat there again but it's nothing special. So much so I can't remember everything we ordered and it was a large order. read more

Update: I decided to give chef panda a second try and it's been good. I've ordered 3 more times since this incident and the food was good. In addition, the delivery people have been fun and excited to be at work. I have changed the review from 2 to 4 stars. Also, the delivery times have dramatically decreased - awesome to see!!! Keep it up! ------------- Just ordered from chef panda for the first time. I initially ordered delivery but was told it would take 75 minutes. I understand it was 630pm on a Friday, so I decided I would do pickup instead. When I arrived my order was ready and bagged up, I asked if all the sauces were there and they said yes. I ordered general tso chicken and orange chicken for my wife. Upon getting home, the order was almost right... except my orange chicken. It didn't have any sauce on it and appears to be the same chicken used for sweet and sour chicken. I called and spoke to a girl who said that is how it's supposed to be for them (I've never seen orange chicken this way). However, there was no sauce in the bag which they told me there was. When I asked what thery are going to do about it I was told that I can drive back to them to get sauce, otherwise there was nothing they could do. This poor customer service just left a horrible first impression. They do delivery and could have offered to bring it out to fix the issue they created. Im let down and frustrated that my wife's meal is now tasteless chicken without any sauce (aka she now gets general tsos which makes me even more mad.... ha!). We will try somewhere else next time. read more

Chef Panda - This is the orange chicken... no sauce included. - Chinese Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

Been looking for a good Chinese place to get my fix. I'm from California so this was my first visit. When you walk to the entrance they have picture of some of their popular items.. kinda makes it seem like that's all they have on the menu but their menu is actually pretty big. The lady was nice and attentive when servicing us. Everything is made fresh to order and doesn't take very long. My fav was the Garlic shrimp! read more

Chef Panda - Chinese Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

Wow, great bang for your buck! A few coworkers wanted to get Chinese for lunch and we decided to try out chef Panda. We reviewed the menu and saw that the lunch special was a good option so we called in our order. Arriving at the restaurant, a friendly staff (or owner?) was handing out Santa hats as a free promo. Keep in mind, lunch hour seems to be a busy time for them because that phone was ringing off the hook the entire time I was there! And even though I called in my order, I still had to wait a little for it to be prepared! It wasn't too bad though. Now onto the food! I decided on the beef and broccoli and it was yum! There was a good beef to broccoli ratio and the sauce was delicious! I enjoyed the fried spring roll that came with the lunch special too and for under $8, I had enough leftover for dinner too! Plus, I love that their food is cooked to order and not laid out sitting there all day. My coworker enjoyed their sesame chicken and the orange chicken lunches! read more

Chef Panda - Beef and Broccoli Beef (Lunch) sub lo mein instead of rice - Chinese Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

We love chef panda! Always have excellent service and their food is amazing. We had several of the entrées here. My husband is especially fond of the kung pow chicken and I love the chicken teriyaki. However, I recently had the chicken sesame chicken and it was delicious. If you're looking for really delicious Chinese food you need to check them out. read more

This is good fast Chinese food. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. They seem to have a new pretty girl taking orders every week but these sly old dogs know what they are doing in hiring cute girls to take orders. They aren't always the sharpest knives in the drawer but they are nice to look at. Probably the best part about this place is that they will deliver to Desert Oasis rich is over 10 miles away! Another smart move, as no other place delivers this far out. read more

Love this place but do not love the chicken teriyaki. So do yourself a favor and dont order it. Get something else. Plenty of great options just not this one It tastes like maple syrup. Like you're eating breakfast so sad I thought it would be good cuz I ordered two of them. Wish I could get that 17$ back The beef and broccoli is good though along with the curries read more

Let me preface this by saying I am not a Chinese food lover nor am I one to give out five stars frivolously But this restaurant really got my wontons rolling! We had the coconut curry chicken, beef broccoli, and garlic shrimp! All were good. The coconut curry chicken was just spicy enough you could taste the curry and the coconut, and the chicken was very tender. The beef broccoli was spiced just right, this sauce was perfectly sautéed with the vegetables and the beef, it had a nice variety of vegetables. The garlic shrimp was so good that it was gone very quickly and there was no leftovers on this one! We had leftovers the next day for dinner and it was even better than the night before! This will certainly be our go to place for takeout when we don't want to cook ! read more

I tried this restaurant for the first time tonight. My family got a variety of dishes: orange chicken, panda chicken, sesame chicken & potstickers. We shared all of the dishes between us, so we could get a good sampling of what the restaurant had to offer. The portions were certainly large, but the quality of the food was questionable. Too me it was overly fried with more breading than meat and the sauces had a strange flavor that I was not expecting. The potstickers were actually inedible, I threw them away. The best of the dishes we got was the sesame chicken. If I had to eat there again, I'd get that (but I won't be back). Surprise, AZ is lacking in good restaurants, and to me this food is subpar even for Surprise. read more

Nice staff, awesome food for a great price! Stopped for lunch at work and wound up having dinner from the same plate! I live in North Phoenix and I would make the drive just to come back here! read more

Upon entering this hole in the wall I was sketchy seeing a pretty little Latina girl sitting on her phone next to the register. Once I walked up to the counter she got up and went to the register. They had all the basic choices on their menu. No surprises! I ordered the General STO's chicken and crab wontons. My mom got the house fried rice. Now moms is SUPER picky with her food. The food came out hot and fresh. It tasty like there was a old Asian dude back there whipping up 1000 year old recipes. It was fire and I'll be back again for sure! read more

Good food, good experience! Keep up the hard work! Portions were great and had left overs. Thats always good in today's age! read more

This is your typical Chinese fast food spot. Food was pretty bland. The crab puffs were terrible, hard and no cream cheese. The kung pao shrimp was not one bit spicy. General Tso chicken was not bad however I ordered extra veggies and got about 5. We will be looking for another typical spot to get your standard Chinese food. It will not be here. read more

Today's the day I finally got a chance to try Chef Panda. I've been hearing wonderful things from so many. I went in about 4pm today and was helped right away. I just missed the lunch specials that end at 3pm. Bummer, but there's always next time. I put in a to go order of orange chicken, fried rice, egg rolls, and a kids teriyaki chicken. The kids meal states it comes with fries but I adjusted it for rice as well. I was so surprised when I got my food in less than 10 minutes with how busy they were. I have heard delivery has taken quite a while so that's another reason I came in to order. The location was clean and quite a few tables if you wanted to eat inside. When I got home and opened it everything looks so good. I quickly realized my sauce for my orange chicken was missing and was disappointed, but I had plenty of the teriyaki sauce so I made due and it was still so good. One of my kids even loved it plain with the rice. Besides the mishap with the no sauce, it was a pleasant experience and I know now why everyone raves about this little spot on Surprise. Can't wait to try other things on the menu. read more

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Thank you so much Chef Panda for the amazing meal and service. I know we order a ton of food and You guys went above and beyond with amazing service and delicious food. read more

One of our favorite places. Panda beef and chicken are delicious. Employees are always friendly.

Ordered delivery today to watch Tenn/KC NFL playoffs. I ordered Salt and pepper shrimp, beef w/ snow peas and twice cooked pork. The shrimp was breaded a little heavier than I'd prefer, but arrived hot and relatively crisp. The pork was also breaded and with the sauce, not so crisp. It really wasn't what I expected and while far from nasty, I can't recommend and am not likely to order again. The best w/snow peas was the truest to what I expected with the pea pods still crisp and the meat flavorful and tender. I did pay to upgrade to fried rice and unfortunately didn't receive that, however the delivery was faster than quoted and the food better than average. I am likely to order again though with different menu choices. read more

This is sesame chicken from chef panda. Since they have changed their menu, I would not recommend this place. It tasted like popcorn chicken but worse. No flavor of Sesame Chicken, and I had to pour the sauce myself from a coffee cup... I think this picture says all you need to know... trust me when I say look elsewhere read more

Chef Panda - Sesame Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

Finally after moving to the Surprise area a decent Chinese meal. We have tried many different Chinese restaurants but they were all sooooo bland. First try at Chef Panda they hit a home run. The Mongolian beef was perfect , tender beef with great flavor. Also got the KungPow Chicken but were not sure how hot we wanted. The heat to the palette was perfect. This is not you Chow Mein meal but a tasty flavorful meal. I recommend giving them a try if you are interested in Chinese food with a kick and great flavor. read more

The food is not bad not great. I had to go a little out of my way to pick up my order here, I saw there was a 3% service charge and when I was picking up my order there was also a .79 cent charge for not using cash. Humm I picked your location out of many other options and you are going to penalize me for not using cash? You just lost a customer. It's not the money just principle. Good bye, I hope you the best but for those reasons I am out. read more

Heard of this place on one of the Surprise FB pages I follow. We hadn't really found our "go-to" Chinese spot. Stopped by to check out the menu and order take out after work. Everyone was very nice & friendly. They even gave my son a little toy while we waited. Place was clean & food was ready pretty quickly. We LOVED the food. Great flavor & not too greasy! We will def be coming back They also deliver!! Minus 1 star because portions are smaller than competing Chinese food places but over all we were very happy with our experience here!! I think we've finally found our go to Chinese spot read more

Chef Panda - Chicken lo mein, Walnut shrimp & house fried rice! Delicious!! Our new favorite Chinese spot!!! - Chinese Near Me - Surprise, Arizona

I had mushroom chicken and my wife walnut shrimp both selections were delicious. This was our second visit to Chef Panda. We will be going back again,again and again, loved it. Jim & Judy read more