Grand Panda is back after its renovation. Gone is the 80s Don Johnson look. In its place is a sleek new brown palatte interior. They added some rock work and a fountain in the entry hall and colored pendant and track lights throughout the place. Neither the food quality nor the prices suffered from this renovation. All the old staff seems to be back, and its business as usually only in a more upscale interior. They have the best pan-fried dumplings around and my favorite chinese food in the area. read more

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My 3-star rating is based on my visit on Nov 15, 2018 only and doesn't reflect the many years my family has dined at this location. Service: Friendly and efficient as always, this restaurant makes everyone who comes in feel like a "regular". They are always engaging and happy to tell you more about their dishes if you have questions. Cleanliness: Great atmosphere, and it's spotless as always. Food: We have always enjoyed well seasoned, full-flavor dishes at Grand Panda Newhall. You never felt like it needed a little more or less anything. This visit, the items we ordered were surprisingly bland. Nothing tasted bad.. it was just.. bland. We ordered Kung Pao 3-way combo, Mongolian Beef and the steamed broccoli with black mushrooms and oyster sauce. The meats and veggies were all good quality. No complaints there. It just tasted like everything was in a plain soy based sauce without garlic, pepper or other seasonings. Even the oyster sauce lacked the slight sweetness and other nuances you would typically expect. They were going to close within an hour, so we didn't want to send back to have them zhush it up. For years, we would go with groups of 8-10+ and were always thrilled with the food. My Uncle from Griffith Park held this restaurant up to his favorite places in Chinatown! We have asked over the past few years if owners or chef have changed, but were told it's been the same family member for years. We first noticed the differences starting when our favorite waiter, a highly energetic guy named Tai, left. A server shouldn't change the flavor of food unless he was special ordering everything for us. I'll give them another shot in case it was an off night, but not with a large group.. just in case. I'll mention this experience and ask if they can make things "the old way". ..re: other Yelpers who don't feel like the value was good, I will contest. The quality of the ingredients as stated is excellent, and the portions are very large. Of you have 4 people and you're ordering family style, don't order 4 entrees unless you want a lot of leftovers. Can't fault them for being "chintzy" at all. read more

Disappointing meal this evening. The "fried rice" was brown, no egg or veggies at all, the barbeque pork and snow peas had no bbq taste at all, and server never once checked on us. Lastly, when we were through they said they would pack extras for us and split in half, since it was the two person family meal, and they put only shrimp in for one person and other leftover got the pork leftovers. read more

Usually like this place. Had take out last night and dumplings were all one glutinous ball and the sesame chicken was very thing strips of chicken dipped many times in batter and so friend I could not chew them. I gave one to my dog and they were too tough for her too. So sad. read more

Best food ever!! Service was amazing, I go back everytime I'm in the area I love this place

Food is amazing, delicious, and fresh. Portions are large and hefty. Service is quick and friendly. Restaurant is clean with nice ambiance. I would highly recommend coming here the next time you're in the mood for Chinese food. read more

Grand Panda Chinese Food exceeded my expectations. Sizzling beef and the dumplings were our favorite. The service is great and the food comes out fairly quickly even when they are busy. The ambiance is delightful, creating the perfect setting for a memorable dining experience. Grand Panda has become our go-to spot for great Chinese food. read more

My wife and I went here for lunch today. We have been here multiple times before, but not for a while. I was surprised to find that the lunch "Special" is now between $9.25 and $11.25. I fully realize that restaurants need to raise their prices from time to time, but I think that they've raised them a little more than other places. I will definitely think twice about going again read more

I typically don't really write reviews but I'm pretty disappointed in the food that we received here from takeout yesterday. I've been coming to Grand Panda for many years but haven't been there recently until I ordered takeout last night. 5 stars for portion sizes, absolutely filled to the top with food which is always great to see. 1 or 2 stars for the food quality. Multiple pieces of chicken in my noodles were so chewy I had to spit them out. Also all of the dishes lacked flavor significantly? Not sure how that happens but this was no different than the Chinese food I would get from the middle school cafeteria. Hoping to see some improvement here! read more

Nothing grand about it. Food pretty Bland. Better to drive a couple of miles into the valley to get better options.

Four stars just for the Shrimp with Walnut. All the other dishes are always a hit & miss. Parking is good. Staff are nice.

My family love the food and the great service I really recommend, family and friendly place ‍‍‍Beef with Broccoli

This is my second time coming here and this time I ordered a shrimp fried rice and orange peel chicken. The next time I will ask for them to omit the orange peel as It didn't appeal to my palate. I felt the price was a little steep for shrimp fried rice and orange chicken ($30.00) but I will patronize this establishment again. read more

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It was a Saturday afternoon and we were hungry. We use to eat here when we lived in Valencia and it was alway delicious. Today we stopped because we were in town visiting my mother. We pulled up and realized that we had our dog with us. We saw a table out side and thought we could eat outside. We went in and explained that we had our dog and would like to eat outside. They said sure and then three lady's jumped into action and cleaned off the table and chairs with cleaner and towels. We sat, we ate and we enjoyed. The steamed dumplings were tender and tasty. Wonton soup was next with the hot temperature and freshness of flavors. Kung pao chicken was set down with perfection of a bowl of rice. We were in heaven. There wasn't any disappointment about the entire meal Perfection as always. read more

Wow wow wow. Ok so I don't usually post but reviews on restaurants but I just had the best shrimp fried rice and the beef with pepper on sizzling pan I cannot recommend this place enough after driving around for 30 minutes up and down the street trying to decide from the 3 Chinese food joints in the area I finally just parked went in and ordered. You will not be disappointed the place is clean restroom are clean and staff is friendly and inviting. The portions are huge I can't stress this enough. Give it a shot and I guarantee you will enjoy it I did!!! read more

Food was ok on the bland side Service was slow Food didn't come out all at once I had to ask and then the side dish came out. read more

Most of the food is really good and the prices are pretty reasonable for the portion size. Good for delivery when you're in the mood for Chinese food. read more

My lunch companion and I were very disappointed in the food. Service was friendly , the food was pretty tasteless and greasy.

Overcooked and overpriced. Everything turned out like mush. I will never order from this place again.

Sooo bad!! Absolutely zero flavor and horrible taste. Worst Mu Shu I've ever had. Rice and noodles had no flavor whatsoever. Super disappointed!! read more

The service was GREAT! And food was very good. Our waiter was hilarious! My boyfriend and I had combination A: $14.50 per person. We had wanton soup, and it came with two egg rolls and two wrapped chicken, and we chose fried rice and our choice of entrees which were beef and broccoli, and BBQ'd with peas. And it was a cold night, so we had hot tea. +++ Overall.. It totaled at about 39 and change. (not including tip, which he really deserved for the great service). The portions of food were good... And what I loved the most is that they pack your left overs for you. My boyfriend and I are returning. ((: read more

The shrimp were soggy and were over cooked. I was very disappointed with my order. I always order from a different restaurant but I wanted to give this one a try and boy did I make a mistake read more

I've been coming here for 25 years! This last time on Christmas for dinner with my family we got a booth in the back corner with several other families. Dinner was great until the end. I got the bill and filled it out...I put $12.00 on the tip and was going to leave $25.00 in cash. Before I could put the cash down the waitress grabbed the check and ran off. She then came back and in front of everyone asked me if my $12.00 tip was correct. I had never been more embarrassed in my life! She made a fuss about it in front of my family and 10 other strangers! Everyone was staring at me! With my cash it was over 30% of what the bill came to, but because the greedy waitress made a huge stink about it I just got up and left. I've never had this halo to me before!!! EVER!!! She rushed us so much she didn't even give me a chance to give her cash! If the owners see this she should be fired!!! And if I see that she charged me more for a tip after I left I will definitely file fraud charges on the restaurant! I want a manger or owner to get back to me ASAP! read more

Quality of food and portion size makes this a far better choice than the other GP in town. Excellent service provided by dedicated staff makes for an excellent dining experience. Easily the best Chinese food in the Valley! read more

This is a great place to buy the most expensive Chinese food in Santa Clarita. Theyve been there so long they can afford to maintain there high prices. Hope they dont blame Covid read more

My family has been going to grand panda for quite a number of years. Over the past 5-6, we have only been ordering take out. The food itself is good...not a 5 Star restaurant good, but it's good. The employees are always friendly and that's wonderful. My qualm with this establishment and ESPECIALLY the take out is that EVERY SINGLE TIME we order take out, they ALWAYS leave something out. Not once in the past 5-6 years have we received a full and complete order. I suppose we should start asking them to pack our order right in front of us to see exactly what they are putting in and so conveniently leaving out. If you LOVE getting home and realizing that yet again, an ordered item is missing from your dinner, you will thoroughly enjoy this place. Do yourself a favor and EAT THERE as opposed to using their take out services. read more

We visited this restaurant tonight ... not our first time here so this review is based on this experience. It appears that there are new people running it. Everything about this was a disappointment. We ordered crab wontons as an appetizer and there was no crab in there.... only cream cheese. We also ordered pan fried noodles which was supposed to be on a sizzling cast iron skillet, but the skillet was not even hot, so no sizzle. In fact, the dish was cold and lacked flavor. Very disappointing, especially since this has been my favorite item on their menu. So I'm very familiar with how it has been prepared. We also ordered General Tso chicken, it arrived luke warm and so did the green beans, another favorite that I've ordered many times. There was no manager present to check on customer satisfaction ... no one checked on us to see if we were ok. We boxed everything up to take home to eat later but we definitely will not be going back to this place again. read more

Terrible terrible terrible service!!! I cannot believe how they treated us. They charged us for an extra dish that we didn't receive. We even told them about it and they gave us an attitude about it. They even went to the extent of counting the money in front of us just to make sure we paid for the dish we never received. It was embarrassing. You don't treat people that way, period! Moreover, the quality of food has gone down and the portion size is much smaller. It's sad because we loved that place and the experience was never this bad. I have had a baby shower there, girls night, date night, family gatherings, New Year's Eve dinner outings here. I don't think we will be returning. read more

My experience is only with ordering online or on phone and picking up my orders, not sit down service. First of all, I am always impressed IF/when the folks taking my orders anywhere are polite and friendly. I say, IF, because that doesn't t seem to be the norm these days at all restaurants. However, whenever I order from GP, the gal that is always there( I'm guessing owner) is always friendly, polite, and asks if I need anything else. The food is always delicious, plentiful, and packed nicely. I believe for the portion size the prices are perfect. When I go in to pick up my order, the restaurant is always clean. I do want to add that if you use their online ordering system, make sure when you get the text confirmation, you use the number they send to you to plug back in to your order( or your order won't go through- I made that mistake!) I'm glad this restaurant was able to remain open despite all the pandemic problems!!! read more

As usual, great fresh food and service. Walked in on a Sunday evening and didn't realize they were closing 20 min after arrival. They waited on us and didn't rush my family and I out after closing. Been coming here for years and still fresh and yummy. read more

Tried this place for the first time and was so happy we did. Lots of parking, very clean pretty interiorwith verrrry friendly servers and workers. The food is a little bit on the expensive side but they give you larger portions, and most importantly they're delicious and are made with quality ingredients. EVERYTIME we pick up food here, my kids come out saying "they're so nice there." Love this place! read more

Been going here since we were kids. The food is delicious and the portions generous. Will definitely continue to go here.

We placed and order at 5. We were told our order would be ready by 5:30. Waited an hour and a half for them to say they can't find our order ticket. I told them not to worry and cancel the order. 8pm they called saying to pick up the order I already cancelled. read more

Great food, nice atmosphere and excellent staff. Always a pleasure to come here. Also, the other popular place really close by is take out only for the moment so this the go to dine in place locally. read more

Consistently good food served in pleasant, clean, Comfortable surroundings. There is a large variety of food items to choose from. And their lunchtime is definitely a treat that will not Set you back financially. Whether you eat in or take out you will enjoy your large portioned selections! read more

I was very disappointed with their soft noodles and fried rice. I kept having to add soy sauce to make them taste descent. Two stars for the big portion they give you. read more

Clean restaurant and nice servers who were very attentive but the food was gross. Most of our family didn't finish their meals.

Really like this place! Food has big portions and tastes really good!!! We usually have it for dinner and have enough for lunch and dinner the next day!!! On a funny note... our fortune cookie had no fortune in it read more

Back in 2009, I ordered wonton soup and combination pan fried noodles in sizzling plate. Our waitress prepared pan fried noodles in front of me. I don't know about other dishes, but these two dishes were good. Our waitress was nice, and food arrived in 5 minutes. read more

Grand Panda - combination pan fried noodles in sizzling plate $13.95 - Chinese Near Me - Newhall, California

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Our experience here was pretty good. Our server was pleasant and the dishes we ordered were prepared very well. The ambiance was a bit more upscale compared to many Chinese restaurants. We started with the 3 flavor sizzling rice soup. There was chicken, shrimp and abalone in the soup. The temperature was just right and the flavor very good. It had a nice clear broth and wasn't salty. Next we had chicken and asparagus. This was a surprise. The chicken was very tender and flavorful and the vegetables still crispy, not overdone. For our last dish we ordered the eggplant but asked them to add some pork strips ($3 extra). This was very tasty as well but not quite the standout as the chicken dish. Not a bad deal for $42 for three. read more

Grand Panda - The three dishes that comprised our dinner. - Chinese Near Me - Newhall, California