Food always tastes homemade. They will substitute tofu for any meat. Vegetable egg foo young add mushrooms is great! The waitress/ owner often works alone so she can be a little abrupt but always willing to serve. read more

I only ordered sizzling rice soup here but it wasn't good. Got it to go and they barely gave me any rice. It was about two spoonfuls. The broth had a really weird consistency and no flavor at all. There were huge pieces of broccoli in it and maybe two shrimp. read more

Had a great experience yet again yesterday! Decided to dine in and the service was quick and friendly! The atmosphere was cozy and inviting and the food was fresh and delicious! read more

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Great hidden gem - this place was recommended to us by a friend, and we really enjoyed our meal here. read more

Little Panda Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Just spent $30+ here. My mom is a vegetarian and she ordered the vegetable egg foo young. When we got home there was chicken all in it. We called the business to let them know and the lady that answered the phone was extremely rude. Told my mom she wouldn't remake the food or refund the money for a meal she can't even eat. She told my mom, "you should've put in there that you wanted it vegetable". My mom called BEFORE we placed the order online to avoid this kind of problem and the same lady said there wasn't meat in that specific dish. I've never experienced such horrible customer service. Don't support this business. Practice better customer service and provide kindness and maybe you would actually have more than one person dining inside of your restaurant. read more

I would argue that this is the best Chinese food in the Lansing area and potentially all of Ingham County. I've been eating their food since I was a kid and it tastes just as amazing now as it did then! This is going to sound psychotic but my go-to order is sweet & sour chicken but without the sauce (don't judge me, I don't like the sauce but like how the chicken is cooked) and as much chicken fried rice as I can get my hands on...literally the best fried rice I've ever had from anywhere ever! Their egg rolls and rangoons are fantastic as well! The service is always on point, the staff is always incredibly efficient when it comes to keeping track of orders and getting them out in a timely manner! As far as ambiance goes, the exterior leaves a lot to be desired, I won't lie, but that's not really their fault! The interior is incredibly charming, cozy and inviting. I've eaten dinners there instead of doing take-out and it's more expensive that way but very much worth it! Don't hesitate any further, make this your next stop for Chinese food! read more

Crappy food, didn't get what was ordered. Curry chicken was disgusting! Never go here!

Horrible customer service and my order was wrong. I ordered in the combo the egg foo young and got chicken added to it mind you they have 5 different ways to do it so it wasn't specified chicken so one would thing it would just be the egg fu young but chicken was added, when I called to complain I was told they wouldn't make it over or refund my money and the person working was extremely rude. I don't eat meat so had to throw the whole thing away, do not suggest giving them any business. read more

This is where I've had my Christmas dinner (it's a Jewish thing) for at least ten years. I've eaten my way through the menu and have never had a bad meal. read more

Recently moved to the East Lansing / Okemos area, and probing for our style of restaurant in every direction. We need a reliable dim sum spot, and it appears there are only two in the metro area: Little Panda and one other place (and the other place currently isn't serving it). So we gave Little Panda a go during their dim sum hours (weekends, 11:30 - 15:00). It's not a very comprehensive menu, and it is probably not the dim sum experience you're accustomed to. No carts, no buzz, no chattering family tables. Just a quiet, unassuming, very simple environment. On the other hand, the dim sum they prepared for us was decent! It was tasty enough that we're going to stick around instead of driving to Ann Arbor or Troy every weekend. In summary: simple, quiet, inexpensive, unconventional dim sum spot in a strip mall. Good service, respectable quality food. read more

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Received boiled chicken for the chicken and broccoli dish, was not specified on the menu, it also slimed up everything. All the chicken and vegetables were coated in a thick flavorless slime, it was completely inedible. read more

This food was so good!!! It restaurant was so cute, the waitress was very nice, and took care of the whole restaurant by herself. She was quick, attentive and friendly. We came for lunch, so we ate off the lunch menu. Food was amazing, and my husband and I ate for $15.97 not including what we tipped her. The portioning was perfect, and the lunch menu was a good size too. A little something for all pallets. I have the broccoli & chicken, fried rice & an egg roll. There was so much flavor! My husband has the Szechuan chicken, which had mushrooms. He's not a fan but we loved that it was more chicken and sauce, and less mushrooms, so he was still able to enjoy his plate. It's December 2021! I recommend this place to everyone! read more

Little Panda Chinese Restaurant - a plate of food - Chinese Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Great food! Good service! And they have the really good egg noodles, not the crap that Panda Express uses!

Decent as far as Chinese food goes. I ordered delivery, and my food was hot and fresh, so that's a huge plus.

The best hole in the wall! Really tasty, affordable. But, slow service and not the most welcoming/decorated interior. I had very low expectations, but the food was exceptional. Got the sweet-and-sour shrimp, pork fried rice, crab Rangoon-- all were exceptional One of the best Chinese restaurants I've been to in a while. I will definitely be back read more

The sweet and sour chicken was very underwhelming‍ portions we're super small and packaging left a lot to be desired

Food has been top notch since i first went there 26 years ago. Recently back in the area and had to hit it up. Egg rolls$$$ general tso chicken$$$ fried rice $$$ hot mustard FIRE$$$. Service was great ( one little Chinese girl serving, seating, and cashing out the whole place. Favorite Chinese ever! Good fair pricing and no stupid music read more

They're not exactly easy to find. Their menu could use better description on their website as to what comes with things. We got the coconut shrimp, bourbon chicken, and the bao bao platter. The coconut shrimp is served on a bed of sizzling rice. I did not know that and I've never had it before, but I had read up on it and really didn't want to try it. If you don't know what it is they make rice the normal way and then put it on a cookie sheet with oil and toss it in the oven to crisp it up. I don't like crunchy rice so I didn't want that and it turns out I don't like it. The shrimp and the sauce were absolutely lovely aside from the sizzling rice stuck to them. The bourbon chicken is served on a bed of cooked cabbage, we've never encountered that before and my partner is not a fan of cabbage. Had we known that we would have asked them to put the rice under it instead so the sauce got absorbed by the rice without cabbage there. The bao bao platter had a bonus to it which was great it includes crab triangles now. The shrimp toast and the shrimp balls were rather greasy. We don't know if that's normal we've never had them before. They do give you plenty of food for the money. I just wish their menu was more transparent. I'd also like to know what's up with the upcharge for fried rice? Plain is $2 extra, vegetable is $5 extra, and it goes up from there. I've gone to a number of Chinese restaurants in my 41 years and I've never been upcharged for fried rice. read more

Little Panda Chinese Restaurant - Coconut shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

I love the food here. Always super quick with my order and the food never stops being delicious. Fantastic.

I had an order delivered by a friend. I had the BEST Almond Boneless Chicken (extra spicy) EVER! That's my favorite dish and it's not on the menu at most Chinese restaurants in Florida, where I live. Top notch! I can't wait to come back to Michigan and have it again. read more

Food is good and priced very reasonably. Service is slow at times. Waitress leaves too many dirty dishes sitting on tables after customers have left when she could be picking them up as she passes by waiting on other customers. read more

Wow! Love this place..Just had a delivery of shrimp n broccoli...Showed up on time. Hot n fresh. read more

Food is fantastic! Good selection Very fast and efficient. Healthy portion sizes. Must try. read more

This is our go-to family Chinese restaurant. Very tasty comfort food- American style Chinese food. Fast takeout and friendly service for takeout and dine-in. Surprisingly pricier than it should be in my opinion so we don't go as often as we would like to; more for special occasions. But portions are good size- at least we have leftovers and can get a meal and a half out of it. read more

Just okay. The rainbow chicken was bland in flavor. The hot and sour soup was neither and lacked much for vegetables considering I paid extra for a side of vegetables in it! Crab triangles were greasy. If the ultimate compliment for a restaurant is "would you go back?", I'd have to say probably not on this one. read more

Delicious food and always consistent quality! Online order is convenient and quick pickup!

First thing: why is it that no one has invented a takeout container that is vented so that fried foods can remain crisp? Yes, that means it will not be quite as hot when I get home but that's life.. Come on, MSU food science geniuses - I challenge you to solve this. Whew - I feel much better already. After digging thru the many Chinese restaurant Yelp reviews in the Lansing area, the Little Panda won the contest. I just wanted something simple and ordered Lemon Chicken and Fried Rice. The chicken provided a very generous serving portion, sitting atop the ubiquitous shredded lettuce which causes the chicken to become even soggier (why, yes, I did check to make sure that is a word). Lemon sauce was good though a heavy hand with the cornstarch made it too thick. As another Yelper noted earlier, the Fried Rice leaves something to be desired. It needs more moisture; perhaps more stock, an egg and/or more vegetables. The results are dry rice with some meat and a few veggies. Easy to fix but certainly unusual. Order taking on the phone was efficient. Dining room decor is kind of funky but hey, decor in some restaurants is not why we go there, right? read more

Best Chinese in Lansing. Always friendly staff, food is always correct, hot and fresh.

I have to give this place one star in order to be able to post my review, but really, you don't get any stars from me....Today I ordered the generals chicken. It was disgusting the meat taste old the rice was crunchy. The whole meal was disgusting. I am so unhappy. I have not been here in a long time and to get something disgusting when this used to be my favorite thing to order here is so sad I will never come here again!!!!no stars for you... read more

Little Panda Chinese Restaurant - This was gross.... - Chinese Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Love their food!! We have ordered from Little Panda for decades - our whole family loves it. General's chicken is fantastic.

Tiny hole in the wall place located near the target off Saginaw in West Lansing. I was surprised to not only find your average Americanized menu but to also find a traditional Shanghai menu infused with delicious varieties like my new favorite dish here, the crispy duck. Served simply on a bed of lettuce and crispy to perfection. And very decently priced. It's hard to find Chinese bbq in Lansing so it was nice to discover something good. I love that they add Napa or bok Chou to their wonton soup. It gives just enough texture to the brothy soup. All in all, glad I found this place and look forward to returning soon read more

From the start of calling in my order customer service was very prompt, friendly and quick which led me to not have any doubt about the service. Upon getting home and pulling out my menu items which were sesame chicken, beef and broccoli alongside fried and white rice I noticed that the chicken seemed more covered in sesame than flavor. Beef and broccoli looked about the same as most restaruants besides the beef being a little on the thinner side. As I started to tast the beef and broccoli I noticed an unusual funky smell and after taste that either is old oil or old vegetables. Given the other options in my town this probably be the last time I eat here. read more

We've been visiting Little Panda for the last ten years or so. We've gone as a family, taken friends there, and have always had an enjoyable experience. Now, I'm not Chinese food expert. I wouldn't know "real" Chinese if it bit me but I do know the food Little Panda serves is always hot, fresh, and tastes delicious. On some visits the food is a little more flavorful, it depends on who is cooking, but it is always better than good and more than enjoyable. I really enjoy the Three Flavor Sizzling Rice Soup. The menu says for two but that really means for three or four. The egg rolls and crispy spring rolls are also a nice addition to a meal. What follows are our family favorites: Sesame Chicken- my mom loves this. It is pretty sweet and crispy. It's served with white rice, a side soup, and broccoli Chicken Fried Rice- what can I say my dad isn't too adventurous. Even for fried rice it has good flavor and is full of veggies and chicken. Add a little soy and you have a legit meal. Beef and Peppers- My aunt swears by this meal. She will often go in a purchase it as a lunch special during the lunch hours. I'm not a pepper eater so I can't attest to how tasty it is but is always looks pretty good. The service is always good and the prices are always more than reasonable for the quantity of food. In over ten years Little Panda is yet to disappoint. read more

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Never disappoints! Love their crab rangoon and egg rolls. Their lunch specials are great and sinner combinations! Delicious! Support local!

Little Panda is by far the very best Chinese Restaurant in the area. We eat out regularly and this is one of our favorite spots. It may not look like much from the outside, but the inside has been renovated and is attractive. The food is excellent, especially the Mongolian Beef! The owners are very friendly. We have taken many friends and they have always been very pleased with their food. Excellent food, good value, and wonderful service. read more

My husband and I love to go to Little Panda! We get the meal for two so we get to try a lil of this and a lil of that! All their food is amazing..love the egg rolls!! read more

Okay I will post this as my first and last review of Little Panda. I really loved the food here. Best Chinese food in the area for the price. The inside of the restaurant always clean and the hostess(es) usually very nice and helpful. Honestly I've gotten take out from here somewhere around 20 times and always been happy with the food especially the hot and sour soup and egg rolls. However they screwed up a friend's order so badly that sad to say we won't be ordering from Little Panda anymore. But I can't in good conscience knock the food, the food is good. If anyone has suggestions for another Chinese food place in the area with comparable prices and quality please PM me. I'm not from this area but I do visit quite often and always looking for good food spots. read more

Stopped in because there where good reviews. Not entirely sure why though. It wasn't bad but wasn't great. The outside of the restaurant is a little scetchy, but so is the strip mall it's in. The interior was...odd. the pictures on the walls looked like they are about to fall off because they are angled down. While the table covers range in plastic designs from dinosaurs, to flowers, to stars and stripes. The lights where very pretty chandelier. So it's just a very odd mix of stuff thrown together. The service though out the meal was a very quiet Asian woman who spoke with no accent. Service was very fast though. We had our food in 10-15 minutes. The water glass my husband got still had the lipstick of the woman that had drunk from it before.... ew. My glass looked clean. The tea pot was older but the tea was good. The food was decent. We got some of the spicer items and they were fairly bland. But you get a lot for a small price. read more

Little Panda Chinese Restaurant - The outside looks a little sketchy but the food is good. - Chinese Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Ok, this place definitely needs extra help. I mean the lady cooks, waitresses and answers phones plus clean up. Come on hire more people. We have been sitting here 20 minutes with out even a glass of water. When I was going into the ladies room she was coming out of the kitchen with hot soup. I was so close by being burned. Great food but super slow! Hire more people even just one! read more

Let's see... It's a Sunday. I don't want to study. And I'm hungry. Problem solved! My friends and I headed out to get dim sum at Little Panda and we left more than full. As mentioned by the others, Little Panda finds it's niche in a mini plaza of stores. Nothing flashy or showy, just a sign that says Little Panda. The inside isn't much of a show either. Just your typical booths and center tables. You wait to get seated and order your food on a sheet of paper where you check off what you want... kinda like most sushi joints. We ordered so many dishes I couldn't even begin to name them all. Therefore, I will try to name and describe the ones I ate. For starters, they bring out a pot of tea before the meal begins. This was quite nice as I very much enjoy drinking tea at any hour of the day. Our first two dishes: Fried Taro Cakes and Shrimp Dumplings were amazing! The shrimp didn't taste too shrimpy or fishy, which I usually hate. There was something mixed in with it that made it taste a little different. Kinda doughy but it was good. The dumpling itself is slippery so it was hard to eat with my chopsticks. I ate with my fingers instead! My favorite were the fried taro cakes. They were completely battered and fried in something delicious. Must be a secret recipe... The next set of dishes were the Green Onion Cakes, Mashed Turnip Patties, Meatball-Looking Dumplings, Fried Beef Dumplings, Spare Ribs, Sweet Sticky Rice with Pork, and another Beef Dumpling with Cinnamon. The green onion cakes were my favorite as was the beef dumpling with the cinnamon mixture inside. The mashed turnip wasn't so bad either, though I couldn't really taste the turnip. It was kinda like a mashed potato only without the distinct potato taste. I didn't much like the meatball dumplings or spare ribs because they left a weird porky after taste in my mouth. However, the meatball dumpling had some sort of ginger or lemon zest cooked into it which was kind of refreshing. The sticky rice was good as well, though I prefer it to taste sweeter than it did. The portion I got was modestly-sweet and tasted much like the meat it was cooked with. Ew. Lastly, we ordered the Sesame Seed Balls for dessert and these were a bit of a surprise. They were balls of mashed sweet bean curd covered with a doughy paste and then rolled in sesame seeds. It was a mix of sweet, doughy, and nutty. Pretty delicious! The service isn't the best but it doesn't much matter once they have served all your meals. Make sure to ask for water because you WILL get thirsty, and the hot tea just doesn't cut it somehow. I'd probably come here again but I wouldn't get many of the meat dishes. There's just something about the taste of the meat that didn't sit well with me, but everything else was good. Four of us went, ordered loads of food, and only spent about $30! Cheap and delicious! read more

Little Panda Chinese Restaurant - Lower left: Green onion cake, Upper left: Beef Dumpling with Cinnamon, Upper Right: Fried Beef Dumpling - Chinese Near Me - Lansing, Michigan