Panda Express? More like Panda distress-- A steaming mess, a hygiene regress. The urinal vommed, the floors ran slick, With puddles of something profoundly sick. A "wet floor" sign stood like a dare, As filth crept into the dining air. My daughter got sick, I felt it too, From chicken laced with stomach flu. And now I flinch at the orange hue-- No Panda for years, I'm telling you. To the owners: shame, and double shame. You've wrecked the brand and soiled its name. read more

Went through the drive thru ordered a bigger plate and when I got to my hotel to eat I found a long hair in my noodles.

Great food as always but very unwelcoming staff. Dealt with 3 different employees, 2 young ladies and 1 older woman. Each of them gave the impression that they were irritated. Not only did their facial expressions show their annoyance with life but their attitudes were terrible. Each of them made me personally feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. Thank goodness I'm from out of town and will never have to deal with their trashy attitudes again. SIDE NOTE: if the employees are going to get annoyed every time a customer needs to use the restroom and has to ask for the code maybe just unlock the doors? or hire employees that are respectful and patient. read more

First time here. Rush hour lunch. Waited our turn in line. Restaurant is clean. The staff members were communicating with and helping each other and customers. Fast service. Food fresh, hot, flavorful. Loved the orange chicken, Beijing beef, teriyaki chicken. Generous portions. Reasonable prices. Would return. read more

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Love their Orange Chicken and Fried Chicken. Customer Service is great and very helpful. Establishment is very clean read more

Came here yesterday Mario was very helpful . He was doing great under the pressure he was in. He was preparing the plates and working the register. Most of the time the work is delegated among other employees. The part that took me by surprise was when the manager rolled her eyes and snapped because he didn't shout that they were almost of out fried rice. Well first of all, that's not the right way to speak any employee. Second, she made it very awkward for me that was waiting To be helped. Third, aren't managers also able to oversee what they're running out of ? Everyone was so focused on helping the drive thru that had 5 cars? When there was a line behind me. Anyhow Mario did great! He was attentive to my needs, he wasn't pushy to make any additional purchases nor was he pushy about rounding up my change to help the next charity down the list. I gave him specific instructions and he followed them very thoroughly, with the upmost respect., with a positive attitude despite the pressure. Panda is very lucky to have him. ! I'm not from the area but I believe any employee should be recognized when they're going above and beyond. read more

Panda Express - Quick purchase - Chinese Near Me - El Centro, California

Stopped by when driving through town yesterday. Place was busy but service was quick. Clean restroom and restaurant. Most importantly, food was really good. read more

I had ordered Chow mein, Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli Beef and paid full price to just to get home and see Chow mein and Broccoli Beef! I called multiple times and they did not answered. What is up with you workers. read more

Panda Express - Chow mein, Broccoli Beef and Chicken Teriyaki - Chinese Near Me - El Centro, California

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The service was great, Joshua was very nice definitely deserves a raise and the food was really good.

Made a quick stop before venturing on Our trip back. Unfortunately they were out of quite a few menu items new items but was willing to make them while we wait. The downfall is one of the orders of shrimp , grandma said it was still frozen when she attempted to eat it. We ended up getting it to go so there was no informing the employees. Grandma just ate her rice instead. This location is very sleek and modern as far as décor goes. It was quite empty upon our arrival. The staff was friendly and accommodating and accommodating and they might have just been keeping the items empty due to closing in a few hours. Getting around to this location was a bit of a maze as it is right next to in-and-out and they block off part of the parking lot. read more

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I had to do an update review after eating here. I got in trouble at work and I had to come in early so I didn't have time to pack a lunch. After getting lectured at work about being more responsible and taking accountability for my actions I was craving something asian to eat. Panda Express was close by and was exactly what I needed. 5 starts because they really upped the quality of the food. They use eco friendly containers instead of the styrofoam ones, the food is fresher, taste is better in quality. They chefs here really put their whole Pandussy into these recipes. I will return for sure in the future. 5 out of 5 stars! read more

Panda Express - Sweet fire chicken, bejing beef, chow mein, mixed veggies - Chinese Near Me - El Centro, California

The workers are so nice and careful, they help my Mexican dad (who doesn't speak English) with the order, the area is clean and it looks beautiful and very nice with some decorations, the food taste amazing, but I dislike that you have to get three foods too get your meal which I find ridiculous, but overall pretty good quality place. 4 stars (recommend if you chosen read more

Family driving from San Diego to Yuma at 1p Wednesday, 6/26. All wanted to dine in at Panda Express right off I-8 at 4th Ave., El Centro, CA, not wanting to drive the rest of trip with food in the car. Sign on locked door- "DRIVE THROUGH ONLY"- even though a couple walked out and said they were served inside. Seriously!! Hope we can dine in on our return trip. read more

Food is alright up to the point I realized how tf am I supposed to eat without a fork.

I would give this place a zero if there was an option. Nasty, nasty, nasty!!!!! This place always disappoints! We ended eating here because the line at In N Out was too long. Panda Express was busy too, but not as bad! So, there is no excuse for the nasty food sold to us! First off, I DIDN'T ask for brown rice! I ordered 1/2 fried rice, 1/2 chow mein. The chicken was nasty and undercooked. Was rubbery too! Did not taste like chicken. Chow mein was too dark in color like it had been sitting there a while. And to top it all off, the brown rice was undercooked, cold and gummy! Save yourself the trouble and even though gas is expensive right now, make the trip to the other Panda Express in Calexico. It's worth the trip. I have never had any issues there! read more

Panda Express - I think the picture speaks for itself! - Chinese Near Me - El Centro, California

I really love the fact that we have a panda express in the Imperial Valley. Their food is always fresh and having a drive-through make it so easy when you're in a hurry. They do need to fix their lights on the drive-through menu. But I did not deserve the five stars read more

I'm not surprised and was skeptical before even trying the Panda Express in this town, since they really can't do anything right here. Every restaurant here is below average just because of the people working at it and the management. Do not come here unless you want to feel sick. I went at prime hours and ordered some Orange chicken and Chow-mein. The Orange chicken is supposed to be crunch and have chicken inside of it. Here it was soft and felt old and inside was nothing but fried skin. Hardly even any chicken inside of it. The chow-mein was okay and that was surprising. Do not come here, run far away. Go to in-n-out or The Habbit across the street. Not surprised. read more

In the drive thru I was encouraged to join pandas rewards club. I did and received a 25% promo. I was told to pull to the front of the store to wait for my food but not given the chance to scan my code. Paid cash, but store would not refund items and recharge them to honor their discount. Had to call their boss who said I couldn't refund the items just to get a discount. Cheap store. Don't go here. They don't want your business. read more

Just went through the drive through on my way home from Yuma and got 2 plates cause we were starving! Everything was fresh and hot and so delicious. I'm so impressed I will definitely be back the cashiers and drive through girl had great customer service. A good Panda Express location 100 percent!!! read more

Panda Express - Orange chicken and honey walnut shrimp with half & half! - Chinese Near Me - El Centro, California

Sparse item servings for either the 2 or 3 item combination plates that often appear half empty in presentation, is what you will most likely experience at this particular Panda location. If you happen to see the employees at this location serve each other for their break, they give themselves abundant portions that overfill their containers beyond the brim. The food here is fresh and taste good, however I cannot recommend this location as you will pay a premium price for a minimal amount of food that may not satisfy your hunger. read more

Panda is always fast with fresh hot food. For a quick takeout you can not go wrong. My order is always correct and always hot. The food is excellent and better than you traditional fast food restaurant. read more

Panda Express - Orange chicken and mushroom chicken - Chinese Near Me - El Centro, California

Garbage portions, slow service. Worst location I've been to. Get a gas station hotdog and keep driving.

this places was very unsatisfied tell me u cant take a 100 dollar bill what the heck i had to go the gas station to break a 100 dollar bill because panda express didnt have change like be so for real yall need to except these 100 dollar bills. they didnt even post that they didnt take 100 dollar bills. i wish i could do 0 stars read more

I travel a lot and have visited a lot of Panda Expresses; this by far is the one and only one I am confidently giving a one star. I found customer service to be not so friendly. The dining room line is slow as molasses. My order was not hot enough. What the hell is wrong with this location?! I rating them one star primarily for terrible customer service. read more

We came here on a Sunday afternoon and ordered 1 plates and 1 bigger plates...the food was good as was the service. I really dig the dining area seating arrangements and the bathroom had a combo of towel and heated air for drying hands (a rarity for SoCal). Not sure of the drive in but our experience was a good one. read more

just stepping out of panda literally right now on 6/9/23 and time is 2:36pm as i make this review. ok so the service was good and greeted me well. the youngest lady who was at register greeted me well and asked if i wanted to make a donation so i said yes. got my meal and we sat down and ate. i love there sweet tea the black berry one. well it ran out...so i kindly mentioned it to the youngest lady who was at the register and she said she will get on it and i respectfully understood as she was with customer. time passed by and then there was no one ordering and the young girl was free. But sadly she grabbed a broom and started. sweeping to keep herself occupied. She literally passed by me sweeping and we made eye contact with my empty cup in my hand and got nothing :( 15-20 mins later customers arrived and she immediately came behind the counter to take orders as i was left at a distance with my empty cup :( i gave up and left unsatisfied read more

About half the normal amount of food you would expect from any other panda. Did a online order because their store is STILL closed for walk in. They gave us the wrong entree. Food was terrible. Too bad. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - El Centro, California

I got a hair in my food that I know isn't mine, because right now my hair is blue. Also I live with men that have short hair. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - El Centro, California

Incredibly rude people. I ordered AND WAS ASKED to wait while the veggies were finished... so I did, no big deal. Then once they gave me my food, my husband had gone to get gas and while I waiting inside because the weather was HORRIBLE and not safe to stand in, someone approached me to leave. I told her I was not going to leave until my husband came back. She then said I couldn't touch anything nor could my food (in a bag) touch anything, that I had to hold it. What a joke. I can wait while I order, while you cook more food but not 5min while my husband comes back. This is hilarious and stupidity. read more

Rude employee in the drive thru. I have visited numerous times and have dealt with an impatient person every single time. Despite the employee, food has always been great! read more

If you're expecting to get orange chicken or fried shrimp enjoy waiting 30 to 20 minutes. Mind as well go to Rico Chinese food faster and fresher food. Panda just hasn't been as good as when they first opened. read more

Ordered 3 item combo with fried rice and chow mein. They told me it would be 5 minutes for fried rice. I said ok. When they handed me the drive through order, they said thank you for coming and closed the drive thru window. When I got home, there was no fried rice and one item only had a small scoop, not a full order. This does not encourage me to return if they are going to rip off the customers. ETA: I was contacted by rep from their Guest Care who wanted to make up for my bad experience and told me they would reach out to management at this location and they sent me a gift card to return to Panda Express. I am impressed at how quickly they responded. And, I had no problems when I returned. Thank you! read more

This place is a clown show. Go to 7-11 across the street if you want finer cuisine and better service.

That safe was very friendly. They had a long line in drive thru but it went really fast. The food was fresh and delicious.

While the food was typical Panda Express quality, the restaurant needs a crew that pays attention to detail. No.1 hit was that there was no cup lids for the small size cups. My kiddo went and asked for cup lids and the girl at the front gave him some. However, that didn't make the girl go look to see if they needed refilled. Well they did. My dad then got up to get one for his cup about 10 minutes later or so and still no lids. He then told them hey you guys need to refill the dispenser. No.2, one of the girls began mopping the floor, awesome for keeping the place clean! However, she was not ringing the mop, the water was EXTREMELY soapy, yes she put up the caution signs but, she went from mopping one area to another and eventually left no dry walking areas between the dining area and restroom/back exit. Think an elder person who has a hard time walking around and the slip hazard that creates. No.3 hit, so kids have to potty all the time while eating, so I walked my kiddo to the restroom, and almost bust my toosh walking to the restroom because the floor was still very wet whichever way you tried to walk. Upon walking in, 2 ladies come out from each stall and one tells me, the toilet paper inside this one just ran out. So left with one stall to use as an option and that one too, was low on toilet paper. Had enough to take care of business but, still. All in all, the restaurant looked clean. Needs some tweaking to make the experience better, I saw most of the employees were very young kids, and it's awesome for a place to hire youth... but perhaps they need either a) more supervision or b) more training. The staff was friendly though read more

They forgot 2 items from my order and was rude about it when I told them and the food is sometimes dry and old.

Worst beef and broccoli I have ever had. Broccoli was almost raw and very little beef. Won't be back to this location anymore. Sorry to say because they were great in the pass. read more

*** Pitstop Review (El Centro) *** I've been in the area many times before, during, and now after the construction of this Panda Express. In my opinion it is a very welcomed eatery in the area. The location is nice being next to a bunch of hotels less than 10 miles from the border. When I'm working in 115-130 degrees weather outdoors, I'm not going to complain about most foods. When I'm burger'd out, Panda is a great alternative! Here's what liked... * Panda almost always has the winning cookie-cutter formula! Same great food 99% of the time! * This location is nice being close to a few hotels in the area. * Great location next to the Home Depot. * Great location very close to freeway access. * Pretty decent parking for larger sized vehicles. * Like most mainstream places, they DON'T skimp on the AC when it's like a furnace outside! Awesome!!! :-) Here's what I didn't like... * This time around the tables weren't clean. I could tell the workers were hustling to get the orders out, so I'm not going to knock them on that. * The restroom was pretty dirty, but once again, the crowds were crazy today. They should clean more often, but customers are just filthy sometimes! * The seating area seems a little on the small side. * Nothing else comes to mind. Food = great food as always! Seating area = table tops dirty. Need to work on it. Service = Very friendly. Restroom = Dirty. Some dudes just need to skip the restroom and pee into a bottle instead. They just can't handle peeing into the center of the toilet. ha ha ha ... :-) read more

I am usually pretty satisfied with the service I receive from this place, but today not so much! We place our order via drive thru, get to the window pay and the guy hands me the bag containing our food, supposedly. Maybe it's my fault for not looking inside and verifying our order is correct. But why should I, I should trust the people to have my order correct. Get all the way home to find out I'm missing something. My wife calls to speak to someone, but they are too busy to speak to her and ask if they can call us back. What kind of customer service is that! So you'll gladly accept my money, but you won't help me when you make a mistake? And you think by giving me an extra egg roll will make things better? Haha....no! read more

Panda Express - Something wrong with this picture? Camaro is definitely NOT a "low-emitting fuel efficient vehicle"! What's wrong with people?! - Chinese Near Me - El Centro, California

Kudos to Corporate for making things right. After seeing my negative review, they reached out with an apology, made my Panda location aware of my problem, provided a refund as well as coupons to replace my order. I have since ordered from this El Centro Panda (but this time picked up the order rather than trusting Door Dash), with a positive experience and an enjoyable meal. Thank you Panda for your attention and integrity! read more