Panda Express I really enjoy going to Panda Express at any location. So far, we haven't had any unpleasant experiences. The staff are always friendly, welcoming, and attentive to customers. The restaurant is spacious, clean, and feels very open. The food is consistently hot, well-seasoned, and not overly salty. Parking is easy to find and convenient for both younger and older customers. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

This is a good location. The food is always fresh and the staff is always helpful. Elsa the manager is kind and very on top of things. Food is never stale. Anthony and Maxine are also great servers. Always a smile when I see them! read more

I gotta say this location has been a bummer of a location the last few times I have gone or ordered from it. I know it is a chain and technically fast food but I feel like other locations have better quality and freshness. The cream cheese rangoons are always a little burnt on the outside. We ordered delivery and we were missing an entire entrée in our 2 item entrée plate so that was really disappointing. I did get my money back for part of that order but overall I have learned my lesson to not come to the this location anymore. read more

Wouldn't bother with this location. If you're lucky enough to get the Filipino lady crew working, they give you the right portion size. Unfortunately ran into a shift manager on 27th that was skimping on chow mein, refused to listen and proceeded to cancel the order before I was finished talking. Poorly trained shift manager. read more

I ordered the Family Meal to go I love their food everytime I order from this location. The food tastes fresh and well prepared. The only complaint I have is we had to wait almost ten minutes for our food to be prepared. Waiting is not ideal but I appreciate fresh food and the person asking me if I was okay with waiting for the teriyaki chicken to be cooked. I love the family meal deal for $35 as well as the app that provides a discount for the first time using it in the store. There's never any hand sanitizer available but customer service is usually pretty good and the food is yummy. read more

My meal was fresh and delicious and Briza was so helpful and nice 10/10 recommend!!!!!! read more

This location is very clean. Easy to get in and out of and ideal if you're super hungry and limited on time. Service is fast and staff are welcoming. Food is always delicious and priced right. Never skimpy on portions and with condiments. I've never received a cracked fortune cookie - that's a plus. This time around, they didn't have their two popular teas available. Bummer. read more

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What a fall from value and taste, their classic orange chicken was void of chicken and just orange breading over breading begging for meat. Their pepper beef had virtually crumbs of beef and when found were tough as shoe leather. Chow mein was ok but lacked flavor. People were nice and service was fast and store was clean. But the quality of food was not not worth eating and returned. What a shame read more

bad server, they don't smile or ask anything more that I need. Portions are small compared other Panda Express.

I really like the service here. I have lived near here for years an go occasionally. The food is always the same quality. If gets a little busy sometimes, but they do their best to move everyone through quickly. My latest server Briza reminded me how good customer service can be. If she isn't a manager she should be! Thank you l, Briza read more

Great service! - one of the better Panda Express places I've been to. From what I saw while waiting in line, the team was well ran with a good manager that directed staff to help customers in different areas or to perform tasks. As expected, the taste and portion size need improvement compared to Chinese restaurants. read more

Panda Express - Walnut prawns - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

No straws and no knives. Ridiculous!!! Never again. What is going on. Even EU provides straws and knives even if they charge with it.

Can't beat it. Generous portions, warm hospitality, incredible value, and very quick service.

We have been eating Panda Express for over 10 years. The store manager here seems didn't understand what customer ordered and was very rude which was I have never seen before in other Panda Express. He was not helpful at all and always kept an unhappy face to customers. The kids bowl food portion was only half (given by store manager) compared to other stores. Not sure how this store is managed and regional manager really needs to work on this store. I suggest go to other Panda Express. read more

I usually get walnut shrimp which is cooked fresh, noodles and fried rice with veggies and its always hot and delicious. Fast service, and friendly. Ambiance is nice with spaces to sit or take out. read more

"Panda Distress" I don't know what kind of magic trick Panda Express is trying to pull, but I ordered fried shrimp and somehow got a deep-fried shrimp costume. That's right--just the battered shell with absolutely no shrimp inside. It was like biting into a crunchy air pocket of disappointment. And the tails? Oh, they left those on, as if to remind me of what could have been. Then there was the orange chicken. You know that moment when you take a bite of something and immediately regret your life choices? Yeah, that was me. It tasted like someone took a bottle of orange-scented cleaner, mixed it with a bucket of sugar, and poured it over chunks of chicken-flavored rubber. The only thing "express" about this place is how quickly my appetite disappeared. Never again. read more

Management must have heard us. The food quality, quantity, and customer service were exceptional the last few times that I visited. For the most part, most of the items were available and fresh. The staff was more tentative and friendly. read more

Panda Express - Skimped chow-mein shrimp walnuts. - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

We went here for eat dinner. The workers Elsa was very rude to us. She wouldn't give us the fresh food and she was very pushy. There was no others customers in line. I think they can do better job. She ware black shirt must be the manager. Be aware. Ruined my dinner...panda depressed! read more

Been here twice, both times the rice was like crunch and stale? Even the chow mein. Even the orange chicken tasted off, as did my salt and pepper chicken. Sad because the staff is so nice- I'd only they cooked that well! read more

There are two women working at this Panda Express, but the older one is the issue. She consistently serves very small portions. I ordered a plate with sesame honey and orange chicken, and there were only two small pieces of each--much less than what I've received at other locations or from other staff members. Every time she serves, the portions are noticeably smaller. I always order to go, and when I open the container, the food amount is disappointing. I won't be returning, and if you do visit, be sure to check your food before they close the lid. read more

The service here sucks. The team member scooping the food barely filled my bowl. I hate having to ask employees not to be stingy. Avoid this location. read more

That mfer with the glasses and black shirt gave me nothing but cabbage for my half fried rice and chow mein. Avoid this location when he's working. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

I ordered online. It has been over 20 minutes passed the pick up time stated. Their order management is not good. I spoke to Elsa, the manager, and she apologized but offered no solution. read more

Orders are smaller when placed online. Recommend going to actual place to place order. Side orders were really small.

The trays were fairly empty and I had to ask when each item was going to be fresh, and kept being told 3 mins..ordered a couple items and paid, waited for the "Fresh items"...15 mins..the food in my container was now cold. Then they forgot the honey shrimp, waited for that..they never gave me fortune cookies, asked for soy sauce she said in bag, I had to argue with her and show her it wasn't. My food was COLD and flavorless by the time I got home! I want a refund. I will NEVER come back to this location. I asked for the manager and was just pointed to the manager. The lady, Efiina,at the register acted like she didn't understand English! NO SENSE OF URGENCY, wasn't clean, food wasn't prepared for lunch rush, disgusting! read more

Staff was super nice! Social distancing was enforced and sanitizer provided. I got a plate with chow mein, orange chicken and kung pao chicken! Also got some ragoons! The chow mein was dry :( there was no sauce and little to no flavor. Orange chicken was good, kung pao chicken was delicious! I loved how spicy it is :) Ragoons were good but not something to die for. Total was $10 which isn't bad. My sister got the same thing but she got broccoli and beef which was also yummy! overall I feel like all the sides and mains need more sauce. Will come back :) read more

Panda Express - Plate size! Chow mein, broccoli beef, and kung pao chicken :) - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

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First time trying panda in 3 years, wife was craving it. The food is dry, salty and the worst possible quality. These corporate chain restaurants don't care about the quality of their food, the only goal is to maximize profits by serving the cheapest possible ingredients. There are dozens of local Asian restaurants that have better foods with more quality and flavor, don't waste your time on this place. Even the rice and noodles were bland and dry, I mean how can you possible get that wrong? Lastly I'll state it's nothing the employees did wrong, they are simply doing their jobs with the instructions given by corporate. Nothing will change the quality of their food until they decide to spend more on better quality ingredients, and I can guarantee that will never happen. read more

The customer service here is excellent! I was greeted right when I walked in and all the food items looked fresh. I got the 2 item combo with super greens, broccoli beef and string bean chicken breast and brought it back to the work office. Everything was delicious,! I definitely recommend coming here for fast Chinese take out. read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

I ordered a bowl on their app and when I arrived, they were still cooking the String Bean Chicken. I didn't really mind because it would be fresh. I did have to wait though. They just seemed overwhelmed by the app or delivery orders because there was not one person inside except for me and the employees. I was also wondering why this Panda doesn't have Eggplant Tofu? At least the employees were friendly. read more

Bummer on the un-masked staff meeting that they were having this morning. We were really looking forward to the food and I always go first thing in the day (when we decide that we're going to have Panda as a treat) because I have two children too young for face masks. Definitely not worth the risk for us and we probably won't go back anytime soon as it's not worth getting the kids excited about. I will say that this location is usually amazing for making us fresh veggies/egg rolls if it's been sitting for too long. I'm gonna miss it. read more

Ordered orange chicken and beef broccoli bowls and was amazed to find almost no protein. The oil content in the bowls weighed more than the protein. App order ready on time, in and out in a minute. Should have gone to In-n-out for protein lunch. Ambiance? read more

Went to this panda express after having a problem at the kearny mesa branch. The store manager, Maria was exceptionally friendly and helpful to rectify the problem in the other store. This panda is always busy and workers are always friendly. Hats off to maria for doing a wonderful job with customer service. Stores need more people like maria. read more

I love this locations service! Elsa was our server, greeted us with a smile, and checked on us throughout our dinning experience to insure we were satisfied. I appreciate the pride each individual has in providing outstanding customer service here. This place has a great welcoming committee & we felt the good vibes immediately. I ordered my usual chow mein & orange chicken with my sides of hot mustard cause that's the only way it's right. I was even asked how many packets I wanted & that's clutch! Thanks y'all we will b back read more

Panda Express - Sooooo flipping good - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

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This store isn't blessed and flourishing like the Carmel Mountain Ranch store because they are shockingly greedy here. They rarely get business which I believe is a result of it. Also, they had a swarm of flies near the trash and soda fountain several months ago although I haven't noticed it recently. They won't take a toothpick and let us try a protein that we've never had to make sure we like it, but the busy and blessed store in Carmel Mountain will do this for us. I got a premium meat with chow mein tonight and it was lacking in much flavor which is unusual for Panda Express. It's like they forgot the salt or some of the seasonings? When I asked them if they had salt or sugar (I was desperate for some flavor), she said they only had pepper. But the teriyaki sauce did the trick! But seriously, they don't carry any salt?? Also, she was extremely greedy with how much meat she gave me, and yet I had to pay an extra $1.25! She seriously only gave me around 4 little pieces of meat, HUGE broccoli pieces, and lots of chow mein, yet I had to pay an extra $1.25!? And what's even more surprising is that I found out she was the manager, her name is Maria. I still can't believe that the actual manager could be this selfish. And she had a very sarcastic tone with me multiple times with all of her insincere thank you's with her sarcastic and short tone. Needless to say I'm done coming here. It's a shame because this one is much closer to my home then the one in Carmel Mountain Ranch. Maybe I'll start going to the one is Mira Mesa which might be a little closer than Carmel Mountain. I did have some crunchy delicious orange chicken from this location recently but then tonight it wasn't very good, not crunchy, too soft, and just not enough flavor with these cooks tonight. Flavor is important and this store is lacking with it, they need better management with good people skills, and who actually care about us as their customers more than every little penny. That's a sad way to live or to run a business, and they won't be blessed from above when they behave this way. Anyways, spend extra gas and go somewhere where they really care about their customers. Happy Panda! read more

I normally don't have an issue with Panda Express. You have to go in with the appropriate expectations.. It's fast food, chain chinese food, and not your healthiest option. We were in a crunch and needed something fast and easy. Didn't even have time to wait for rubios or the other Chinese fast food across the street (I believe it's Pick Up Stix?)... Both - in retrospect - would have been much better options. This panda was one of the worst I have been to. Highly disappointing in their offerings... and the food was bad at Panda Express standards (that's pretty bad). The fried rice had almost no vegetables. It was primarily rice and too sticky at that. Chow mein tasted old and like it was refreshed after sitting in the fridge. Per their norm, they had orange chicken... or orange sauced fried batter at this location... Beef and broccoli looked OK but I did not opt for it. The overall number of offerings was low. And nothing seemed fresh for dinner time. Costs must have gone up in the recent years because the half rice/half mein + two entrées was almost nine bucks?! Ugh. I've definitely been to a good number of panda express in my life time.. Either today was a really off day for this particular branch.. or they are skimping to stretch their dollar.. I don't recommend coming here.... the one in Carmel Mountain (few exits up) is SO much better.. read more

This location gets busy at lunch, and for good reason. Their portions are huge and the food is always hot and fresh. If you're a Panda guy like me, you know some locations are better than others. You want a busy location, because that means the food is kept fresh. And this one is fantastic. They also constantly support local schools with fundraising drives, which is awesome for our local Scripps community! read more

My kids just love Panda Express. I take them to this location every week and we all have early dinner at this branch. Super friendly people. Food is always fresh and my kids love the food portions their getting read more

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I used their app to place an order, I am not tech savvy in any way. They were offering a buy get one free offer. I'm not sure what happened, but when I got there they only made one order. They offered no help and just said I can reorder the food again. Poor customer service read more

Just the other day. I decided to eat lunch at Panda Express at the Scripps Summit Drive/Scripps Ranch Location. I ordered the 3 Item Meal. (Orange Chicken, Pepper Steak, Teriyaki Chicken with ChowMein Noodles) The 3 Item Meal was pretty fresh, tasty and plentiful. *Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, their is Absolutely No Indoor and/or Outdoor Dining. Take-Out Only. *Overall, the food was fresh, tasty and at a fair price $$. read more

If you want to grab an early lunch on Sundays, don't bother coming here or be prepared for a long wait. Nothing will be prepared. We've decided to stick with the Mira Mesa location. BTW, hours listed on Yelp are incorrect. They don't open until 11am on Sundays. read more

Panda Express - 30 min after store opened most trays are still empty - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California