2 entrees and 2 sides to go, all were very good. We ordered and paid online and I got there at the scheduled time - they were just bagging our order. Honey walnut shrimp and mushroom chicken are my favorites. I've had good luck in the past - but not always. I now check the bag and at least count the boxes. read more

Grossly understaffed, extremely slow service, dirty tables, and both trash bins were piled high. This location is poorly managed. read more

Panda Express - Trash bin - Chinese Near Me - Sonora, California

Our first panda experience. Was hesitant because of low ratings from previous reviews. We were greeted upon entry. The staff was very friendly and helpful in helping us navigate a menu new to us. All food is prepared in an open cooking space which replenishes steam table like serving vessels. Ur selection is plated (in styrofoam) containers in front of you. The portions were quite large and the food was hot and tasty. The only reason we did not give 5 stars is the extra charge for certain menu selection(s). You aren't aware of these until you process down the selection isle. This is a minor irritation. The menu nutrition is a bit "iffy". The majority of the selections are high in caloric and sodium content. Choose well if ur sensitive to these. We would recommend panda and will return to explore some addition menu selection later. read more

Worst panda express ever! Do not go dear let them go out of business please! They never have consistent hours, and they will not make fresh items for you even if you're getting 2 family style meals with multiple of the same type of meat. read more

I spent 40 minutes in line, watching one girl work the whole line, being appropriately generous, but not overly generous with the food. I finally get up there to order and a young man steps in, gives me a third of a scoop of the orange chicken in 1/3 of a scoop of the broccoli beef that was all broccoli, one little piece of meat. He then folds up the carton and leaves and goes to do other things. Finally, another girl comes along and asked me if that's my meal that I'm standing there waiting for and I asked her to open the container. It's less than half of the amount that I've gotten at other panda express, and I've never eaten here in Sonora. I asked her why there was so little beef and she said "there's one or two pieces in there" and so based on that I told her I'm not going to pay $10 for that. I turned around and walked out. I doubt I'll come back, because I've had good service and reasonable portions at other locations, but clearly this one doesn't want to serve their customers. read more

How do you give a review to a restaurant that refuse to cook and serve food. Maybe they never got the memo from the Governor that COVID silliness was over. Open to customers or just shut this joke of a restaurant down. Go to Mandarin House a couple of blocks away. They do their best to make their customers happy and the food is better. read more

This chain is usually one to rely on, but ive tried this location twice & both times was disappointed in not only the lack of friendliness by the staff, but the food was not up to pandas usual standards. Walnut shrimp was stale & mealy. read more

I came in at 6 and there was practically no food ready and they were still supposed to be open for two more hours, yet they made the announcement that there was no more food being made on a Friday night. Not a place to grab a quick dinner anymore and not good at being ready for a dinner rush. No discounts were given for the wait nor any refreshments offered for spending 30 minutes waiting for food read more

Don't bother coming here late. They aren't open. Website says open til 9pm but that is not the case as I'm sitting here in the parking lot at 815 and the door is locked and they are cleaning up. It's been 6 months since the last time I was here. It wasn't great then but I thought I'd give them another try. Guess not. read more

Love the food except there is a manager there who is extremely rude to fellow employees. It makes me so upset and I just hate seeing this treatment I do not support leaders yelling at other coworkers infront of customers especially when they are doing their best read more

No food. This place is a fucking joke! They fill half of your container with what's left on the bottom of the bowls and then it sits there and gets cold while they cook food two for fill your order. There's Other people waiting around staring at the ceiling and at the floor well other people get horrible service and choose from what's left in the case. Panda express does not make the cut. Lousy read more

Was so fire Very clean restaurant and employees were quick to get my order would recommend

This review is for this location only, everytime I order something goes wrong. The orange chicken was off... way too spicy than it normally is. The Rangoon and egg rolls were rubbery probably from being in the warmer too long or they skimp you on the portion your supposed to get. I never have this problem in the valley which tells me they need better trained staff. read more

My family and I have tried giving this place a chance several times since it has opened. The food has slowly become worse and, so has the service. The portions have gotten much smaller too. I will never go back to this location again. read more

I'm loving their Shanghai beef in a rice bowl. Today I learned of their tooth stick reciprocal located at the end of their steam table. Also I suggest you kick down 50 cents for orphans at transaction time. read more

Panda Express - Ordering area - Chinese Near Me - Sonora, California

The day my son in law took us there for some takeout they weren't very busy. They were out of the Beijing beef and told us they'd have some fresh made up in a few minutes. They scooped up the little that was left and placed it in a container. When the fresh batch was made they topped off the container and gave it to us. We asked for condiments and only gave us 3 packets of mustard and soy sauce. We spent over $100 for a party of 7. My son in-laws mom lives 5 minutes away from Panda. By the time we got to her home food was cold. Beijing beef was tasteless. Most of the employees were lifeless. One girl was rude. Only person that acted as if they cared was the young man that took our money. My son in law was really unhappy with our food. This place use to be really good. read more

The NOTORIOUS P.A.N.D.A. I'm going going back back to Panda Panda... I'm going going back back to Panda Panda...... ...Just kept swimming around in my head as I gazed across the Walmart parking lot. A Panda mentally twerking my frontal lobe until I could resist no further: Must Eat Panda. Ok so I went back after the Great Orange Chicken debacle and had a much nicer experience. The food was fresh, hot and portions well-suited to the price. Very happy to bump the panda up a couple of stars; if anything just to free my damn head of a twerking panda in a thong lookin all kind of wrong like in a fat furry Miley Cyrus kind of wrong way. Hey...YOU try living inside this head for a while and see how much you guffaw then Mr. Smartie Ass Panda Pants. Could have gone all the way to four stars if but for one box in the Needs Improvement section: Stepford. I think the Stepford wives have gained control of the franchise. The employees are all so robotically efficient and disingenuously perky that it was actually rather creepy. Yes, in the previous review I squawked about customer service but this....this just kind of weirded me out. Improved food and service. But you guys are doing the Landmark thing wrong. (Im a Landmark Grad so just think of this as coaching, k?) Its supposed to be authentic genuinely disingenuous not authentically disingenuous. Distinctions people! Distinctions. read more

Panda Express - Panda Makin it Rain - Chinese Near Me - Sonora, California

This Panda Express location just opened in Sonora, California. Very similar to Panda locations in the valley, with the exception of very modern decor including flat screen TV sets (one just has non-stop Panda Express ads) and modified seating. I had vegetable fried rice and vegetable chow mein this visit, total with a small drink was $7.13. My meal was served very hot and definitely fresh. The line of hungry customers ready to order extends out the door at 11:30 AM. Already, it's busy! That kind of crowd makes sure the food under the heat lamps is fresh. The employees are all very friendly. The parking lot spaces on the south side of the building are extra wide, you might need it after eating too much! read more

Panda Express - Panda Express comes to Sonora! - Chinese Near Me - Sonora, California

Terrible. We ordered online to have our food ready at 525pm. Went in asked if it was ready gave our name. They siad not yet. 20 mins later asked again. Meanwhile people were just coming in and ordering ans getting food right away.Had to call in just to finaly after 30 mins of waiting to get it started. Once we got home with our order realized we didnt recieve half our order. When i called in the manager said he would have to talk to the GM to see what they could do so he would call.me back in 2nor 3 days. I paid $40 and got $20. Worrh of food..... DO NOT ORDER ONLINE they dont even start the orders until you come in.... Not ok read more

This was a normal Panda Express experience nothing bad to say. The person loaded up the entire on my plate so I can't complain

Online orders only, only 1 person inside at a time because they have everything blocked off and there is literally no room .... which is ridiculous. Try to get any info on your order and get yelled at to wait outside and have to wait 15-20 more than what your pick up time is. Piss poor service with mediocre food at best. It'd be quicker, cheaper and better food to go downtown and have actual Chinese food!! Lesson learned... the hard way read more

I have always bought from panda express. I've purchased it for 20 years almost in the Southbay and Southern California. Panda was one of my favorites. However stopping at this panda express in Sonora, I will never go there again!! The food was cold, the rice was dry and tasteless, and the chow mein noodles were so skinny they looked burnt. The teriyaki chicken had so much fat on it. Oh my!! To tell you the truth, I threw the food away and made myself a sandwich. I'm really sad that the panda express near me is that bad. I'm not a kind of person that even expresses these things, but it was just grossly unbelievable at this Panda in Sonora, CA. read more

Stopped in here after a long break and ordered a plate with teriyaki chicken and firecracker shrimp. The lady who served me was very nice but after a 1.25 up charge for shrimp received only 3 shrimp. Rip off to say the least. Dissatisfied. Won't be back for awhile if ever. read more

Giving a one star because I can't give zero. I used their app to order food the day before, just to be ultra safe and go in and out, since they have no drive thru. Well, food wasn't ready and the clerks there were busy for ten minutes with a customer for some reason. Long story short, I don't like Panda Express but my 94 year old mother does, so my reward was not only having to wait but, we both got very ill that night and we were the only ones that ate the same thing that day. Beware. read more

I'd give zero stars if I could. to yell across the restaurant at someone because they don't have a mask and refuse their service is just distasteful. shame to lose so much business over something silly. read more

No service long line And only 1 sever I left they did not want my business Why do they. Always have long lines and no help read more

This Panda Express has the most horrid service I have ever experienced in my life. I made a mobile order for $20 and when I got there they said they did not have it did not even try to look for it or anything was so rude and they should probably be fired they smelled horribly like pot. I would not recommend this establishment to ANYONE not even my worst enemy in fact I would go out of my way to tell people not to eat there because of how shitty the service was and the food looked poorly prepared too and I didn't see anybody taking proper precautions to wash their hands in between gloves changes. 0/10 read more

Panda express is at times useless to be here I don't mean to be so harsh but every time I've gone in there to food presentation is horrible because the pots are normally burnt and usually has nothing but a couple pieces of whatever was in that pot to be into it you have to wait so long to get a fresh item the people there are not warm and fuzzy to put it nicely ... They act like you're really bothering them and their steamed rice it's horrible last time I got it it was dry as sand And that noodles that they try to pass off as chow mein is just horrible and you can taste is grease that they cook it in .. read more

The most rude, condescending, unwelcoming staff. Not an isolated incident. They have been rude to so many of my friends, I've lost count. I will not patronize this location again without some significant changes and will encourage my friends not to either. Additionally, they make zero attempt to accommodate customers who are unable to wear masks or their children. They make immediate assumptions and intentionally embarrass. My business will gladly be taken elsewhere. read more

Tonight was the worst food and service I have ever received at a Panda Express. I tend to eat at panda a lot due to it's normally hot healthy, tonight the super greens I had to wait for and they were covered in some sort of greasy sauce never had that before. The grilled chicken was cold and greasy as well, normally the Greens are more then satisfactory. This crew needs to get it tog read more

OK, most times Panda Express is good with a great amora nipping at your nose, that tinkles your taste buds. Well today, no Bueno.. Slow service, my noodles was cold, hard with no flavor,bummer. The supervisor, rude to customer and employee. Had people waiting to places orders and other waiting on orders.. read more

Ordered by mobile app. Gave them 30 minutes when I had an option for 5 minutes. Still waited 25 minutes for my food while I watched everyone else come in and get helped before those who already ordered their food and paid in advanve read more

This restaurant is no bueno. The staff is very rude, so distasteful. I'm sure soon it will close. The manager hung up on me 3 times and wouldn't give me corporates number. And they where still taking orders even thought they were closed at 7pm. read more

When I say I LOVE panda express, I LOVE IT!!! The food is cooked to perfection and I have never run into any problems with panda express. My to-go order would usually always be the plate with Orange Chicken, Teriyaki Chicken w/ extra sauce, and Chow Mein. Usually, when I am lazy to cook Chinese food at home I would sometimes run here to grab a quick bite. Even though the family despises panda express it tends to always put a smile on their faces after every meal. My to-go meal has never changed because Panda Express is known for their Orange Chicken. I'm not sure if they have their dining area open yet but they do allow pickups for anyone looking to grab a quick bite. But because of the pandemic, they followed the regulations and cleaned everything. So 10/10 would recommend this location :D!! read more

This place is never open on time or just never open to begin with. They never answer the phone and should be rated the lowest of any takeout in Sonora. read more

The food didn't taste good as other Panda Express. It was cold and it wasn't as good I wouldn't go here I only been once and that was enough for me. I love it everywhere else read more

Mobile orders are never ready on time and have been wrong 3 out of 4 times I have done it lately! Also- they are always out of food so you have to wait forever for new stuff to be cooked. The orange chicken has been so spicy a few times it was almost inedible (it definitely was for my kids). Portion sizes are definitely getting more skimpy. And some of the staff members (and from reading the other reviews, I'm guessing the manager) are extremely rude to other staff and also to customers! Also having staff (or the manager) yelling at customers to wear a mask and kick them out of the store is just bad business! read more

Nope! Not doing THIS again. Walked in, placed our orders, asked for Honey Walnut Shrimp and was told it would be ready in 4 minutes. 4 minutes was ACTUALLY 20 minutes Ana in the mean time the rest of our food got cold because they had already put it in containers in the counter. Did they also mention this was a To Go order? So we get home to find that one of our orders is the teeniest, tiniest serving they could ever have hoped to serve there and no one knew about it until we opened the container upon arrival. Nope!! Never going THERE again. read more

Lost a customer here! I was kicked out with both kids because I didn't have a mask with me. Didn't offer me one, nothing; just told me I had to leave. I was in the back of the line and I got YELLED at from the front of the store. Won't be going back. read more

This is By far the worst panda express I have ever been to. And I've been to many places. The blandest food. And they don't tell them to restock when they're getting low so you're sitting there waiting a very long time. And you can't get anybody to pick up the phone. And they're rude and they give you very little portions . read more