I ordered half fried rice and half noodles with orange chicken, Kung Pao chicken, and firecracker shrimp. The flavors were good, but the food was a bit dry. The crab rangoon wasn't very fresh, and the food was only warm. I would still come back, but next time I'd go inside the restaurant instead of using the drive-through. 1/17/26 read more

It was fine, food could have been hotter but it's Panda Express you know exactly what you're getting

Rice is almost always undercooked, and if it's not undercooked it's raw and crunchy. All their food tastes like it's been sitting out for the whole day, even when it comes fresh out of the fryer. They use little to no sauce on any of their food entrees either. read more

PANDA PANDA PANDA BRAAAAKJHSDFGKJSDFG I got broads in Atlanta Twisting dope, lean, and the Fanta Credit cards and scammers Hitting off licks in the bando Black X6, Phantom White X6 looks like a panda Going out like I'm Montana Hundred killers, hundred hammers Black X6, Phantom White X6, panda Pockets swole, Danny Selling bar, candy Man I'm the mocho like Randy The choppa go Oscar for Grammy Ok for real though the orange chicken slaps but i think their fried rice tastes like butthole so get the white rice. For some weird azz reason I like the panda express better in the penn state hub than the on one atherton and i literally could not tell u why like it just tastes better to me??? probably the only food place in the hub that tastes better than the actual restaurants. best part is the fortune cookie no cap read more

Another consistent place but this one is centrally located on campus at the HUB. Great for PSU students, employees and visitors. During Spring & Fall semester, I highly suggest using the online app for ordering and then pick-up your food. The line from 11-2 is always massive - but for good reason! The food is always hot, fresh and the taste is always consistently good. read more

they don't use gloves and touch your food right in front of you. they scream at you while you are super far back in line and will repeat themselves screaming until you push your way through people to order even if you're still looking. super rude, disrespectful and super uncomfortable to order food is ok as long as you're ok with being yelled at and treated like crap! read more

Their Mongolian beef is addictive. So delicious. Other than that everything is kind of standard and bland. Wayover priced for the amount of food that you get. They do have ample parking. read more

Don't pretend Panda Express is healthy - it isn't. Simply enjoy them for what they represent: the epitome of streamlined corporate Americanized Chinese fast food. Besides, their location is fantastic, right on the lower floor of Penn State University's HUB (their student union building), which means lots of eye candy[1]. Service has always been fine, and credit cards are handily accepted. The first time I tried Panda was probably here[2]; I have flashbacks of dining here with chopsticks. Since then, chowing down on chow mein has been one of my enduring guilty pleasures. [1] I'm young enough where I can write that and not feel like a total creeper, right? [2] Thanks Jim F. read more

First time I had it was my daughters's leftovers, thought that's why it was bad. Eating it now, the vege spring rolls have a mushy paste inside, the lo mein is dry and tasteless, exactly like the leftovers. Ralph however was a highlight, very enthusiastic. read more

This place means so much to me not only because I conceived my first child here but also because my first child was born here. Me and my significant other can't seem to find the heart to stay together, but knowing that our child was born in the HUB Robeson center Panda Express keeps me, I guess, alive. I hate the food from this place. read more

I'm a big fan of Panda Express because it's so yummy!! I prefer Panda over any Chinese restaurant! Orange chicken and Honey Walnut Shrimp and the mix vegetables are my favorite! read more

Panda Express - Chinese Near Me - University Park, Pennsylvania

If you ask me restaurants that are supposed to be closed down in state college, Panda Express would be on my list. One thing about Panda Express that keeps it going: It is in the HUB. That's it. If people love this place, then it must be because of the convenient place or because they never tried another chinese food place or simply because they love americanized chinese food. During lunch hours I usually have to get in a really long line (this is my 2 experiences with PE in the past and I am not coming back to this place ever again. If other places are close and PE is open, I will just fast till other places open back). Then I will choose between 3 courses entree + rice/noodle/fried rice, or 2 courses entree, or 1 course entree panda bowl. I think it is only 6 dishes available for option: Orange Chicken, Beef, bla, bla, bla, and bla. They actually taste the same. Some frozen meat dumped at the pan, mixed with factory produced sauces (meh... Of course it is consistent. You don't need a chef to mix things already measured up for you). Then I pay up and sit down. First time I was done eating here, I regretted coming and eating at this place. Second time (last time) I came here, I gave myself a false empty hope that left me devastated after finishing the food. Oh yes, the place is clean and nice. Of course it is clean and nice, it is mainly maintained by the school. My review here is based on the food itself, nothing more. Basically, if you call yourself a food enthusiast, you won't come here. It's a waste of effort, a waste of time, a waste of money, and a waste of your stomach. No, you won't miss anything in your life by not coming here ever. read more

Its Panda, surrounded by cows, more cows, even more cows and 45,000 twenty-something college kids. In otherwords... food, by the shovelful. Speaking of shovelfuls, true, funny story: my sister eats her Panda with a spoon. Not because she can't use chopsticks (though when I was there, I was the only person using them... even the Asians there used forks) but because a spoon lets her put more food per arm motion into her mouth. As shes reads this over my shoulder She says "And if you only chew twice, you don't choke on your food and can have the next bite ready when you've swallowed the first one!" - I swear I don't make this up... read more

It's a sterile, consistent chinese food place. That said, it tries to appeal to everyone. It's good but not great, fair priced, and it's sustenance. Spend your cash elsewhere but if worse comes to worse, it's not a bad spot. read more

3 stars for Panda? BRB, hiding my head in the culinary sand. Ok, so this location meets two of the three Dinner In Five Minutes criteria I have for dinners I have to scarf down on campus between classes. 1. It's within brief walking distance to the English department; 2. it's under $8 for a meal, with a drink; and 3. (the unmet criterion) it's healthy. Close enough, right? read more

I've never gotten sick from eating here, which in SC chinese restaurant experience is an important threshold. Never found a bug in my food, never found sand or glass in my food. The portions are too big, but you can order the rice bowl. the lines are too long so i'm not alone in liking it. for a while it was my favorite. So, I am at 4 because i look forward to going there. read more

If you're looking for quick American Chinese food in a fast food atmosphere, this is the place for you. Orange Chicken, Mandarin Chicken, Fried Rice are on the menu. It's exactly what you expect it to be. read more

It's funny, but I really like the food at Panda. It is American Chinese at it's best. The reason it is so good is because it is in the HUB, the student center of Penn State, and they have tremendous turnover. This ensures that everything they serve fresh. And you can taste the difference freshness makes. So, make fun of Panda all you like, but they do what they do well, and I enjoy their food. read more

On a rare occasion I'll eat here because I've got limited time and have to basically be in the middle of campus. But it's overpriced for what it is, the quality has been really hit or miss, and while I know it's fast-food, the staff are usually pretty rude. As others have indicated, the only reason this place does so well is because it is in the HUB. This would never survive on College Ave unless the quality was more consistent, the staff is friendlier, and/or the price was lower. But the food here isn't so bad I'd rather starve than eat it, and that's how it gets two stars rather than one. read more

Total greasepit...even the rice was greasy. Still, I ate here about once a week, because of its location and nothing more. Bad news.

Today feels like a horror movie. I feel that my white privilege is running out. I waited in line for 25 minutes only to be looked straight in the eyes and skipped. Twice. I was feet from this woman and she just looked at people behind me and asked what they wanted. I tried to speak up to see if there was confusion but she waved her hand at me to go away. I've never been so embarrassed or emotionally destroyed. Good thing I had the ability to walk a few feet to a much more welcoming restaurant where I had the opportunity to dine like royalty. Burger King doesn't give me the squirts like panda does either. I guess there's a lesson to be learned today. There's always gonna be another mountain I'm always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna be an uphill battle Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose Ain't about how fast I get there Ain't about what's waiting on the other side It's the climb read more

Quick service and good food. Reasonable price. Good value

Haven't been here in a couple years and am sad, but not surprised, to report that this is still the worst sushi I've ever had. 1. The fish tastes fishy. 2. The rice is mushy and over-vinegared. 3. Smaller selection than even mall sushi joints. 4. Overpriced, like everything else on campus. The only remotely edible things are the seaweed salad and maybe the inari, if they even have it anymore. Even the boba tea is bad. It's chalky and too sweet, and you have to learn to expect a solid mass of undercooked boba somewhere in your drink. A friend of mine in college dubbed this phenomenon the "boba blockage." Doesn't that sound appealing? Someone explain to me how grocery stores can make half-decent sushi and yet Panda Express has yet to figure out the formula. read more

It's okay. This is your typical mall food court Chinese food. Nothing special, but there is something about it that hits the spot when you are craving it. Sadly enough, it also might be the best Chinese food at Penn State. Its conveniently located in the HUB, so its a simple stop from class rather than going downtown to the other, similarly mediocre Chinese food places. read more

Same as every other panda I've been to. Service is pretty good as well. Haven't had a bad meal here yet.

The food is great but the portions are really small for the price you pay. You will leave hungry and be out $7-8. You will get a much better deal at any of the downtown restaurants. Also, prepare for extremely long lines over the lunch hour. read more

Great food. Definitely glad that there is a location on Campus so close to my office.

Their portions are not consistent. Today someone put just 5 orange chickens and 7 Beijing beefs to plate.