This place has some killer soup, but thats all I would get here. I herd around that the health department has been in and out of here nocking them for testing identifiable meats, and cleanliness not up to standard its a shame. So stay with the soup unless you want to have Kung pow Pigeons. Joking of course. read more

I had a terrible experience as a female Veteran at this restaurant yesterday. My husband and I came in to order dinner. He ordered from the menu, Dinner A, with requesting shrimp be substituted for pork in his Sweet and Sour selection. I ordered Mu Shu Pork from menu, no changes. also 2 ice teas, 2 hot sour soup. My husband's order came promptly, he began eating thinking my meal would be there shortly. 5 different couples came in and were seated, the phone was ringing for "to go" orders. I kept asking for my food. The waitress says "he is busy", I see 11 orders come out and be served, including 2 "to go" orders. My husband finishes his dinner, and then the waitress brings out my food, I refuse it, my husband is finished, I will just go to McDonald's. I ask for a discount on my husbands meal, and they don't give us one. TERRIBLE SERVICE. And I am a disabled female army veteran and was treated with so much disrespect I was shocked beyond belief. Can't believe that this still goes on today. Oh and the hot and sour soup? Skip it, it was mainly broth, a few strands of something. I never drank my ice tea since I had no food but was still charged!!! We need a Panda Express!!!! read more

Panda House is not just the best Chinese food in Amador County, but debatably the best in the foothill region. Why? Consistency. No frills service, an unimpressive interior and location, but consistently tasty, salty, greasy Chinese food at rock-bottom prices. The lunch special, which includes soup, rice/chow mien and a heaping helping of whatever item you choose, is only $6! The suspiciously fast service makes you wonder just how fresh the food really is and what's going on behind the frequently-slammed kitchen doors. Those concerns are put to bed when you taste your meal. Spices and simmering sauces make any shortcomings in the presentation tolerable. The staff is friendly if not a bit shy, so don't be afraid to ask for what you need and they'll be more than happy to help you. read more

A frequent stop for me now on the way back to the Bay Area from a weekend of riding Kirkwood. I was intrigued by the panda chewing on bamboo Chinese-styled sign without words after driving past it a couple of times. I decided to stop in here thinking it would be mediocre run-of-the-mill rural Chinese cuisine. Wrong I was indeed and I am glad that I was. I've now eaten here probably 4 times and each time is consistent and well, well above average. Prices are dirt cheap, service is fast, friendly and efficient. I usually get the General Chicken, but have had the Sesame Chicken as well. The General is a bit better, but both are very good. Get the crab wontons - like a crab rangoon. Theirs are always really, really good. The hot tea is rather average, but the ice water is cold! I know you must think I am crazy by saying a Chinese Restaurant in Jackson gets 5-stars. Well it is not Nan King, but it is damn good nonetheless. read more

The aroma of sweet savory salty garlicky goodness enticed my taste buds as I walked in! Promptly greeted and seated with a smile. We ordered honey prawns(ok) + chicken chow mien (EXTREMELY good) + sweet and sour prawns (killer) + pork fried rice (ok)+ wonton soup (very comforting on a chilly evening) and then a spicy garlic beef satay of some sort to-go for work the next day ... Beef probably would have been better if it were fresh as opposed to microwaved (sad face) but it still hit the spot especially with some white rice as the sauce was very flavorful! Will be returning when back in the area ! read more

First time my wife and tried the Panda House. Checked Yelp and it had fairly good reviews, and driving past there were always lots of cars parked in their lot (always a good sign) so we decided to give it a try for lunch. We arrived about 1pm and were warmly greeted coming in the door. The place was neat and very clean. Service was fast. We both had their lunch specials: I had the Spicy Garlic Prawns with fried rice and chow mein, my wife had the Chicken and Vegetables. We both had the Hot and Sour soup. Soup was delicious, her chicken had nice pieces of white meat. The prawn dish had loads of prawns, more than I even expected. Everything was hot and wonderful. We also had green tea. Total bill came to $13.78 with tax! While we there, there must have been another 10 people arrived, so it is popular with the locals and tourists both. We can't wait to go again! read more

This was utterly disappointing. Me and my co-worker came here for lunch. I ordered the Orange chicken with veggie chow mein and my friend ordered the general chicken. We also ordered the crab cheese wontons. The wontons were spot on, but honestly I don't know this for sure but aren't these things purchased in bulk and then heated for customers? I don't know, but it made me wonder, how could this be so perfectly hot, crisp and yummy and their main dish be so Flat, disappointing, tasteless. The chicken was heavily, heavily breaded which lead it to kind of being mushy. It certainly didn't taste like orange chicken, and looked identical to my friends general chicken. When I pointed this out to her, we exchanged plates and yep- there is no difference in the slightest to the general chicken and the Orange chicken. The chow mein was an equal bummer. It said vegie, but there were only carrots. No broccoli, no cabbage, no onion, no nothing!! I think if they added more veggies, and squeezed some orange juice/orange zest into the dish, I might be giving this a much higher rating! read more

Tried this place for the first time today. It's basically Americanized Chinese food. I ordered shrimp in garlic sauce with steamed rice and a side of pot stickers. It was $18 and some change, not worth it. I counted 5 pieces of shrimp with vegetables that consisted of mainly bell peppers ....there was a ton of rice which didn't seem fresh at all. The pot stickers were okay but were falling apart. Can't say I would try this place again. read more

Showed up at 8:04 and they were closed, maybe if this place wants to close at 8 it should close at 8 not 8:30. Went to oku sushi just down the road and it was great! Fast service and great food read more

Panda House - a business hours sign in a window - Chinese Near Me - Jackson, California

This was one of the first places I ever ate at when I moved to Amador. I LOVE chinese food and am a tough critic. But my BF swore that this was one of the best chinese restaurants in northern CA. We ordered crab cheese puffs, my favorite for an appetizer and eggflower soup. The cheese puffs were to die for and the soup was okay. It was actually my first time trying it so I didn't really have anything to judge it by. I ordered the sweet-n-sour shrimp and my bf, the mongollian beef. When the entrees came I was surprised to see how much food they gave us. It could have probably fed me for three days. And each entree was delicious. It tasted very fresh. The service is typical for a small chinese restaurant but the servers were very quick to get us more tea and sodas. Since then we have ordered numerous meals, normally at lunch time because it's cheaper, and have enjoyed each one. read more

Happy with the menu and service. Thought the food could use some more fresh vegetables. A solid 4 stars, not the best chinese food i have ever had, but in a small town its not bad. I would prefer less sauce or fried options, and opt for more veggies and more fresh. We will go back. We ordered the Family meal, which came with some appetizers, soup, rice, and each person selected an entree, I think it was about $11 a person, which I thought was a good price! read more

Food was good, about a 7 (1-10). Had the lunch special, comes with choice of fried or white rice or chow mein. $6.95 for Mongolian Beef, comes with soup. Fast, friendly service. If in the area again, will eat there again. read more

Great food, friendly service, and great value. I would definitely recommend it to locals and travelers.

I haven't gone here in years since the new owners took over and they got rid of the Mongolian bbq and their food went way downhill. Everyone I knew said stop eating here. I tried once and found out they were right. Tasted like crap. You can get better at raleys hot wok or anywhere else. With the Covid19 bs no one else is open for take out. My son begged. I caved.. called.: and was very specific... They did not give us chow mein despite me specifically saying that's what I wanted in it take out order.. no fried rice.. they sent us with rice anyways even though I said I would pay more for no rice.. I said at least 4 egg rolls I'd pay extra. We still only got 2. I had to come home and after opening my order made chow mein myself. It was not in the order. They just gave us rice even though I said I'd pay more.. No noodles even though I specified said NO rice I'll pay more for chow mein! They still gave us rice and half the order of egg rolls I requested. Never again. It isn't even good. I'm eating a bowl of cereal and feeding this garbage to my chickens and making my own chinese food for my son. You suck! read more

Went here because we have been before. I remember it tasting much better. The place and decor is dated but most of the town is the same way. They have a menu with lots of variety and the price is reasonable. Me and the group I was dining with all agree the meat looked old. We picked at the food and ate the dishes that seemed safe. We won"t be goinh there again. read more

Won't be back, this is a second try here. Fighting the flies for my food of little taste.

Mongolian beef was delish and the chow fun was hearty . lunch special are dirt cheap and portions are gi- normous ! 6 bucks for soup half a plate of fried rice w/ chow mein or white rice. craaazy good , but anyways suuupa fast service and nice people . read more

If I could give a zero star review I would. They brought our food out and a cockroach jumped off our plate onto the table my boyfriend caught it under a plate we showed the waitress she screamed and ran away. We did not eat our meal after that but she still made us pay for it. Absolutely disgusting. read more

We were hopeful to have Chinese food inside. We walked in finding dining room was very clean and music helped with ambiance. Husband ordered a pupu platter knowing it takes time. Pupu platter arrived as we waited for our entrees and you spin it to select your choice of appetizer. I had spun it after selecting 1 piece of shrimp as I spun it again a baby cockroach came out . I killed it with a paper napkin when I showed it to my husband and pushed the platter back 2 more started walking across the table! I jump out of the booth and loudly told the waitress bugs were coming out of the platter. I showed her The one I killed on the napkin. She was apologizing as the other waitress came running over and picked up the platter were a few more cockroaches came out. I grabbed my coat and purse and said I couldn't eat there now. The waitresses told us she'll definitely tell manager and kept saying she was sorry. We're sympathetic to the crisis of local restaurants trying to survive but come on your doing call in orders and take out all this time and NOT CLEANING THE KITCHEN OR KEEPING UP WITH PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROL!!!! No never coming back. read more

Portions are large, but the food was pretty bland for my taste. It's a convenient location and a pretty low price, so it's a nice place to go if you're hungry. The hostess was really nice too. read more

Living in the Central Valley, my wife and I occasionally travel through Jackson on the way to the Rancheria, which merits its own criticism....see our comments there. We had been intending to dine at the Panda for some time now, and, now that we have, we have to report we were disappointed. We have eaten at various Asian restaurants for almost a decade and found the food at Panda to be uniformly bland and almost tasteless. The service was distant, but not unfriendly, and did not help compensate for a rather unremarkable dining experience. The only feature Panda has going for it is location, location, location, which probably keeps it in business, similar to Mel's Diner down the road. If you are planning on visiting the Rancheria, just pass on by through Jackson, for it appears there is little on the menu there..... read more

Food was ok. Lots of chicken. Service was good and quick. Will come again. Decor is old.

Good service. Clean and nice atmosphere food was ok but not exciting. Hot and sour soup was good though.

I live twenty miles east of Jackson and only come to town a couple of times a month - so I really look forward to having a nice meal when I make the trip. I am finally giving up on Panda House. It's in THE best location for when I'm doing all of my monthly shopping, but after last night's meal I won't be going back under any circumstances. I AM picky about Chinese food, I lived in San Francisco for 25 years. I've even resigned myself to eating sub-standard in Amador and Calaveras counties. Nothing is fresh, Nothing is flavorful, Nothing! I had Shrimp with Green Beans and the green beans were so overcooked they were limp. I also had the House Special Chow Fun which was just a big pile of ugly food - not one notable thing in the whole dish, and dishwater bland. Ugh! read more

I've stopped here half a dozen times on my drive back to San Francisco from skiing at Kirkwood. Despite the fact that the restaurant is staffed by actual Chinese people (uncommon for rural California) -- the food is pretty generic. However, after a long day of skiing, it really hits the spot and with the fact that they are right off 88 and serve food within 5 minutes of you ordering it -- I can't really complain. read more

Stop here on our way home from the snow. Umm i have had better Chinese. For the fact that this is was up in the hills & the only one around i see why people like it. I did not care for it. I love Chinese food but this place i would never come back to. Just not up to my standards. Food was greasy. I had green bean chicken. The chicken was all fat, the green beans look & tasted like they were frozen. Soup was nasty, chow main was greasy. read more

Seriously just bad. I'm thinking all the good reviews are mostly by locals who have possibly never eaten Chinese anywhere else? First clue is when you walk in, it doesn't even smell like there is food cooking, let alone Chinese. Had the kung pao chicken, beef with broccoli, and springrolls. Sauces were totally flavorless, food was super oily and greasy. The chicken was mostly dark meat and the beef was super rubbery, chewy and low quality. Veggies did not taste fresh either, nothing had any crunch to it. I also found it odd that all the veggies in the springrolls were not uniformly cut, so lots of big chunks of veggies. Just a total disappointment when you are totally craving chinese. Might as well have just flushed $35. At least now we know and will never be back. read more

Large portions, good flavor, nice and helpful staff. We are from Southern California, but we love eating here when we are in town!

The best Chinese food in Amador county! They'll even make dishes that aren't on the menu, upon request. Never hurts to ask!

Surprised getting really good Americanized Chinese food. (Not for the hardcore guy from China) Better than most Chinese places in the SF bay area. Good service. Always checking to see if you need refills on your beverage. Didn't wait very long for the food. Came out hot and fresh. Prices is shockingly low. Whole family of four ate for under $40. Definitely coming back when I'm in the area. read more

Panda House - Veggie bean curd with fried rice lunch special. - Chinese Near Me - Jackson, California

My wife & I stopped in for lunch. She had the General's Chicken and I had the Honey Walnut Prawns. The meals came with chow mein, fried rice, and egg flower soup. We also ordered the Crab Cheese Wantons. The entrees were excellent as we're the appetizers. The amount of food was just right for a lunch meal. We are very happy to find such a great Chinese restaurant close to home. We definitely will be going back. read more

Good Chinese food. Their fried rice is pretty good and their egg flower soup is good too. Kinda sad of all the bad reviews. Me and my husband go to this place when we want Chinese food. Honey walnut shrimp is very good. Overall a great place to eat. No matter what the naysayers state! read more

Awe Panda House you were a favorite of my parents for years but unfortunately if your sign says you are open until 8:30 and someone comes at 7:50 and you say you are closed......well you loose a long time customer. I was shocked to hear they were no longer going there . I was glad to hear the place down the way (who stay open according to their sign) had better food and excellent service. Sorry Panda. read more

Says open until 9pm ran home for my wallet and they closed at 8 instead -____- Very disappointed 7 months pregnant and craving Chinese food!

This place has the best Chinese food in Amador county. My family has eaten there several times. I even had a company diner there, and the employees all liked it. read more

I think the last time I ate here it was called The Great Wall. That was awhile back! Ate here again last week and was pleasantly surprised. The food was better than I remember and good prices, too! read more

LITERALLY the most disgusting Chinese place I've ever eaten. NEVER go here. I went once and was disgusted.

Excellent customer service and the food was even better! They took care of us while we were waiting for our food to go! Only the 2nd time here and we will definitely be back again! You guys Rock ! read more

"Whatever you do in this restaurant' don't have a medical emergency!! they will not allow you to use their land line (phone) to call 911, they will ask you to use your "own cell phone" to make the CALL... did I happen to mention, cell phones don't work well in this establishment. Thank God my cell phone did work.Thank You AT&T. Pretty scary to almost lose a member of your family to "anaphylactic shock" all because they're afraid they'll be held liable. (REALLY) What's unbelievable is when the server asked me to take my sister "outside" so she could get some AIR...even after I told the server in a calm manner what was happening...I wanted her to understand the severity of the situation and to call 911 or at least to let me use the phone! Because my sister could barely breathe. even a month after the fact, I'm still shaking my head in disbelief... l cannot believe the server told me NO No... you can not use phone, use your own cell phone... I find this to be a unacceptable and definitely a inappropriate response! To a medical emergency at this restaurant or any restaurant. The 3-5 minutes that it took to reroute that 911 call back up to Amador County, could have cost my sister her life. 911 calls on cell phones are rerouted For your information. Thank God my sister made it... after having to spend a week in the hospital she's recovering well. The only reason why I even put a star rating is because it wouldn't let me post otherwise read more

Great service. Solid food, practically authentic.