I'd never eaten Panda Express before. I've seen them around for years...various shoppping centers and even malls. And I'd heard people talk about them and especially the famous orange chicken. But I just never seemed to be near one when that particular craving struck and / or I normally avoid chains. Yesterday I picked up Mark Y at Lihue airport. On our way to The North Shore I had to pull off the road and take a work meeting. Mark understandably preferred to walk the strip mall I'd parked at than hear blah, blah, blah from Zoom talking heads. 30 minutes later Mark returns to the car with 2 "to go" boxes. Yep. PANDA EXPRESS ambush. Mark selected a variety of things knowing we would share plates. Fried rice and chow mein noodles were the starches. Orange chicken on both plates...and Beijing beef and honey sesame chicken. The car smelled amazing and I couldn't wait to eat. I liked everything...the orange chicken is pretty damn great. I probably wouldn't have picked the beef but I'm glad Mark did because it was really yummy. And of course there were fortune cookies! Yay! read more