How do you feel about Panda Express?

[Deberg_1990]

Had it today for lunch.

Orange Chicken with some of that fried rice stuff and egg roll stuff.

Delish!

What are some of your faves?

[Squalor2]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Hmm, I'll have to check it out next time I'm down there, most places around here just don't bring the heat, even after trying to convince them I want Thai hot and not white guy hot. Ate at some small plate restaurant near there last time I was in LA, great food and a pretty solid beer list... and I didn't pay for it, which was nice.

there is a thai place in this hole in the wall of a town. as dane says, if you ask for it they bring the heat. and it aint normal.

[Psyko Tek]

panda express is to Chinese food
as McDonald's is to a hamburger

[Squalor2]

if Panda Express was based in australia and franchised in the pacific rim would it be called Koala Lumpur?

[Squalor2]

wallaybe walkabout?

[Squalor2]

gunga dinnert?

[Gravedigger]

Depends if you get fresh orange chicken or been in the pan too long orange chicken. I'm a fan of the orange chicken and fried rice bowl.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Psyko Tek

panda express is to Chinese food
as McDonald's is to a hamburger

I don't know that I would go that far. If you did a blind tastes test of their Orange Chicken, with some other chinese places Orange Chicken you might even vote Panda's better. It's not really the same to compare to fast good, it's more of a buffet and the Panda employees serve you some the buffet.

Not saying it's good, because most of their other stuff isn't very good but it's better than a decent amount of chinese buffets, but usually not better than good sit down chinese restaurants.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I don't know that I would go that far. If you did a blind tastes test of their Orange Chicken, with some other chinese places Orange Chicken you might even vote Panda's better. It's not really the same to compare to fast good, it's more of a buffet and the Panda employees serve you some the buffet.

Not saying it's good, because most of their other stuff isn't very good but it's better than a decent amount of chinese buffets, but usually not better than good sit down chinese restaurants.

I agree. Now I'm no high highfalutin bitch but I also am not trailer trash. Their Orange chicken is very good as is one of their beef dishes I can't remember the name of. You can have better and you can have worse. For something quick, it's a pretty good choice.

I'd like to go on a date with Dane to his place though. That looks great. He can pay though.

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Actually, what blows away Panda is Southeast Asian Shophouse, which we've had for years and is slowly rolling out across the U.S.

Same peeps as Chipotle, except unlike Chipotle, it's not "Americanized".

http://www.shophousekitchen.com

im in on this shit

[Baby Lee]

https://thetakeout.com/panda-express...-ju-1822717817

[Simply Red]

I got the chicken teriyaki and fried rice - I'm having it now as my desk with a cup of dark roast coffee.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

I got the chicken teriyaki and fried rice - I'm having it now as my desk with a cup of dark roast coffee.

I’ve become a huge fan of the String Bean Chicken although more than 60% of the time, they don’t have it available.

[SuperBowl4]

I never got a decent fortune cookie eating there

[Clyde Frog]

Sugar chicken, sugar pork, sugar beef or sugar veggie?

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I’ve become a huge fan of the String Bean Chicken although more than 60% of the time, they don’t have it available.

hmm - never seen it - i don't go there much.