Happy Panda

My friends and I stopped here for lunch and got the lunch special which is one main dish and two sides which is about ten dollars or so.The lady at the counter is always friendly and is efficient in making sure that our food is hot and correct .It's a casual place so no need to dress up.The tables are always clean and the condiment area is always well stocked .

I felt like I had to review. I was in the middle of trying to figure out if I wanted to order from this place or not by the other reviews. Honestly, it was not good. I ordered a pick up order and the staff was really nice and polite. The food on the other hand was not. I ordered the beef pho and sesame chicken and rice. Nothing had flavor to it. It was all bland which was really odd. I will say the egg roll was delicious the beef pho broth had no favor and the egg was an hard boiled one. The sesame chicken was not crispy and even though tender and sauced - it lacked flavor. I have a few places around town that I love so I'm not bummed about this place. But I'll have to agree with the other reviews - not worth it.

In a pretty anonymous shopping center, this place doesn't seem to aspire to be anything more than basic Chinese takeout, which I was okay with. The vegetarian dishes I ordered were flavorful, though asking for them spicy got only a modest hint of chili. Of the two, I liked my Mongolian tofu better, as it was quite savory and the flavor absorbed into the tofu well. The Kung Pao had some breading that got a bit soggy and besides the occasional peanut not a ton of intrigue. The most realistic thing they could have done to increase my satisfaction would have been bigger portion sizes. As it is, I have nothing against the place, but won't likely be a regular.

Staff was friendly. Tables were sticky. Food was awful. We ordered sweet and sour chicken. Worse we have ever had. The chicken was extremely salty. The sauce had no flavor at all. My guess is they watered it down. The egg roll was not fresh. We are visiting the area so we will not be back. And if we lived here we would not be back.

I recently started a new job and I am exploring the lunch options around me. I was trying to decide between this and Panda Express so I decided to go with the local. They have a steam table behind the counter and they serve you. They have also have items they will make to order. They have a $5.99 lunch special where you get a choice of two items egg roll or soup and choice of rice. I was doing this on the fly so I went with sweet and sour chicken...a little too much breading for my liking but still good and sauce was what was expected.I had a mixed veggie with beef. The beef was too chewy for me and didn't have much flavor.The egg roll was pretty standard.The place was really clean and the staff was friendly. I will be willing to give it another whirl.

I am back with another review from the road as I travel for work. I am in Lexington this week and I decided on Asian tonight. Happy Panda was a short walk from my hotel so Happy Panda was the clear winner. I found their website and was able to order online which is a huge plus for me. I ordered the General Tso's dinner special which consisted of General Tso's chicken, fried rice, and a choice between Hot & Sour soup, Egg Drop soup, or an egg roll. Ordering was easy though telling customers that orders under $50 will take about 25 minutes and orders over $50 will take at least 30 minutes was a bit strange. Oh well. Anyway, I waited about 15 minutes and walked from my hotel to the store. I saw an order next the cash register when I walked in and I had a felling it was mine. The women behind the counter was friendly and greeted me. I told her I had placed an order online and said I had ordered the General Tso's dinner special. She indicated that the order on the counter was mine and gave me the total. I paid and walked back to my hotel. This is my breakdown of the food.The Egg RollI am not of Asian decent but I have traveled in Japan and China. This "egg roll" looked more like a spring roll. It had the thin, crispy wrapper of an spring roll, and the ingredients inside were also reminiscent of a spring roll.The Fried RiceOkay... This was not fried rice in any form that I am familiar with. Happy Panda uses yellow rice which is attributed more with South American cuisine and Indian cuisine. True fried rice uses white rice that is combined with egg, chilis, spring onion, etc. and tossed together in a wok. This fried rice, like I said, was yellow, and had peas and diced carrots.The General Tso's ChickenWell, it had the look of General Tso's but that is where the similarities ended. The breading wasn't your typical "Americanized Asian" breading and it didn't remain adhered to the chicken. The sauce was a bit on the dark side.The Dinner SpecialOverall, I'd say the General Tso's dinner special from Happy Panda was slightly below average. It looked pretty but missed the mark. The egg roll, the rice, and the General Tso's were all very bland. I had ordered there General Tso's at a medium heat (Happy Panda offers you a choice in heat level). My General Tso's was less than mild which was disappointing. OverallMy experience at Happy Panda was disappointing but that doesn't mean every experience will be like mine. There are plenty of of reviews that rave about Happy Panda and there are reviews that aren't nice and those ratings reflect those reviews. I place Happy Panda in the middle of the road. It isn't the best Asian Food I have eaten and it isn't the worst. So, if you are in the area, give Happy Panda a try and let us know what you think.

Used to eat her often, until I found a roach a small roach in my food that was delivered. My brother liked it though.

They didn't send me the right order so I had to drive all the way back to get it corrected and there was not even an apology and while there on the return for my order I asked for extra sauce and offered to pay for it ... I was met with a no we are all out of said sauce. Poor customer service and didn't seem to care that they messed up my order.

Good food, good service and a neat little restaurant! They have great crab rangoon and I love their lunch specials!

We have been eating carry out there for years and loved it. don't know what happen but I just spent $ 24.52 for mongolian combo pork egg roll and crab rangoon. It was not fit to eat. It did not taste like any that I have ate before and I always get the same thing. We are not going to do this again.Is was not worth a crap so sad because we realy loved the food. Hope you fokes saved a lot of money on the stuff you are preparing.Ralph