Panda Bistro

Delivery order. Sweet n sour pork, fried rice and crispy wontons. Pork was tough as leather, couldn't eat it! The rest was acceptable. Ordered from them before and all was fine! But this was aweful!

Our Christmas Eve tradition is for the family to eat out for Chinese food much like the movie 'A Christmas Story'. And of course we have our go to place every year. This year was no different other than we are under COVID restraints of 25% occupants allowed. When we arrived at our 'go to place' we found it maxed out and a wait list of 2 hours. Needless to say, this wasn't going to work. So in a frantic search using Yelp, we found this diamond of a gem just a short drive away. I called ahead for seating and to or surprise they had room. When we arrived we found the eatery empty, however the deliveries were continuing non stop. The staff seated our party and promptly took our orders. Within 30 minutes of being seated, the food was served and hot. Everyone got exactly what they ordered with no complainants. The prices were reasonable for the amount of food served. The portions were plentiful and the wait staff were very accommodating. I would no doubt recommend this location the next time you are looking for fresh and plentiful portions at a reasonable price.The sweet and sour chicken, General Tsao and won ton soup was excellent.

She wanted Chinese. We used to eat takeout every week from this Chinese joint right behind our backyard, but... we live in a different world now. They were already struggling and two months was just too much for them. But still, she wanted Chinese.I never really liked that other place too much. Going in there felt like walking into a greasy granny's kitchen. I don't remember seeing many people in there, everytime I went to pick up our food it was desolate. I was never even sure if the fried rice chicken had real chicken. She even KNEW, that the lady that picked up the phone hated her. But every week she wanted Chinese. Today I knew that it had been too long and we couldn't pospone it anymore. She wanted Chinese.She looked for another place nearby on google maps: "Panda Bistro". "It has good reviews" she said.I thought out loud that there was no way that a restaurant with that name could have good Chinese food. But, Carnegie said that criticism is a terrible thing to have in your life. So, you know what? Let's do it.We did the usual. She called and ordered her favourite soup, one order of fried rice with chicken, and a big order of dumplings.We drove to the place. She bursts out laughing because for a moment she confuses the bamboo leaves in their logo with bat wings. I joined in laughter, but, that was a sign...I decided I wasn't ready to let another Chinese restaurant dining room into my life. So, I waited in the car. When we got home she laid all the food out on the table. I grabbed a 6.5oz Topo Chico and was delighted to find the fried rice inside those Chinese square paper containers. You don't get it. When you've been eating Chinese out of a foam container every week for that last two years, this feels like an upgrade. I immediately wanted some chopsticks, but there were none. I'm already telling her that this place is way better. Just look at those big semi-burnt dumplings -I'm visual-, the perfectly textured rice, and the chicken... It's real, I can tell for sure that this is chicken. Wow... I'm excited. This is gonna be good. I'm a couple of bites into the rice when I decide that it is time for the first dumpling. Lid is off. Dumpling is in and the soy is dripping. This is the big moment!You see, as I much as I hated the place, the joint behind us had terrific dumplings. They always brought me joy. And because of them I'll never forget those long Friday nights when we would stay home and eat Chinese because we wanted to and not because we had to. But I digress.This looks promising. I'm ready to embrace this place and let it feed me once a week for years to come. Half a dumpling goes in my mouth...Like pickle to a dog, I immediately let half the food fall out of me. I don't know what I just ate. But it's not good. Words can't describe it...But i'll try anyway!The texture of the meat felt like a semi cooked hot dog sausage. The dough was as dry as an old pastry and not even all the soy sauce in the world could hide it. Let's go back to the meat: a brownish, stale, bloody looking thing that briefly turned me into a sinophobe.She wasn't happy about her soup either. It was tasteless, she said. The rice wasn't terrible, but it was tainted by the whole experience. I made her call back. The lady said it was pork. "Put her on speaker... That's not pork" I said. The lady was respectful, she offered to exchange our dumplings. I hesitated for a bit. But no, it was not worth it. I asked for a refund; we barely ate one. "If you bring me the dumplings back I'll give you a refund." I said "Ok, we'll bring them back."She tells me to take them back myself. She's in her second day. I'll do it. Why not? I don't care how petty it is. I'll take them back.Thirty seconds later I'm second guessing myself. Is it really worth my time? Do I really want to do the five minute drive? After all it was just six dollars and twenty-five cents. It's not worth it. "I'll just leave them a bad review."

My Husband has Came here Since 2006, and it's Still the Best Chinese Food around the US, Seriously...Highly Recommend The Sesame Chicken.

Our family is so happy we discovered Panda Bistro! We moved to Greatwood 3 years ago and discovered it a couple months after moving in. We have been going here every Friday night (at least once a week) since then! Our favorites are the Sesame Beef and Kung Pao Chicken - so delicious every single time! The Walnut Shrimp is amazing too. And the Rice Noodles with shrimp and chicken is yummy. Really you can order anything on their menu and won't be disappointed ever. Service is fast and always welcoming and friendly! We LOVE this place.

Food is always good and reminds me of home. Their sweet n sour sauce is authentic and does not taste like ketchup like most places in this has.

I love this local Chinese restaurant! We have been getting takeout from here for the last ten years and the food has been consistently good. They use high quality ingredients. My daughter is super picky and loves their food as well. The combos they offer are a great value. The owner and staff are friendly and welcoming. They have nice ambiance and recently renovated if you do want to to it in there.

the general tso chicken was so good!! fried noodles and rice were okay! would recommend

The fried tofu is awesome. Could have a little bigger rice portion but it is not a small meal with plenty of the tofu! Very good overall.

There was an OPEN STAPLE in my chicken dish. I first thought it was a small bone and thank god I didn't swallow it. And if you are wondering, yes I mean a metal office-supply staple.