Panda Garden Buffet

1305 1st St S, Willmar
(320) 235-1288

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Brent Winter

Price of food is high, staff is not friendly, food is not bad.

Julie Leyk

Quite the variety of food. Should never go home hungry from this place. Not the BEST but pretty Damm good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

oyster pickles

The Staff were very rude. when i asked where the bathroom was she just looked at me and walked away. The bathrooms were disgusting, and the food taste like it was sitting out for HOURS. most of it was cold too. there was a stain on the floor that literally looked so weird i had no clue what it could’ve been. and for $20 a person at least have food that taste good? everything was so dry and gross. the noodles taste like dough. there was nothing i would ever get there again. the jello wasn’t even normal jello? it was chewy but not in a normal way. My friend had to grab a new spoon because they had dirty spoons out. And there was like three curly dark black hairs in my boyfriend’s chicken. or was it chicken? pork? i have no clue what that meat was. it was mystery meat

Dusty Donnay

My favorite place in these parts... Every month I make the trip. 16.00 senior.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef, Shrimp with Vegetable, Peanut Chicken, S15 Hot and Spicy Chicken, Sizzling Chicken, Sushi from the Sushi Bar, Clams and Ribs

Miguel Oyervides

Food was good ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Meshawn Bartel

The employees' dispositions are just rude. Food is alright depending if you get there when it's fresh. It's okay. Nothing crazy.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

Bastian Leander

Why can't we give no stars?

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Melanie Frederiksen

Food is a little expensive but great! Usually, there's enough help to clear tables but not the day we were there.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Shrimp with Vegetable, Egg Roll Each, Honey Chicken

nikki gayler

Great place to have the munchies lol

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sushi from the Sushi Bar, Panda Garden Splty Roll

Marty Arends

Best around for Chinese buffets

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Charles

I ate so much there is no way they made any money off me. Every trip was a delectable treat for my taste buds.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Oscar Perez

Cold food smelled in the back where I sat down.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mike “Log house Mike” P

Quite a variety of foods desserts and even sushi. Yum. I even tried pickled (I think) octopus ( kinda chewy) Lots of tables

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

pukeskylark

As far as quality goes, this is almost definitely my favorite Chinese buffet. It has been consistently great since it opened and the fact that fewer than 15 tables eating at once is pretty dead for them is testament to that. For a first experience I don’t think you want to go when it’s slower though, it IS a buffet and when food starts sitting for awhile obviously it will lose its freshness, but also they usually reduce the menu a bit then as well.

The sushi bar is fine. It’s a Chinese buffet and not a Japanese sushi restaurant so set your expectations a bit but it’s perfectly fine for basic Americanized sushi. I’d say the same for the hibachi grill. It adds a little fun seeing them prepare the food for you and you get to customize your dish a bit, and you KNOW it’s freshly cooked, but they don’t do anything fancy with it. I suppose the hibachi would add some value for people watching what they eat since you can control your macros better than at the buffet stations.

It’s slightly pricey, probably because a few years ago they had to keep raising prices just to slow down the rush enough to accommodate everyone. But with how food prices have inflated lately I think it’s back to being pretty reasonable. The pay-per-pound takeaway boxes are actually priced quite well.

Overall, 5 stars all day every day. It is a staple of Willmar dining.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef, Shrimp with Vegetable, Egg Tart, Hibachi Shrimp, Peanut Chicken, D18 Hot and Spicy Shrimp, S15 Hot and Spicy Chicken, Honey Chicken, Coconut Shrimp, Sizzling Chicken, Sushi from the Sushi Bar

Evie WœW

I did the the buffet so i didnt need a whole lot of service but they greeted me kindly and the food was absolutely amazing i love going there eith my family on the weekend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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