Panda Express
1171 U.S. 287 Frontage Rd, Mansfield
(817) 453-8735
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Great fast food Chinese!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Chicken, Orange Chicken
Little food ready. Not impressed
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Take forever. Plan to be here for 10 to 15 minutes in the drive thru. Made me wait 7 minutes to order then 10 minutes to pay and receive
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
New manager, food isn't as good and they stopped doing 10% discount for military. I used to love coming here. Won't come back anytime soon
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Just went through drive through, ordered a Beeff & Brocoli bowl with fried rice, paid $9. What i got..a bowl with 5 TINY pieces of beef, 6 sprigs of broccoli and about a pound of fried rice. 5 TINY PIECES OF BEEF! Done with Panda Express.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Rice caused quite a delay. Then it was not cooked enough. The Noodles were like rubber, under cooked as well. The Beef and Broccoli dish had no broth, and what meat was there was all tiny tidbits and no bigger than a pea. I am very disappointed about paying over $50.00 for 3 people and then not being able to chew or enjoy it...
I won't be back there.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
I have ordered online orders for pickup several times and I am going to stop because every time I go it is the same bad experience everytime. I ordered it at 5:30 and it said it would be ready at 5:55. I went through the drive thru to pick it up and they said it would just another 5 minutes. I waited 10 minutes in a parking spot and then went inside. They told me they hadn't even started but they will get right on it. 15 minutes after they said they'd start they said they were just waiting on teriyaki chicken which was the main in most of my meals. I finally got my food at 6:30! I am annoyed and upset because this was one example but it is the same story every time I go. I don't think it should take over an hour for 3 meals.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Mushy old rice uncooked vegetables:(
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Food was good I was a little upset that they don't actually serve Panda there so that might be a little bit of false advertising but the shrimp was good and I like rice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was pretty good. Panda is still one of my favorite restaurant chains.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Food poisoning. Please change out your chicken and vegetables. I spent the night spraying out of both ends. Make employment wash hands more frequently.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Fast service, tasty food, and reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice Honey Walnut Shrimp and Kung Pao Chicken, Orange Chicken
Waited 30 minutes for an online order then came inside to get it and they hadn’t even started on the order. Was told to “give me 5 minutes”
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Uncooked rice...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
I used to go to Panda Express often when I lived in Arlington. I stopped going because there were other ethnic food restaurants to explore nearby.
Now I’m in Mansfield. There aren’t as many ethnic food restaurants nearby. But the local Panda Express is much closer. So, I thought I should check them out.
I worked as a contractor at Frito Lays for a few months. I did the same at Pizza Hut. So, I’m familiar with how fast-food franchises operate.
Panda Express is a rare bird in the sense that it's independent. Its owners and co-founders are husband Andrew Cheng, wife Peggy Cheng, and Andrew’s father, Chef Ming Tsai Cheng. Peggy was a software engineer, working for defense contractors. She brought a systems analysis perspective to logistics and standardization necessary to scale up operations.
Back to the review. My career before retirement was in software.
I was born in Southeast Asia. The first thing I noticed was the tables were all occupied by customers who were not Asian. In a true Asian restaurant, this would be a red flag for me. But Panda Express is Americanized Asian. The recipes have been adjusted to American tastes. Real Chinese food is full of thick sauces. Panda Express food is lighter. Most likely healthier too.
I also noticed that the kitchen staff were not Asian. It doesn’t matter. The recipes are simplified. Remember that Peggy Cheng turned it into a systems approach.
I ordered their most popular dish: Orange Chicken. Since I had a coupon, the other dish I ordered was their new Spicy Orange Chicken.
Both dishes had a lot of fresh chopped vegetables. Unlike real Chinese food, Panda Express always had fresh vegetables that were not overcooked. Yeah!
Both Orange Chicken versions were delicious. And the service was fast.
I think I’ll be ordering from Panda Express more often. I recommend them.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Orange Chicken
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