Panda Express — Restaurant in Columbia Township

I've gotten Panda here three times now, at various points in the day. I've had really good Panda Express in mall food courts before, but something about this place is consistently "off" in a way that only a student-staffed location can be.

The flavoring on the orange chicken and Beijing beef and a few other dishes is... musty, for lack of a better word. Even when it's fresh, it just tastes wrong, like they're not cleaning the utensils or pans right. The teriyaki chicken is fatty, greasy, and chewy in the worst way possible.

The value is decent, but the quality just isn't there. Their "cream cheese rangoons" (I guess because they don't want to shell out for even imitation crab) are legitimately the worst Chinese-American staple food I've ever had, and the flavor of the breading is like cardboard. The fried rice and chow mein are perfectly serviceable when fresh — but unless you go at their absolute peak times, you're unlikely to get anything "fresh."

If you're a student on a dining plan, just get Do Mundo's or Mort's instead, or get your money's worth at a regular dining hall. And if you're paying for this out of pocket, just get literally anything else 5-10 minutes away downtown. It's not worth it unless they make some...

This is the best Panda Express I've been to in the country. Because of all the students, the food is freshly made like every 5-10 minutes. So you get it hot off the wok. Not to mention the teriyaki chicken + super greens is probably the healthiest thing you can get on all of campus while still hitting your...

The food here is usually pretty good unless you come at a weird time it’s sometimes cold ish. The super greens are hit or miss if they’re actually good or not. I wish those were more consistent. A little pricey but not too bad....