Panda Express — Restaurant in Elkhart

I feel like this Panda is going downhill...I don't work to far from this one so it's nice to come to this one when I take my lunch whenever I want it. However, a day like today, really makes me wish that I didn't get it. The portion for a bigger plate when I paid $15, and some change is NOT worth it at all. Also, my honey sesame chicken was more vegetables and almost all mainly veggies underneath everything. Also, I paid an extra $1.25 just to get one side of honey walnut shrimp that was practically only halfway full, which again is annoying because I am paying that "premium" price for it. I went through the drive thru (which is also what I try to avoid, but I had just gone to the eye doctor and was getting ready to head back to work. So, the food was very mediocre. Oh, and also, chop the onion chunks up a little more...I had some big pieces in there it was SO STRONG and way to much in one bite. Let's also not forget that it was cold by the time I made it 5 mins down the street, I can def understand it getting luke warm, but this just showed me that the food had been sitting.

ADDED REVIEW SINCE: I came here mid-November because my husband wanted Panda for dinner after I got off work. I drive all the way to Elkhart every day for work and live on the west side of South Bend and this one is the most convenient location on my way home if my husband is wanting it like he did this day. The steak that had been in the container was down to the last bit and the lady that took care of me was going to give me that but I had asked her if she could please give me fresh that would be coming up because I had a 40 min drive home and dried out steak and that drive would have made it to where my husband wouldn't have wanted to eat his meal, so I asked her to please do fresh on that only. Everything else looked fine. Well, when I had asked her that she kind of gave me a stank eye so I explained that I sort of have a long drive home and that I would really prefer to have something not super dried out by the time I got home. When they got done cashing me out someone else was trying to fill the container to complete my order with the old stuff which I had to kindly explain to them that I specifically asked for fresh on just that to make sure it was good when I got home. That worker kind of just shrugged and walked away. Finally, the fresh came up and I had to make sure I watched this worker because she was putting the old with the new and I wanted to make sure that they didn't give me the old stuff still because that is just what Panda usually does when they move the old with the new. Either way I just want to add that this location is still not doing well and still has a lot of work that needs done. I hope that the management will read these reviews and start fixing things that can easily be fixed. Also remind their workers that you don't have to say anything to someone, but your face can always show how annoyed or upset you are at them for anything the customer may have done. And it's especially upsetting from customer standpoint when I treated each and every one of them with respect and was very...

I've had so many poor experiences at this location an the food is great so I put up with it but now I've reached a breaking point and will give my money to other great places around Cassopolis Street before I ever come back to Panda Express here again.

The team member who claims to be the manager at this location was incredibly rude. I had ordered my food and been standing at the cash register waiting for many minutes while my food sat ready to be rung up at the counter. I politely waited and no one acknowledge me being there while I had cash in my hand ready to pay. I politely said to the closest worker that I was ready to pay and she was very impolite and rudely said that I would have to wait for the cashier who was in the bathroom and walked away before I could even respond, like I was wasting her time.

I stood and waited several more minutes but had to leave because I was just there for my break from work and I told them I had to go that I guess I wasn't paying for the food and had to leave it behind. She just said okay and smiled as I told her I would have to leave because no one ever came over for me to pay.

I'm very disappointed in this behavior while my food could have been paid for since I literally had the money in my hand and if she really were the manager, 1. Why would you tell a customer to wait for someone in the bathroom, 2. If you're really the manager could you not have just taken two seconds to ring up my food?

I cannot believe this even happened and how immature people can be when I was happy to pay for my food but when you make someone stand there and act rude to them after they say something as innocent as I'm ready to pay while their food sits on the counter getting cold is just ridiculous.

I've had very poor service from the team members that work at this location before and now that I know how management treats customers I will NEVER be going back to this...

This place might be a total tourist trap, but it's still filled with locals and worth a visit for some light bites.

I've actually visited here a few years back ... before I had Yelp - so my travels then were quite different. As it is so close to the hotel I'm in this time, it made for the perfect place for a Sunday night wander and some nibbles before collapsing back at the hotel!

It's a good sized market with a huge range of produce - there's a fresh fruit and vegetable stalls, seafood, jamon and pastries. But of course the real reason you're visiting is to eat the food and this couldn't be easier - just find something that takes your fancy and order it. Speaking Spanish really isn't essential and you can get by with pointing (I do like to try to specify the number I want in Spanish though, just so I'm not getting one of everything!). I grabbed two salmon and avocado tapa on crisp bread at €1.50 each which were delicious, and then some queso croquettes from another stall. You can find a couple of stalls selling beer and Sangria, and the stall I got a small glass of Sangria at gave me a card for a return visit where I can get two large glasses for €5 (normally €5 each).

As Austen M says in his review, the prices are pretty steep so if you're looking for a full meal you're probably better going to a restaurant. Still, it's...