Panda Express — Restaurant in Mission Viejo

Don’t eat here. We’ve noticed the food quality going downhill this past year. Food is either undercooked or overcooked, noodles are bland, oily, and tasteless. On 10/24/25, I ordered the teriyaki chicken which made me sick. It smelled raw when I got home, and I thought cooking a few pieces in the microwave would be fine. Big mistake...I should have taken it back for a refund. After taking just 4 bites, I threw it away. The smell was so bad I had to throw the rest of the chicken into the outside trash can. I had intestinal pain all night long. My wife’s orange chicken was also terrible, overcooked and chewy. We’ll NEVER eat here again…it’s not worth getting sick over. I think this place needs to be investigated by the Health Department…they are selling undercooked food that can make you really sick. Corporate should shut this store down until they figure out how to fix the problem. It appears there’s a high turnover rate and inexperienced young kids working there. It’s a health and safety hazard...

UPDATE: went in today and Joseph helped us out and was so nice and helpful! I don’t eat meat and he asked the cooks if they could please cook some beyond orange chicken for me which they did! Loved the customer service!!

Giving it three stars because Jon was so friendly and helpful even though he was training. I hope Mias attitude doesn’t run off in him. I observed her completing a few online order without gloves which is fine, but she also touched other surfaces including a wall and then she moved Jon out if the way when he was about to complete my order I asked if Jon could finish it as she hadn’t washed her hands or was wearing gloves, she answered back that she hadn’t touch cash and it wasn’t until I told her I saw her touching the wall that she let Jon complete my order and she went to the back to wash her hands with an attitude. She came back to the front with an even...

This locations always sucked for years. Probably one of the worst in OC or South OC. My last visit was via a dodgers win promocode they're in for it now with a potential 100 win season ahead. Complete inedible garbage outta here undercooked noodles raw rice in the fried rice the chicken teriyaki had a slimy chewy consistency. They clearly expedite all of their lower grade food or stuff that's supposed to be binned/canned to orders or online orders trying to get a deal in this economy. Looking forward to this location going out of business even mv locations portions are as trash as when that patron owned the togos. The only good one locally was at the oso pavilions years back. You have to go to Aliso or Laguna niguel or the mall if you don't want to be served garbage or skimped...