Big Panda — Restaurant in Pasadena

We tried Big Panda for the first time recently and have both good and neutral reviews.

The food was definitely tasty, and the service was also friendly.

I ordered online for pick up and unfortunately the forgot an order of side Lo mein which was inconvenient since we noticed when we got home but I try to be very understanding so I called and kindly told them. In result, I went back and they gave me a full order of Lo mein which was great.

When I got back home from the second trip I opened up my plate, I had ordered beef with broccoli and orange chicken. To my surprise there was only like 4 tiny pieces of beef. At that point I was home again so I wasn’t going to do anything else about it but it was disappointing for sure. I also noticed about a $10-$12 (not including tip) difference between what I paid online vs the attached receipt which tells me their prices are different on their own website vs in person ordering which was new to me.

Overall, the food was great, portion sizes on everything else besides the beef with broccoli were good, and they were friendly. So we might definitely give it another try sometime in the future but I would go and order in person to save ourselves...

Saw a new place, so I wanted to try it out. Service is friendly, and they do let you sample meats to see if you want it as your entree. I got the meat egg roll, half and half rice and noodles, broccoli beef, orange chicken, and coconut shrimp with a pepsi zero as my drink. The pepsi tasted a little flat. It still had some fizz, so I still drank it, even though that could definitely have been better. The rice and noodles are okay. The broccoli beef, orange chicken, and coconut shrimp seemed a little underwhelming on the flavor. The portions are generous, so if you want a quickly prepared Chinese food experience, it definitely will be good enough for a lot of people. The entrees just didn't amaze me. Oh and the eggroll didn't taste great. It was almost like it was microwaved and put under the heat lamp. They let me sample the crab Rangoon wonton thing, and it was not appealing to my palette at all. I personally won't be going back mainly based on flavor, but I'm sure they'll still do well on the portion...

New restaurant and amazing experience! Being from out of town, we didn’t know much in the area and wanted a good bite after a day of activities. We found Big Panda from simply googling it, and the few reviews point towards a good, quality restaurant. When we walked in we felt welcomed and not pressured at all, it was very refreshing customer service. There was a lot of options to choose from but it wasn’t overwhelming! A very simple streamlined process that made sense so it made a plethora of options as easy as your favorite order. The prices were very reasonable and we were very happy with what we got. Everything about this place is incredible, atmosphere, service and the food was amazing! Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a good casual dinner after a day of activities. I really hope this restaurant thrives and...