Panda South Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Redding

I called last night to place a take out order about 45 mins before closing. We order from this place often. I immediately asked the lady who answered the phone what comes with their short ribs because they do not have descriptions on their take out menus. I often ask about ingredients etc because I have dietary issues and can not eat certain things. Her response was "nothing comes with the shorts ribs its only short ribs". I said great and ordered the short ribs and cream cheese wontons. My SO picked up the order as he was already out but before he could get there they called me and asked if we were coming to pick it up. I guess they wanted to close early as it was still 30 mins before their posted closing time. When he gets home I see that the short ribs infact did have cabbage and jalapenos in the box but the meat was tossed in it. I tried to pick a piece out that did not have any jalapeno on it but I could taste the jalapeno so I could not eat it.

So because we knew they were closing we decided to wait until today to call them and we were just going to order more food along with their correction(we felt sure they would make this right) and have that for dinner tonight. To our disappointment we were informed that they were not willing to do anything to correcct their misinformation. The lady said the menu says the short ribs are spicy which it does not and I specifically asked what comes with the short ribs and received misinformation. We have never complained with them and as I said we order from them often. It concerns me that knowing that they are not willing to fix their mistake. It shows a complete lack of...

I ordered the General Tso's chicken lunch, which comes with your choice of rice and an egg roll -- I had them make it extra spicy, my boyfriend got the Sesame Chicken dinner, which comes with everything the lunch does, but with an additional side of stir fry noodles. The fry on the chicken for these dishes is nice and crisp, managing to achieve, in my opinion, a perfect medium where there's not a lack of breading, nor is there too much. Portion sizes are great and will leave most feeling full and the sauces aren't too garlic heavy. Both lunch and dinner meals also give you a soup as a starter.

While I don't find pork egg rolls very often, theirs are absolutely amazing and are the only people in town I order egg rolls from.

The crab wontons and paper wrapped chicken are also fantastic. All in all, if you're looking for a Chinese restaurant that stands out among the seemingly dozens of other places, I would undoubtedly recommend Panda South.

Lastly, the staff here are always exceedingly respectful and accommodating of customers -- there doesn't seem to be much of a language barrier, which as many know, can be quite common in ethnic...

Born and raised in Redding; my family has been eating at this restaurant for years now. Excellent customer service, a lovely dine-in experience, and exceptional quality food that's well-worth the price. If you're a local and haven't tried this place yet, seriously stop reading this, and order some food right now! There's a reason they have been in business so long, and it's super easy to order take-out now, which I very much appreciate in these trying times. Ditch Panda Express and order some Panda South, you will thank me later... I highly recommend the walnut prawns/ chicken as well as all of their appetizers. Specifically, the pork egg rolls and the crab- cheese wontons are NEXT LEVEL!

Edit: my car recently needed a jump in front of their restaurant and they insisted on doing it without hesitation. Seriously, these are not only decent people who make delicious food, but anyone would be lucky to have them as neighbors. We need more folks like this in this town right...