Panda Express — Restaurant in Salem

UPDATE: After waiting 40 minutes for my food, when my husband got home he opened his box (honey walnut shrimp) and despite it even saying ON THE LABEL honey walnut shrimp, it was the honey sesame chicken breast. To say I’m never coming back is an understatement. I’ll tell everyone I know to avoid this location. We paid an extra $4.50 for the shrimp and instead got chicken none of us will eat. Fuming.

DO NOT DO ONLINE PICKUP. I don’t think I’ve ever been so frustrated with a restaurant in my life. I put in a pickup order at 6:09PM tonight. My confirmation email said it would be ready at 6:37. I pulled into the parking lot at 6:43, walked in hoping to grab my order and get home, that’s why I did the online order instead of just showing up and standing in line. Bad plan, because I could have gone through the line and had my food 3 times before my order was ready! They finally called my order at 7:20! There was one employee working on the online orders, and 15 orders in the queue to be picked up. A couple of the people sitting near the order pickup had been there longer than I had when I left with my food. Absolutely infuriating, do not order online pickup, if you are absolutely craving Panda either walk in and wait in line or go to the Keizer location. There’s no way that I could figure out to cancel an order once it’s made, or I might have just gone through the...

Oh, lamentable feast! In yon dimly lit chamber of culinary ambition, the wretched fare dost lie before me: a honey sesame chicken, once heralded as a delight, now rendered but a pallid semblance of joy. Dry as the autumn leaves that dance upon the breeze, this fowl, bereft of succor, hath lost its succulent grace, presenting instead a texture most unkind. The sauce, a cruel jest, clings to the meat like a specter, lacking the sweet embrace of ambrosia and leaving only a bitter echo in its wake. And what foul noodles accompany this travesty? Alas! They are a mass of overcooked disarray, devoid of flavor’s kiss, resembling but the tangled roots of the earth, robbed of all vitality and zest. Each bite, a punishment, a reminder that culinary aspirations may crumble to dust, leaving naught but a heart full of disappointment and a belly yearning for true sustenance. Thus, I beseech thee, fair cooks, let not thy hands forge such abominable fare, lest the palate be condemned to endure this dreadful mockery of...

We decided to check out the newly opened Panda Express since we haven't had any PE for over two years now. It was pretty good! I was pleasantly surprised. The food was hot and tasted fresh, the portions were big, and the prices are surprisingly reasonable for a "fast food" place especially considering how the majority of other fast food joints have doubled, tripled, or quadrupled their prices lately. It was only 11.50$ at the time of this review for a three entree plate, and it was such a large plate I couldn't finish the meal and now have leftovers waiting for me tomorrow. I thought the new Hot Ones chicken was actually pretty good, and it had a kick to it unlike other "spicy" options which really are not spicy at all. The only thing I found strange is they don't offer a free cup of water, you have to pay if you want a small cup of water. All in all we enjoyed our meal, the building looked very shiny and new, the girls working the drive thru were nice, and most importantly the food was...