Panda Express is proof that people are lazy f's

[SpursforSix]

It's definitely not bad but for close to the same price, you can walk into a buffet and load up a to-go box with more choices and usually better tasting food.

And don't tell me the "Orange Chicken is crack".

[spurraider21]

It's definitely not bad but for close to the same price, you can walk into a buffet and load up a to-go box with more choices and usually better tasting food.
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And don't tell me the "Orange Chicken is crack".
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[SpursforSix]

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nice meme usage 10/10

[SpursforSix]

And by the way, I did get a chance to eat at the Panda Inn in Pasadena, CA. And it was fucking awesome.

[Spurtacular]

It's definitely not bad but for close to the same price, you can walk into a buffet and load up a to-go box with more choices and usually better tasting food.

And don't tell me the "Orange Chicken is crack".

For the same price you can gain three pounds. :lol

[SpursforSix]

For the same price you can gain three pounds. :lol

If you want.

Or for the same price, you can get the same amount of food with better variety and in most cases, better taste.

[Spurtacular]

And by the way, I did get a chance to eat at the Panda Inn in Pasadena, CA. And it was fucking awesome.

You've been on a Pasadena kick. It's a city I've been to a few times cos the Rose Bowl. I've driven past it some other times probably. But not too familiar with it.
It seems like the right combo of stuff and not too busy though. It'd be good to live if you wanted/needed to frequent LA/Hollywood. It's just close enough but yet out of the way.

[Spurtacular]

If you want.

Or for the same price, you can get the same amount of food with better variety and in most cases, better taste.

I can accept this based on Panda getting rid of the bbq pork.
But before that occurred, the triple combo with orange chicken, bbq pork, and grilled terriyaki chicken was the sh**.
If only I knew to enjoy that while it lasted. :bang

[Millennial_Messiah]

If you want.

Or for the same price, you can get the same amount of food with better variety and in most cases, better taste.

Chinese buffets are terrible quality. I've been to about 30 different ones in like 6 different states (mostly Texas) in my lifetime and they're all about the same. Lukewarm reheated overly salted under seasoned food. Panda Express is no better, though. Neither are its competitors. My favorite Chinese in San Antonio is Wok Inn (sit down, not a buffet or take out) and my favorite Chinese I've ever had is a place in Lindenwold New Jersey, in 2009... they had both take out and dine in.

[SpursforSix]

You've been on a Pasadena kick. It's a city I've been to a few times cos the Rose Bowl. I've driven past it some other times probably. But not too familiar with it.
It seems like the right combo of stuff and not too busy though. It'd be good to live if you wanted/needed to frequent LA/Hollywood. It's just close enough but yet out of the way.

Yeah...I used to work at a job that took me to that area three times a year. My boss was pretty cool in that we'd normally eat at pretty good restaurants. One that we always went to was Panda Inn and I always looked forward to it.
If it was late, we'd always run through In N Out.

The other thing I remember was going to a casino called, "Mongo Casino". It was probably filled with 90% Asian people and so full of smoke, it was hard to breath. But at the time, I was happy to just be able to gamble.

Edit...it's actually "Morongo Casino".

[Spurtacular]

I've been to about 30 different ones in like 6 different states (mostly Texas) in my lifetime and they're all about the same. Lukewarm reheated overly salted under seasoned food.

Similar situation here. There's a Chinese place that gives about 30 percent more than Panda for 85 percent of the price. But the orange chicken is more crackly and the rice is clumpier.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Got one of those quick onset 24 hour food poisonings from Panda. Can't go back.

[Spurtacular]

Got one of those quick onset 24 hour food poisonings from Panda. Can't go back.

Same reason why I haven't ate a certain ethnic food since.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Same reason why I haven't ate a certain ethnic food since.

Mexican?

[spurraider21]

i havent been to panda since moving here though. one of the best food places we've found here is a small mom and pop chinese joint. food is better than panda. well-priced too. about once a month or so we'll order ~50 worth of takeout, have it for dinner on friday, and then for a meal on each of Sat and Sun.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Similar situation here. There's a Chinese place that gives about 30 percent more than Panda for 85 percent of the price. But the orange chicken is more crackly and the rice is clumpier.

I don't eat that "chino cochino"... it's either sit down high quality stuff or nothing for me, I guess because I'm an old man now. That sodium nuke greasy Chinese food is awful; I left that behind in my teens. I don't care if it's $7.99 plus tax for 3000+ calories worth of unlimited lukewarm Chinese/Asian Fusion food, it's not worth damaging my body over mediocre food.

You'd think where you're at in California there would be much better quality Chinese places since there are millions of actual ethnically Chinese/Asian people in CA, especially in and around LA and SF.

[Adam Lambert]

Guilty. I'd eat that 2-entree plate with Orange Chicken and Beijing Beef once a week if it wouldn't kill me.

[Spurtacular]

Mexican?

Nah. One of the less popular ones. I would never give up Mexican (or Italian). :lol

[Spurtacular]

I don't eat that "chino cochino"... it's either sit down high quality stuff or nothing for me, I guess because I'm an old man now. That sodium nuke greasy Chinese food is awful; I left that behind in my teens. I don't care if it's $7.99 plus tax for 3000+ calories worth of unlimited lukewarm Chinese/Asian Fusion food, it's not worth damaging my body over mediocre food.

You'd think where you're at in California there would be much better quality Chinese places since there are millions of actual ethnically Chinese/Asian people in CA, especially in and around LA and SF.

Sure. Probably. I've never been so big on Chinese food to search too hard for it though. Plus the gems tend to be in the urban areas; and I'm in suburbs.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Nah. One of the less popular ones. I would never give up Mexican (or Italian). :lol

India Indian?

[Millennial_Messiah]

Sure. Probably. I've never been so big on Chinese food to search too hard for it though. Plus the gems tend to be in the urban areas; and I'm in suburbs.
Agreed. Unless you have a gem like Wok Inn in San Antonio that exists in the suburban areas. NYC has some good ones in Manhattan, of course that's urban though. As I discussed, NJ as well. But haven't found a DFW-area equivalent. And Michigan (at least my half of Michigan) sucks for anything that isn't American food.

[KobesAchilles]

If ur in San Antonio then y’all better be hitting up New Asia. That place has the best lemon chicken in town. But here where I’m at, sadly Panda is better than the majority of Chinese food places. Though I did find one aight buffet here. I’m told I have to go to Chinatown but that place is like 40 minutes away and I ain’t driving that far for food.

[Millennial_Messiah]

If ur in San Antonio then y’all better be hitting up New Asia. That place has the best lemon chicken in town. But here where I’m at, sadly Panda is better than the majority of Chinese food places. Though I did find one aight buffet here. I’m told I have to go to Chinatown but that place is like 40 minutes away and I ain’t driving that far for food.
Lemon Chicken is meh... where are you living if not in SA though? Please don't tell me you're in CA and can't find Chinese food

What i've been looking for a long time is Chicken Lemon Grass. Haven't eaten any since April of 2005. It was my favorite thing at HEB when they used to have the Chinese Kitchen before they stopped doing that concept later that year.

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Chow mein is good too. Everything else on the menu is pretty shit outside of orange chicken + chow mein though. Don't understand how they can make those two things so well and everything else I have ever tried there is bland as hell.

[KobesAchilles]

Lemon Chicken is meh... where are you living if not in SA though? Please don't tell me you're in CA and can't find Chinese food

What i've been looking for a long time is Chicken Lemon Grass. Haven't eaten any since April of 2005. It was my favorite thing at HEB when they used to have the Chinese Kitchen before they stopped doing that concept later that year.
I’m down in Htown which you would think has a buncha good Chinese places but from my experience they all kinda suck. But everyone tells me I gotta go to Chinatown here but man that’s far from my place.

[Spurtacular]

Mexican?

Not saying. But easily the worst throwing up experience of my life.

[InRareForm]

Orange chicken is the shit

[spurraider21]

Nah. One of the less popular ones. I would never give up Mexican (or Italian). :lol
indian or thai if i had to guess

[baseline bum]

indian or thai if i had to guess

So you're saying the soy boy can't handle heat?

[koriwhat]

Glad that trash isn't gluten free whatsoever. :vomit:

[Spurtacular]

If I were to throw up from Indian food, it wouldn't be because of spicy food. It would be because curry is nasty.

[Millennial_Messiah]

If I were to throw up from Indian food, it wouldn't be because of spicy food. It would be because curry is nasty.

Which reminds me... COVID might be the best thing to happen to my life. Because before that I'd be forced into 40 hours of week in an office that pungently smelled of Indian curry.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Mexican- very high in cholesterol and saturated fat between all the oil, cheese, beans and various meat. Not the spiciest unless you want it to be, but all the fat and cholesterol can give you a bad stomach if you're not careful, used to it, or prepared (I take cholestoff with such meals, they're quite handy and they work)... but otherwise, very delicious and you definitely miss it if you're in a northern place for awhile that doesn't have good Mexican.

Italian- high carb, lower fat, generally lighter and daintier than Mexican, unless you're talking about a takeout pizza, which is more American than Italian. But still, lighter and delicious and unlikely to cause gastro issues, unless of course you eat a whole American pizza.

Chinese- high sodium, high protein, variable in fat, but can be nutritious if you select certain items with more vegetables. Doesn't have to be super spicy. It's hard to find good Chinese food outside of the major metro areas. The Panda Express's and Chinese buffets of the world are no good.

Indian- is actually good every once in awhile, but you really have to be in the mood for it, and working in IT makes you generally not in the mood for it. Generally high in saturated fat and cholesterol, similar to Mexican food. Can be on the spicy side, but, scarcely has it ever given me a bad stomach.

Thai- can be healthy if you get the right things, generally healthier than Chinese food, but you have to know what to get and don't ever get "Thai hot". The Thai green curry is disgusting, though. I stick to pork key mow and occasionally a pad-thai type of dish with medium spice and don't have gastro issues with it.

Mediterranean / Middle Eastern- again, you have to know what to get. This can be the healthiest and leanest food you can eat if you know what to get. With falafel specifically, don't take it lightly, just because it's not meat- it is a very dense food and eating too much of it can and will upset your stomach. One is generally fine. Greek Salad is amazing and I've never had issues when eating a Gyro or Shwarma.


Did I miss anything, tbh? Other than American, which is well, American. Yeah there's Japanese/sushi but it generally falls under the category of Chinese because sushi is available in most Chinese restaurants in the USA. There's Vietnamese which is basically just that bone-broth soup (pho) which is benign or you can get a Vietnamese sandwich with a bunch of veggies on a very soggy bread. There's Korean BBQ/korean food, had it a couple times in 2013, bulgogi and ramen; it didn't give me an issue. I don't know what's left? There's not really any Russian food, East Europe isn't considered a food haven, nor is Africa or South America.. although for I've read people that do actually eat in Africa, it's quite similar to like Louisiana/Jamaican cuisine.

[Spurtacular]

I've never had issues when eating a Gyro.

Learn how the Muzzies kill animals and then try saying that.

[Millennial_Messiah]

Learn how the Muzzies kill animals and then try saying that.

They pray to 'Allah' and then decapitate them swiftly. Doesn't sound specifically inhumane.

[Spurtacular]

They pray to 'Allah' and then decapitate them swiftly. Doesn't sound specifically inhumane.

You're better off believing that's how it goes down if you're gonna keep eating their meats.

[Spurtacular]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1355505/Chinese-companies-caught-producing-fake-rice-plastic-bags.html

[Chucho]

I totally empathize. I went to ToGos on (best mainstream OTC sammich joint not named Scholtzky's) Saturday because I was hankering a meatball sub and there's is very fucking tasty.

ONLY two people in front of me. 30 minutes to get my sammich, no lie. I get to the POS to pay and it crashes. I'm standing there for 10 minutes for the system to restart. It never does and the meantime my sammich is just getting cold, soggy and unpalatable .

I've waited 40 minutes and it's now just a mush marinara fest of a sammich. POS system not up still. What would y'all do if you're the manager?

Well, they didn't. Even worse, the group of 5 who saw me walk out beat me to the Subway after I left.

[DMC]

i havent been to panda since moving here though. one of the best food places we've found here is a small mom and pop chinese joint. food is better than panda. well-priced too. about once a month or so we'll order ~50 worth of takeout, have it for dinner on friday, and then for a meal on each of Sat and Sun.

Most sit down Chinese restaurants are better than Panda Express. It's amazing how many good sushi and Asian food joints I find in unlikely towns.

[spurraider21]

Most sit down Chinese restaurants are better than Panda Express. It's amazing how many good sushi and Asian food joints I find in unlikely towns.
haven't found a good sushi place in this city, but yeah... really good chinese food and even a half decent middle eastern kabob joint

[SpursforSix]

haven't found a good sushi place in this city, but yeah... really good chinese food and even a half decent middle eastern kabob joint

There's gotta be one. I was in Little Rock and stumbled across some of the best sushi I ever had.

[spurraider21]

There's gotta be one. I was in Little Rock and stumbled across some of the best sushi I ever had.
there's one place that reviews well here called Ten but i didnt think it was that good. im probably spoiled coming from LA though. some really good sushi places all over the place

[SpursforSix]

there's one place that reviews well here called Ten but i didnt think it was that good. im probably spoiled coming from LA though. some really good sushi places all over the place

yeah...that makes sense. And unless there are multiple decent sushi places, it may be too expensive for any one place to get fresh fish.
Still...you're in Nashville right?

[spurraider21]

yeah...that makes sense. And unless there are multiple decent sushi places, it may be too expensive for any one place to get fresh fish.
Still...you're in Nashville right?
charlottesville

[SpursforSix]

charlottesville

Oh shit...have you tried, "Ten"?

[DMC]

There's gotta be one. I was in Little Rock and stumbled across some of the best sushi I ever had.

Ha! We probably were talking about the same spot. It's on the west side?

[DMC]

Oh shit...have you tried, "Ten"?

Lol

[SpursforSix]

Ha! We probably were talking about the same spot. It's on the west side?

No idea. My kid had a soccer tournament and it was pretty close to the hotel. It was pretty packed. This was a couple of years ago.

I just checked and we were staying downtown. But it seems like it was not downtown. Was part of a small strip.

[DMC]

Rock and Roll Sushi?

[SpursforSix]

Rock and Roll Sushi?

definitely not.

[Capt Bringdown]

San Antonio is not a foodie town, full stop.

[lebomb]

I munched at Oolong in Helotes this weekend. The beef in the triple delight dish I ordered tasted kinda weird. I stopped eating it and just finished the shrimp and fried rice. Too late!!! I had catastrophic, projectile, uncontrollable flaming diarrhea less than 4hrs later. I will not be going back there for damn sure.

[DMX7]

San Antonio is not a foodie town, full stop.

Correct. Mexican food dominates the food scene in SA because of how Hispanic the city is. BBQ is big too I supposed. San Antonio is actually not a very diverse city the way a Houston is with people from so many different backgrounds and cultures.

[Millennial_Messiah]

San Antonio is not a foodie town, full stop.

I disagree. SA is one of the best places to get all sorts of ethnicity food. And it doesn't stop at Mexican. Due to all the military bases in SA you can find high quality ethnic food from all over the world. Also reasonably priced compared to most of the rest of the USA. Try getting SA prices in California or the East coast, lol.

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo59LlkTDe4

[Thread]

The Oriental help is always sweeping & mopping as you're trying to eat.

Me: "Please stop, I'm eating."

Them: "Okay." as they keep sweeping & mopping.

[ChumpDumper]

They can tell you're a piece of shit.

[Spurtacular]

They can tell you're a piece of shit.

Grudge posting in the club. Thread must've really grabbed your pussy today. :lol

[ChumpDumper]

Grudge posting in the club. Thread must've really grabbed your pussy today. :lolRugs are oriental, derp. People are Asian. That's why he's a piece of shit in the club.

You grudge post everywhere, derp.

We must really grab your pussy every day.:lmao

[Spurtacular]

The spicy beef is good. But they'll never recover from canceling the barbecued pork.

[DMX7]

Panda Express isn't trying to be truly "authentic" Chinese food just the way Taco bell isn't trying to be truly "authentic" Mexican food. To complain about it is silly. I'm not a huge fan of this place but I'll go maybe once every few months.

[SpursforSix]

Panda Express isn't trying to be truly "authentic" Chinese food just the way Taco bell isn't trying to be truly "authentic" Mexican food. To complain about it is silly. I'm not a huge fan of this place but I'll go maybe once every few months.

That wasn't really the complaint. Most Chinese food Americans eat isn't authentic. My point was that if you're willing to get out of the car and walk in a Chinese restaurant, you can usually find better food at a cheaper price. Of course, this is probably heavily dependent on where you live.

Even for average food, I can go into a buffet and get some of everything for the same price. Even if you load up a takeout box, you're better off.

[Spurtacular]

Rick and Morty sugar chicken scene scrubbed from Youtube, probably as part of their deal with Wendy's.


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[FrostKing]

That wasn't really the complaint. Most Chinese food Americans eat isn't authentic. My point was that if you're willing to get out of the car and walk in a Chinese restaurant, you can usually find better food at a cheaper price. Of course, this is probably heavily dependent on where you live.

Even for average food, I can go into a buffet and get some of everything for the same price. Even if you load up a takeout box, you're better off.
I think the buffet is a little more authentic which turns the American locals off. Also I can't remember the last time I ate inside a Panda. I did it years ago at the Mall food court but if I'm doing sit down then it will be Chins (not sure if you have that). I stopped doing buffets some years ago because I just found myself paying to get more full. At a point that wasn't necessary. In America I have a nice sized fridge and take advantage. I don't stuff myself with the big portions in one sitting.

Good point about the takeout box. Before Covid there was a Pick Up Stix here and although more expensive I preferred to Panda. But when I was younger my mother really loved the Panda skinny noodles. Even though she would enjoy Thai, Viet, Indian and "authentic" Chinese with me, she still really liked those noodles


Sidenote: here in California the Mexicans don't really eat Asian food but Panda is packed with them

[SpursforSix]

I think the buffet is a little more authentic which turns the American locals off. Also I can't remember the last time I ate inside a Panda. I did it years ago at the Mall food court but if I'm doing sit down then it will be Chins (not sure if you have that). I stopped doing buffets some years ago because I just found myself paying to get more full. At a point that wasn't necessary. In America I have a nice sized fridge and take advantage. I don't stuff myself with the big portions in one sitting.

Good point about the takeout box. Before Covid there was a Pick Up Stix here and although more expensive I preferred to Panda. But when I was younger my mother really loved the Panda skinny noodles. Even though she would enjoy Thai, Viet, Indian and "authentic" Chinese with me, she still really liked those noodles


Sidenote: here in California the Mexicans don't really eat Asian food but Panda is packed with them

I guess it depends on the buffet. Around where I live, it's mostly different variations of Panda. Five kinds of fried chicken in various sauces (orange, sesame, etc.), a few types of beef, some fried shrimp stuff.
But in any event, I can load up a take out box with several types of food and get a bowl of soup as well for around $10. And other than the Crack Orange Chicken, the buffet is better.