| Price Range | 0.00$ - 242.50$ |
| Menu Items | 11 |
| Locations | 1,668 Locations in 47 States |
| Category | Asian |
| Rating | (4.6) |
Panda Express is renowned for serving American-Chinese cuisine. Let’s delve into the chain’s menu so you can find something to please your palate.
For something small to get your appetite going, you can choose from a selection of appetizers, such as the Chicken Egg Roll, currently priced from under $2.00 for the small size. This is a great way to start any dining experience, with its fillings of cabbage, mushroom, carrots, green onions and chicken, all inside a tender, yet crispy wonton wrapper.
You can also enjoy the Cream Cheese Rangoons from under $2.00. Wonton wrappers are filled with mouth-watering cream cheese and served alongside sweet and sour sauce. Fancy something fishy? The Crispy golden butterflied Shrimp, for the same price, is a wonderful appetizer. But, for those looking for vegetarian options, the Veggie Spring Rolls with cabbage, carrots, celery, green onions, and Chinese noodles are another popular option on the menu.
In terms of sides, the firm favorites are Chow Mein from under $3.00 in most states. For this, you can enjoy stir-fried wheat noodles alongside celery, onions, and cabbage. There is also the Fried White Rice and the White Steamed Rice, Brown Steamed Rice, and Mixed Vegetables for a similar price. These are all ideal extras to compliment your meal.
The great thing about Panda Express is that there are such varied options when it comes to entrées. Some of the best are the Beijing Beef costing at least $3.70 in most stores. This contains crispy beef, with onions and bell peppers, all in a signature Panda Express sweet-tangy sauce. The Broccoli Beef is another favorite for the same price. This Cantonese dish is made with marinated sliced beef and fresh broccoli. This is then tossed in the wok with a mild, yet highly flavorful ginger soy sauce. Perfect!
You’ll certainly be very hungry by the time you have chosen from the extensive À la carte list!
The premium entrées at Panda Express are the Honey Walnut Shrimp, featuring an irresistible combo of sweet and crispy with Fresh tempura shrimp that is wok-tossed in an incredible honey sauce, before being topped with glazed walnuts. There is also the Shanghai Angus Steak with thick-cut slices of marinated Angus Top Sirloin alongside sliced mushroom, asparagus, and all wok-tossed in Panda Express’s famous zesty Asian steak sauce
These are for a limited time, so be quick! In most stores, you’ll find these premium entrées starting from under $5.00, up to $14.00 or so. Prices are subject to change, though.
Kids meals are slightly cheaper because of their smaller size, so for these, you’re looking at the Panda Club meal with Treetop Apple Crisps and Honest Kids juice, or bottled water! This brand new kids meal is a balanced option for parents and kids to choose from! And, it’s cheap, coming in at under or around $5.00!
In terms of drinks, there are a few options, including Bottled Water from under $2.00, a Bottled Drink (One Size Only) for just over $2.00, a juice for around $1.90, or a Fountain Drink, currently from $1.60.
Not sure if any of the set meals on the menu are right for you? Why not create your own Panda Express plate? You can have any one side and two entrées from under $7.00, and an extra Premium Entrée for an additional $1.25, or so.
If you want something to feed the whole family, then opt for a Family Feast. These serve four to five people, and you can choose from two large Sides and three large entrées for at least $30 or a Premium Entrée for an additional charge of a few dollars.
The dishes at Panda Express feature all the major allergens as stated by the FDA, these being shellfish, tree nuts, fish, peanuts, soy, eggs, and wheat.
The entrées from Panda Express are prepared fresh in cooking equipment that is shared, so it is important to know that any of these allergens may well be present in the entrées before you eat.
All the dishes at Panda Express contain no additional MSG, except for those that occur naturally within certain ingredients.
The sweet and sour sauce that you can get with your Cream Cheese Rangoon appetizer might be tasty, but it will add some extra calories and fat to your meal.
The sauce features 70 calories as well as 380 mg of sodium. When combining the sauce with the rangoons themselves, the dish contains 190 calories and 180 mg of sodium, along with eight grams of fat.
Another appetizer that has an optional sauce that can add to the calorie intake of your meal is the chicken egg rolls. Alone, the rolls have 200 calories, 340 mg of sodium, and 10 grams of fat, but when combined with soy sauce, an additional five calories are added along with more than twice the amount of sodium, with an extra 375mg.
One of the most well-known entrées at Panda Express is their signature Orange chicken. This dish features a spicy, sweet sauce, which ups the calories to 260. It also contains 450 mg of sodium and 13 grams of fat per 4.1 ounces.
The calories can be upped even more so when combined with the standard pairings of a medium Pepsi and fried rice. If you choose this particular drink and side, you will add another 680 calories to the meal, as well as 650 mg of sodium and nine grams of fat.
There are a wide range of nutritional values to be had across the sides at Panda Express. For instance, the chow mein side dish features 980 mg of sodium, 22 grams of fat, and 510 calories per 8.6 ounces. However, the mixed vegetable side dish only features 80 calories, though they do have 540 mg of sodium per every 8.6 ounces.
Whilst there are no dishes that are suitable for vegetarians, vegans, or the gluten intolerant, due to most of the dishes containing sauces with meat products or chicken stock, customers can look for the Wok Smart symbol to find dishes that have 300 calories or fewer as well as at least eight grams of protein.
In the United States, Panda Express has over 2,000 locations. As well as in the US, Panda Express has locations throughout Canada, Mexico, Russia, Guatemala, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, the Philippines, Japan, and El Salvador.
You can also order ahead for pickup and delivery directly with Panda Express, or you can find them on UberEats, DoorDash, and GrubHub so you can have your favorite food delivered right to your door!
