Panda Express

Buena comida… Precio un poco elevado si hacemos la conversión dólares-​pesos mexicanos.
Servicio rápido y amable.
Es una de las mejores opciones calidad-​precio para comer dentro del aeropuerto de Atlanta.
Yo pedí el clásico pollo a la naranja, de los más ricos que he probado.
Hay arroz, pasta, pollo, verduras… Bebidas frías (jugos, té, refrescos, agua).
Y de postre galletas de la suerte.

Panda Express Hartsfield airport concourse E. You get what you pay for. Orange chicken was indeed orange with a touch of burnt aftertaste. The fried rice looked semi fresh but was very dry. Soy sauce was required to complete the experience. If it were not for the burned aftertaste it would’ve had one more star for the review. One of the stars is for quantity, I did not eat it all but left full. Return trip maybe i will pass panda and get a 5 guys burger next time.

Tipping my hat to Franca today.
This PE at ATL was a zoo. Huge line. Folks in a hurry. Mother Nature had been wreaking havoc on travel all day. Missed conncetions. Delayed flights. Etc.
So imagine what a pleasant surprise it was to discover that it was Franca and her colleagues at Panda Express who took up the responsibility of being the defusers of this potential powderkeg of agitated travelers.
They were witty and pleasant and civil to everyone as we all moved through PE’s trademark assembly-​line of 2 entrés + fried rice. Making us all smile and laugh and feel that we were a traveling community, not just stressed individuals who’d missed connections or were killing time on an unplanned and unwanted three-​hour layover at an overcrowded hub airport.
And Franca even went one step further. She volunteered to be my personal chef and food advisor. I did what I don’t often do – succumb to the marketing material — and ordered the Firecracker Chicken, which was being heavily promoted. But instead of just allowing me to fall for the marketing hype, Franca intervened and took it upon herself to warn me, with a smile, that the dish was exceedingly hot, and perhaps I wanted to reconsider. I asked if it was indeed fiery, and she said that for her, it was. But instead of leaving things in the realm of theory, she daintily and efficiently unwrapped a toothpick and skewered some choice and representative pieces of said chicken, and let me test it. It’s the kind of gesture of concern and solicitousness that you’d expect at a boutique charcuterie dispensary, not a massive Chinese food chain. But Franca went that extra mile (well her actual reach was about two feet, but figuratively it was that mile).
Having tasted the wares, I deemed it worth the risk.
And ten minutes later, as my lips seared a bit from the edible inferno, I walked back over to Franca, thanked her again, and said «now is the time, if you’re so inclined, to say ‘I told you so’.»
Thanks for caring, Franca.

Pathetic
Tried to get a Panda bowl which is smaller portion… they don’t do that .I wanted mixed veggies and Honey walnut shrimp .both were empty and it was not very busy around 5PM. Terrible service and they couldn’t care less. Will never return wish I could do negative stars.

Prepare to be yelled that, rude customer service, overly salted food, and higher then average prices!
PF Changs in terminal A is so much better!

Ok, it’s the airport. Home of powdered eggs and over priced everything. I’ve been looking for an oasis for edible food (at least) for a long time. One Flew South is… nice…but for value and reliability you can’t beat Panda Express.
Stand around the food court at terminal E for any amount of time and you will find Tech ops, ramp, flight attendants, and pilots all q’d up at this take out spot.
If you like Panda Express, this place is a no brainer. If you don’t frequent them, be sure to give it a try. Chances are you will not be disappointed.
I had the two combo orange chicken, pepper chicken and fried white rice. While the presentation was simple in a plastic box, the portion and taste was well worth the 9.29 I spent for food and a bottle.
Tip if you take your order around the corner, you will find an out-​of-​the way spot to eat.

Good option to grab a bite in between flights. The food is fresh, fast, and pretty good. I like the teriyaki or mandarin chicken without sauce.

After not having been to a Panda Express in years I decided to go again — bad decision! Terrible, tasteless entrees and chalky rice. At least now I know never to return.

I have had bad meals from Panda at other locations but this one is much better… What I mean by better is edible and decent. I liked their new surf and turf menu. Their price is pretty reasonable for an airport location. Grab some fast Chinese and hop on a plane!

I don’t have a Panda Express near my home so I always go to Terminal E when flying through Atlanta to get my fix.
I believe due to the high volume of passengers that travels through, you have a really good chance of getting freshly stir-​fried foods at this airport location compared to other Panda Expresses. I specifically like their Kung-​Pao Chicken, and their String-​Bean Chickens.

I’ve been to my fair share of cheap Chinese joints and Panda Express is usually in the upper crust. Surely it would be worth taking the train all the over to Concourse E, I thought. Wrong. The orange chicken in particular was like eating Chicken McNuggets drenched in sugary orange slop. The rest of the entrees — the string bean chicken and the peppercorn shrimp — were just serviceable, maybe 3 stars. All delivered on a bed of fried rice in a classically unattractive styrofoam tray. Actually, I shouldn’t complain about the disposable tray — it made jettisoning the last third of my dish that much easier. For this price you might as well go next door to Qdoba, where the food is still overpriced but at least you won’t feel like you’ve committed a small crime against your health.

Every time I fly through ATL and I have extra time, I stop by the Panda Express in Concourse E. The food is inexpensive, good quality, tasty and varied. Other Chinese fast food places at ATL are not good… even if i land and depart out of A or B, I would still take a hike to E for the Panda Express.
Now with the new Terminal F, it seems like there is a Pei Wei over there… got to try it one of these days…