Panda Express

This place has definitely gone down hill. How are you going to be out of half of your menu at lunch time? You know to expect a lunch rush, you should prepare for it. The bathroom needed service but I can’t imagine them tending to it when they can’t even keep food prepared. Will not visit again.

This place is so poorly run you’re going to wait a long time in line, wait for your second entrée and then end up eating cold food because your food sits up at the register while you’re 9 people deep in line to pay. Consistently a frustrating experience, but you won’t feel alone. All the customers standing in line next to you are loudly expressing disappointment amongst each other. Poor training and management going on here. I should know, I’m familiar with restaurant operations. Go somewhere else.

I go here at least two to three times a month. It is always fast. Always courteous. The food is always right and sometimes someone even walks around to check how things are going if it’s not too busy.

Worst food ever. Please go elsewhere.

Usually you would never catch me eating at a Panda Express, in Tennessee this is the only decent Chinese food available in our neighborhood (all of Nashville actually). This is not Southern California where there is delicious, fast, huge portions of Chinese takeout everywhere you go. This is fine, I guess while I’m living here to settle the cravings. I’ll be brave one day and try the Beijing beef ! Looks yummy.

Never have I been disappointed in this place. I love the teriyaki chicken and lo mein.

This was my first time here and I got there yesterday around 3 pm. Every thing (most of the bowl) was empty. I asked for the steak and they told me I have to wait 5 to 10 minutes, the girl wasn’t nice or friendly, I asked some questions and she acted so impatient
I got the beef broccoli and it was hardly any beef in it and I also got spicy beef which was cold and not fresh. The food didn’t have any flavor and was not fresh ! I will never go back

OUTSTANDING! I pulled in at lunch and seeing all the cars and traffic, thought, «this will be a while.» I walked in and walked out literally in less than 5 mins and they were super packed! My order was hot and right and super good! Best Panda Express experience ever!

I have eaten here three times now and all three times, I am not impressed but hey its Fast Food Chinese food… so what do we expect right???
The place is so small and always crowded.
So, I thought, hey it must be good !! Right? Large Crowds… but not the case in my opinion. And again, this entire review is MY OWN OPINION… so don’t base your choices on me…
The staff is really nice, but they are always in a hurry and I feel like I am Rushed… I don’t like that feeling. I have to make decisions quickly… literally split second decisions or they will go on to the next person and just leave you standing there. Even though there is a bank of employees in the rear (you can see them cooking) and fresh food is being pumped out quickly… I just don’t like the taste of much of it. The prices are sort of high, and they give you small portions I feel.
With taxes and drink, it totals about $ 10 or more per person, so I would rather go to a buffet for that price… at least I will have more decisions but mainly I will not be RUSHED…
I am going to say the RUSHED feeling is the main reason I don’t like this place. The third visit was MY LAST visit… sorry Panda Express, You are Just NOT for ME… but on a better note… the staff smile a lot and the place is bright and clean… just small and crowded.

I loved this location. It was fast and friendly. I tried a few things and then ordered what I wanted. I was sad they didn’t have the mango drink their menu was promoting since my husband specifically wanted that, but otherwise it was a pleasant experience.

A great place for quick cheap «Chinese food,» staff is always friendly even during stressful times such as rush hour and apparent under staffing, and it’s always clean and we’ll maintained.

The staff was very nice — and the place was pretty clean.
However there were three of us — and we all tried a couple different things and none of them were cooked very good. Things were quite over cooked, or the seasoning was either missing or over-​powering. I would suggest sampling things ahead of time (if the line isn’t too crazy)

I love panda express, they are the best americanized chinese food chain in my opinion. Beijing Beef and String bean chicken are two of my favorites! Of course, get them fresh otherwise it’s not as good! The price is just right, and you get a lot of food! Add on some crab rangoons and you have a huge meal. The service is fast and quick, perfect for when you are in a rush!

I would rate this higher if only this particular Panda Express were consistent. The last time I was here everything was excellent. Food had a lot of flavor and staff is always friendly. I came in today with my family and everything was very bland. They were giving away free fire chicken for the Chinese New Year and the first couple bites were spicy. The rest of what they gave me tasted the same as the mushroom chicken I ordered. My daughter had fried rice and told me it didn’t taste the same as what she normally gets. Maybe I’ll go back, maybe I won’t. There’s another location inside Opry Mills mall.

For fast Chinese, it’s the best.
Their Beijing beef is my favorite dish but their shrimp dishes are great as well!
If you’re in a hurry and need Chinese food to go, this is your best bet!

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I like going to Panda Express because it’s just like a Starbuck’s or McDonald’s — the food is consistent and uniform at each location. So is the seating arrangement, since this place was almost a mirror image of the ones I frequented on the other coast.
I was in the shopping mall at 100 Oaks and had a hankering for something Asian-​ish. I got my usual and it tasted just the way I expected it to. Up until I got to Nashville, I thought for sure I never had cream cheese in my Chinese food before. But when I saw their rangoons, I was suddenly reminded that I did have them back in California. I thought it was weird back then, too, but it didn’t stop me from ordering them.
The ones here had a weird herb used to season the cream cheese. I don’t remember them tasting like that at other locations, but maybe it’s been a while for me.

Panda Express is what it is. You aren’t going to get gourmet Chinese food here, but it will be tasty for the most part.
You can get in and out in 10 minutes, and the food is freshly prepared (which is half of the battle with Chinese)
I still prefer a Pei Wei or PF Chang’s to this, but my wife and I ate until we couldn’t eat anymore and the total bill was $ 15.

Two years in Nashville and the best Chinese food restaurant still currently open (What happened to Bamboo Garden?) is Panda Express. And this makes me a sad panda.
Well, Panda Express is definitely American Chinese food, it is filling, and it is cheap (around $ 6 – 8 per meal). I would give it a C+ for authenticity, due to surprisingly good Gan Bao Chicken and stuff like black pepper and celery chicken and the honey walnut chicken that was always a guilty pleasure of mine as a kid. Heck, I’m even support the orange chicken Panda Express claims to have invented. On the other hand, they get docked for the sweet and sour and Mandarin Chicken. Really, any dish with only meat on it should be skipped, for it will be liberally doused in sauce. The food is cooked pretty quickly by a very visible kitchen team (with woks!), and service is prompt and friendly. There is little I can complain about here.
…except during lunch and dinner, when this place is jammed with people like sardines.
Please Nashville, get a good Chinese restaurant. This is killing me.

Since this is a chain restaurant that is typically found in mall food courts or airports the reviews of this place will probably be bad and some terrible personal experience someone had.
I like this panda express because its located next to some cool shopping locations (electronic express, Russ, tjmax, pet smart, Michaels crafts) so you can grab lunch while shopping. They have a ton of choices at this location. They have 6 – 7 different chicken dishes atleast! The food line is clean however the tables never seem to be bussed and the trash is always over flowing.
The food over all is fresh and good tasting. Considering Nashville is the worst town for good Chinese food I’m happy this Panada Express is here!

I’ve always liked Panda Express. I think the first one I went to was in Cool Springs Mall years ago. I also run into them quite a bit when I’m out in Cali. This location is nice because the food is always fresh, mostly due to the constant flow of people in and out going to 100 Oaks or Hollywood 27 movie theater.
Although I’m not a big fan of peas and carrots in my fried rice or the extra cabbage in my chow mein, the main dishes make up for it.
Some of my faves: Mushroom Chicken, Chicken and String Beans, Kobari Beef, Honey Walnut Shrimp, and Eggplant Tofu.
The company likes to tout itself as «Gourmet Chinese Food,» but I’m not sure why. It’s decently priced and always fills me up. Strangely, it doesn’t make me hungry an hour later like other Chinese places can.