Panda Inn

My first time here, heard about it from a couple at the gas station. It is fantastic! The food is hot, fresh and the wait staff are very friendly. The won ton soup is good as well as the walnut chicken! Will be back!

Came in circa 8pm (they closed at 9) fully expecting to get the reheated after dinner rush scraps. Some of the food was a bit dried out but I wont lie it was still pretty good. I ate 2 different stacked plates of food and liked 90% of what I tried. Is it gourmet chinese? No its buffet and you should know what to expect. Its one of the few, if not only buffets I have gone to that didn’t require me to suffocate my food in sauce to enjoy. NOTE: There is still a decent amount of food smothered in sauce, but it was good. I wouldn’t call it clean or current, staff was tight though.

Came here before shopping. Had been here years ago and still find the establishment very clean. The staff are courteous and neatly attired. The food buffet is well organized and clean. All of the regular Chinese dishes are served as well as crab legs and a self serve sushi Bar. Over all a really good place to eat. The outside of the building is in need of some sprucing but not rundown. The location is out of the way but not hard to get to. We have come here many times over several years and will return!

Great buffet wide selection and well prepared. you can surely find something you’ll like. They keep the food fresh and clean areas.

If you are looking for Chinese food that even resembles something edible, you would be better served dumpster diving at their nearest competitor.
The food was repulsive, cold, soggy and rice… crunchy. If you enjoy eating… Resist the temptation. These particular Pandas are better served being extinct.

Horrible! The spring rolls were mushy, the pork fried rice — was anything but. Not sure what it was. Anything that was fried or battered was mushy. Extremely surprise as I read the reviews before I went. I will not return.

Dinner at 630 first time buffet lo mien noodles over cooked seasoning weak ribs very tuff overall food was ok could use some more seasoning Flavor Up note ice cream good although using a scoop setting in old water everyone has used I don’t think is sanitary. Hostess was very good at seating us waitress a little slow keeping drinks up

Went in hour before they closed on a Saturday night — The cashier seen me struggling on what to order for take out suggested. That is when she suggested I just do a buffet take out and pay by the pound. I got to sample everything and feed 5 ppl for $ 31. What i was going to order before for 5 people was over $ 50. I was very happy about that!!!
My one pet peeve was a small long winged bug in one sauces. It looked like a love-​bug but it early March and not LB Season. It was not a roach. If it was i would never go back. But, there was SO MUCH GOOD going on here that i can look over this one bug. I plan on a full on visit to the buffet with the fam soon. From what I seen at the dinner buffet made me wanting more… of course an hour later I wanted more anyway bug or no bug. :) Good thing I had my Digest Gold Enzymes… they with digest anything.
C U Soon :)

I love Chinese Food, and after much searching, I must say that this is by far the best Chinese Buffet in the Port Charlotte area. They have a decent sized selection, their food seems to be always fresh, and during their weekday lunch hours, it can be cheaper than getting fast food!
The staff however always seemed to have an attitude. I feel fortunate that this place is a buffet where I can serve myself, because it allows me to keep my interaction with the ladies in the staff at a minimum.
They never smile, they act as if they hate their jobs and are just robots in the business, and their poor attitudes rub off on the atmosphere. Both times that I have went there, I have felt rushed. By the time I get my 2^nd plate (within 10 minutes of me sitting down), the waitress drops our bill off at the table without saying a word unless it’s «Have a nice day.» and swiftly walks away.
Judging by food alone, the restaurant is definitely excellent, but I’d like to go back next time and see a HAPPY staff that will make me want to rewrite this review.

Not that good. Had to ask them to bring out more crab legs they ran out a couple of times. The peel and eat shrimp were very old and bad.
The service was bad almost had to clear our own dishes from the table.
The clams were very good. Could of been just a bad night.

A long-​time staple Chinese Buffet in Port Charlotte. My parents have been coming here at least once a week for 5 years. Clean, friendly service, good food, good selection.

A solid 4 stars from me. Very clean restaurant. Number one in my book. The Chinese dishes are spiced well, no bland food here! Several buffet lines with a very nice Sushi bar and an ice cream parlor. I will be happy to recommend this stop if you are traveling the Tamiami Trail. Hand dipped ice cream, 6 flavors.

I ate here usually once a week when I lived in the area and still try to go back there sometimes when I am in town. Some of the buffets you visit just seem sort of thrown together with not much thought given to how the food is presented, etc. This place is always very neat and clean and the owner seems to have taken a little pride in the appearance of his restaurant. One of the things that I liked the most about the Panda Inn was the sushi; they always had pretty decent sushi here. The staff were/​are always very friendly and fast and that’s a rare combination these days. This place is always a favorite with everyone that works in the area so it gets crowded at lunch time.

I have eaten here for years (on-​and-​off because…) I find every time it’s like it has a different owner or chef. Very inconsistent Sometimes pretty good, sometimes pretty awful. Off times like mid afternoon the food is «old» on the buffet. I like that it has fewer dishes and they can concentrate on making them better which they sometimes do but often do not. If «they» are reading this I wish they would not become gourmet, just consistent and delicious and keep the place cleaner.