Panda Inn - Pasadena
3488 E Foothill Blvd
PasadenaCA91107
Payment Methods: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club
Open
- Sunday
- 11:00am-10:00pm
- Monday
- 11:00am-10:00pm
- Tuesday
- 11:00am-10:00pm
- Wednesday
- 11:00am-10:00pm
- Thursday
- 11:00am-10:00pm
- Friday
- 11:00am-10:00pm
- Saturday
- 11:30am-10:30pm
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- Total Reviews
- (78)
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Description
Panda Inn is the source and original inspiration behind the nationally recognized Panda Express restaurants.
Andrew Cherng and his father, Master Chef Ming Tsai Cherng, opened the first Panda Inn in Pasadena, California in 1973. Their goal was to share the culinary arts of Mandarin and Szechuan cuisines with their local community by emphasizing the Chinese art of balancing tastes and...
Andrew Cherng and his father, Master Chef Ming Tsai Cherng, opened the first Panda Inn in Pasadena, California in 1973. Their goal was to share the culinary arts of Mandarin and Szechuan cuisines with their local community by emphasizing the Chinese art of balancing tastes and...
Tips
The Extras: Not sure what to order? The menu suggests wines to pair with the fare.
The Extras:
Not sure what to order? The menu suggests wines to pair with the fare.
Member Reviews
good generic Chinese:
I like the word used by the CS editor to describe this place: "reliable". The menu will be safe and familiar for anyone that's ever ordered junk Chinese, which classics like mu shu pork and kung pao chicken. It's the quality of the food that makes it more than just junk food, though, and the vegetarian dishes are fresh. Try the calamari; it's pretty good here. If you're looking for authentic Chinese or more exotic or adventurous dishes, though, you'd best look elsewhere.
Editorial Reviews
"It may be Americanized Chinese, but it still hits the mark" swear habitués of these upscale progenitors of Panda Express presenting "well-prepared" Mandarin cuisine like honey-walnut shrimp and other "recipes lost in time from the 1970s"; if the red-and-orange-hued setting is "comfortable but not memorable", at least service is "polite" and "prices won't break the bank" either.
Reliable--if safe--Mandarin cuisine in a chain-designed setting.:
The Scene
Filled with families with grandparents in tow, this brightly lit chain is not the place for a romantic encounter. Nonetheless, with bustling servers, speedy yet courteous...
Filled with families with grandparents in tow, this brightly lit chain is not the place for a romantic encounter. Nonetheless, with bustling servers, speedy yet courteous...
Information from the business
Award-winning Mandarin and Szechuan chinese cuisine
Banquet facilities
Catering
Sunday Brunch
Happy Hour
Take-out and/or delivery available
Banquet facilities
Catering
Sunday Brunch
Happy Hour
Take-out and/or delivery available
Panda Inn is a full-service dining restaurant that specializes in providing gourmet Mandarin and Szechuan cuisine. The restaurant has locations in San Diego, Glendale, La Palma, Ontario and Pasadena, Calif. Its menu includes a variety of pasta, salads, soups, tasters, and noodles and rice preparations. The restaurant additionally serves various types of poultry, seafood, beef and pork dishes....
