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Panda Express

Chinese · La Mesa

3.9 · 281 reviews Google
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About Panda Express

At Panda Express, we serve up authentic Chinese flavors with a focus on health-conscious options that satisfy your cravings. In La Mesa, our restaurant has become a local favorite, thanks to our loyal customers who rave about our dishes like the Orange Chicken and Veggie Sprouts. We're proud of our...

At Panda Express, we serve up authentic Chinese flavors with a focus on health-conscious options that satisfy your cravings. In La Mesa, our restaurant has become a local favorite, thanks to our loyal customers who rave about our dishes like the Orange Chicken and Veggie Sprouts. We're proud of our warm and inviting atmosphere, where families and friends gather to enjoy delicious meals together. Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional service, from friendly staff to speedy takeout – we'll have your meal ready in no time!

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🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner 🥗 Vegetarian
🎯 Casual 👨‍👩‍👧 Family

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Panda Express is located in La Mesa, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

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Panda Express is located at 8011 University Ave, La Mesa, CA 91941, La Mesa.
Near Panda Express you can find points of interest such as Porter Park, MacArthur Park, MacArthur Park Recreation Center.
Panda Express offers chinese cuisine.
Panda Express has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Panda Express offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
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Panda Express La Mesa Reviews

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Reviews (20)
Fatina Shimann
Fatina Shimann

Absolutely adorable! Our favorite place to eat I like the idea of your own composition of foods and many different sizes - I would say I cannot find something suitable for myself usually in other places (cause I can eat almost no starches) , but here always! And super tasty, not so expensive Sometimes even take for home

Jesus San Miguel
Jesus San Miguel

We were able to use a 50% off coupon with no issues. In and out in minutes

Henry
Henry

Stopped by to get a quick bite the food was amazing and fresh Carol I think that's her name at the register was super nice and checked up on us to make sure we had everything we needed and made me and my wife feel so comfortable had a pleasant meal thank you so very much.

Enrique Marcial
Enrique Marcial

Gabriel was amazing , really nice customer service , fast and attentive. It was super busy and he manage to get my food really quick. I have worked in restaurants and his customer service is outstanding. He deserves a raise .

Claire Sanders
Claire Sanders

I go here all the time and have always had amazing experiences this last time I think they had a lot of online orders because they seemed to have a lot of orders open all over the place. It’s normally where you follow your food and watch them scoop but this time we gave our order and then waited for our name to be called. We had two items in our order incorrect. Food at panda is good tho so it is fine but we wanted orange chicken not giant sliced chicken and we wanted broccoli beef but we got it without the sauce that it is normally in it is plan meat and brocolli

Jigsters
Jigsters

Adrian, once again, delivered great customer service. I just love how he managed our order and his team. And he’s super nice as well. Bro deserves a lot of recognition, along with his team too!!

Ryancw75
Ryancw75

The only Panda I’ll go to, best staff, super clean, and quick with food refills. They are happy to see you use the Panda app and root you on with accumulating points. Open fairly late too which is awesome for those “I really don’t feel like cooking but need to eat something” days. Check em out

Bruno Borges
Bruno Borges

Normally I don’t receive popular chains like this but the staff was super quick and friendly, and although it was busy at lunchtime, there’s was no wait and all the food was fresh & constantly being replaced. Great team & manager

Zach
Zach

As a man that also works in a Kitchen I understand when you're trying to close but people keep putting in last minute orders. I honestly can't fathom why this place has only a 3.9 and others in San diego are higher. This one at least gave me fresh food when they didn't have any teriyaki at thr moment I ordered. Yes I had to wait longer but it was fresh, workers didn't complain, and the nice girl at thr counter gave me a free cold drink for my wait. All the other ones never do that for me and they always forget the sauces and etc. I asked for on my ticket. For the price you can't beat it. Thanks guys and ignore these nasty comments. As a Kansas dude I think some of these girlscouts just like to complain...lol

Robert May
Robert May

Food is good and service was quick but I wish I opened my plate before I got home (ordered online so my food was packed and tied shut). I asked for Beijing beef and they gave me orange chicken.

richard towns
richard towns

Adrian, one of the guys there, is awesome. Honest and wholesome dude. The food wasnt great today tho. Very disappointing - almost $40 for 3 a la carte meals and it tasted like old re-heated chicken and beef.

Saint
Saint

Came in an hour and a half before closing and the employees complained amongst each other as if I could not hear. I have worked in food and I understand coming in 30 mins till close or 5 minutes till close but a full 1.5 hours?! At least speak where I’m not in ears reach??? Having an attitude because you have to do your job is mind boggling to me.

Cory
Cory

About 1/5 servings of orange chicken i have ordered were either raw or undercooked, with purple-red coloration inside. I tend to get such inedible chicken from this store when I order delivery. So it's like flushing $25 down the drain. Never again, not from this store. Almost vomited the last time. All it takes is consistent use of a thermometer to prevent this. I have informed management about this, but i have not seen any improvement; if anything it has gotten worse over time. I would be reluctant to eat again at this particular PE even for free. I do want to say that the employees are always friendly to me and work hard under pressure.

Wilma Lopez
Wilma Lopez

Awesome place & great services. The food looks good. Its not fresh. Orange chicken is hard, crunchy & not safe to chew. They always running out of items and you have to wait until it's being made. Its very pricey for such small portions. The boxes 📦 are small and thin. Wow! I think Since the prices are skyrocketing, this franchise is being stingy with the serving portions of the food. This is not right, nor worth coming here anymore. Not coming to this panda express.

Jonah Lopez
Jonah Lopez

Rude workers, I asked for a manager and they all were acting weird. They then brought someone who was in a regular uniform, who was clearly not a manager to come lie to my face. Talk about unprofessional 🤣🤣🤣

Mike Sodeberg
Mike Sodeberg

Ive been to dozens of different panda express locations. This location serves the smallest portions out of all of them. When i opened the plate i could already see the bottom. Feels like a rip off.

Jasmine Castorena
Jasmine Castorena

Food is cold. The rice was hard.

Josh Guerrero
Josh Guerrero

Food was cold as possible seemed like they just heated up the previous nights food. Tons of entrees were missing. Never going here again.

Susan Prado
Susan Prado

I came in at 8:20pm on July 2,2025 . The lady that helped me with my order was rude and inpatient her name was CHERRY . When I come in to any Panda Express the cashier’s are always so polite and friendly. Also there was no Benjiam beef or white rice . There was a wait over 15 minutes. Although Salis and Jemar were super polite and friendly. Hopefully this review gets seen from corporate it is not okay to have these type of attitudes in a workplace. She was also rude to the cooks raising her voice for sides without a please . Not okay !!!

Rene M. Cuenca
Rene M. Cuenca

Do not go here. They have four people walking around doing a one person job when they could be helping someone checkout. It takes four people to take the trash out or clean a table. And they just stand around on their phones. And the vibe sucks. To the workers who work there don't worry life gets better.

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🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
🥗 Vegetarian Options
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery
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🕐 Hours Today
9AM-11PM
Rating
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📞 Phone
+1 619-462-6836
🌐 Website
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