Panda Express
Fast food · Mission Viejo
Savor Orange Chicken in the Heart of Mission Viejo
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Fast-food chain for Chinese standards, including some health-conscious options.
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Panda Express Mission Viejo Reviews
We had a coupon so we decided to check this out, even though our experiences across the country haven’t been great. This place knocked it out of the park! The food was fresh and delicious and the interior was very well kept.
Always a favorite - great tasting food and quick service.
The workers were very kind to me and my dad. Thank you so much. Great food too.they made us feel very welcome.
The Chinese food there is good enough. I recommend it.
This location is across the street from a high school, so during lunch times, it's pretty busy. I recommend going after 1 for lunchtime eating. The food and service have been good, typical for this chain. UPDATE 11-12-25 The cashier today was friendly and helpful.
O, Panda Express, a culinary quest, Where fortune cookies tempt the hungry guest. With chow mein's sizzle and orange's zest, A feast of flavors, truly the best. From crispy spring rolls to sweet and sour, A symphony of tastes, a wondrous hour. With chopsticks wielded, a noble art, Each bite a pleasure, a feast for the heart. So let us praise this culinary gem, Panda Express, a gastronomic hymn. With every meal, a taste of delight, A truly wondrous, magical sight.
No complaints! Another Doordash order! It was prepared quickly and it was ready to be picked up in no time. This is like my 10th time ordering for pickup and delivery. I don’t even remember the last time I was in the actual restaurant. Food is good. I read some of the other reviews, but to my wife and I, we enjoyed the food. No complaints at all. Orders are usually on point, accurate. Sometimes they do forget to add the sauces or the sodas.
As others have mentioned, food quality has gone down hill. Food is overcooked or chewy from sitting around so long.
This place never gets my order right. It's so bad, I started to blame myself for their shortcomings (I told myself it was my fault for not checking my order before walking out the door). On this particular day, I ordered teriyaki chicken and sweetfire chicken. I got orange chicken and plain grilled chicken with no teriyaki. I am very unhappy with the lack of customer service/satisfaction provided by this particular branch.
7-01-2024 My gf and I left our house just to come here and eat. Well these people that saw us standing outside and walked passed us didn't wanna open the door even though it says they closed at 930, we were there 12min before that.. Yall some lazy people. Btw, goigle says they close at 10, but really, they don't.
What a scam: two little pieces of beef in the broccoli beef. I won’t be coming back with these type of servings.
Messed up our order twice. Went in to do a mobile pickup under the name we had down. Got all the way home and realized that the top receipt had our name but a different persons food was put in our bag. A common mistake since they seemed slammed in their dinner time rush. Got back, she remade the order because someone had already likely picked up our order already. yet she somehow again mixed up our order with someone else's. Completely getting it wrong. So i have now made two trips back and forth like a fart in the wind. I should have double checked but i was like “nah she read the receipt, remade the food, handed it to me, she got it” nope. Absolute comedy. never coming back here. I missed like three innings of the world series because of this.
Don’t eat here. We’ve noticed the food quality going downhill this past year. Food is either undercooked or overcooked, noodles are bland, oily, and tasteless. On 10/24/25, I ordered the teriyaki chicken which made me sick. It smelled raw when I got home, and I thought cooking a few pieces in the microwave would be fine. Big mistake...I should have taken it back for a refund. After taking just 4 bites, I threw it away. The smell was so bad I had to throw the rest of the chicken into the outside trash can. I had intestinal pain all night long. My wife’s orange chicken was also terrible, overcooked and chewy. We’ll NEVER eat here again…it’s not worth getting sick over. I think this place needs to be investigated by the Health Department…they are selling undercooked food that can make you really sick. Corporate should shut this store down until they figure out how to fix the problem. It appears there’s a high turnover rate and inexperienced young kids working there. It’s a health and safety hazard in my opinion.
Standard Panda Express food. The entrees are always fresh and the staff are friendlier than at most Panda Express locations. However, I have noticed over the past couple of years that while the prices have gone up, there is some serious shrinkflation going on with the portion sizes. Other Panda Express locations give 1.5x the amount of food. Where other places use tongs for every entree, this location uses a uniform scoop for most entree items. Whatever fits in that single scoop is what goes into your container. Garbage.
Don’t come to this place, their portion size is the smallest, El toro Panda Express portion is much much better, also service is horrible, the woman cashier is a rage.
Stop by at 940 at night. You guys don't close till 10. You only have 3 dishes left and some chow mein. and you can't make me a triple order of compau chicken. Be better panda, or at least announce that you close before ten.If you're not going to serve your customers.
Why is the food at this location so awful? Do they not follow recipes correctly? This is by far the worst location I have ever been to. The chow mein has no flavor and is never fresh. The food is not enjoyable to eat. Please get a cook from any other location to train your cooks. I'm also suspicious that they keep the food past the allowed time
This locations always sucked for years. Probably one of the worst in OC or South OC. My last visit was via a dodgers win promocode they're in for it now with a potential 100 win season ahead. Complete inedible garbage outta here undercooked noodles raw rice in the fried rice the chicken teriyaki had a slimy chewy consistency. They clearly expedite all of their lower grade food or stuff that's supposed to be binned/canned to orders or online orders trying to get a deal in this economy. Looking forward to this location going out of business even mv locations portions are as trash as when that patron owned the togos. The only good one locally was at the oso pavilions years back. You have to go to Aliso or Laguna niguel or the mall if you don't want to be served garbage or skimped out portions
went in here to pick up a delivery order and they have the COLD sodas next to the HOT food in the same bag … and this is what we all have to be paying $20 an hour for? … (i don’t know anybody who would want cold food when it’s supposed to be hot, especially Chinese food)
I have been a loyal customer of Panda Express for years, but my recent experience was the worst I’ve ever had. It seems the quality has plummeted following their wage hike to $20 an hour. The containers have shrunk significantly, offering a meager amount of food. What little food there was tasted awful and lacked the flavors I used to enjoy. The portions were embarrassingly small, making me feel cheated out of my money. If this trend continues, I won’t be returning. Stay away and be warned: Panda Express is no longer the satisfying, reliable choice it once was.
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27670-b Santa Margarita Pkwy
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
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