Panda Country

A solid choice for Chinese food. Everything tastes good. Good portions. Fast delivery. They have some of the best Cheese Wontons around. Their General Tso's chicken with BBQ Pork Lo Mein is pretty much our go-to here.

Dinner delivered via Uber Eats. Perfect meal. Delivered hot, fresh, timely, and exactly as requested. The portions were plentiful, and the food was simply delicious. Haven't had good Moo Shu Vegetables since first discovering the dish in the 1990's at the Golden Peacock in Laguna Beach, and Panda Country's is just as superb. Also had the vegetable egg rolls, which were perfectly crispy and tasty. The sauces for both dishes were also perfect. No notes. Panda Country is a delightful and most welcomed find, and we will most definitely be ordering again.

I’m always impressed with this restaurant. The food is spot on delicious. The Lunch Specials are so affordable compared to many others who are taking advantage of us. It would’ve been criminal of me for tipping based on the national and state standards. They well deserved my tip and then some. I give them 5 Stars for the cleanliness of this establishment and the employees even smile where other restaurants aim to do no such thing. Very professional. Go Panda Country Restaurant here in Santee off Mission Gorge! I love this place and is rated one of my best, with or without family and or friends.

The food is amazing, after I found this restaurant it became my go to place for Chinese food! It is a popular place and their small staff can get overwhelmed sometimes, and cause a wait, but it is always worth it! I highly recommend stopping here if you are in town, if they are busy, that are worth the wait!

D. Diamond

Dinner delivered via Uber Eats. Perfect meal. Delivered hot, fresh, timely, and exactly as requested. The portions were plentiful, and the food was simply delicious. Haven't had good Moo Shu Vegetables since first discovering the dish in the 1990's at the Golden Peacock in Laguna Beach, and Panda Country's is just as superb. Also had the vegetable egg rolls, which were perfectly crispy and tasty. The sauces for both dishes were also perfect. No notes. Panda Country is a delightful and most welcomed find, and we will most definitely be ordering again.

Jay Mac

The service and fantastic and the food GREAT. the place is very clean and has a great atmosphere.

John Kidwell

I’m always impressed with this restaurant. The food is spot on delicious. The Lunch Specials are so affordable compared to many others who are taking advantage of us. It would’ve been criminal of me for tipping based on the national and state standards. They well deserved my tip and then some. I give them 5 Stars for the cleanliness of this establishment and the employees even smile where other restaurants aim to do no such thing. Very professional. Go Panda Country Restaurant here in Santee off Mission Gorge! I love this place and is rated one of my best, with or without family and or friends.

Austin Unruh

The food is amazing, after I found this restaurant it became my go to place for Chinese food! It is a popular place and their small staff can get overwhelmed sometimes, and cause a wait, but it is always worth it! I highly recommend stopping here if you are in town, if they are busy, that are worth the wait!

C R

Excellent! Called the restaurant and ordered Panda Beef, Kung Pao Chicken and some fried rice for delivery. Food was delicious and arrived super fast. Panda Country is the best Chinese food in Santee!

Roy Laurie

A solid choice for Chinese food. Everything tastes good. Good portions. Fast delivery. They have some of the best Cheese Wontons around. Their General Tso's chicken with BBQ Pork Lo Mein is pretty much our go-to here.

Stacia Weisbach

Panda Country is a beloved family restaurant with consistently great food and service. While some online reviews may be critical, the restaurant has maintained a loyal customer base for decades. It's an excellent choice for a satisfying family meal at a great price!

This restaruant has an amazing menu to choose from. We ordered shrimp lomein and I believe it was curry shrimp but it was delicious the only concern was how fast the food was cooked because upon eating it, I bit into a cold chicken. Luckily I did not get sick but the food was very delicious over all.

Sdlocal Guide

This restaruant has an amazing menu to choose from. We ordered shrimp lomein and I believe it was curry shrimp but it was delicious the only concern was how fast the food was cooked because upon eating it, I bit into a cold chicken. Luckily I did not get sick but the food was very delicious over all.

First time eating here. Prices were good, food was not bad and they were open late compared to most places in the area. I probably wouldn't eat here in the future but that's just because of my taste preferences. I don't eat much Asian food in general.

For the owner/manager, please respond if seen: Ordered dinner from here to-go as we live about 25 minutes away. My family ate at Panda Country Restaurant in Clairemont for generations back to my great-grandparents. I so miss the old-school decor with the slanted roof, dark woods, tons of rich artwork everywhere. We were sad and disappointed when they decided to close during covid, although they always seemed to have customers when we went for our to-go orders during that time. Heard through the grapevine that this restaurant had new ownership in Santee. Noticed in the review photos some of the same artwork, metal kettles of complimentary jasmine tea that came with every order for dine-in, same menu and emblem design. Ordered some of our “usuals” that I was raised on: - Orange Chicken - tasted nearly the same as I remember but needs more dried orange peels (they make all the difference!) and they used to put whole red peppers. It was tasty but there needs to be more sauce and the sauce used to be thicker and richer in flavor. - Almond Chicken - had large zucchini slices which was fine and the chicken was in larger slices than they used to be which used to be more of a strip style. Loved that almonds were in it but they used to put tons of sliced, halved almonds. It came with whole almonds with the skin still on, please remove the skins! Again, there could be more sauce as well as thicker and richer in flavor. - Mongolian Beef - this probably resembled the most to how I remember this recipe. We have had a hard time finding it with green onions elsewhere, which we love! Onions could be sliced a little smaller and the sauce a little thicker and richer in flavor. But it was good! - Egg Flower soup - very similar in flavor but needs a little more egg in it and they never used to put corn. There were small bits of corn, not bad, but not what I grew up with and miss. Do not overdo it with the gelatin in making the broth too thick. I saw this in another review too. I think we will order from here again, but would love to see everything resemble the greatness of what these recipes once were. I think everything could use a little more salt too. Sorry to see that some reviews mentioned undercooked food. The meat all seemed well-cooked for our order, so I hope they have since made changes. P.S. I didn’t see it on the menu, but PLEASE bring back the Shrimp Toast. Also, the ginger slices in vinegar, red cherry applesauce, and hot mustard if you don’t already still have it. Absolutely LOVED the Shrimp Toast as a little girl.

Jess D

First time eating here. Prices were good, food was not bad and they were open late compared to most places in the area. I probably wouldn't eat here in the future but that's just because of my taste preferences. I don't eat much Asian food in general.

Not a bad place at all to eat - I just think their Kung Pao is too sweet...so RIDICULOUSLY sweet to the point it makes it taste like Barbeque sauce. Where's the spice?

Fenryk Elensar

Not a bad place at all to eat - I just think their Kung Pao is too sweet...so RIDICULOUSLY sweet to the point it makes it taste like Barbeque sauce. Where's the spice?

Ordered carry out. Beef broccoli, Panda Country Lo Mein and Chicken Wings. These are the tiniest chicken wings I’ve ever had. Beef broccoli was full of carrots, broccoli and little beef. Flavor was bland, nothing special. Improvments can be made.

Sam

Ordered carry out. Beef broccoli, Panda Country Lo Mein and Chicken Wings. These are the tiniest chicken wings I’ve ever had. Beef broccoli was full of carrots, broccoli and little beef. Flavor was bland, nothing special. Improvments can be made.

The food was average, but the service was very poor. Even though the restaurant was only partially full, they only had one waitress and another person assisting by hostessing, answering the phone and dealing with to-go orders.

Tom Handley

The food was average, but the service was very poor. Even though the restaurant was only partially full, they only had one waitress and another person assisting by hostessing, answering the phone and dealing with to-go orders.

Terrible service the waitress started cleaning our table and we didn't even pay yet very rude,shrimp and vegetables lunch was very bland using the soy sauce to flavor.

Don't waste your money here as it was a very unpleasant experience and the food was the worst chinese food I ever had.. I came with a group of 9 or 10 people and there was only one other table there with patrons. Most of us had the lunch specials I ordered the orange chicken. The orange chicken described in one of the reviews said that it had orange peels in it mine had none . What my first impression of the dish was very unappetizing with what looked like steamed chicken with a runny sauce which had no flavor to it and not fried as stated in the menu very plain. We also didn't have the option of fried rice as stated in the menu either. The hot and sour soup was terrible and missing the sour element but was so thick with cornstarch and very tasteless. The very small eggroll was extremely soggy in the inside. Our table was not outfitted with napkins or utensils and one of the lady's at our table was going to get some from the table in back of us. I found the waitress to be very impatient and in a rushed manner when taking our orders which I found to be extremely rude...as I stated before there was only one other couple there in the restaurant. While we were sitting there conversing after the meal she came and was taking our drinks off the table as to say you are done here.when my check came it came to eleven dollars and change so I left 12.00 She then proceeded to point it out as if to say where is my tip? I just want to point out that I am a generous tipper but the food and dining experience I found to be disastrous and the waitress was extremely rude I will not reward that.

Have ordered from here before and it was ok. Today, couldn’t have been worse. The orange chicken was stringy and barely cooked. The hot and sour soup was certainly sour - as in rancid. Even the crackers/fried noodles that came with the hot and sour soup were soft and stale. I’m so disappointed with this restaurant. Do better. Follow up: my wife and I became horribly ill after eating this. Never again.

Coming from a seasoned cook, this place has fallen miserably. Food quality is not good as it used to be which is a sign of the people's care in the kitchen. They can't even make hot and sour soup correct which is a staple. Was served a "soup" with so much starch it was thicker than a table gravy. A jelly slop with fillings if you will, and overcooked wontons that left a burnt taste in the mouth. I was irritated to the point I didn't even accept the refund.

Patrick C

Have ordered from here before and it was ok. Today, couldn’t have been worse. The orange chicken was stringy and barely cooked. The hot and sour soup was certainly sour - as in rancid. Even the crackers/fried noodles that came with the hot and sour soup were soft and stale. I’m so disappointed with this restaurant. Do better. Follow up: my wife and I became horribly ill after eating this. Never again.

Roni

Coming from a seasoned cook, this place has fallen miserably. Food quality is not good as it used to be which is a sign of the people's care in the kitchen. They can't even make hot and sour soup correct which is a staple. Was served a "soup" with so much starch it was thicker than a table gravy. A jelly slop with fillings if you will, and overcooked wontons that left a burnt taste in the mouth. I was irritated to the point I didn't even accept the refund.

D B

Terrible service the waitress started cleaning our table and we didn't even pay yet very rude,shrimp and vegetables lunch was very bland using the soy sauce to flavor.

Jennifer Arias

I went today with my mother. I hate to say it but I was very disappointed. The food was not good at all and dry noodles, no good flavor, but the taste was hard to stomach. The service was terrible. She never came over except to drop off the bill. I got up twice, once to ask for coffee, which they stated they only had instant. OMG! At a restaurant? Then to ask for a sharp knife to cut the broccoli and carrots. They only had butter knives. No cutlery for steak and chicken? Nothing. A butter knife for a 75-year-old gal to cut her veggies. I will not be back and if you don’t believe me or think I’m being a Karen (LOL), then go try for yourself. Also ladies, no soap in the bathroom. Gross!