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Panda Express in Oceanside

3.7 (118) 4121 Oceanside Blvd Suite 200, Oceanside, CA 92056, United States

Categories

Chinese restaurant
Asian restaurant
Restaurant

Location on the map

Oceanside, San Diego County, California, US

Phone: +1 760-732-1196
Site: https://pandaexpress.com/loc...

Opening hours

Monday:9:30 AM–10 PM
Tuesday:9:30 AM–10 PM
Wednesday:9:30 AM–10 PM
Thursday:9:30 AM–10 PM
Friday:9:30 AM–10 PM
Saturday:9:30 AM–10 PM
Sunday:10 AM–9:30 PM

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Total reviews rating 3.7

118 Reviews for Panda Express 2024:

Review №1

2023-12-09 02:50:17

There is nothing express about this Panda Express as the staff is more concerned about fulfilling the mobile orders over the line of people out the door. It took my wife 30 minutes from the time she walked in the door to the time she walked out the door tonight. Thank you Panda Express for allowing me enough time to go to Chipotle, wait in line, place my order, walk back to your establishment, sit down, eat a burrito along with chips and quac, and then wait a few minutes for my wife to stand at the register while a worker ignores her to fill several more mobile orders. Your priorities need to change.

Review №2

2023-12-10 06:33:18

Literally found a panda in the bathroom and had to fight ended up with bamboo in my trunks i’m still shaking in my boots to this day to this day, plus i exploded because of the fire orange chicken i ate that day. Overall pretty good bad definitely do not do do recommend.

Review №3

2022-10-09 19:55:03

The portion size were horribly off, one of the panda bowls was only half full. The service was good and the staff was friendly. I was expecting a bit of a delay for my online order, given that it was lunch time, but I was very surprised and appalled at my food once I viewed it. As soon as a opened my order the portion sizes were very noticeable and the food was burnt/dry. I have a very limited time for lunch during work. I was definitely let down from my order at Panda Express.

Review №4

2021-05-12 20:45:56

Very nice and confident manager (probably? The one in black shirt). He came in from the kitchen and asked what I wanted after seeing me waiting for a long while. He also recommended I to get the 2 different spring rolls. He definitely made my day better. :) Thanks a lot

Review №5

2023-08-05 02:53:48

Line to order was not that bad. Food was good and fresh. Parkin was even easy to park.

Review №6

2023-04-23 00:29:51

This is the worst panda I have ever been to. ALWAYS get half servings of everything. Such a waste of time and money

Review №7

2023-01-06 04:00:19

So I love this Panda Express. I came in almost a year ago and there was this awesome manager and his name is slipping me...I had not been for awhile and then went and Odalys and Andrew were so super nice and answered all my questions that now I go to Panda a couple of times a week sometimes just to get a side because I have to watch what I eat. But I love going there just because everyone is so nice - it can be a great place to grab a bit and decompress. Thanks for being so cool to the rest of the staff as well.

Review №8

2023-04-12 21:29:31

We got 1/2 chow mein noodles & 1/2 rice. The noodles were so cold we had to pop in the microwave. Then they tasted old & hard. Now to the 2 shrimp dishes - the firey shrimp had no fire - it was plane & boring. The honey walnut shrimp was also old. The dough was falling off the shrimp & I found NO walnuts at all. The last was the standby orange chicken. (The angus item was still 8 minutes wait) Orange chicken was quite chewy & we were just not impressed at all.

Review №9

2023-01-20 03:01:06

They have my favorite dish and I get 5 pieces of chicken loaded with pineapple. SMH!

Review №10

2022-07-17 23:40:54

Really happy with the service here. Most places dont let you ask for specifications on the meals, but the crew here was really nice. They also had brown rice, so its back! 5 star team here. My boys will actually enjoy the food! Cheers

Review №11

2023-08-12 01:57:15

There is sigh if u dont get receipt, then your meal is free .. well I still got charged for mine and was never refunded..I had to sit there and beg multiple times for receipt .. he just kept telling me, it doesnt work .. how is thats my fault ??Why did he not explain that instead of looking at like Im stupid standing there waiting for receipt

Review №12

2021-11-17 22:28:36

I normaly eat Panda at this location, not any more!Had to wait in line for a bit as usual, no problem. Get to the cashier and she is trying to give me a receipt from the previous customer. After I paid she handles me the bag with the to go plate sideways. I decided to opened it and sure enough, food was everywhere inside the box. She redid the plate herself with attitude and did not put the same amount of food as before. Told her that I wanted my money back due to way she treated customers. She did give me the money in cash and said thanks.

Review №13

2021-05-18 02:49:19

I walked in and ready to order and no one said hello or anything. I was completely ignored. All the employees were so excited from their manager or lead (whoever wears the black shirt) bringing them starbucks. The there were a couple employees that could’ve taken my order but chose to pay more attention to their Starbucks. I rather go to a different location than this place.

Review №14

2020-06-14 05:16:21

I had to wait 15 minutes for my food. The restaurant was very busy. Or maybe their short staff. There seem to be some confusion between the walk up customers and the people who ordered on line. People was walking up and jumping in front of people standing in line. Just because they order online, they can jump in ahead of everybody in line? The guy working in the front taking orders dont seem to know what was going on. Or perhaps he was being overwhelmed. He looked like he was new on the job. The restaurant needs better organization. The food was good.

Review №15

2021-12-10 03:55:10

The manager was extremely rude and aggressive towards me for no apparent reason. Unfortunately I dont remember her name. I would advise anyone to take their hard earned money elsewhere. China Fusion is less than a mile away and they have better food with superior service.

Review №16

2023-07-29 05:47:33

Love the food.I totally recommend it.

Review №17

2023-03-27 18:17:36

Tired of the tiny portions when ordering bowls from this location. The bowls are half filled with hardly any meat. Not going here anymore.

Review №18

2017-07-06 03:54:00

Loved the service! The person serving us was Eduardo and let me tell you, that guy was super nice and pleasant to deal with! He also put such a huge portion of food that we all were able to eat only half! Compared to lots of other pandas I have attended,this one has had the best service and portions so far.

Review №19

2021-07-03 22:53:12

Hands down the best Panda in San Diego county. Fried rice has lots of egg pieces, sweet and sour is perfectly balanced, grilled chicken is super juicy, orange chicken is crunchy, and orange sauce is nice and thick! Excellent all around!

Review №20

2017-10-27 03:27:14

After having placed an order online months ago that no one bothered to prepare for pickup, I decided to give this location another try. This time I didn’t bother to order ahead but when I arrived at 7pm on a weeknight, there was barely any food available. The chow mein and 3 of the 4 entrees I wanted were either completely gone or on their way. The staff was nice enough but they just don’t seem to be on top of things here.

Review №21

2015-12-14 18:17:20

I ordered for my annual Christmas party held at my residence. I had 44 people and my order was done to perfection! All the guests enjoyed your food.When I arrived to pick up my food, Austin, was so helpful and kind. He asked if I needed anything else and was so accommodating. He even carried my order and placed it the car for me!Thank you so much for the great experience and I will highly recommended your catering services to my friends.

Review №22

2018-01-20 04:54:19

This is the laziest Panda. They seem like every order is a challenge and too hard to do.. Oh, we, dont have white rice...and we cant make more. I can mix what is left over from the white rice with the left over brown rice.They always close up and stop making dishes long before the store closing time. The trays never have anything fresh, they have to make a new order of every item every time, then act like it is a big inconvenience for them to do so. And, when they arent acting like that, they are telling us that they cant make something, because they dont anymore if some ingredient. Every time we go there, there is only one person taking orders, and one cook. The rest of the staff are always pretending to clean while they flirt with the Chipotle staff who come over and take their breaks inside of Panda Express. Horrible service.

Review №23

2019-02-04 01:23:32

Ok so its the super bowl and the employees are probably upset they have to work but they didnt get the order correct, apparently they have no white rice and I guess they are running short of food as they didnt give full portions. the employees didnt care that they werent filling the order correctly or that they didnt stock a Chinese food standard of white rice. An apology would have been nice, service would have been better, having their normal food would have been great, all were absent

Review №24

2021-04-04 04:18:40

Came to buy 1 bowl that cost $6.80 and i was charged $21.22. Odalys charged me for 2 plates and told me that we can get the second plate free the next day even though I paid for the second plate. I don’t live in that area so I declined the offer I just wanted the extra money back, I was not being rude about the situation but, Odalys was being very rude for no reason. They gave us $12 back.

Review №25

2021-07-13 01:08:07

Ive tried to order via Postmates from this Panda Express twice and both times it has waited 30 min then just canceled my order. Im not sure if thats a postmates problem or PE but any other restaurant I order from PM they dont cancel. Theyre closer to my house and if I could go in I would but I cant so I order from the further Panda Express on Postmates and it always works. 🤷‍♀️

Review №26

2019-08-24 20:07:08

My first time coming to this panda and all I wanted was a medium cup . I was standing there for a good 10 minutes the cashier ignored me the whole time ! A lady next to me asked for the bathroom key cause she was also standing there waiting and I looked over at the cashier and she rolled her eyes the person cooking had to give it to her .. after that I left but that cashier shouldn’t be trying customers like that I will not be coming here again .

Review №27

2019-07-28 01:01:33

The girls at front are always very friendly and pleasant to deal with when i go in there to order. If someone requests something that is out or being made they offer a free drink for the wait when they dont even have to. I appreciate this place.

Review №28

2020-07-01 03:12:29

Ordered on uber eats, i don’t know if it’s pandas fault or uber but they forgot all the sauces and forks. very upsetting when you get teriyaki chicken. and fortune cookies which is my favorite. and the meat is dry which is also upsetting

Review №29

2022-06-24 07:50:35

The food did not have very much taste flavor all Panda Express are different from each other and some are better than others

Review №30

2021-03-22 21:31:07

Every time I go here they dont acknowledge me for several minutes after I walk in the door. The last visit was a particularly bad customer service experience and I will not go back. Food is usually okay

Review №31

2017-04-22 03:24:31

Whats the point of ordering online, being guaranteed a time to pick up, then still having to wait 20 minutes while everyone else is being helped, including online orders that came in after mine. Not to mention the girl working didnt even acknowledge me, and finally, after almost 10 minutes, another worker stepped in to help. Finally got home, to a bag full of spilled teriyaki sauce because the lid wasnt on. I even specified we didnt need teriyaki sauce. Very disappointed and frustrated with this location.

Review №32

2017-08-09 08:41:39

Standard panda express. I have had lunch and dinner here multiple times and have never had a problem. Staff is always very kind and moves quickly. Double Orange Chicken and Chow Mein. Good stuff.

Review №33

2019-11-23 05:40:31

For north county or any county or state that does not have good Chinese food then you cant go wrong with Panda. Even till this day i rate there orange chicken as #1. Better than P.F. Changs for sure!

Review №34

2016-09-28 00:20:20

Never a line when I get here in the mid-afternoon. Just as good as any other Panda. Bathroom was clean when I used it. 4 stars because a tiny thing of Orange chicken should not be over $4.....

Review №35

2019-08-06 07:21:57

Their food is covered in oil and fat. Not my favorite chain but my mom loves it but it’s not healthy. Noodles are dry, some of their sauces are salty, and not much of a variety of fresh veggies.

Review №36

2022-04-20 23:29:50

Went for a Family Pack ordered string bean chicken, orange chicken, egg rolls for entrees and was grossed out when we got half way through the string bean container worse part was we were asked to wait 10 mins as they didn’t have any cooked atm so you would think they wouldn’t give me the left over left in pan and put newly cooked string bean chicken on top.

Review №37

2021-04-02 00:01:04

This Panda Express is really great. Their Orange Chicken taste so good and tender. My family also love their Honey Walnut Shrimp and Kung Pao Chicken. 😊👍😍

Review №38

2022-09-05 03:06:04

The lady was really nice and they were going as fast as they could and still offered correct and positive service :)

Review №39

2021-06-19 03:08:11

They asked me if I could wait for the wontons and I said yeah, but then when I finally get them they have no sauce for them...why not lead with that info? Why did you give the lady infront of me an extra one if there was only two left...disappointing....gah

Review №40

2022-12-10 04:15:57

I really do like Panda and I gotta say, this is a pretty nice location, I will definitely come again.

Review №41

2020-07-14 03:56:28

I’ve been here 40 times or more. Awesome service. I did have a problem once where they took long, but they provided great customer service, and I left satisfied. Awesome and kind employees. :)

Review №42

2017-06-25 02:49:26

Managers continued to take orders while food was out of stock resulting in 15 people paying for food and standing around. Your restaurant is setup like an assembly line, operate is as such. This was unacceptable.

Review №43

2019-11-04 04:54:58

Asked for rice, instead got chow mein. I also asked for a lemonade with no ice and they gave me a Dr Pepper first, and then gave me a water after I told them they screwed my order up.

Review №44

2018-01-28 22:44:02

I purchased beef and broccoli and chow mein/w rice with my uber eats and there was only one piece of beef and my rice was stale!!!!!!!8 And the only thing we get as customers is that well give you a discount on your next order... Whos to say Im going to order again!!!

Review №45

2019-08-05 02:49:43

Good if you want cheap... kinda cheap food. Prices are not really worth it in my opinion. But I still like coming here with friend.

Review №46

2021-07-10 00:28:10

Food is undercooked and the service was terrible, very rude, Ana threw mine and my sons food on the counter and told me to get it, after we had waited patiently as they had to cook more.

Review №47

2020-08-20 03:32:13

First time at this location and we had great service team was super friendly and made us feel welcomed. Will definitely be back at this location

Review №48

2019-12-07 16:25:59

Honestly the manager was kind of rude, the food good like always unfortunately last night costumer service was a disaster and the manager rude, after I bought 8 meals it was kind of pricey and on top of that when I was ready to pay I have deal with a rude guy, not good very disappointed

Review №49

2019-03-23 14:46:42

I love this place but many of their food tastes sweet. If you like sweet, their prices and service is great.

Review №50

2022-12-01 04:17:39

Decent food, great prices and friendly staff!

Review №51

2019-02-24 04:43:33

All Panda Express restaurants are consistently good. The vegetables are always colorful and crisp and fresh.

Review №52

2021-04-06 20:57:36

The food is not good and the service is poor. I like Panda Express but the store was not good and I will not be going there again.

Review №53

2021-04-29 03:19:47

Meh my mom likes it. She says asians need support or something

Review №54

2015-08-27 03:42:04

Savina is the best cashier we have EVER had at this Panda Express! She deserves the best.

Review №55

2018-05-05 18:15:29

Sercive was quick but very limited availability of food and I had to wait over 10 minutes for my food... not express.

Review №56

2020-05-02 02:56:47

I ordered orange chicken with lomein. Chicken was ok but the lomein tasted burnt and was not edible. Im done with this place

Review №57

2017-04-30 20:48:13

Good for fast food. They are always busy. Staff is friendly while working hard.

Review №58

2020-08-24 19:45:13

Kids plate got more food entre than my adult single bowl.

Review №59

2019-06-20 15:26:04

What has happened to this brand?They all used to be really good. Now we cant find one thats just okay?

Review №60

2020-12-19 22:45:54

Food was ok, but for the noodles they were bad, opening a can of Chinese would have been better,

Review №61

2021-05-16 04:28:15

Bad service they have no veggies I ask if they can make me just enough for my plate they refuse to do it very rude person

Review №62

2021-04-14 23:21:40

Food looked and tasted like it sat there all day. Incredibly unappealing.

Review №63

2017-05-24 01:45:03

Great location. Very fast and polite staff. The food was great and fast.

Review №64

2017-12-26 05:28:38

They dont have Panda Express cookies :( disappointed my kid

Review №65

2021-11-14 01:02:54

I got 6 plates to go and only one cookie. 🤨

Review №66

2022-06-09 03:41:20

Cheap and cutting corners..dont go after 8pm they wont make anything after that time

Review №67

2020-03-02 22:13:03

When the food is so good that there is a line, you know its worth it!!!

Review №68

2018-07-18 04:23:57

Ive been here for several years but today is the worst day 30 min for me to serve 3 meals to go 😡😡😡😡 how bad are people who are very slow.

Review №69

2020-08-20 04:23:54

Very fast, hot and delishes food. Good counter service.

Review №70

2018-03-29 02:33:07

There service was horrible and the just threw the food and the bag and it spilled every were

Review №71

2021-01-05 05:07:07

Very clean and the food is always fresh and delicious

Review №72

2017-03-04 21:04:06

Decent food, fair price, and a quick way to Feed 1 or 6.

Review №73

2017-09-25 04:39:15

Yessie is fast and quick to correct any errors on previous orders. Thank you!

Review №74

2017-06-15 20:56:05

Fast and friendly service. It can be busy but hey, the orange chicken deserves it!

Review №75

2021-04-23 02:13:18

Chairs too high and the tables too low. Tasty food.

Review №76

2021-03-22 23:40:17

I order teriyaki chicken only got grilled chicken

Review №77

2019-02-14 23:38:07

I had some chicken in a red sauce it was the best.

Review №78

2020-06-15 22:33:00

Always love Panda! Good selection of entrees.

Review №79

2017-06-04 02:51:49

Slow staff but the food was sure Panda Express

Review №80

2019-02-15 02:00:43

When there is no time to mess around in the kitchen. Im going to Panda

Review №81

2017-01-31 00:24:11

Just your average Panda, nothing special but the food is good and service is fast

Review №82

2015-11-16 15:29:33

Love their food...always have.

Review №83

2021-04-12 23:01:06

Long wait for no customer at all. And small portion

Review №84

2017-03-24 18:54:31

Rice and noodles were burnt. Probably the worest Panda Express Ive had.

Review №85

2017-02-12 16:01:32

Delicious! Join their rewards club.

Review №86

2017-02-14 13:30:48

Its typical Panda fair. Nothing special. Pretty busy location.

Review №87

2020-09-30 19:16:15

Listen to me, so that I may get in and get out with what I ordered!?

Review №88

2017-07-01 00:38:21

Friendly staff, good food

Review №89

2019-03-07 02:47:26

Lady that helped me was super pretty

Review №90

2019-05-04 20:14:40

Quality you can taste

Review №91

2018-12-13 12:45:03

Lots of good for such little money

Review №92

2018-02-24 23:07:38

I didnt get a fortune in my cookie

Review №93

2014-06-18 01:15:47

The Cashier Vivi was extremely rude.

Review №94

2018-10-07 22:46:04

Great food great service

Review №95

2019-08-05 09:49:47

What can I say, I love this place.

Review №96

2019-03-27 07:30:24

Standard. Good.

Review №97

2022-10-24 23:43:45

Luv it

Review №98

2020-02-01 05:43:29

Very good

Review №99

2019-02-07 06:21:27

Great service at this location

Review №100

2019-09-11 12:34:02

Quick food. What can I say?

Review №101

2017-02-09 08:10:14

Bad food

Review №102

2017-02-21 17:00:03

Same as every other one.

Review №103

2019-07-12 13:52:46

Great eating place

Review №104

2019-03-30 04:51:05

Great food...

Review №105

2019-09-22 20:50:07

Delicious chinese food

Review №106

2019-10-25 23:40:07

A good experience.

Review №107

2020-03-09 23:10:00

Love the food.

Review №108

2019-10-24 22:16:27

❤ Panda

Review №109

2020-03-13 19:57:01

Excellent

Review №110

2019-02-04 17:37:52

Delicious food

Review №111

2020-02-08 06:10:33

ALWAYS DELICIOUS

Review №112

2019-03-02 20:03:40

Panda!

Review №113

2023-06-22 03:59:48

We arrived at the restaurant at 8 at night to have dinner and the bathrooms were already closed. From that moment on, we asked to please be able to use them at 8:40 pm due to an emergency and the employees did not want to access them, they only said that the bathrooms were already closed and not They could do nothing for us. In addition, the portions of the meals are very few. We have been to several Panda restaurants and we have had bad service from none of them until now.

Review №114

2022-12-18 02:23:47

I bought a plate of food I asked for shrimp and the shrimp were already dry for a long time without flavor and very hard I called to tell them to throw the food away because it is very dry they only say how only the shrimp are when they come we can only replace the shrimp is Its shameful that such a big and famous company has that kind of food like that and apart from that, they dont offer to give back the plate of food, just a portion, discrediting this food restaurant with so many profits and such a bad solution that they offer, I will never go back there again my name Roberto Enriquez

Review №115

2022-08-25 03:20:44

I loved the food, it was super fresh.

Review №116

2019-05-29 01:58:19

Very tasty and cheap

Review №117

2021-04-11 02:10:03

Good attention, good atmosphere

Review №118

2018-04-29 18:29:44

Soso