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Do you like Panda Express?
Yes
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 56%  [ 36 ]
No
28%
 28%  [ 18 ]
Only the orange chicken
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 15%  [ 10 ]
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:06 am    Post subject: What do you think of Panda Express?

I've always liked it, but apparently lots of people think it's garbage.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:22 am    Post subject:

Expensive fake chinese food.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:25 am    Post subject:

lakersken80 wrote:
Expensive fake chinese food.


this
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:27 am    Post subject:

My nephew likes it, and thus I'm forced to finish his leftovers whenever I take him there. It's not bad, I've had worse. I'm not pretending that I'm eating authentic Chinese food. I probably wouldn't even like authentic Chinese food.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:31 am    Post subject:

Good american food that Purists get in a snit about because it's not authentic Chinese.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:36 am    Post subject:

Panda is to Chinese food what McDonalds is to burgers. A decent stand in when it's not convenient to go get the real thing and you need to grab a bite quickly.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:53 am    Post subject:

Aussiesuede wrote:
Panda is to Chinese food what McDonalds is to burgers. A decent stand in when it's not convenient to go get the real thing and you need to grab a bite quickly.


And this is why there is always one on a college campus or next to one. When you are in a hurry and have few choices, you don't care.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:56 am    Post subject:

It's the taco bell of chinese food, catered to american palate. I have no problem with it, wouldn't mind owning a franchise or two myself. They actually do pretty well in airports, longests line in food court (anecdotal)
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:56 am    Post subject:

DeeAgeaux wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
Expensive fake chinese food.


this
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:57 am    Post subject:

Shopping mall cuisine.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:09 am    Post subject:

I like the walnut shrimp
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:09 am    Post subject:

It's perfect for when you become tired of the same old diarrhea and want to spice things up with some acid diarrhea.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:11 am    Post subject:

LakersRGolden wrote:
Good american food that Purists get in a snit about because it's not authentic Chinese.


Bingo.

It's good. And fine. In a different way than authentic Chinese.

It's like the sushi rolls we have here. Not authentic, but good, but again, in a different way than authentic Japanese food.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:21 am    Post subject:

LakersRGolden wrote:
Good american food that Purists get in a snit about because it's not authentic Chinese.


I don't think anybody enters a Panda Express expecting an authentic Chinese meal. I think most objections come from receiving a plate filled to the brim with heaps of bargain basement chicken slathered in sugar slime. But if you like it, you win!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:28 am    Post subject:

ocho wrote:
LakersRGolden wrote:
Good american food that Purists get in a snit about because it's not authentic Chinese.


I don't think anybody enters a Panda Express expecting an authentic Chinese meal. I think most objections come from receiving a plate filled to the brim with heaps of bargain basement chicken slathered in sugar slime. But if you like it, you win!


Since you are this forum's Jordan Schlansky ( ), I'm picturing you typing that while drinking the finest French Press coffee, resulting from a multi-step process involving the right temperature and air pressure, while eating a sandwich made with the finest grass-fed pastrami imported from New Zealand, tomatoes imported from Tuscany and transported by an exclusive fleet of ships that maintain the optimal temperature to keep them fresh, and bread made from the finest grain from the black soil region of Ukraine harvested by authentic farming equipment from the 17th century.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:30 am    Post subject:

Its okay, I found a place that does chinese food like that but is drive thru. Its near home and their orange chicken is delicious.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:35 am    Post subject:

Wilt wrote:
ocho wrote:
LakersRGolden wrote:
Good american food that Purists get in a snit about because it's not authentic Chinese.


I don't think anybody enters a Panda Express expecting an authentic Chinese meal. I think most objections come from receiving a plate filled to the brim with heaps of bargain basement chicken slathered in sugar slime. But if you like it, you win!


Since you are this forum's Jordan Schlansky ( ), I'm picturing you typing that while drinking the finest French Press coffee, resulting from a multi-step process involving the right temperature and air pressure, while eating a sandwich made with the finest grass-fed pastrami imported from New Zealand, tomatoes imported from Tuscany and transported by an exclusive fleet of ships that maintain the optimal temperature to keep them fresh, and bread made from the finest grain from the black soil region of Ukraine harvested by authentic farming equipment from the 17th century.


You forgot the monocle, but other than that this is pretty accurate.

Really though I do believe if you like it, you win. Same with books or movies or whatever. I can't convince someone they don't like Panda Express if they do, nor am I interested in convincing them of that in the first place. I've found a lot of people that like kinda cheap, nasty things attach their identity to them and feel threatened if someone doesn't like it. I'm not here to take anyone's Panda Express or diminish your experience. I'm just here to make diarrhea jokes.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:41 am    Post subject:

Why would you not just go to Pei Wei instead?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:46 am    Post subject:

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Why would you not just go to Pei Wei instead?


Simple answer, there isn't one.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:59 am    Post subject:

Best Chinese food in Orlando. Sadly.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:08 pm    Post subject:

rwongega wrote:
Best Chinese food in Orlando. Sadly.


Panda Express? damn sorry to hear
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:20 pm    Post subject:

rwongega wrote:
Best Chinese food in Orlando. Sadly.


Some of these have good reviews! Keep hope alive!

https://m.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Chinese+Food&find_loc=Orlando%2C+FL
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:21 pm    Post subject:

i rarely go to Panda Express but honestly if you like Americanized Orange Chicken there are not many places that really do it better.
I despise their dried out chow mein that's 50% celery though
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:08 pm    Post subject:

ocho wrote:
rwongega wrote:
Best Chinese food in Orlando. Sadly.


Some of these have good reviews! Keep hope alive!

https://m.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Chinese+Food&find_loc=Orlando%2C+FL


lol, I went to all of them during my time in Orlando. And they were a long drive with lots of toll fares paid from where I lived. Most of the "good" ones are asian fusion or also serve thai/japanese/vietnamese food which is where their quality is better. Not to mention for a cheap place like Florida, the prices were outrageous compared to places in San Gabriel, etc. Whenever you see General Tso's Chicken on the menu, you're not getting authentic food.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:12 pm    Post subject:

rwongega wrote:
compared to places in San Gabriel, etc.


Sorry about your plight but ^this just reminded me it's been a minute since I made a SGV trip and now I'm hungry.
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