Panda Express - El Cerrito

Decent chain Restaurant Asian-American fare. A little on the expensive side based on quality.

I used to come here 3-5/week. After today, never again. This location has continually taken longer and longer. I primarily use the app to order and it used to work to get food on time, 10-15 min. Over the last few months, this has increased to today's record of 50 min. The is because for the second time, I just left without getting food I paid for. So who knows when it finally got done. Part of the problem is that the staff doesn't consistently acknowledge the pick-up line at all, with food waiting 15 min on the pick-up shelf before it finally gets handed off because they're just ignoring or serving one person in the pick-up line at a time instead of either calling out names on the order or going through the line. As wait times have gotten longer, serving sizes have gotten smaller. A combination that means I'm staying away. If only the Richmond location could prepare its food right, but looks like I'm out of decent local options.

I come here now and then.. Food portions are getting tiny and pricy. They charge me full kids menu but forget to put the apple crips..

The portions are tiny! The server was so stingy. I paid for a large entree and only got 4 tea spoons of rice. Ended up spending a lot, could’ve had a better deal at a formal Asian restaurant.

Panda Express sucks only because their food is not true Chinese food at all.. It is completely Americanized and none of the flavors taste authentic.