Hangry Panda: Gluten Free Fried Chicken, Teriyaki & Bubble Tea
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Asian street food, bubble tea, nut-free, seafood-free, GF options
Asian street food, bubble tea, nut-free, seafood-free, GF options
"A Greenwood bubble tea spot recognized as one of the city’s solid options for bubble tea." - Eater Staff
"Chef-owner Lucy Ye runs this affordable, allergy-conscious Asian restaurant on Aurora Avenue. The kitchen is nut-free and seafood-free by default, and the restaurant caters well to those with other dietary restrictions. There are plenty of gluten-free options on the menu too, including gluten-free teriyaki, which is hard to find in Seattle. The spicy fried chicken sandwich and the minced pork rice are highlights. Hangry Panda is also known for its milk teas with house-made syrups — the Panda Milk is made for sesame lovers, with a slightly nutty taste and a salted milk topping. The restaurant focuses on to-go orders, but there are four bar seats available to dine in." - Sarah Engstrand
"This small shop in Greenwood offers a variety of bubble tea in addition to its robust selection of gluten-free street food. Its popular “Panda Milk” drink features a cup of milk that is painted with stripes of black sesame syrup, topped off with a cream cheese-based salted milk cap. This incredibly rich and creamy drink delivers strong on the nutty, fragrant notes of black sesame, and pairs well with the shop’s various snacks, such as its sesame scallion noodles and fried chicken skins. Order via the official website for takeout and delivery." - Ryan Lee
"Joe and Lucy Ye also run Hangry Panda, a teriyaki and Taiwanese street food business in Greenwood that helped inform the creative, pan-Asian menu at their new Capitol Hill restaurant." - Jade Yamazaki Stewart
"Hangry Panda is a Greenwood spot that serves solid Taiwanese street food, like crispy sweet potato starch-encrusted chicken sandwiches, minced pork with mushrooms and jammy caramelized onions over rice, sesame scallion noodles, and waffle fries. Not to mention their phenomenal signature “Panda Milk,” a deliriously rich concoction swirled with nutty black sesame paste and topped with salted cream cheese foam. If that sounds good to you too, you can call to order at 1-866-U-HANGRY. That’s seriously their phone number. While this place is incredibly accommodating to food allergies, with dairy-free milk options and dedicated gluten-free fryers and grills, we can't quite endorse their gluten-free teriyaki. The skin on the chicken thigh tends to be flimsy, the sauce is overpoweringly gingered and salted, and the cabbage salad dressing is just as bitter as us when someone snags the parking spot we were eyeing. But the good news is that there are plenty of delicious things to be had if you don't consume wheat—just grab their tasty chicken sandwich on a gluten-free bun." - Aimee Rizzo
