Little Panda

Amazing orange chicken. Always served fresh! I love how much work the family puts into there restaurant.

very good, good job enzo i love this place. Food is so good. I would crack it.

Every time we order from here the food is good but we nvr receive our whole order pay 90 dollars and nvr get everything payed for

Wow, let me just say this place was much better than I anticipated. A small Chinese restaurant in the middle of Iowa seemed like something would be wrong, but the food was amazing! The service was great! And everything seemed very clean. Although the buffet was small, the food was always fresh and it was delicious! They had some of the best sweet and sour chicken I have had in a long time.

Unpretentious. Tasty. Uncle Roger would say "correct" a lot here.

I was pleasantly surprised, for a Chinese buffet the food was good. The selection wasn't massive like some Chinese buffets but the quality is better, and the price is right. The servers were very pleasant and we felt right at home. The sign on the door says no debit or credit cards so I think you need cash.

Very good food joint in cherokee, one of the best selections we have in this town. Great customer service. Only pickup right now, no in restaurant dining. Requires a mask to pickup your food. The personal use their masks properly. The owners take the time to greet their customers and make sure that you are welcome when the dining is open to the public before the pandemic and are active community members. I would recommend this place to people.

Only Chinese food place in Cherokee. The food is first rate. The buffet is simple and, on a chinese buffet scale, a small buffet. But great quality food. They can be very busy and when they are they struggle to keep the buffet full. Family run business and the kids are in the back. No worries. Off the menu items are fresh and great quality. Their take-out business is off the charts. Over all, a great place for lunch or dinner.

The food is okay. Not great, but okay. Just don't expect fantastic. Read on............... Since the COVID stupidity, the scale of everything has gone down. The only thing that has gone up is the price. Curious, given the free-fall of overhead: No more dine in, no more buffet, still no delivery. Just another business using the COVID crap to throttle back customer service. My wife and I now get Chinese when we're in Sioux City.

Extremely flavorful, with generous portions. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Location has a very small town feel, with a Chinese ambience.

Small town Chinese food that is served in a clean restaurant, albeit in an off-the main road restaurant. They cook up small portions for the buffet, so the food is always fresh and not sitting around for a long time on the steam table. The meals are good, even though there is only a choice of about six entrees. There are also chicken wings, wantons, rangoon, orange slices, lettuce salad with a balsamic dressing. Fried rice is the norm, but you can ask for white rice. There is also a menu from which you can order dine in or take out. Friendly, quick service. Prices are very reasonable. It is a popular place.

I was just a kid. 18 years old on a trip back home with a college buddy. Little did I know that that was the trip that would set the standard for all Chinese food for the rest of my life. If you have the time, the buffet is where you should spend your time. But to be honest, whether it's the buffet, dine in or take out, it's all excellent. The rice, the orange chicken, the cream cheese wontons, the egg rolls and much, much more. You won't be disappointed. The staff compliments the food in a way that is difficult to describe but I shall try. Simply put, they treat you like family. They are humble and strive to provide an experience that keeps you coming back for more. Finally, the Little Panda is a legend without our college crew. Everyone who made the trip tells fond stories of the memories created in this small town gold mine. Please do yourself a favor and stop in for a sit down meal and I promise, you will not be disappointed.

I just ate at the Little Panda tonight. One of many times over the years that it has been opened. The food is on the mild side of americanized Chinese food. The buffet has a nice assortment of foods. I especially like their Hot & Sour soup! To it I take 1-2 Crab Rangoon and break them up in quarter sections, and add to the soup. They remain crunchy in the thickened soup, and the cream cheese adds a nice flavor profile to the soup. I tend to rate all Chinese restaurants by their Hot Mustard. The Little Panda make their own Hot Mustard, and it is spicy hot. A real snot melting spicy hot! I also like their chicken wings, and especially their Pepper Shrimp when it's on the supper buffet. They don't serve shrimp on their noon buffet, but the noon buffet costs less too. Supper Buffet is less than $9.00. drinks are extra. This is the only Chinese/Asian restaurant in Cherokee, so they command my attention! To eat Chinese elsewhere you'd have to drive 30 miles to find another Chinese restaurant. So if you're in Cherokee and want to dine at a Chinese restaurant, the Little Panda is the best hands down!

For a small mid-western town, this is a Gem. The food is very colorful, flavorful, and priced very reasonably. The service is very good and you won't wait long to get your food. Family friendly and affordable for an entire family experience!! If in town, this is a worth while experience...