Panda Express
Chinese restaurant · Leesburg ·
American Chinese chain known for orange chicken & comfort bowls
American Chinese chain known for orange chicken & comfort bowls
"When I recently picked up the orange chicken for this bracket, it arrived with an acrid citrus scent." - Eater Staff
"A mainstream, comfort-oriented chain credited with successfully adopting the bowl format and famous for crowd-pleasing items like orange chicken; it can reliably make people either happy or sad and functions as a family-friendly or solo pitstop. Reviewers described its bowls as substantial and coherently satisfying in a way that contrasts with more experimental bowl purveyors, and noted its surprising tournament performance despite being seen as less of a niche 'bowl native.'" - Madeleine Davies
"A reliably comforting option—especially in moments of travel-related misery—a simple bowl of rice topped with orange chicken can be genuinely uplifting; the chain’s straightforward, crowd-pleasing plates make it a dependable go-to when convenience and immediate satisfaction are the priority." - Erin DeJesus
"The long-standing American-Chinese mall stalwart offers reliable bowl options built on white or fried rice topped with steam-tray selections, with orange chicken singled out as a standout. Compared with some other fast-food bowls, these combinations deliver clearer contrasts of flavor and texture and are frequently praised as satisfying mall-food choices." - Jaya Saxena
"Invoked as the shorthand for all Chinese food by commenters, this Americanized Chinese chain was used to justify claims that the cuisine is “gloppy” and overly salty, illustrating how limited exposure to a single chain can lead to sweeping and inaccurate generalizations about diverse regional cuisines." - Jaya Saxena