Red Panda Noodle

I've been chasing the Red Panda Noodle for years. When this place first opened, it was the talk of the town, and it's been solid in quality ever since. I guess I just don't get out and about to the right places, but I was at the right place at the right time this time. They were at the Florida Fringe Festival parked right on the lawn. It was finally my time. The initial encounter was a little bit of a downer. I ordered the Biang Biang noodles, and they took my money, but then a few minutes later, it was oops, we're out. I was slightly distraught, but luckily, they had another banger on their menu. So I ordered the Spicy Chicken Katsu (Crispy fried chicken takes a dip in yellow curry udon. Bell peppers, mushrooms, carrots—like a bento box went to Burning Man). And we also ordered the Skewers (Sticky, garlicky, ranchy mystery on a stick. We’re not explaining it. Just eat it). The skewers were omg delicious. Covered with two different sauces, sitting in another sauce, all the flavors blended seamlessly into a sweet, spicy, herbaceous, wonderful bite. The description didn't say what kind of meat it was, I didn't ask, but it was crispy and juicy and also good. Just a solid skewer. Then it was time for the main event. That Katsu. A good sized cutlet, very crispy, perfect thickness, very moist chicken. The curly udon noodles were well-cooked. A nice bounce, a nice chew. Coated in the hot curry sauce. This curry was definitely hotter than average, so be forewarned. But it's not stupid hot. It's a very pleasant burn, and delicious. Get this dish. Overall, I was blessed by the food truck gods when I stumbled upon the Red Panda. Great food, definitely two standard deviations above most food truck food out there.

I visit on Wednesday after hours at cupids hot dog! Menu is was slightly different from last week. Now they have a goblin sauce grilled cheese !!! Soo good. Newbies Beware.. the spice bag is coming for you. Red Panda Noodle is bussssssiiiin’

It was ok, noodle texture was perfect but tasted bland unfortunately, using spice/heat to add “flavor.” The beef I had was very fatty and hard to chew enough to swallow. Missed the mark for me but maybe I just had an unlucky experience.

This food truck is always!!! busy. And for good reason. Hand pulled noodles, with delicious yummy sauces! My friends are obsessed with this place. I love that they switch up their menu and have new fun items often. My negative is that there are no real gluten free options .... i wish they had some rice or rice noodles (please!!!). For how busy they are, they are so quick with getting their orders out. Their portions are generous, enough to share or save half for later. It is a food truck, so there is technically not an ambiance with being outside.

Had the Spicy chicken Katsu, it was a really cool concept and usually a big fan of chicken katsu. Although, I felt as if the seasoning on the chicken was a bit too much and took away from the flavor of the yellow curry. The noodles were good and I liked that it had carrots and red bell peppers.

I’m truly disappointed, this has to be one of the worst meals I’ve had. Everything was overcooked and dry drenched in sauce to cover it up. Actually, it wasn’t just overcooked it was BURNT like charcoal. We tried two noodle dishes that tasted awful from all the burnt veggies, masked with some herbs. The  two appetizers were both overcooked and not edible, again just burnt and drenched with some sauce. I understand they could be having an off night but the entire order? Come on… that’s unacceptable, especially for the prices. We wouldn’t have mind waiting for them to remake the order. If you knew it was overcooked and burnt why serve it? It was impossible to miss the burnt veggies in the dish. We ended up throwing away all the food and wasted our money. With food like this it’s all hype and zero quality.  The pictures speak for themselves. Save your money and go elsewhere.

Got the spicy chicken katsu bowl and it was the best noodles I've EVER had, and the chicken was plentifully breaded, well seasoned, with the perfect crunch. Truly can't recommend enough!!

Noodles are fine, but let’s be real, that egg is burned and never should have been served. I know you guys are busy, but you need to have better quality control than this. Edit: You might not serve eggs now, but you did when I ordered this on September 18, 2022, at one of your pop-ups (sorry for taking so long to get to my review). I think it's funny you don't recognize your own noodles when you see them. I assure you I got the restaurant correct, and you just lost a star for trying to gaslight me. 2nd Edit: Oh, you "stand by" your wok fried eggs, do ya? You stand by them so passionately that you don't even offer them anymore? Lolz Final Edit and Rescore: Well, you’ve done it, you’ve managed to become a 1 star restaurant. After waiting a YEAR to see if you guys improved any, and you serve me the most burned chicken skewers I’ve ever seen in my life (particularly the one on top in the photo. The one on the bottom just went too far in a couple spots, but the one on top is burned to a crisp). Do you know how to cook anything without burning it? And don’t even try with some “we stand by our char-kissed chicken” nonsense. I like a lil char myself, but this is so far beyond tasteful char that it’s not even in the same ballpark.