Panda King

Full disclosure, I have never been inside of this restaurant. I have, however, made Panda King my go-​to sushi delivery restaurant for when I’m feeling lazy and want something a little healthier than pizza. As far as sushi delivery goes, it’s pretty much exactly what you would expect. It’s consistent, decent quality food that consistently arrives about 45 minutes after I order it.
Given that I’m usually feeling pretty lazy when I place the order, I’m also pretty lazy about what I order. Considering that the Eat24 app has a button to pull up your last order, I always seem to end up with the same two rolls (Spicy Tuna & Salmon Avocado), Wonton soup, and sometimes some edamame. It’s always exactly the same and I’m always full at the end of the night. I definitely see myself keeping this routine once or twice a month for the time being.

Bad service. I was cussed out by the man behind the counter for not being there in exactly 15 minutes, when I informed him it had only been 18 minutes since my order he refused to listen to me and refused to sell me my food. I will be going elsewhere from now on.

AVOID AVOID AVOID! Absolutely awful customer service! Food is at best mediocre and when they deliver it to you wrong don’t expect an apology, expect a rude person to argue with you over the phone and then just hang up on you. Wouldn’t recommend.

Uhhhh. Ordered with my coworkers. 2 hours later the very confused delivery guy arrived. Food and sushi was good but not amazing. Don’t order if you need delivery or have time constraints. We miss miku.

This is not my go to place for chinese (I like the rangoons at Main Wah the best), but it is my go to place for sushi to go. It is relatively inexpensive, always fresh and always delicious. Very nice people working there too. Never had a problem.
Just be careful because there is a Panda King in Vernon. I’ve heard people go there only to learn they accidentally called the Panda King in Vernon hah.

Have gone there a few times in the past year. Every time the girl answering the phone ignores the customers waiting to order. The food is mediocre at best. The biggest issue I have with panda king is they make you feel like they are doing you a favor by eventually taking your order. Today I ordered boneless pork and wonton soup. I get home and see that I have pork with mushrooms and won ton soup. I will have no problem with them in the future simply because I refuse to step foot in that unclean and unprofessional restaurant.

I’m writing this review ONLY about their delivery service, because I think it needs to be said. I’ve ordered from them many times, and it has never been less than an hour and a half before delivery comes– it usually takes a call to the restaurant to ask about the order /​remind them, and then it still takes a longggg time. On more than one occasion, I charged my order to my credit card and when it arrived, they asked for cash because the card was never run through at the store. Their food is great, but I can’t attempt to have them deliver anymore… Awful.

The food is great. But every time we get delivery they forget to send it until we call back an hour later!

Best chinese in town hands down. They just need a serious remodeling inside the restaurant but the food is hot and fresh.

After trying Panda King at their downtown location it’s the only Chinese we order.
Things that we have tried and loved:
Boneless spare ribs
Miso soup
Crab rangoons
Spring rolls
Shrimp fried rice
Beef teriyaki
Chicken wings
General tso chicken and shrimp
Sautéed green beans
So-​so dishes:
Vegetable lo mein– biggest disappointment because its usually one of my favorite dishes. Tasted like garlic, almost like pasta sauce. Haven’t ordered since.
Shrimp Curry– curry sauce was decent, but the big chunks of vegetables weren’t fully cooked or seasoned so I ended up picking out the shrimp and throwing the rest away.
Delivery is always quick and order is always accurate. One time they forgot a can of coke, so the next time we ordered they brought us a two liter for free without asking.

Two of us ordered delivery from the Chinese menu. We had a green salad, pork fried rice, boneless spare ribs, beef teriyaki, chicken wings, general tso’s chicken, & white rice. First off, we live 2 miles from the restaurant & it took over an hour to get our food. I’m happy to say the pork fried rice wasn’t oily but it was dry. Putting some duck sauce on it resolved the problem. The beef teriyaki didn’t look or taste appetizing. The majority of the spare ribs were tender so that was good. The salad was missing tomatoes. I personally didn’t eat the tso’s chicken or rice but it’s still sitting n the refrigerator a week later so I’m assuming it wasn’t great either.
I won’t be ordering from the Chinese menu again but I will give the sushi a shot.

The sushi was fantastic and fresh and the beef and broccoli was the best I’ve ever had. We ate inside and there are only a handful of tables but I think they do mostly take out. I would recommend Panda King for anyone who wants great Chinese food

As far as sushi lunch specials go, this truly is the best I have found.
Now, hear me out. Panda King is no fancy pants establishment. There are no homestyle potatoes, or dumplings, or teriyaki medley options with their sushi lunch specials. Rather, they stick with the classics: miso soup, salad with ginger dressing, and your rolls.
As a locavore vegetarian, I truly appreciate the hearty, full pint size portion of miso soup included in the lunch special. It’s a great way to warm up, especially in these wintery New England months. The salad is served in its own container, with an overzealous amount of ginger dressing on the side, which is awesome. I always get their cucumber avocado roll, and the potato and onion roll, both of which come with eight pieces. That’s right, eight. Not six. Eight. So for $ 8.75 for two rolls, or $ 10.75 for three, it is a fantastic value.
The inside of the restaurant is sparse on furniture, and heavy on stuffed panda décor. It’s a decent size space, but only has a handful of tables in the dark interior, which feels kind of awkward. But, I don’t hate it. It’s growing on me every time I go in to grab my to-​go lunch. I’ll have to slow down and actually have lunch in the restaurant sometime and report back.
I can tell you that the people behind the counter are always exceptionally nice, and get my order right without fail.
This is currently my favorite sushi lunch spot, for sure.

One year ago, Panda King was operating on East Center Street in Manchester. After being there for many years, they relocated to Downtown Manchester, just across from Center Park
I called in the order, I was able to communicate with someone over the phone with ease as she had no accent. So, at least I felt like they weren’t going to get the order wrong.
Arrived in time15 minutes later, and walked into a nice clean and spacious dining area that had about 6 tables and 2 heaters sprawled around. The old location never had a area you’d want to eat in. So, this was a big improvement.
After about 5 minutes of waiting in their pleasant dining area, the order was ready to go after I paid. **Note**This month they are offer 15% Discount on All Orders****Please Call to Confirm***
My wife ordered and loved The Chicken with Garlic Sauce #83. She mentioned it was perfectly seasoned with spice!
I enjoyed the Sweet & Sour Pork # 115. It was very good but I didn’t’ realize they were all fried in dough. But very tasty with their dipping sauce!
Bottom line; Priced very reasonable even without the 15% discount!!! Great tasting Chinese Food! We’ll be back!!!
SUSHI note**
They now have a full Sushi Bar. The man was working efficiently behind the bar the entire time and probably did not even notice myself standing there!!!
Panda King offers:
Salads; Hot Appetizers: Cold Appetizers: Sushi Entrees starting at $ 13.95 to $ 34.95; Special Deluxe Rolls starting out at $ 11.75

Fried dumplings were yummy. Pineapple chicken was spicy sweet, delicious. Next time we’ll try the Japanese.