Monday, August 12, 2013

Mon 8/12: Panda Express (Dysart & McDowell)

A few months ago, Panda started using brown rice in their fried rice. I didn’t care for it so I haven’t been back to Panda until now. I saw on their website: “Vote in store to keep your favorite fried rice on the menu.” Until August 31st they will be offering both the classic fried rice and brown fried rice and tracking purchases to determine the winner. So I had to go “vote” for the classic fried rice.

There were two ladies behind the counter. One was helping a man with what sounded like a pretty large order. The other lady took my order right away. A panda bowl with classic fried rice and grilled teriyaki chicken with sauce on top. Yum! One thing I’ve noticed about Panda is rather than asking if you want a drink and what size, they usually say something like “Large Pepsi?” If you take the bait, it’s like an instant upsell. Pretty smart! (Although I went with a small drink.)

The chicken was quite tasty as well as the classic fried rice I’ve been missing! I encourage everyone to visit and help bring back classic fried rice! They will continue to offer both regular steamed and brown rice as options. As for the fortune cookie wisdom… “Your keen sense of humor will make you many good friends” and “Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.”

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