Panda Garden

I tried this location this week. I am trying to find a good Chinese food place near Tolland. The person at the front was welcoming and polite. The food took about 10 minutes which is not bad at all. I tried their Peking ravioli and crab Rangoon. The Rangoons had a very small amount of cream cheese filling. I was dissatisfied with the overall taste. The Peking ravioli were ok, but not something I would order again.

Food was so bad that my wife is mad at me. Rangoons are flavorless and not particularly crispy, the chicken fingers were not up to snuff, they had the terrible red sweet and sour sauce instead of the good orange duck sauce, but they did have duck sauce packets that were strangely salty and just weird tasting. Beef teriyaki was very wet and gross, general tsos chicken was significantly less appealing than most gas station chicken. Overall would never go back, very disappointed. The most humiliating aspect of this ordeal is that everyone was very hungry so we ended up eating it anyway and just complaining the whole time

Food is the best anywhere for Chinese. Prices are excellent. Everything is fresh and not overly oily. Best tasting I've ever had in Ct, NY, Nj, Mich, Pa and Del. It is, however, takeout only. Prices are fantastic when you consider the quality. Call ahead and they are always ready for you in 10 minutes. Pickup of food is no longer outside. You can go in and behind virus partition.

Update: tried the house fried rice for the first time, highly recommend! Hot and sour soup is always excellent. The menu prices have gone up a little (about 50¢ more per entree type item) and the hours a different now too. They are only open on Tuesdays in December. Otherwise they are closed on Tuesday. Good Chinese, very friendly, very fast. The prices are reasonable and you get a good amount of food. I find it better than the other Chinese restaurant Hang's in Stafford. Be aware that there is no indoor seating. There's some picnic tables in the grass but appears to be mostly take out.

The only thing that confuses me more than how bad this food was is how many positive reviews they got. I am by no means a food critic, but this is by far the worst chinese I have ever had, no question. The crab rangoons were stale and had almost nothing in them. The chicken fried rice had three ingredients....chicken, rice and onions....they forgot the flavor(pictured). The orange chicken was just....spongy. If you do decide to go here please look at how they painted their trim in the waiting area...that is the same level of effort you will have in your food.