Panda Garden Chinese Buffet & BBQ

I go to Panda Garden several times per year, mostly for dinner, but occasionally for lunch. I never have a problem with any of the food, and the servers are always quick with beverage refills and clearing finished plates from the table. Their problem is they are too eager to close up for the night. They advertise that they stop seating for dinner at 9 p.m., with to go orders only available between then and 9:30 p.m. Unfortunately, if you show up after 8:30 p.m., expect a poor experience. The hostess will be off cleaning something and won’t be able to seat you immediately. They’ll be moving tables out of booths and running a vacuum cleaner right next to you. They’ll come tell you they’re fixing to take down the desserts, so get them then if you want them. Then they’ll come by and tell you they’re ready to take away the rest of the food. When you go to the counter to pay, they’ll already be counting out the cash register and have you wait for them to get to a stopping point. If you run a restaurant, and you have listed operating hours, make sure all of your customers get a consistent dining experience during those operating hours. Wait until 9 p.m. to pull the hostess, and wait until 9:30 to start running a vacuum cleaner, moving tables, and start pulling food. Wait until the customers are gone before counting out the register. Some of us don’t get the luxury of a 6 PM dinner hour all of the time, and it would be nice to get the same atmosphere an hour before closing.

Food depends on the time of day you go. Don't expect fresh food just before close and base your rating on that. However, they do not follow the 3 hour rule when it comes to food sometimes. You can taste it for sure. But 8/10 of my times I went the food was good so I gave it 4. Service is always great. Atmosphere is beautiful, with the piano music playing and such. Remember to tip the servers.

We just ate here this weekend. Needless to say we were quite disappointed, to the point that we won’t return. Just a FEW issues were … Food very Luke warm Food tasted left over from lunch Shrimp was “tough” Anything fried tasted as if it was fried in very old oil which leaves one to wonder how long has it been in there and what’s inside of it. There were other issues those were just a few. Disappointing because we loved them when they were on the west side of norman and ate there all of the time. I usually don’t leave negative reviews but when the amount it cost the 2 of us to eat ($40 with a senior discount) I felt others need to at least have an idea and make the decision to go there or not themselves.

This was the worst chinese I have ever had in my life. The taste was nasty, cold, and unedible. Polish sausage was hard, chewed, and cold. The noodles were al dente no sauce. Even the fried shrimp was bad. We went during a lunch rush.

The sweet and sour chicken was way over cooked. The General Tso,s chicken was raw in the center. And not tender at all it was cooked way to fast. First time ordering from this restaurant and will be the last. 95% Of our dinner went into the trash very ashamed of the quality, taste Wasted $26.00