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| - You know... if this restaurant was in a place where there were very few choices or to put it nicely in a not-so-diverse demographic area then I'd get it. It's one of the reasons I think that PF Changs simply failed in TO.
I don't see how you can actually try to charge what you charge and serve what you serve at the price point you're trying to sell it at and exist long enough to make an impression on the public that you're trying to sell to.
What do I mean? I had come here because one of my uncles just wanted to have a quick lunch and while I'm never, ever going to say no to what is referred to or understood to be as "Chinese food" I have to say this place made me feel like I was in a place, somewhere in the US mall or at a smaller food court where the other choices could have only been Burger King, KFC or Arby's. What I mean is that this experience seemed food court-ish even though the place looked nice. Your choices are simply 1 side and whether you want one, two or three dishes. They are priced differently of course and some of the items cost more (1.50 extra as a "premium") item.
I guess the upcharge is mildly offensive considering I chose fried rice and 2 "non-premium" mains (orange chicken and some similar looking beef thing - both with no veggies) with a bottled water and it was over 13 bucks with tax.
For 13 dollars I can seriously feed a family at Dixie Park at their food court there and that place is full blown Asian, not the North American version of Chinese food. Closer to home for under 10 bucks I can get a take out container enough for me (did you know I can eat a lot?) to have TWO meals out of, dinner and lunch the next day which includes sweet and sour chicken (not balls, actual meat, beef and veggies and fried rice).
But this is Panda Express though... it's the Americanized version of Chinese food at a corner where the other choices are McDonald's, Mr. Greek Express, and Popeye's. Heartland, remember? Now while I'm not a native to Mississauga I know it well enough that a ten minute drive from Heartland I can get better Cantonese, Sichuan, Hakka-ish etc for what can only be described as a better overall value.
So to sum it up - it's not that Panda Express' food is not good. It's decent but certainly not outstanding but the overall value and price point will leave you wondering why you'd come here when you can really have a better sit down non-food court cafeteria experience for either less or the same money and probably receive better portions all within a reasonable distance from Panda Express. Again, not at a rest stop in the middle of nowhere that doesn't have choices... Choose wisely.
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