Panda Inn
Panda Inn provides a gourmet Chinese food experience in downtown San Diego.
"This is my favorite Chinese food restaurant in SD. I love the honey walnut shrimp and white chocolate covered fortune cookies."
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Summary
First off, Panda Inn was created by the makers of Panda Express. It serves Chinese food. From there, the similarities end.
Panda Inn is white tablecloth, fine dining establishment. The menu is significantly expanded, and gourmet fare takes up a great deal of the menu—Tea Smoked Duck, for example, or Asian-spiced Beef Short Ribs. Every meal ends with with a white chocolate-dipped fortune cookie.
The experience is taking to another level wtih the ambience and service of the restaurant. Try for an outdoor seat—or call ahead—to get a wonderful view of the Gaslamp District.
Amenities
- Full Bar
- Outdoor seating
- Homemade Desserts
- Fresh Food
- Small Atmosphere
- Premier Location
- Take-Out Available
- Business Dining
- Catering Services
- Donations/charity
- Healthy Options
- Private Parties
- Sunday Brunch
- Wheelchair Access
Panda Inn
Panda Inn
Neighborhood:
Horton Plaza
Location:
506 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone:
619.233.7800
Hours of Operation:
Sun.-Thu.:11am-10pm,
Fri.-Sat.:11am-10:30pm
Restaurant Website:
www.pandainn.com
Additional Info:
A white chocolate-dipped fortune cookie for dessert!
*Some images shown above are not actual photos from the restaurant, but category representations. Visit the restaurant's web site for actual photos.
Panda Inn Information
Restaurant Quick Facts
- Panda Inn is one of the many restaurants in Horton Plaza. Some of the outdoor seating has a great view of the Gaslamp Quarter.
- Panda Inn is owned by the same company that created Panda Express. But Panda Inn's cuisine, ambience, white tablecloths and excellent service take this restaurant to the level of fine dining.
- On Sundays, the restaurant serves a $25 champagne brunch. The buffet features a large amount of delicious Chinese dishes. Oh, and the champagne is bottomless.
- Visit any day during the week for an excellent buffet. For a low price, you can sample several entrees with all the fixings, Chinese-style. Egg drop of sweet and sour soup, egg rolls, and endless white rice bowls are included.
- The Panda Inn offers several vegetarian dishes and will gladly substitute various tofu preparations for meat in any dish. Just ask.
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100% recommend this to a friend.
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Garcia-R
Feb 26, 2010
at 3:28 pm
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Member since: February 2010
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Would recommend to a friend
Date of Stay: February 2010
Went with: alone
Went for: brunch
Type of visit: leisure
Panda Inn is surprisingly good.
Food at the Panda Inn Restaurant was surprisingly good and the white chocolate covered fortune cookies definitely live up to their hype!
Lunch specials will cost you about $10. Service was pretty weak. I had to keep asking for things and I felt as if I was inconveniencing him. Maybe he was just really busy but it didn't appear that way.
I will definitely go back and give them another shot on improving the service. Even with weak service, this place is a good find!
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