The Panda Inn in Pasadena, the restaurant that preceded the quick service chain Panda Express, reopened Friday, Nov. 15 after a nearly two-year overhaul. The full service restaurant, at 3488 E ...

The invention of orange chicken is an all-American origin story. Nostalgic but modern, Panda Inn is one of the most ambitious reopenings in the San Gabriel Valley in the last decade. Is the orange ...

PASADENA >> The first Panda Inn, opened in 1973 in Pasadena, is getting remodeled and expanded as part of a proposal to build 258 apartments on the property. Though Pasadena’s planning department ...

Pasadena's 44-year-old Panda Inn is undergoing a reno that is part of a proposal to build 258 apartments on the site. Panda Inn's management wants to keep the restaurant, which is at 3488 East ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. In our Dining Reports, we share a firsthand perspective of a recent restaurant visit, covering everything from the ...