Thai Panda

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  Ordered from this place around twenty times without any issues.
  
  Then, one time, we ordered sweet and sour pork, but we get syrup pork (and we had had sweet and sour pork from here before). We brought our food back here to try to get sweet and sour sauce instead of syrup and we just get told that that has always been their sweet and sour sauce. Never ordering from here again.

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  Posted on 11.21.12 Jon T.

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  I just ordered for the second time because the first go round was good.  I thought the food was very flavorful compared to many Asian restaurants in the Denver area.   I was tempted to try a curry dish but from the other reviews I didn't.

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  Posted on 10.11.12 Theresa C.

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  Horrible, ordered Thai curry noodles for pick up, got home, not a hint of curry. Called & told them I was bringing them back & wanted something else, got there no apology just "what you want" didn't even offer to refund the $1 difference... Don't waste your time or your money.

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  Posted on 06.25.12 Mike M.

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  Wow.  I just can't understand the glowing reviews on this place.  My husband and I visited Thai Panda based on the strength of the reviews and were horribly disappointed.  Yes, the food is cheap, but you get what you pay for.
  
  First, the young man at the counter barely greeted us and looked like a typical sullen teen who REALLY didn't want to be there.  We asked for a table, sat down, and he shuffled over and threw two menus on the table without another word.  After waiting a while, thinking he'd be back to take our order, I gave up and placed our order at the counter.  I'm not asking for warm and fuzzy fawning over your clientele, but a smile and upbeat attitude to greet potential customers (as well as a simple explanation regarding the ordering process) is a pretty basic expectation.
  
  We each ordered the Pad Thai and split an order of the Won Ton soup.  The soup was greasy, and lacked the rich flavor and clear broth I've enjoyed with so many other Won Ton soups in good Asian restaurants.  The Pad Thai was a small disaster.  It was overly sweet and drenched in a thoroughly unnatural looking red sauce which I feared would dye my tongue.  The only good thing about it was that the shrimp were large, fat and not overcooked.  Too bad they were drenched in the sauce.  After picking out the protein and eating some of the noodles, I pushed it aside.  
  
  To add to this abysmal dinner, one of the fortune cookie packages was partially opened and the cookie had gone icky.  And both of our diet Pepsis that we had grabbed from the fridge at the front of the store were expired.  I noticed this after we had started drinking them.  Granted, expired flavored water is still fine, but these two bottles must have been sitting around for a very long time.
  
  I actually had to apologize profusely to my husband for suggesting this place.  Needless to say, we'll never, ever be back.

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  Posted on 11.19.11 Christine G.

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  Saw a picture on the wall of the boneless spare ribs.  It's what I would call Cha Siu or bbq pork.  Got it with steamed rice and egg rolls for around $9.  It was tasty goodness.  I would order it again.

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  Posted on 10.02.11 Dee S.

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  Great inexpensive thai and chinese, especially the daily $3.99 lunch specials.  Not much for environment, but it's great for quick lunch or takeout.

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  Posted on 02.13.11 Dan J.

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  For a cheap chinese place, this one is top notch!!  My husband and I order from here at least twice a week.  They have excellent lunch specials - 3 dishes each day (Monday-Saturday) for $3.99 which includes fried rice and choice of egg roll or two crab wontons.  They take orders from 11am-3pm, so if you are out and about, its very convenient!
  
  As for the dishes, everyone, whether its on special or off the regular menu, is full of flavor and superb!  My favorites are:  Thai peanut curry beef, lemongrass chicken, general tso chicken, spicy butter chicken and of course the egg drop soup.
  
  If you have allergies or special requests (no onions in the fried rice) the chef ALWAYS does an excellent job to make the appropriate accomodations.  My husband enjoys things extra spicy and with extra sauce, and they make everything to taste.
  
  Our order usually takes about 10-15 minutes and is always hot and fresh.  They only use white meat chicken and fresh veggies, so for what you get, its an incredible value!!

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  Posted on 01.13.11 Kim R.

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  (i swear i yelped this place before)
  
  this place is great!! convenient, quick location to me. easy access and parking.
  
  young kid takes my order. hes very friendly. always gets my special requests right. food is plentiful, fresh, and hot. well balanced with all the salt and soy sauce. not sure about MSG, never bothered to ask either.
  
  i know its "thai" panda, but they have chinese food too. about the only problem is soda is in bottles. wish they had fountain. and i feel really bad for the fish in the front waiting area: 1 bigas$ fish in a dirty tank, all alone, no decor or plants. poor thing.

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  Posted on 06.12.10 Donovan E.

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  My husband and I ordered from here tonight.  We got the Orange Chicken which was pretty good.  We, also, got the pad thai.  We are generally fans of pad thai, but there were so many onions in it that we really didn't enjoy it.  We would go back.  The food is fresh and the place is clean.

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  Posted on 10.16.09 Erin F.

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  Great Thai and (Americanized) Chinese.  The food is ready so quickly it almost seems impossible -- but it's delicious.  None of the fancy garnishments common at many Thai restaurants, but that's the way I like it:  Down and dirty Thai that tastes like it's straight from my friend's stove top.  Grab the Drunken Noodles (spicy noodles) with chicken and add a generous portion of Tuong ot Sriracha (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dtuong%2Bot%2Bsriracha&s=b609efa5f8eb7161fde66d015307c7fc15a57733152fa97c9d39bce17d291fcf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/se…</a>) chili sauce for the perfect meal. I could eat this stuff every night.

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  Posted on 10.09.09 Allen H.

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