The parent restaurant of Panda Express underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation. The deep, comforting pleasures are still on the menu. Credit...Video by Maggie Shannon For The New York Times ...

Rebecca Roland is an editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, who covers the evolving landscape of LA’s food scene. After quietly closing in 2023 to refresh its interior and menu for the ...

Eatery: The original Panda Inn reopened in Pasadena after nearly two years of renovations. Courtesy of Dylan James Ho) Earlier this month, the original Panda Inn reopened in Pasadena after nearly two ...

Every year Panda Express sells more than $2 billion dollars worth of broccoli beef and orange chicken. The vast restaurant empire stretches out to some 1,800 restaurants around the world and employs ...

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 Panda Inn in Pasadena is fully booked for the weekend after reopening Friday, Nov. 16. It is the flagship restaurant of the Panda Restaurant Group, the Rosemead-based company behind four ...

Here’s the backstory: Panda Inn Pasadena has been standing since the mid 1970s, when it was opened by owners Andrew and Peggy Cherng. They would eventually go on to open a second Panda Inn in Glendale ...

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 ...