Panda Express

Friendly, fresh, good quality, actually fast food. Particularly friendly staff at the PE here in Lafayette. I like to order a bowl (one entree) over fresh vegetables (currently mostly cabbage and broccoli) instead of over the very delicious chow mein. The vegetables are good alone, but any of the entrees have plenty of sauce to disguise the broccoli if you aren't a veggie lover. (Not to tell y'all how to eat, but I'm a pretty active guy, and that has plenty of calories to get me through a weekend afternoon.). They constantly cook fresh batches of vegetables, so PE is about my favorite fast food lunch, especially when the staff at the particular franchise seem happy enough, and these do.

This place was way better a while ago. The portion size is now smaller, the staff seems to be really busy and nervous even if I was the only person in the store by 3 PM. So they forgot to put teriyaki sauce on top per my request. Check the picture to compare the same food ordered in here and in Pleasant Hill location 2 miles away. 1 extra star for a previous experience which was not so bad.