Panda Inn

Panda Inn
GenreSit-down Chinese restaurants
FoundedPasadena, California (June 8, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-06-08))
Founder
Headquarters
Rosemead, California
Number of locations
4
Area served
Southern California
Key people
  • Andrew Cherng, Founder and Chairman of the Board
  • Peggy Cherng, Ph.D., Co-Chairman of the Board
  • Tom Davin, Chief Executive Officer
OwnerPanda Restaurant Group
ParentPanda Restaurant Group
Websitewww.pandainn.com

Panda Inn is a chain of sit-down Chinese restaurants in California owned and operated by the Panda Restaurant Group.[1][2][3]

The company's original founding goal was to bring new varieties of Chinese cuisine, such as Mandarin cuisine and Sichuan cuisine dishes, to Southern California, which had traditionally favored Chinese Cantonese cuisine.[4]

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  2. ^ Booe, Martin (July 12, 2001). "A Two-Strike Start, but Panda Inn's a Hit; It's not dim sum, it's a buffet, and it's a chain, but this skeptic finds good food and value for the money in La Palma". Los Angeles Times. p. F.44. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  3. ^ Nelson, David (December 12, 1985). "Horton Plaza's Panda Inn: Plum Tree Beef Arrives in San Diego, At Last". Los Angeles Times. p. 6. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  4. ^ "About Panda Inn". Panda Inn. Archived from the original on February 6, 2003.