I like the buffet here, the food is fresh and made with quality ingredients. The people that run it are kind and inviting. It is priced reasonably, there is a larger Chinese buffet in the area but the food here is better.

Excellent restaurant. Great food and wonderful friendly service. Always a delightful experience. Shi shi (Thank you). The proper response is Bucotchi which means you're welcome. I'm spelling that phonetically. Angela (not her actual Chinese name, but easier for us Occidentals [Westerners] to pronounce). I heartily recommend this place. If you like it, you're welcome to return. If it's not your cup of tea, that's alright. At least you tried. PS: I walked over there after I wrote this. I usually just get it to go. Angela was working in the kitchen. She's usually the greeter and staff mostly takes care of the kitchen. To coin a phrase, the poor girl was working her butt off. She did come out when it was time to pay and leave. The woman truly does earn her money the old fashioned way. The WORKS for it and hard. I just met the waitress for the first time. I am highly impressed. She's very intelligent and her powers of observation rival those of the legendary Sherlock Holmes. Very good personal philosophy as well. My experiences there have always been good. I can honestly say this last one was the best. I will definitely be back. Besides, I've got to meet Stephanie again. We had a conversation that started when I came in and ended when I left. It was interdispersed with her waiting on customers. She jumped from task A (our conversation) to task B (waiting on the customers) and back to A seamlessly and never missed a beat. Yep. I'll be back. Hope you get a chance to check it out yourself. Thank you for reading this and your patience. If I had more patience, I'd be a Doctor. (Random picture not related to the review. Weather just before we had some tornadoes and Peter Capaldi from his last episode of Doctor Who.)

Delicious Chinese food in central Illinois. They use fresh ingredients and and everything is high quality. Wait staff and owners are always friendly. They get quite busy at lunchtime, so the carry out is also a great option. Black pepper chicken, Salt & pepper shrimp, and peanut chicken are some of my favorites. All are Delicious!

My absolute FAVORITE place (possibly ever)!!! We probably eat here at least once a week. No shame.

I'm kicking myself for not taking a photo so you could see how fresh and delicious everything here looked. First time visiting this local Chineses cuisine restaurant but we will be back. Buffet is smaller than most as is the entire restaurant but it was a great experience from the minute we walked in. Greeted wonderfully and the service was the best we have had from a buffet waitress/restaurant. They kept the buffet stocked with hot and fresh food which was appreciated and the restaurant was clean. Hand gel provided as well. You definitely won't go wrong by giving this place a try!

The Panda is all right with me! I came in here with a small group on a weeknight and was immediately impressed with the friendliness of the staff, who are attentive to your every need. We were served promptly with many smiles, and that's great to see! The buffet looked great- all food looked fresh, tasty, and flavorful just by first glance. I did not get the buffet, although the rest of our party did. They greatly enjoyed it. I ordered off the menu by a recommendation of my server. Although I had no clue what I ordered, I just knew it was going to be good, and it was! Noodles with plenty of vegetables, shrimp, and beef. Would definitely get it again, although it could have used a bit more flavor and spice. It was listed as a "spicy" item, but I didn't think it was that spicy. I would certainly come here again!

My favorite Chinese food in the county. They're very generous with portion sizes if you order takeout.

The people that own panda are so so sweet. The restaurant is always clean and uncluttered. The food is okay for what you'd find in a town like carlinville. It's not the best food ever nor is it the worst food ever. Just eh.

Chinese restaurants HOLD THE SECRET TO THE BEST DANG STEAMED CHICKEN & BROCCOLI... And Panda is no exception, even though it's located in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ILLINOIS! With a "traditional" (US) Chinese buffet as well as a "healthy delight" menu, this Chinese restaurant caters to all palettes... I got my scrumptious steamed chicken, that was the most perfect portion size (a large, just for me) and the rest of my dining companions were able to go feast on the ALL YOU CAN EAT buffet... Which also includes ICE CREAM for dessert! Yep, I will certainly eat at Panda more than once every time I come to Carlinville from here on out!