Panda Express is an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in American Chinese cuisine. With over 2,200 locations, it is the largest Asian-segment restaurant chain in the United States, where it was founded, and is mainly located in North America and Asia. Panda Express restaurants were traditionally located in shopping mall food courts, but the chain now operates units in many other environments and formats, including stand-alone restaurants, as well as universities, casinos, airports, military bases, amusement parks and other venues.
A stand-alone Panda Express restaurant in Oakland, California with drive-through window
A mall food court Panda Express at the Ala Moana Center in Hawaii
A typical Panda Express meal: Kung Pao chicken, orange chicken, chow mein and steamed vegetables
A mall food court Panda Express at the SM City Pampanga
A food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dinner. It can also be a public dining area in front of a cafe or diner.
Typical shopping center food court vendor layout at Centre Eaton in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pirate Champ's Cafe food court at Port Charlotte High School
The food court at Jefferson Mall in Louisville, Kentucky
The food court at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai as seen in 2010
