29:
634:
338:"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"
619:
305:"What's black and white and ready to get fancy? Panda Group facing off with P.F. Chang.(RESTAURANT)(P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc.)(Panda Restaurant Group Inc.)"
624:
231:
The first Panda Inn was founded by Andrew and Peggy Cherng and Andrew's father, Master Chef Ming-Tsai Cherng, all of whom used to live in the
548:
649:
304:
521:
644:
250:
A few months after the opening of the
Glendale location of the Panda Inn in 1982, the Cherngs were invited by the developer of the
583:
Jennings, Lisa (August 1, 2005). "Having words with Peggy Tsiang Cherng: chief executive and co-chair, Panda
Restaurant Group".
419:
397:
629:
443:
639:
309:
474:
337:
585:
369:
285:
500:
40:
563:
526:
314:
254:
to open a quick serve version of the Panda Inn inside the mall. This new concept was called the
201:
158:
146:
247:. A short time after Ming-Tsai died, a second location was opened in 1982 in nearby Glendale.
265:
in 1990. A Panda Inn in San Diego opened at Horton Plaza in 1985 but closed in
January 2017.
207:
The company's original founding goal was to bring new varieties of
Chinese cuisine, such as
273:
262:
240:
93:
51:
8:
216:
190:
448:
505:
374:
342:
251:
220:
423:
559:
269:
475:"The First Panda Inn Is Set to Be Demolished After 44 Years Los Angeles Magazine"
212:
208:
193:
405:
153:
613:
255:
76:
186:
501:"The Equation Is a Little Off in Panda Inn Chain's Formula Chinese Food"
370:"Horton Plaza's Panda Inn: Plum Tree Beef Arrives in San Diego, At Last"
261:
The first Panda Inn in Orange County, the sixth in the chain, opened in
244:
197:
232:
236:
28:
239:
province. Their first location was opened on June 8, 1973, in
268:
Andrew Cherng and his wife Peggy Tsiang Cherng are alumni of
602:
169:
522:"Horton Plaza: from remarkable vision to troubled reality"
444:"How Panda Express brings Chinese food to the mall"
437:
435:
433:
258:and it opened inside the Galleria in October 1983.
635:Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
611:
549:"Cherngs honored for contributions in L.A. area"
430:
129:Andrew Cherng, Founder and Chairman of the Board
620:Regional restaurant chains in the United States
363:
361:
132:Peggy Cherng, Ph.D., Co-Chairman of the Board
492:
358:
219:, which had traditionally favored Chinese
625:Chinese restaurants in the United States
582:
498:
472:
612:
367:
519:
473:Nichols, Chris (February 16, 2017).
468:
466:
335:
441:
368:Nelson, David (December 12, 1985).
13:
576:
135:Tom Davin, Chief Executive Officer
14:
661:
650:1973 establishments in California
594:
463:
313:. August 13, 2007. Archived from
520:Rowe, Peter (January 20, 2017).
499:Jacobson, Max (March 23, 1990).
27:
645:Restaurants established in 1973
541:
442:Eng, Dinah (February 5, 2013).
513:
412:
390:
336:Booe, Martin (July 12, 2001).
329:
297:
1:
562:. Spring 2008. Archived from
291:
310:Los Angeles Business Journal
81:Master Chef Ming-Tsai Cherng
7:
556:Baker Pride alumni magazine
420:"About Panda Express (Inn)"
286:List of Chinese restaurants
279:
10:
666:
226:
200:owned and operated by the
630:Restaurants in California
164:
152:
142:
120:
110:
100:
88:
69:
47:
35:
26:
586:Nation's Restaurant News
527:San Diego Union Tribune
202:Panda Restaurant Group
159:Panda Restaurant Group
147:Panda Restaurant Group
56:; 51 years ago
640:Rosemead, California
479:Los Angeles Magazine
426:on February 4, 2003.
408:on February 6, 2003.
274:Baldwin City, Kansas
94:Rosemead, California
52:Pasadena, California
217:Southern California
116:Southern California
102:Number of locations
23:
235:region of China's
54:(June 8, 1973
21:
603:Panda Inn website
569:on July 26, 2011.
506:Los Angeles Times
398:"About Panda Inn"
375:Los Angeles Times
343:Los Angeles Times
252:Glendale Galleria
221:Cantonese cuisine
180:
179:
657:
606:
605:
590:
571:
570:
568:
560:Baker University
553:
545:
539:
538:
536:
534:
517:
511:
510:
496:
490:
489:
487:
485:
470:
461:
460:
458:
456:
439:
428:
427:
422:. Archived from
416:
410:
409:
404:. Archived from
394:
388:
387:
385:
383:
365:
356:
355:
353:
351:
333:
327:
326:
324:
322:
317:on July 17, 2012
301:
270:Baker University
209:Mandarin cuisine
176:
173:
171:
64:
62:
57:
31:
24:
20:
16:Restaurant chain
665:
664:
660:
659:
658:
656:
655:
654:
610:
609:
601:
600:
597:
579:
577:Further reading
574:
566:
551:
547:
546:
542:
532:
530:
518:
514:
497:
493:
483:
481:
471:
464:
454:
452:
440:
431:
418:
417:
413:
396:
395:
391:
381:
379:
366:
359:
349:
347:
334:
330:
320:
318:
303:
302:
298:
294:
282:
229:
213:Sichuan cuisine
196:restaurants in
168:
138:
123:
113:
103:
96:
84:
60:
58:
55:
17:
12:
11:
5:
663:
653:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
608:
607:
596:
595:External links
593:
592:
591:
578:
575:
573:
572:
540:
512:
491:
462:
429:
411:
389:
357:
346:. p. F.44
328:
295:
293:
290:
289:
288:
281:
278:
228:
225:
178:
177:
166:
162:
161:
156:
150:
149:
144:
140:
139:
137:
136:
133:
130:
126:
124:
121:
118:
117:
114:
111:
108:
107:
104:
101:
98:
97:
92:
90:
86:
85:
83:
82:
79:
73:
71:
67:
66:
49:
45:
44:
37:
33:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
662:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
617:
615:
604:
599:
598:
588:
587:
581:
580:
565:
561:
557:
550:
544:
529:
528:
523:
516:
508:
507:
502:
495:
480:
476:
469:
467:
451:
450:
445:
438:
436:
434:
425:
421:
415:
407:
403:
399:
393:
377:
376:
371:
364:
362:
345:
344:
339:
332:
316:
312:
311:
306:
300:
296:
287:
284:
283:
277:
275:
271:
266:
264:
259:
257:
256:Panda Express
253:
248:
246:
242:
238:
234:
224:
222:
218:
214:
210:
205:
203:
199:
195:
192:
188:
184:
175:
167:
163:
160:
157:
155:
151:
148:
145:
141:
134:
131:
128:
127:
125:
119:
115:
109:
105:
99:
95:
91:
87:
80:
78:
77:Andrew Cherng
75:
74:
72:
68:
53:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
25:
19:
584:
564:the original
555:
543:
533:September 2,
531:. Retrieved
525:
515:
504:
494:
482:. Retrieved
478:
453:. Retrieved
447:
424:the original
414:
406:the original
401:
392:
380:. Retrieved
373:
348:. Retrieved
341:
331:
319:. Retrieved
315:the original
308:
299:
267:
260:
249:
230:
206:
182:
181:
89:Headquarters
18:
382:February 1,
378:. p. 6
350:February 1,
321:October 10,
215:dishes, to
112:Area served
43:restaurants
614:Categories
558:. Kansas:
292:References
245:California
198:California
122:Key people
61:1973-06-08
484:March 15,
402:Panda Inn
183:Panda Inn
172:.pandainn
39:Sit-down
22:Panda Inn
455:June 28,
280:See also
263:La Palma
241:Pasadena
233:Yangzhou
191:sit-down
449:Fortune
237:Jiangsu
227:History
194:Chinese
165:Website
70:Founder
59: (
48:Founded
41:Chinese
154:Parent
567:(PDF)
552:(PDF)
187:chain
185:is a
143:Owner
36:Genre
535:2017
486:2021
457:2015
384:2009
352:2009
323:2008
211:and
174:.com
272:in
189:of
170:www
616::
554:.
524:.
503:.
477:.
465:^
446:.
432:^
400:.
372:.
360:^
340:.
307:.
276:.
243:,
223:.
204:.
589:.
537:.
509:.
488:.
459:.
386:.
354:.
325:.
106:4
65:)
63:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.