Season 8, Episode 40: The Taste of Panda (Express)

(Not So) Live from Asteroid G

We're talking Panda Express in this week's episode of (Not So) Live from Asteroid G. A chance visit to the fast food Chinese restaurant spurred us on to discuss what works, and what doesn't, at this chain. The answers might surprise you.

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Season 8: #1: Pigskin Showdown 2025, #2: The Thing Escapes, #3: Stuck in the Borderlands, #4: Nintendo Directly to You, Mini #1: Surprising Bowl, #5: The Man in the Mirrors, #6: It's Sega Time, #7: The Romulus to Your Remus, #8: The Falcon and the Big Red Rage, #9: Probably the Final Mission, #10: (Nintendo) 64 Reasons Why, #11: Let Our Heart Eyes Be Yours, #12: Your Marvel Casting Doomsday, #13: Open Your Brain for Nintendo, #14: Monkey See, Monkey Drums, Mini #2: Rounding it Out, #15: Shaken, Stirred, and Corporate Owned, Mini #3: Immortals Together, #16: From the First Blood to the Last, #17: Howl at the Moon (Poorly), #18: Vampires and Blues, #19: Not Much Sandwich to this Brisket Sandwich, #20: (Brundle) Fly Me to the Moon, #21: Bring the Thunder(bolts*), #22: Hard Up for Hardee's, #23: Terminate All the Terminators, #24: Charleston’s Downtown Delectables, #25: Pirates and the Curse of the Worn Out Franchise, #26: Truth, Justice, Superman, #27: To Hunt a Predator, #28: As the Domino's Fall, #29: The Batman Cometh, #30: How (Not) To Be Fantastic (Four), #31: Let Us Help You, Marvel, Mini #4: Whither the Origin Stories?, Mini #5: The Ultimate Pizza (for the Price), #32: This Alien Earth, #33: Star Wars, an Asteroid G Special Roundtable, #34: The Golden Time with KPop Demon Hunters, Mini #6: Just a Bunch of Snyder Stans, #35: The Shows We Love to Binge, #36: A Totaly Goofy Podcast, #37: Hot (Ones) Enough For You?, Mini #7: Walking Long and Hard, #38: Our New Alien Queen, #39: Of Bloodlines and Destinations (Not So) Final, #40: The Taste of Panda (Express)

Season 7: #1: Pigskin Showdown 2024, #2: It's be Prepared, #3: Old, But Not Out, #4: The Streaming Proposition, #5: Now I Have Some Paint Cans, #6: Just Add More Aliens, #7: Shouldn't You Know?, Mini #07-01: A Run for the Border, #8: Legacies Never Die, #9: Now You're Playing with Power, #10: The OJ Power Hour, Mini #07-02: The Apes Await, #11: It's That Girl, #12: From the Future Beyond, #13: Men (and Woman) in Tights, #14: Take the Sequel Pill, #15: Traveling in Mode 7, #16: Tokyo is Trembling, #17: The Clown Prince, #18: Monochromatic Mastery, Mini #07-03: Bring Out Your Claws, #19: True Crime, No Punishment, #20: Living the High Life, #21: Election Aftermath, #22: Singing Bye, Bye, Bye

Season 6: #1: The Asteroid G Awards 2023, #2: We Battle for Sparta!, #3: An Investigative Reporter of Some Repute, #4: Frankenstein Saves the Universe, #5: His Red Right Hand, #6: Big Mistake, #7: Mind Over Materia, #8: Take It to the Max, #9: Dinosaur Fever, #10: The Ballad of Bowser, #11: Link, Come and Find Me, #12: Feeling Marvelous, #13: The Wizarding World of Reboots, #14: Make Me Scream, Make Me Laugh, #15: No Longer Fit to Print, #16: The Shape in the Night, #17: Will the Next 007 Please Stand Up?, #18: Who Wears the Mask?, #19: Back Through Hyrule Once More, #20: Your Friend to the End, #21: Titanic Disasters, #22: The Thrill of the Kill, #23: The Wonder of the Mushroom Kingdom, #24: Who's Behind the Mask, #25: Second Verse, Better Than the First, #26: He Sees You When You're Sleeping, #27: Toys to Life, #28: Shambling Towards You, #29: Ruining a Universe, #30: Street Racing Spies, #31: Tiny Merciless Monsters, #32: The Stories We Didn't Need, #33: Son of the Dragon, #34: The Spoopy Season, #35: It Came from the Dark Tower, #36: Battle Beyond the Stars (Trek)

Season 5: #1: All Your Spider-mans Are Belong to Us, #2: Who Will Win the Game of Yawns, #3: Of Things That Get Stranger and Stranger, #4: The Hunter and the Hunted, #5: In Brightest Day..., #6: The Rise of Homelander, #7: Disney's Other Animation Studio, #8: Off Like a Shot, #9: The Marvelous Marvels that Marvel, #10: The Original Five-Year Mission, #11: That Annoying Family Next Door, Interview: ADR, Season 5 Outtakes, Part 1, #12: The Warner Discovery Implosion, #13: Too Creepy but Not Kooky Enough, #14: Big and Green and On the Scene, #15: J.K. Rowling's TERF War, #16: All In All You're Just Another Ring in the War, #17: Let's Take a Moment to Look At..., #18: Fight the Empire!, #19: Who Is the Mightiest Thor?, #20: Country Road, Take Me Home, Season 5 Outtakes, Part 2

Season 4: Love it or Hate It: Mulan, Love it or Hate It: Wonder Woman '84, Nerd News: Zack Snyder's Id, Reboot Pitches: Asteroid G's Justice League, Watch Party: Disney's Hercules, Nerd News: An Adult in the White House, Watch Party: Clerks Animated, Season 4 Outtakes, Part 1, Love it or Hate It: Aladdin 2019, Reboot Pitches: Predator, Watch Party: Clerks Pilot, Reboot Pitches: Disney Princesses, Nerd News: Witcher Switcher Watcher Woo, Watch Party: Mortal Kombat!, Nerd News: TSR Fail, Watch Party: Replicas, Overview: Jack Ryan, Watch Party: Invincible, Season 1, Celebrity Profile: Chris Pratt, Nerd News: Suns Out Gunns Out, Overview: Saved by the M.A.S.H., Reboot: Doctor Who, Where Are You?, Celebrity Profile: Peter Dinklage, Nerd News: The Wheel Spins Round Again, Celebrity Profile: Tom Holland, Season 4 Outtakes, Part 2, Reboot: Enter the Stargate, Celebrity Profile: Hayley Atwell, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Casting Call 1980s, Nerd News: Black Widow Wins, Reboot: Movies to Games, Nerd News: The TRUTH Is Out There, Celebrity Profile: Breckin Meyer, Reboot: Rebooting Into the Mainframe, Overview: Boldly Going Back, Watch Party: Total Recall, The Thin Man Casting Call, Nerd News: Spider-man Conquers All, Watch Party: The Witcher... of Time, Interview: Will Bloodworth II, Overview: Castlevania, Season 4 Outtakes, Part 3, Overview: Super Mario Series

Season 3: Nerd News: Coronavirus, Watch Party: Evolution (2001), Reboot Pitches: Murder, She Wrote, Overview: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Interview: WillBloodworth, Watch Party: Clue (1985), Nerd News: Coronavirus II, Interview: MoistMogwai, Overview: Watchmen, Reboot Pitches: Terminator, Overview: Rhythm Games, Nerd News: Protests and Coronavirus, Watch Party: Stripes (1981), Season 3 Outtakes, Part 1, Nerd News: Coronavirus IV, Love it or Hate It: Batman v Superman, Overview: Battlestar Galactica, Reboot Pitches: Alien & Aliens, Overview: Community, Watch Party: Supernatural, Nerd News: Politics and the DNC, Reboot Pitches: The Last Airbender, Nerd News: Wakanda Forever, Love it or Hate It: Hamilton, Watch Party: The Old Guard, Overview: The Good Place, Reboot Pitches: Knight Rider, Love it or Hate It: Alien 3, Nerd News: The Death Knell of Theaters, Love it or Hate It: Back to the Future 2, Interview: MsMetroid, Reboot Pitches: Universal Monsters, Overview: The Wire, Nerd News: Election 2020, Season 3 Outtakes, Part 2, Reboot Pitches: Escape from New York, Watch Party: National Treasure, Overview: The Karate Kid, Reboot Pitches: Holiday Films, Overview: The Boys, Reboot Pitches: The Goonies, Interview: Trinton, Overview: Politics and Apocalypse, Nerd News: Post-Inauguration Bliss, 2021 Asteroid G Awards, Season 3 Outtakes, Part 3

Season 2: #26: Spider-man Ep II, #27: Stranger Things, #28: Netflix, Outtake Banquet!, #29: Game of Thrones, #30: Doctor Who, #31: Musicals, #32: Aliens vs. Predator, Outtake Blowout!, #33: Princess Bride, #34: Planet of the Apes, #35: X-Men, #36: Batman, Outtake Soiree!, #37: Space Westerns, #38: Fairy Tales, #39: Z-Grade Superheroes, #40: Sitcoms, Outtake Social!, #41: Holidays, #42: Die Hard, #43: MCU B-List, #44: Disney Princesses, Outtake Diversion!, #45: Star Wars Ep III, #46: Ghostbusters II, #47: Hunger Games, #48: TMNT, #49: Conspiracy Theories, #50: Twitch, Outtakepalooza!, Interview: Greggly_puff, Interview: Guda632

Season 1: #1: Star Trek, #2: Star Wars, #3: The Legend of Zelda, #4: Mission: Impossible, Outtake Party!, #5: DCEU vs. MCU, #6: Jurassic Park, #7: Mega Man, #8: Metroid, #9: Square-Enix, #10: Spider-Man, #11: Borderlands, #12: Giant Mechs, #13: The Terminator, Outtake Fiesta!, #14: Bioware, #15: Shooters (and ID Software), #16: Blizzard Entertainment, #17: Ghostbusters, Outtake Shindig!, #18: Captain Marvel, #19: Fast Food, #20: Back to the Future, #21: Kevin Smith, Outtake Hootenanny!, #22: Star Wars Ep II, #23: X-Men, #24: Westerns, #25: Joss Wheddon, Outtake Gala!, Interview: Sawneyrath11, Interview: Caleb, Interview: Thilenios, Interview: Tyerenex

Let's Talk Food

Restaurant Reviews: Buc-ee's Rockingham County, Buffalo Wild Wings, Chicano Boy, Chicago O'Hare Eateries, Cho Phra Ya Thai, Dave's Seafood & Subs, Emporio: A Meatball Joint, Golden Garden Asian Cuisine, KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot, Mellow Mushroom Chantilly, Napa Thai, Ned Devine’s Irish Gastro Pub and Restaurant, Panda Express, P.F. Chang's, Pizza Hut, Seoul Korean BBQ & Hot Pot, Silver Diner, Sugarfire Smokehouse, Taco Bamba Fair Lakes and Herndon, Twins Grill & Bar, Umai Ramen and Rice Bowl, Victoria & Albert's

Specials: Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival 2025, The Great Asian Food Crawl 2024

Spicy Chickens: Spicy Chicken Wars, Spicy Chicken Wars II, Spicy Chicken Wars III, Chipotle’s Chipotle Honey Chicken, Popeyes x Hot Ones, Wendy’s Cajun Crunch Chicken Sandwich, Wendy's Ghost Pepper Ranch Chicken Sandwich

Meals: Arby's Big Game Burger, Arby's Deep Fried Turkey Gobbler, Arby's Hushpuppy Breaded Fish Strips, Arby’s Quarter Pound Brisket Sandwich, Asian Quick Bowls, Burger King Million Dollar Whoppers, Burger King Quick Bites, Burger King Steakhouse Bacon Whopper, Domino's Pizza Ultimate Pepperoni, Hardee’s Duke’s Carolina Gold Hand-Breaded Chicken Sandwich, IHOP's Hand-Crafted Eggs Benedicts, Jersey Mike's Portabella Cheese Steak, Lil' Italian Gyro Wrap, McDonald's Cheesy Jalapeño Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese, McDonald's Chicken Big Mac, McDonald's Hacks, McDonald's Improved Burgers, McDonald's McRib, McDonald's Quick Bites, McDonald's Spicy McMuffin, Pizza Hunt Big New Yorker, Taco Bamba Nachos, Taco Bell Cantina Chicken Burrito, Taco Bell Crispy Chicken Nuggets, Taco Bell Discovery Luxe Box, Taco Bell Steak Cheesy Street Chalupas, Wendy's Krabby Patty Kollab Meal, Wendy's Mushroom Bacon Cheeseburger, Wendy's Quick Bites

Cereals: Breakfast Cereal, Breakfast Cereal II, Breakfast Cereal III, Captain Crunch Fun Flavors, General Mills Loaded Cereal

Drinks: Coffee Shop Brews, Martinelli’s Cider Selections, Spiced Coke, Warheads Soda

Salty Snacks: Salty Snack Roundup, Herr's Jalapeño Poppers Cheese Curls, Herr's Stubb's Sticky Sweet Cheese Curls, Lay's Roaring Ranch & Friend Pickle Chips

Sour Snacks: Sour Snack Roundup, Sour Snack Roundup II, Sour Snack Roundup III, Sour Snack Mega Roundup, Sour Snack Roundup V, Sour Snack Roundup VI, Sour Snack Roundup VII, Sour Snack Roundup VIII, Sour Snack Roundup IX, Sour Snack Roundup X, Sour Snack Roundup XI, Sour Snack Roundup XII, Albanese Sour 12 Flavor Gummi Bears, Halloween Sour Treats

Sweet Treats: Chocolate Treats, Halloween Treats, Holiday Treats, Charms Blow Pop Berries, Girl Scout Cookies, Krispy Kreme Thanksgiving Pies Doughnut Collection, Oreos Coca-Cola Flavored Cookies, Skittles Gummies, Welch’s Jelly Beans

Recipes: Casseroles, Tex-Mex, Stews, Italian Feast, Fry-Up, Thanksgiving

Further Reading: Bananas, Food Etiquette, Food Delivery Racket, A Failed Visit to Burger King

Podcasts: (Not So) Live Episode #19: Fast Food, (Not So) Live Mini #07-01: A Run for the Border, (Not So) Live Episode #08-19: Not Much Sandwich to this Brisket Sandwich, (Not So) Live Episode #08-22: Hard Up for Hardee's, (Not So) Live Episode #08-24: Charleston’s Downtown Delectables, (Not So) Live Episode #08-28: As the Domino's Fall (Not So) Live Mini #08-05: The Ultimate Pizza (for the Price), (Not So) Live Episode #08-37: Hot (Ones) Enough For You?, (Not So) Live Episode #08-40: The Taste of Panda (Express)

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