Panda Express

Great food...sat out side there were pigeons
which is fine until they jumped on table afterwards I noticed there were some lil bugs on table.

Visiting in Santa Monica, I was tired and hungry after sightseeing when I walked by the Panda Express. The delicious aroma made me pause, but I would still have gone on when I noticed the line of people. Drawn in, I got in the line, which moved quickly, and 4 minutes later, I sat down to a plate of mushroom chicken over noodles with a side of steamed broccoli and bok choy. Everything was warm and quite tasty, and better yet, the chicken was mist and the veggies hadn't turned to mush. Gourmet? Certainly not, but for $7.99 it was quite tasty and wholesome. I've been back 3 times so far, and and found the food uniformly well prepared.
I have to point out that this is the only Panda Express I been too so I am endorsing this location only. My guess is that the location in the middle of the Montana Avenue shopping district (and near a Big Blue Bus stop) means high volume so nothing stays on the steam table for long.

Even if the wait time was long, the food was freshly made and it was good. Great late lunch..haha

Food's not bad. Very limited seating.
Good, polite service.
It's hard to find fresh Chinese food, but this place has it.