In continuous operation since the first Panda Express opened in Glendale, California, in 1983, the Hillcrest location at 120 Washington St serves wok-fired Chinese-American dishes in the 92103 ZIP code. The wok-fired cooking process rotates small batches of orange chicken, Beijing beef, and string bean chicken throughout the day rather than holding them under heat lamps, a freshness cycle distinct from the 24-hour bone-broth method at HiroNori Craft Ramen on Fifth Ave. This outpost wok-fires each entree batch in small quantities throughout the day, rotating through the menu's orange chicken and Beijing beef selections. The family-meal bundle format sizes entrees and sides for groups of four to six, a takeout-first portion model on the same Washington St corridor as the plated single-serving pastry program at Extraordinary Desserts on Fifth Ave. The location's catering program assembles party trays and multi-entree spreads sized for office lunches, school functions, and corporate team meals.