09/05/2026

Today we went apple picking, and on our way home, we stopped by Lucky Panda for a quick bite.    

Lucky Panda is located at 2400 S Eola Rd, Aurora, IL 60503.  Their website is https://www.luckypandaonline.com/

We had a funny encounter today.   As we walked into the restaurant, it was empty.   The person who was preparing vegitable stood up and walked behind the counter then said:"You need to order a beer first."   I was confused and asked:" really? I have to order a beer first?"   he replied "yes", then pointed at the menu taped to the counter top.   I then realized he said:" You need to order here first."    For lunch, this place is almost 100% order to go.    We ended up eating in the restaurant though.   We ordered Mongolian beef & Mapo tofu.  The mapo tofu with port should have been ground port, with szechuan spices.   Other than that, food was decent, nothing spetacular, but still enjoyable. This meal was by far the cheapest compared to all the lunches we've had so far, around $40.