August 5, 2025
On the Road with Panda – Hot Orange Chicken
Welcome to the hottest episode of On the Road with Panda! We’re getting “swicy” because our Hot Orange Chicken is back due to overwhelming Fanda demand. The Original Orange Chicken® single handedly revolutionized American Chinese cuisine, and we go inside our test kitchen to see how our chefs are always pushing the boundaries and innovating the next viral dish.
Show Notes
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- What makes Hot Orange Chicken different from The Original Orange Chicken® (with the same quality ingredients used and the same wok cooking skills wielded by our chefs).
- How our chefs perfected this dish in our test chicken by creating an innovation grounded in Chinese origins with an original American twist.
- Why bringing back Hot Orange Chicken is exciting for not only our guests, but our associates too.
- How we celebrated the launch in style in New York City and created a special ‘I Love Orange Chicken’ menu.