SAV · Restaurants

Panda Express

★ 2

Combo plates here run around $10–$12 at Panda Express.

This spot sits post-security in the Main terminal at Savannah/Hilton Head (SAV), basically your standard food-court Panda with orange chicken on standby. Rating sits around 2 out of 5, so treat it as a last-resort, not a destination. You order at the counter, grab a drink, and head to nearby gate seating since there’s no real dining area carved out here.

Menu is the usual lineup: orange chicken, Beijing beef, honey walnut shrimp (usually a small upcharge), plus chow mein, fried rice, and mixed veggies. Expect combo pricing in the low teens once you add a drink, and remember airport portions here sometimes run smaller than street locations. If you need something predictable before a Delta or American flight, this is one of the few hot-food options inside the Main concourse.

Quality swings a lot depending on time of day. Mid-morning and late-night flights out of SAV often run into dry orange chicken or lukewarm sides sitting too long in the steam table. Around standard meal peaks (11:30–1:30 and 5–7), turnover is better and food tastes closer to what you’d get at a mall location. If a tray looks crusted over or low, ask when the next batch hits the line.

Lines can form fast when two or three departures cluster at neighboring gates, but they usually clear in under 10–15 minutes. Card and mobile pay are accepted, and you’ll pay typical airport markup versus the $8–$9 combos you might see off-airport. Drinks run another $3–$4, and bottled options sit in the cooler right by the register.

Tip: If you have under 20 minutes to boarding at SAV’s Main gate area, grab a single entrée with one side here, skip the drink, and eat at your gate so you don’t cut it close.

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