Panda Express crispy sesame shrimp and beef on a work run

In Effingham, Illinois, headed to Columbus, Ohio, with a truck to deliver. Breakfast at the Pilot was free for Veterans Day, a tea and a breakfast sandwich that went soggy in its paper in the microwave. Free is free.

My first real meal was Panda Express across the parking lot: a bigger plate with chow mein and rice, the new spicy sesame beef and shrimp, a side of teriyaki chicken and a watermelon refresher.

The new beef was really good, and so was the shrimp. The teriyaki chicken is still my favorite thing at Panda, and I’ve always been obsessed with it. For once I skipped the sweet and sour sauce on the rice.

I left stuffed. Back on the road.

Panda Express, Effingham, Illinois · Chow mein and rice, spicy sesame beef and shrimp, teriyaki chicken, watermelon refresher

1203 N Keller Dr, Effingham, IL 62401

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