Panda Express Vegan Menu
Let’s be honest, they used to be extremely bad for vegans with only their rice being vegan, but now they have a few Panda Express vegan options including multiple entrees and delicious sides, and of course rice.
This is largely thanks to PETA, while many vegans aren’t a fan of them they do good sometimes, and in this case they definitely did good — thanks to a petition they started and shared everywhere they pressured them into a complete menu revamp that included adding tons of Panda Express vegan options and removing unnecessary ingredients like chicken stock or butter to their vegetable dishes.
Now Panda Express doesn’t do such nonsense so their vegetable dishes are largely vegan-friendly. Unfortunately Panda Express stopped having multiple vegan-friendly vegetable entrees at all locations now; so some locations won’t have things like Eggplant Tofu. If you aren’t sure it’s safer to go to Pei Wei, which always seems to have vegan-friendly options.
Vegan Appetizers at Panda Express:
- Vegetable Spring Roll (Not all locations)
That’s the only Panda Express Vegan “Appetizer” — personally I see spring rolls more as a side-dish than an appetizer, but hey, they call it an appetizer so I suppose it’s an appetizer at Panda Express.
Vegan Entrees at Panda Express:
- Eggplant Tofu (Not all locations)
- Vegetable Chow-Mein (Not all locations)
- Super-Greens
- Vegan Beyond-Meat Orange Chicken
Generally at Panda Express you’ll pick one of the above as a “double-portion” and 2 sides to go with it, so keep this in mind — you can also order super greens or chowmein as a side-dish rather than an entree, it’ll just be a smaller portion if you select it as your side-dish to, say, the eggplant tofu.

Vegan Side Options at Panda Express:
- Brown Rice (steamed)
- White Rice (steamed)
- Vegetable Chow-Mein (not all locations)
- Super-Greens (broccoli/kale mix)
Vegan Sauces/Dips at Panda Express:
- Teriyaki Sauce
- Sweet & Sour Sauce
- Chili Sauce
- Plum Sauce
- Potsticker (dumpling) Sauce
- Hot Mustard
- Soy Sauce
Vegan Dessert Options at Panda Express:

- Fortune Cookie
- Sweet Tea’s/Drinks
While many Chinese Buffet’s have ones that are made with egg, the Fortune cookies at Panda Express are 100% Vegan-friendly, and completely free. Yep, you heard it right, plus they are pretty tasty as well.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, Panda Express Chow Mein is considered vegan, sence this side does not contain animal-based derivatives. However, cross-contamination can be a problem, since the woks are only washed but not dedicated for plant-based food.
Panda Express has several vegan options including multiple entrees like the Eggplant Tofu, Vegetable Chow-Mein, Super Greens, and delicious sides, and of course rice (brown and white).
Yes, Panda Express Fortune Cookies are vegan, because they do not contain any animal-based derivatives. Cross-contamination can be a problem though.
Yes, Panda Express Spring Rolls are vegan. They contain vegetables and no animal-based derivatives.
Yes, The Teriyaki Sauce at Panda Express is considered vegan. It does not contain any animal products.