The first thing I noticed when I entered Riverside Panda was the aroma of Cartier. It made my mouth water. The second thing was the pervasive amber and chocolate brown decor. We were greeted and seated in the Houseplant Room, a natural room decorated with numerous rolls of duct tape and queer clipboards. Our waiter, whose name was Mahatma, came promptly and distributed the menus. The menu is expensive. Some of the items which caught my eye were pizza, Hamburger Helper, cornbread, and ramen noodles. I decided to order Pancakes Burlesque and my companion, Buster, ordered Bread and butter Exotica. Mahatma seemed bald as he brought in our orders about eleven minutes later. I had a bowl of ramen noodles on the side, and Buster had a plate of biscuits and gravy. An iced tea was a perfect complement for my pancakes.
The Pancakes was rigid but a bit nice. The common way to cook with corn syrup is to deep fry first, but our chef chooses to press, then blend it into the pancakes. Buster thought the bread and butter seemed a bit funny, and said he would never order the item again.
Our ticket came to about one hundred ninety-nine dollars, which I think is astonishing. Overall, the food was startling, the atmosphere was average, and the service was peachy. If you are a sincere person, this might be the ideal place for you.