parking here, how bad is it?
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Chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA
3.8 · 726 reviewsOpens today at 9 AMOpens today at 9 AM
Fast-food chain for Chinese standards, including some health-conscious options.
Eligible to offer 20% cashback to customers who shop here.OrbitBack
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What Panda Express offers, what it costs, and what people come for.
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No code detected[Photo 4]When it's quiet, where to park, and what's nearby.
Curry Pizza House San Jose Capitol Ave is next door for pizza. Chipotle Mexican Grill is next door for fast food.
Nearby places from Google Maps, read Oct 26, 2026.
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
What reviews, press and directories say about Panda Express.
3.8from 726 reviews on Google
This location struggles with order accuracy and food quality, despite some positive mentions of specific dishes. Customers describe a mixed experience at this Panda Express location, with some enjoying the ability to choose their own items while others express frustration over order accuracy and food quality. The atmosphere can feel chaotic, especially during busy times, leading to long waits and inconsistent service.
The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.
40 San Jose avg
Signal and how much it countsPanda Express
Every business is scored the same way, and nobody can pay for a better score.
Panda Express, as AI sees it. Blue signals help Panda Express, and red ones hold it back.
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The page ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google read about Panda Express. The code version is exactly what their crawlers get.
Local AI Registry · Chinese restaurants in San Jose, CA · Editorial
By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 26, 2026.
Published October 26, 2026 · Updated October 26, 2026 · Machine-readable version below
Panda Express is a chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA. Its AI Score is 30 of 100, which is poor.
What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Chinese restaurant |
| Address | 361 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95132, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Sun 9 AM to 11 PM |
| Phone | (408) 258-5618 |
| Rating | 3.8 across 726 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 26, 2026 |
Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.
| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location info | Address | 361 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95132, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Fast-food chain for Chinese standards, including some health-conscious options. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Sun 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | Panda Express | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (408) 258-5618 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Services | Service | Chinese food | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Dine-in | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Health-conscious options | AI guess | |
| Services | Service | Takeout | AI guess | |
| Links | Website | https://www.pandaexpress.com/locations/ca/san-jose/2277 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
Address: 361 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95132, USA. Phone: (408) 258-5618. Hours: Mon to Sun 9 AM to 11 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)
From Google Business Profile: "Fast-food chain for Chinese standards, including some health-conscious options."
| Place | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Curry Pizza House San Jose Capitol Ave | Pizza restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Fast food restaurant | 1 min walk |
| McKee | Light rail station | 1 min walk |
| Mckee | Light rail station | 1 min walk |
| Capitol & McKee Stn | Bus stop | 1 min walk |
| Burger King | Fast food restaurant | 1 min walk |
3.8 average across 726 reviews: Google 726. (Confirmed, read October 26, 2026.)
This location struggles with order accuracy and food quality, despite some positive mentions of specific dishes. (AI guess, from 726 reviews.)
It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Jose chinese restaurants run 24 to 56. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Panda Express scores 30, below the San Jose average of 40. The same method scores every business on the registry.
| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Panda Express |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | ||
| Reviews & response | 12 | 85 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 67 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | ||
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | 40 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor |
Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology
How AI decides what to say about a chinese restaurant: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business
Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panda Express | LocalBusiness | #business | https://www.pandaexpress.com/locations/ca/san-jose/2277 | Subject of this page |
| San Jose, California | City | #city | City Panda Express is in | |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |
Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the chinese restaurants in San Jose, linked to the lists and towns around it.
This is exactly what this page sends to Google, Bing, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini. We publish it in the open for two reasons: so you can see nothing here is hidden or made up, and so any business or developer can copy it. Being a good local AI steward means the machine version says exactly what the human version says.
Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.
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Title, description, canonical, robots and Open Graph tags. This is what shows in search results and link previews.
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# Panda Express, San Jose CA: Reviews Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/panda-express-san-jose-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-26. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/panda-express-san-jose-ca ## Photos -  -  -  -  -  ## In short Panda Express is a chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA. Its AI Score is 30 of 100, which is poor. What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Chinese restaurant | | Address | 361 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95132, USA | | Hours | Mon to Sun 9 AM to 11 PM | | Phone | (408) 258-5618 | | Rating | 3.8 across 726 reviews on Google | | Updated | October 26, 2026 | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 361 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95132, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Description | Fast-food chain for Chinese standards, including some health-conscious options. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Sun 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Name | Panda Express | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Location info | Phone | (408) 258-5618 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Monday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Thursday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Friday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Saturday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Hours | Sunday | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | | Services | Service | Chinese food | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Dine-in | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Health-conscious options | AI guess | | | Services | Service | Takeout | AI guess | | | Links | Website | https://www.pandaexpress.com/locations/ca/san-jose/2277 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile | ## Services and prices Add your services so AI can say what you offer ### Known for Share your review link so AI can say what you're known for ## The team Add your team so AI can name who works here ## Visiting Panda Express Address: 361 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95132, USA. Phone: (408) 258-5618. Hours: Mon to Sun 9 AM to 11 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile From Google Business Profile: "Fast-food chain for Chinese standards, including some health-conscious options." ### Parking and getting in Add your parking so AI can tell people where to park Add how to find your door so AI can walk people in ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Curry Pizza House San Jose Capitol Ave | Pizza restaurant | 1 min walk | | Chipotle Mexican Grill | Fast food restaurant | 1 min walk | | McKee | Light rail station | 1 min walk | | Mckee | Light rail station | 1 min walk | | Capitol & McKee Stn | Bus stop | 1 min walk | | Burger King | Fast food restaurant | 1 min walk | ## Reputation 3.8 average across 726 reviews: Google 726. (Confirmed, read October 26, 2026.) This location struggles with order accuracy and food quality, despite some positive mentions of specific dishes. (AI guess, from 726 reviews.) ### What people like - Brisket and teriyaki chicken - Ability to pick own items - Quick service during busy times ### What people do not like - Inaccurate order portions - Long waits for online orders - Food quality inconsistent ### Press Add a press story so AI can say who's written about you ### Awards Add an award so AI can name it ### Directories Get listed in directories so AI can tell you're real ## Questions people ask ### anything I should sort out before a first visit at Panda Express? ### parking here, how bad is it? ### is there someone in particular to ask for here? ### do regulars get anything here ### reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints? ### where does this place post updates ### best chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA ### first time here, what is it actually like? ### Open on a Sunday here? ### cheaper than Panda Express in San Jose without it being sketchy? ### how far out is Panda Express booking right now? ### Busiest day at Panda Express, anyone know? ### Ballpark for a visit to a restaurant in San Jose? ### Why do people rate this place? ### Coffee near this place on Capitol? ### picking between the two, is New Hwong the safer bet? ### Worth the hype here? ### what time does Panda Express in San Jose actually open? ### address for Panda Express, anyone have it? ### rough idea what Panda Express costs? ## The AI Score: 30 of 100 It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Jose chinese restaurants run 24 to 56. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Panda Express scores 30, below the San Jose average of 40. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Panda Express | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | | | Reviews & response | 12 | 85 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 67 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Good | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 40 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Poor | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology How AI decides what to say about a chinese restaurant: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Panda Express | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Panda Express | LocalBusiness | #business | https://www.pandaexpress.com/locations/ca/san-jose/2277 | Subject of this page | | San Jose, California | City | #city | | City Panda Express is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the chinese restaurants in San Jose, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best chinese restaurants in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose/chinese-restaurant - Best businesses in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose ### Nearby - /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles - /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco - /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego - /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine - /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view - /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara ### Every list - Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJPcZFCgjNj4ARb0b0tcNPM0s (accessed Oct 26, 2026) - [2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 26, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 26, 2026)
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<p>Local AI Registry · Chinese restaurants in San Jose, CA · Editorial</p>
<h2>Panda Express, San Jose CA: Reviews</h2>
<p>By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 26, 2026.</p>
<p>Published October 26, 2026 · Updated October 26, 2026 · Machine-readable version below</p>
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<h3>In short</h3>
<p>Panda Express is a chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA. Its AI Score is 30 of 100, which is poor.</p>
<p>What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks</p>
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<h3>Key facts</h3>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Type</td><td>Chinese restaurant</td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>361 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95132, USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Sun 9 AM to 11 PM</td></tr>
<tr><td>Phone</td><td>(408) 258-5618</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rating</td><td>3.8 across 726 reviews on Google</td></tr>
<tr><td>Updated</td><td>October 26, 2026</td></tr>
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<h3>All the details</h3>
<p>Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.</p>
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<thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Fact</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Mark</th><th scope="col">Evidence</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Address</td><td>361 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95132, USA</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Description</td><td>Fast-food chain for Chinese standards, including some health-conscious options.</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Hours</td><td>Mon to Sun 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Name</td><td>Panda Express</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location info</td><td>Phone</td><td>(408) 258-5618</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Monday</td><td>9:00 AM to 11:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Tuesday</td><td>9:00 AM to 11:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Wednesday</td><td>9:00 AM to 11:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Thursday</td><td>9:00 AM to 11:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Friday</td><td>9:00 AM to 11:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Saturday</td><td>9:00 AM to 11:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Hours</td><td>Sunday</td><td>9:00 AM to 11:00 PM</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Chinese food</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Dine-in</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Health-conscious options</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Services</td><td>Service</td><td>Takeout</td><td>AI guess</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Links</td><td>Website</td><td>https://www.pandaexpress.com/locations/ca/san-jose/2277</td><td>Confirmed</td><td>Google Business Profile</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-services-and-prices">
<h3>Services and prices</h3>
<h4>Known for</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-the-team">
<h3>The team</h3>
</section>
<section id="ai-visiting-panda-express">
<h3>Visiting Panda Express</h3>
<p>Address: 361 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95132, USA. Phone: (408) 258-5618. Hours: Mon to Sun 9 AM to 11 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)</p>
<h4>Location info from Google Business Profile</h4>
<p>From Google Business Profile: "Fast-food chain for Chinese standards, including some health-conscious options."</p>
<h4>Parking and getting in</h4>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Place</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">Distance</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Curry Pizza House San Jose Capitol Ave</td><td>Pizza restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Chipotle Mexican Grill</td><td>Fast food restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>McKee</td><td>Light rail station</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Mckee</td><td>Light rail station</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Capitol & McKee Stn</td><td>Bus stop</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
<tr><td>Burger King</td><td>Fast food restaurant</td><td>1 min walk</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-reputation">
<h3>Reputation</h3>
<p>3.8 average across 726 reviews: Google 726. (Confirmed, read October 26, 2026.)</p>
<p>This location struggles with order accuracy and food quality, despite some positive mentions of specific dishes. (AI guess, from 726 reviews.)</p>
<h4>What people like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Brisket and teriyaki chicken</li>
<li>Ability to pick own items</li>
<li>Quick service during busy times</li>
</ul>
<h4>What people do not like</h4>
<ul>
<li>Inaccurate order portions</li>
<li>Long waits for online orders</li>
<li>Food quality inconsistent</li>
</ul>
<h4>Press</h4>
<h4>Awards</h4>
<h4>Directories</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-questions-people-ask">
<h3>Questions people ask</h3>
<h4>anything I should sort out before a first visit at Panda Express?</h4>
<h4>parking here, how bad is it?</h4>
<h4>is there someone in particular to ask for here?</h4>
<h4>do regulars get anything here</h4>
<h4>reviews all look glowing, what are the real complaints?</h4>
<h4>where does this place post updates</h4>
<h4>best chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA</h4>
<h4>first time here, what is it actually like?</h4>
<h4>Open on a Sunday here?</h4>
<h4>cheaper than Panda Express in San Jose without it being sketchy?</h4>
<h4>how far out is Panda Express booking right now?</h4>
<h4>Busiest day at Panda Express, anyone know?</h4>
<h4>Ballpark for a visit to a restaurant in San Jose?</h4>
<h4>Why do people rate this place?</h4>
<h4>Coffee near this place on Capitol?</h4>
<h4>picking between the two, is New Hwong the safer bet?</h4>
<h4>Worth the hype here?</h4>
<h4>what time does Panda Express in San Jose actually open?</h4>
<h4>address for Panda Express, anyone have it?</h4>
<h4>rough idea what Panda Express costs?</h4>
</section>
<section id="ai-score">
<h3>The AI Score: 30 of 100</h3>
<p>It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Jose chinese restaurants run 24 to 56. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Panda Express scores 30, below the San Jose average of 40. The same method scores every business on the registry.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Signal</th><th scope="col">Weight</th><th scope="col">Score</th><th scope="col">What it measures</th><th scope="col">Panda Express</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Retrieval grounding</td><td>26</td><td>0</td><td>Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>Off-property attestation</td><td>20</td><td>40</td><td>Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
<tr><td>AI visibility</td><td>14</td><td></td><td>Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Reviews & response</td><td>12</td><td>85</td><td>The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Backlink & citation authority</td><td>8</td><td>67</td><td>Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Google Business Profile</td><td>8</td><td>90</td><td>Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.</td><td>Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed & mobile</td><td>7</td><td></td><td>Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.</td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>Content freshness & schema</td><td>5</td><td>40</td><td>Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.</td><td>Poor</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology</p>
<p>How AI decides what to say about a chinese restaurant: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business</p>
</section>
<section id="ai-entity-map">
<h3>Entity map</h3>
<p>Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.</p>
<table>
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Entity</th><th scope="col">Type</th><th scope="col">ID on this page</th><th scope="col">Same as</th><th scope="col">Relationship to Panda Express</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>Panda Express</td><td>LocalBusiness</td><td>#business</td><td>https://www.pandaexpress.com/locations/ca/san-jose/2277</td><td>Subject of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>San Jose, California</td><td>City</td><td>#city</td><td></td><td>City Panda Express is in</td></tr>
<tr><td>Local AI Registry</td><td>Organization</td><td>#publisher</td><td>https://localairegistry.com</td><td>Publisher of this page</td></tr>
<tr><td>Steve Lee</td><td>Person</td><td>#author</td><td>https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee</td><td>Author of this page</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</section>
<section id="ai-topical-map">
<h3>Topical map</h3>
<p>Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the chinese restaurants in San Jose, linked to the lists and towns around it.</p>
<h4>Lists</h4>
<ul>
<li>Best chinese restaurants in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose/chinese-restaurant</li>
<li>Best businesses in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose</li>
</ul>
<h4>Nearby</h4>
<ul>
<li>/los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles</li>
<li>/san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco</li>
<li>/san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego</li>
<li>/irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine</li>
<li>/mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view</li>
<li>/santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara</li>
</ul>
<h4>Every list</h4>
<ul>
<li>Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="ai-references">
<h3>References</h3>
<h4>Sources cited</h4>
<ul>
<li>[1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJPcZFCgjNj4ARb0b0tcNPM0s (accessed Oct 26, 2026)</li>
<li>[2] AI engine output: ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 26, 2026, https://localairegistry.com/methodology (accessed Oct 26, 2026)</li>
</ul>
</section>
</article>
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