 The first Panda Inn was founded by Andrew and Peggy Cherng and Andrew's father, Master Chef Ming-Tsai Cherng, all of whom used to live in the Yangzhou region of China's Jiangsu province.Their first location was opened on June 8, 1973 in Pasadena, California.A short time after Ming-Tsai died, a second location was opened in 1982 in nearby Glendale.