Panda Express Honest Half Tea Half Lemonade

Honest Half Tea Half Lemonade is the Arnold Palmer style drink at selected Panda Express locations: brewed tea cut with lemonade in a bottle. It is one of the more interesting bottled options when a store carries it.

The blend works because the two halves solve each other's problems: lemonade brings acidity that plain tea lacks, tea brings body and tannin that lemonade lacks. The result is more refreshing than either alone, and it cuts through fried food better than a straight sweet tea does.

Panda Express publishes its full nutrition panel for national items, and this drink runs regionally, so no verified calorie figure appears here rather than an estimate. For published context, Sweet Tea carries 410 calories and Minute Maid Lemonade carries 390, both at the top of the fountain range. A half and half blend of sweetened tea and lemonade sits in similar territory, and the bottle label is the reliable number.

It suits anyone who orders Arnold Palmers by habit. Pair it with the fried appetizers or the battered entrees where acidity earns its place. For a near zero calorie alternative, unsweetened tea with a lemon slice does much the same job. The full lineup is on the Panda Express drinks menu.