Panda Express plans two new restaurants in the Rock Hill region. Here’s the latest

Panda Express will open a new restaurant in Indian Land, and has job ads posted for one in Rock Hill, too.

The developer of The Arches in Indian Land has construction plans approved and permits in process for a Panda Express at 8474 Charlotte Hwy. The Arches has been under development for two years at U.S. 521 and Worldreach Drive in Lancaster County, near Dobys Bridge Road coming from Fort Mill.

A dozen acres there will bring a variety of commercial spaces, not far from an Indian Land hot spot already that has announcements for Target, Costco, a French bakery and more.

Meanwhile, Panda Express is advertising job openings at a Rock Hill restaurant. “Pre-open” positions are listed on the Panda Express and other job sites for a manager, kitchen positions, and service roles at 2368 Cherry Road. That’s near the Golden Corral at Cherry’s Anderson Road intersection, across from Plaza Boulevard.

The Herald reached out to Panda Express for details but wasn’t able to get a comment.

Panda Express serves “Chinese inspired, American made” food dishes like orange chicken, black pepper sirloin steak or Mongolian pork served over rice, mixed vegetables or chow mein.

The company has 17 locations in South Carolina, according to its website. The only one in the Rock Hill region is one inside Carowinds, on the Fort Mill side of the two-state theme park. The closest existing ones to Rock Hill or York County are four Columbia locations or one in Spartanburg.

Three of North Carolina’s 29 Panda Express restaurants are in Charlotte. There are others in Concord and Kannapolis. In all, Panda Express has more than 2,400 restaurants across the country.