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| - This was actually my very first visit to a P.F. Chang's, if you can believe that. We didn't have many in Wisconsin where I resided for the last 11 years before uprooting to Arizona. We came here this evening to celebrate my dad-in-law's birthday and it was his choice. And a good one at that.
The location is right off I-17 & Happy Valley smack dab in the middle of everything. Plenty of ample parking. Considering it was dinner time on a Saturday, I was pleasantly surprised to see they seated our party of 4 immediately. The restaurant location is clean but I was a bit surprised to see how dimly lit it was. Not necessarily a bad thing at all, just a bit surprised. There is candlelight at each table that lets you know, this ain't no Panda Express. We were greeted practically instantaneously by our server (Jocelyn) who took our drink orders promptly. I opted for a Diet Coke and before I go on, let me just say that my glass of Diet Coke never went empty. I mean, never. This is a big deal for me at any restaurant with sit down-service, especially if I order a soda or iced tea. So... kudos to her! Back to the restaurant... plenty of cool Asian-themed decor with a modern and contemporary twist to it. Very clean and well kept. The restrooms were of equal condition and also quite clean. The employees were friendly, polite and welcoming.
We started with a spicy tuna roll and honestly, this was probably the most lackluster part of the meal. It was good, not great, but I'll cut them some slack because they're a well-known Chinese restaurant, not a Japanese restaurant. It isn't that it wasn't fresh, it just wasn't what I would expect from a spicy tuna roll. The rice was "crumbly" unlike what good sushi rice should do. The tuna was balled up and just sort of lying within this roll of rice. Not much for presentation as you can gather by the photo I took. There are really only 4-5 rolls on the entire menu so that alone tells you they don't expect to be known for their sushi... and rightfully so. Obviously, I've had 1,000x times better, but again, its a Chinese chain restaurant, not a sushi bar. You wouldn't go to a sushi bar to order Beef Broccoli, would you? ...that's what I thought. My in-laws ordered the lettuce wrap with chicken. Fresh, crisp, cool iceberg lettuce which you essentially use to wrap up this hot, flavorful, chicken-garlic concoction. Interesting... and delicious!
For my entree, I opted for the Long Life Noodles with Prawns. It's a hefty bowl that really doesn't appear all that hefty, but holy cow... it left me stuffed, but not to the point where I felt miserable. So anywho, the bowl is chock full of delicious rice noodles & crispy prawn tails. I'm no noodle connoisseur, but they were not soggy and they were cooked all of the way through. They had the consistency of a spaghetti noodle, but not quite so noodle-y (I just made that word up. No, you can't steal it.) The entire dish is flavorful as chili peppers are abundant throughout the dish as is plenty of garlic. The prawn tails were crispy and awesome. It's so easy to overcook them, but the ones I had in my bowl 'o noodles were cooked to perfection.
I'm a bit dismayed and somewhat surprised to see so many negative reviews about this particular location. Perhaps we caught a lucky evening here at P.F Chang's but our service was phenomenal. In fact, I honestly don't know how our service could have possibly been any better? We walked in and were seated immediately. Our drink order was placed immediately. We were checked on constantly. Our glasses never went empty. Our appetizers and entrees came out to our table immediately (and accurately). When we asked for the check, it was delivered promptly. Based on all of that and as I previously mentioned, I'm not quite sure how the service could've possibly been any better? The only downfall that I could possibly see the pricing, but I think it goes without saying that they are trying their best to be a slightly more upscale Asian restaurant. My dish was $15 and some change which I think is on-par with any other seafood dish at a restaurant with sit-down service. I'm giving them a solid 4-stars, taking the rest of my noodles and going home.
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