I've been to this Pei Wei many times since it's close to my work, and in general I like it. The Teriyaki and Thai Dynamite are my favorite dishes and I've had them on multiple occasions.
I've been wanting to try one of their salads for a while, but naturally their regular food always seemed way more appetizing by the time it was my turn to order. Unfortunately (as I later found) I finally built up the willpower and ordered the "Pei Wei Spicy Chicken Salad" at lunch last week ... what a huge mistake. Just imagine a bowl of romaine and iceberg lettuce, topped with boiling-hot, saucy chicken. It's like they literally took the top part of their Pei Wei Spicy dish and put it directly on lettuce instead of rice. The result was lettuce that was all warm and wilted ... and totally gross.
Maybe it was my fault for thinking the chicken on this salad would just be *somewhat* flavored like the entree dish (instead of a direct swap of lettuce for rice), but it was awful. I couldn't stomach the wilty hot lettuce and just picked out the chicken and some of the tomatoes & carrots.
Pei Wei - I still love your other food, but this dish has no place on your menu.