| rev:text
| - My husband and I are frequent diners at PF Changs and we genuinely love it. We typically steer-clear of chain restaurants, but we always make an exception for PF Changs. We've been going there for years and we have never had a bad meal. There are some dishes that we like better than others, but we have never had a sub-par dining experience. The food is consistently good and the service is always excellent.
My husband and I dined at PF Changs last night (Saturday night) and we brought another couple with us. I made online reservations earlier in the day and had no trouble getting the time that I wanted (6:30). When we arrived, the parking lot was expectedly full so we took advantage of the free valet parking. The restaurant was very, very busy...there people waiting outside as well. We arrived just after 6:30 and they had us seated within 5 minutes.
We started with drinks...Blue Moon for my husband, Asian Pear Mojito for me (Delicious!!!!), Bacardi & Coke and Red Wine for our friends.
For appertizers, we ordered Pork Dumplings and Chicken Lettuce Wraps. When the runner brought the Chicken Lettuce Wraps, he made a comment that the 4 of us shouldn't have to share just one dish...so a few minutes later he arrived with another dish (and more lettuce), on the house. Very nice way to start off our meal! To me, it's those types of gestures that kicks PF Changs up a notch or two and we have had a handful of these types of gestures over the years. The lettuce wraps were hot, fresh, flavorful, and delicious! The Pork Dumplings were also very tasty!
On to the entrees...
Tuna Tataki Crisps for me. They are so excellent! Round, fried wonton as the vessel, topped with Seared Ahi Tuna topped with diced Ahi tuna, cucumber and scallions tossed in a citrus-sesame soy sauce. The crisp wonton and the soft tasty tuna are perfect together!
Mongolian Beef for my husband. This is the best Mongolian Beef that we have found to date. The sauce is scrumptious, the meat is lean, tender and moist, and the scallions add a nice freshness to the dish.
Our friends ordered Orange Peel Chicken and Dan Dan Noodles and they both loved their dishes!
For the table to share...
Garlic Noodles (my favorite). I CRAVE these Noodles! The menu describes this dish as "Egg noodles tossed with garlic and chili pepper flakes". However, that description doesn't do it justice. The noodles are tender, the sauce is savory, but not too powerful and it has a touch of sweetness, and it's topped with julienned cucumber and fresh Cilantro. Outstanding served fresh, even better eaten cold (out of the fridge) the next day....if it makes it that long! I've been known to order an extra to take to a cookout the next day.
Pork Fried Rice (my husband's favorite). Everyone has their fried rice preferences. For us, we don't like sticky fried rice, we don't like it over seasoned (over salty), and we don't like too many veggies (especially the frozen peas and carrots that most take-out establishments like to use). Chang's Fried Rice is made with egg, julienne carrots, bean sprouts, sliced scallions, and just the right amount of soy sauce. Perfect!
We completed our meal with a couple of dessert minis...Tiramisu and Lemon Dream. Both were tasty and just the right size following a big meal.
Excellent meal, once again. We all left full, satisfied, and happy. We will continue to dine to PF Changs over and over again. Yes, we really love it that much. The dishes may not be "authentic', but there is something to be said for consistently delicious Asian-inspired food. For us, PF Changs is the restaurant equivalent of a familiar and reliable friend. We all have many acquaintances that we enjoy, but the reliable friends are few and far between.
P.S. I've posted pictures of the entrees.
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)