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| - I like Pei Wei. I really do. There is one by my house that I visit regularly. I find them tasty, quick and affordable. As a frequent traveler, seeing one at an airport was a nice break from the standard eats - mediocre burger chains and overpriced sit-down establishments.
Or so I thought. First, the place has no noodle dishes. Zero, zip, zilch. Strike one. Their kitchen really isn't that much smaller than a standard Pei Wei. Is it really too hard to have noodle making capabilities?
What they do have is fairly limited. A few dishes without, it would seem, the ability to customize much. Kung Pao Chicken? Sure! Kung Pao Beef? No way. This obviously screams pre-made.
I did have said KP Chicken, which was oily as all heck. Like seriously...the Saudi guy next to me had never seen so much oil. Yes that's a joke. A bad one. Get over it. In addition, I ordered it extra spicy, which meant I was given a container of barely spicy sauce. Sign two for pre-made mediocrity.
The meal did the trick and was fairly priced for airport food. Two people could easily split it and be fairly full if they weren't treating it as a big meal. However, I'd rather have the burger chain or overpriced sit down place. At least I'd get a product vaguely reflecting what I'm used to.
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