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| - Came for the opening night with some work colleagues. PFC fills that gap for Chinese-inspired food with a bit of a more decadent kick. I love Toronto's authentic Chinese, but having come from Montreal I sometimes crave something a bit more deep fried, a bit sweeter. PF Chang's does this. The table apps were spare ribs (sweet gooey with 5-spice flavour), lettuce wraps and dumplings. All were good, but I liked the ribs the best. Mains were duck (breast and leg), orange beef, caramel mango chicken, shrimp with lobster sauce and PFC fried rice. Again, everything we good and flavourful. The Orange beef was different from what I'm used to, even in the Montreal Szechuan realm. It was cubed, coated and more "orange" than I've had before. The shrimp/lobster was a good choice.
Service was great as everyone on opening night was busting their butts to do a great job.
No one will accuse PFC of being overly authentic, but that's not the purpose. If you want something that tastes good with a strong Chinese influence, this is a fine pick.
I struggle between 3 and 4 stars. I think 3 because it's not something I'd eat on a regular basis, but also consider 4 because it does a good job at what it's trying to do. I'll go for the latter, as it's a fairer assessment of the restaurant.
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