PF Chang's Chinese Bistro

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: Jules

Originally posted by: AMDZen
If you like Chinese Food, you will probably think PF Changs is the most overrated restaurant on the face of the planet. I had heard nothing but good things as well, but I consider myself a Chinese Food Coneissuer. It was by far some the most overrated food I've ever had, and wouldn't even rank in the top 10 of Chinese food restaurants I've eaten at.

EDIT: I'll just add that anyone who thinks PF Changs is really that good, hasn't lived much or been to many other Chinese food restaurants. It has nothing to do with the "Americanized" dishes, it has to do with taste - and the fact that SOOO many people think its the bestest of the best Chinese food proves that people have poor taste. I see 100 new VW Beetles every day, its still one of the ugliest, nastiest and overhyped cars on the road. Somehow things start snowballing and become hugely popular even though its complete Sh!t. That is PF Changs

You are over analyzing it. If you are looking for authentic Chinese food or comparing it to that you are wasting your time. PF Changs is great food. Is it great Chinese food? Probably not...but I don't think it is trying to pass itself off as authentic Chinese food. Even if it is who cares? It's good!

I guess if you're Chinese and looking for authentic Chinese food you will be disappointed but to argue that people who like it have poor taste is just childish not to mention WRONG!

God, some of you people get your panties in a wad over the dumbest sh!t. :roll:

First of all I'm not Chinese, and I have no clue what "Authentic" chinese food is. Second, I specifically said that it has nothing to do with it being "Americanized". I was simply giving the OP my opinion. The fact remains that PF Changs is completely overrated and is not good food, Chinese or otherwise. If you want good Chinese food, you don't go to PF Changs, and if you want good food you don't go to PF Changs. Its not that bad or anything, but for the price, hype and insane attention it gets - it should be a lot better. I would compare it to any other normal national chain of restaurants, Bennigans, Applebee's and the like. But people around these parts hype it like its the best food on earth and I think its annoying. And so yes, people who do believe that usually have poor taste. It could also be because they don't know any better, they're used to eating McDonalds and so PF Changs is a god send. But if you are looking for spectacular food to match the hype, your going to the wrong place.

 

[KEV1N]

Originally posted by: OrByte
all i Know is Mikuni's here in downtown sacto gave me intestinal grief for DAYS!

Good lord. Do yourself a favor and hit up Takas Sushi on 18th and S. But you probably don't like fish, seeing's how you had Mikuni's

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: Jules

Originally posted by: AMDZen
If you like Chinese Food, you will probably think PF Changs is the most overrated restaurant on the face of the planet. I had heard nothing but good things as well, but I consider myself a Chinese Food Coneissuer. It was by far some the most overrated food I've ever had, and wouldn't even rank in the top 10 of Chinese food restaurants I've eaten at.

EDIT: I'll just add that anyone who thinks PF Changs is really that good, hasn't lived much or been to many other Chinese food restaurants. It has nothing to do with the "Americanized" dishes, it has to do with taste - and the fact that SOOO many people think its the bestest of the best Chinese food proves that people have poor taste. I see 100 new VW Beetles every day, its still one of the ugliest, nastiest and overhyped cars on the road. Somehow things start snowballing and become hugely popular even though its complete Sh!t. That is PF Changs

You are over analyzing it. If you are looking for authentic Chinese food or comparing it to that you are wasting your time. PF Changs is great food. Is it great Chinese food? Probably not...but I don't think it is trying to pass itself off as authentic Chinese food. Even if it is who cares? It's good!

I guess if you're Chinese and looking for authentic Chinese food you will be disappointed but to argue that people who like it have poor taste is just childish not to mention WRONG!

God, some of you people get your panties in a wad over the dumbest sh!t. :roll:

First of all I'm not Chinese, and I have no clue what "Authentic" chinese food is. Second, I specifically said that it has nothing to do with it being "Americanized". I was simply giving the OP my opinion. The fact remains that PF Changs is completely overrated and is not good food, Chinese or otherwise. If you want good Chinese food, you don't go to PF Changs, and if you want good food you don't go to PF Changs. Its not that bad or anything, but for the price, hype and insane attention it gets - it should be a lot better. I would compare it to any other normal national chain of restaurants, Bennigans, Applebee's and the like. But people around these parts hype it like its the best food on earth and I think its annoying. And so yes, people who do believe that usually have poor taste. It could also be because they don't know any better, they're used to eating McDonalds and so PF Changs is a god send. But if you are looking for spectacular food to match the hype, your going to the wrong place.

I'll lay this to rest by saying if I want good food, i'll get steak from Houston's or House of Prime Rib or something. I'm going here for the ambience for a business meeting. With that said, all I wanted to know was what was good on the menu. These people wouldn't be in business if their food tasted like ass.

What's up with this culinary-elitness bs...

 

[KevinF]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt

Originally posted by: Kalbi

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
what really is AUTHENTIC chinese anyways. (remember I am a white guy from kansas)

chicken feet, pork blood, chicken blood, pork feet, pork snout, etc...

uh.. ok -- I will stick with Americanized food..

I spent two weeks in China this summer. Yeah, there is definitely a whole lot more variety and food that we consider to be weird here. Regardless, the main difference I noticed with the Chinese food in China is that it is just better. The quality of the food is just leaps and bounds better than any Chinese restaurant I've eaten at in America. It's not elitism that leads me to claim that Chinese Chinese food is better than the Americanized version. It's that every restaurant in China, even dingy, beyond cheap restaurants have fresh fish. If you get something with fish, they get it from the tank, kill it, and charge you by the half-kilo.

American Chinese food doesn't suck. It really doesn't. I used to love it, and I still think it's pretty good. It's just that I know the pure culinary bliss of the real thing.

Link to journals I wrote for the trip. There's probably 1500 words written on food throughout there, if you're really curious. (the site doesn't work quite right in Firefox, it works in IE and Safari, I apologize. I didn't make it and am way too lazy to fix it.)

 

[SinNisTeR]

I love pf changs. Mongolian beef is tha winnar!