PF Changs : Chinese food :: Olive Garden : Italian food
PF Chang's is garbage. Oddly, Pei-Wei, which is owned by the exact same group, is pretty good with much better prices and less totally pointless ingredients/dishes.
IMHO : Most Mexican/Chinese/American food is better when it's simple and made with quality ingredients. Trying to get too fancy is just asking for fail. Cuisine which benefits from a lot of effort and complexity are things like French, Indian, and Greek dishes. I do realize this is a gross oversimplification, and that China is a truly vast and varied country, but in general I think it holds true.
Places flike PF Chang is for people who want Chinese food without seeing dirty rags, flies, smelly dish carts, greasy floors, unclean silverware, and etc. I ate there once and the presentation of the food is good, but it's not worth the premium unless you want to pay for the atmosphere.
PF Changs : Chinese food :: Olive Garden : Italian food
it's a sit-down chain restaurant that specializes in chinese food (think, Fridays, Olive Garden, etc)Perhaps I'm out of the loop. What the hell is PF changs? What happened to McDonalds?
I don't know, I actually like the working class atmosphere of most Chinese takeout places. I like that you can see right into the kitchen and watch them make their food. They're very utilitarian places and not too aesthetic, but they do seem to be clean, at least around me. The same shit goes on behind the closed doors of any other restaurant anyway.
i would rather eat this:
Than:
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"Real chinese" food is terrible. PFs' is the only "chinese" food I like.
I always thought PF Chang's was Panda Express put on a fancier plate and charged a 30% premium. It's not bad but it sure as hell aint worth it.
Here's a tip for all you azn types who thumb their noses at PF Changs: I don't give a shit if it's authentic chinese food or not. You might say that I don't give a shit. Another way to say it is that I really don't give a shit. Yet another way to say it is that I really really don't give a shit.
Seriously, I don't give a shit.
I like their food.
That said, it's hit or miss on their martinis...which is far far more important than the ethnic authenticity of their cuisine IMO.