P F Chang's China Bistro

12/24/09

NOT........for anyone with a pallette

by Strangewayskeith at Citysearch

if you want decent food without a stadium atmosphere go to a small semi authentic Asian or Chinese restaurant not a corporate based illusion.....eat well, be well

• Pros: my kids like it, decent staff
• Cons: heavy sauces, over cooked food, pretentious atmosphere

02/18/09

Pure Fake Chinese

by Adnora1 at Citysearch

There is nothing remotely Chinese about this food. It is of low quality by any ethnicity you might favor, and it sure isn't Chinese one little bit. A huge disappointment if you are looking for tasty, well prepared dishes. Avoid it.

• Pros: Intersting ambience
• Cons: Everything else

10/30/08

Go elsewhere or bring your flashlight!

by tastebuds1 at Citysearch

Why wait in line to eat mediocre food and to eat in the dark? The place is loud, the place is dark and the food is tasteless at best. The only it has going for it is the location - Somerset Collections! I went with an older friend and I had to read the menu to him because it was so dark in the restaurant. I sent a message to coporate and they sent a note back indicating that they had recently improved the lighting and that I need to try that location again. I wrote back that I was just at the restaurant on Tuesday and I wrote the note on that Friday, so I had already experienced the "improved" lighting! After that, I received a "so sorry" note and nothing else. Won't be back!

• Pros: It's food and it is cool to look at (what you can see of it in the light).
• Cons: DARK, loooooooooooong wait, yuppie location.

04/18/08

It barely gets one star because I couldn't choose no stars

by nmx at Citysearch

I've only eaten here once and I don't plan on coming back. I've tried the spring rolls (no taste), Kung Pao Chicken (stringy, overdone chicken, tastes like pure soy sauce) and "Spicy Chicken" (which, oddly enough, tastes like spicy soy sauce). The "special sauce" that the waiter tries to dazzle you with is a joke (and vile). You would think the people who dine here were dressed for tea and crumpets at Buckingham Palace, not a pseudo-nu-Asian chain founded by some guy named Paul Fleming. You are better off supporting your local small business carry-out place.

• Pros: Close proximity to better restaurants
• Cons: Too many to list

04/05/08

Chain chinese fare because you so trendy

by TheSpoon at Citysearch

Not bad food. I like the lettuce wraps but make no mistake, this is chain food fare. Because it's located in the "ultra hip" Somerset Collection, I really believe the patrons think that there is something exclusive about PF Changs.

PF Changs was brought to you by the same fine folks who have you believing the Olive Garden is authentic Italian. Now if you are willing to wait an hour plus for chain restaurant food, go for it! Otherwise, book a trip to NYC or Chicago or Toronto, visit their respective Chinatown and have REAL chinese food.

"We went to PF Changs for Chinese" might impress the friends who don't know any better. Everyone else is laughing at you.

• Pros: lettuce wraps and mongolian beef are good
• Cons: the food scream "CHAIN!!!", long wait and ridiculous crowd (evening gowns? really?!)