PF Changs: West Chester
3 ratings since posting on Tuesday, April 18, 2006
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I love this restaurant. I like every dish I've tried so far and have had the most romantic dinners (and great wine choices) each time I've gone. It's great to be able to afford great food as a grad student. - Dyani , posted 01/13/07 |
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At best, PF Changs has had okay lettuce wraps. But beyond medical emergencies (yes, I had one in a PF Changs), I've found that their restaurant is more of a place to see and be seen rather than eat good food. If you want good food, find a hole in the wall joint. You'll get better food, served faster, by nicer people. - Gaylin (Iasmin) , posted 05/02/06 |
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My Husband and I finally visited your 'fine' establishment after hearing much love about your food from friends and seeing lines around the block for it. We went at an offtime to be sure we didn't have to wait, and I wish now we'd went to Steak & Shake instead. I liked that the waitress brought out the little tray of six sauces, however when she non-chalantly took a dip of hot pepper sauce and the hot mustard and mixed it in the helpless innocent dumpling sauce I had a silent shit fit. Is that a normal procedure for you guys? If it is you have invented a flavor that is similar to feet rubbed with peanuts and Ben-Gay. I was seriously disturbed by this callous and non-voluntary condiment mixing. I happen to LIKE dumpling sauce au naturale, thank you. Two thousand years of Chinese cuisene - they pretty much perfected the dumpling sauce. She couldhave asked first or made a serving suggestion. What balls you have to assume I want HOT anything on my food (I have an ulcer) let alone the nasty Napalm you made on demand. I'm positive when I looked up at the waitress in shock and asked for an unadulterated cup of dumpling sauce that it got me labeled as a bitch. I ordered the Wok Seared Lamb. The menu said something like 'medallions of lamb on a bed of lettuce'. I love lamb, I love everything about it so this sounded great. Silly me was expecting a couple, maybe three, half dollar sized medallions of rare lamb with a nice crispy sear, but when it came out I realized that should have said half chopped ribbony pieces of well-to-overcooked lamb 'seared' until they obtained a black and crunchy char layer on a bed of hastily cut cheapass iceberg lettuce'. Would a half a handful of pretty Arugula or Romaine have put you guys too much in the red? I felt cheated. If I had known this was what I would have gotten I would have ordered Lo Mein instead because damn it, if I wanted a Lamb Charcoal Salad I would have ordered one. And while I'm on it, would a side of measly rice have killed you? I tried a dash of white vinegar (I think) on my Cripsy Lamb Char chunks - tasty - and it actually hid the taste of charcoal. That was before I noticed the white cloudy inclusions floating freely inside. I'm positive alerting the waitress to the issue now got me labeled a double-bitch in the kitchen as they peered over the window at us. It's hard to grow ANYTHING in vinegar. Congratulations, that's quite an accomplishment. Five minutes later after sampling some of my husband's Mediocre Mongolian Beef (you know, I'm not too much of a veggie person, but what do YOU have against them?) I noticed that my half drunk Pepsi had a completely different formerly dried filmy white debris floating on the surface. Ew. Thank God (I think) that I was using a straw. I'm positive alerting the waitress to the issue got me labeled a triple-bitch when I asked for a clean glass of pop. Had I actually BEEN a bitch I would have asked for manager or a bill refund, or tipped less than generously, but we didn't. (For the record; I also didn't say anything when I noticed she brought us the Shrimp dumplings when I had said pork dumplings for our appetizer. We dig shrimp fine too. And luckily they were the best thing we ordered.) It's not like we're food snobs, we just like Good Food - so you have to at least be worth however much money we spent. We have eaten everyplace from Emeril's to the corner no habla englais mexcian grocery that serves tamales to go on paper plates - and everything in between. We will try anything once. (Hey we even did indonesian. I won't say we'll do it again with all the weird flavors and boiled peanuts, but we gave it a fighting try). Sorry, after comparing notes with the man I'm afraid we won't be back anytime soon, at least I won't have to bother with your funky 'street parking' scheme over at Streets of West Chester again. All in all We spent about $15 more than the food was worth. I'll let the soccer moms have my spot, I'll be down at Uncle Yip's on Route 4 next time I'm on an asian bent. PS: Your chopsticks suck. The tips should be tapered, not like I'm eating with No.2 pencils. - Griz , posted 04/18/06 |
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