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Image of P.F. Chang’s in Dublin, OH courtesy of P.F. Chang’s website.

After a few weeks of waiting, I finally made it to P.F. Chang’s with Katie and her mom. I think her mom had been wanting to try it for some time and since we were going we invited her along. It’s a favorite restaurant of mine so I always love going. If you haven’t been, I definitely suggest giving it a try especially if you like Chinese food. Most people will probably agree that Chinese is pretty much tastes the same everywhere you go but P.F. Chang’s is the exception to the rule. What really sets them apart from most Chinese restaurants is the quality of the food; their chicken (and other meats) are easily superior. But hey, that’s just my opinion.

Starting Off With Some Appetizers

To start of dinner we got two appetizers to share between the three of us. Our first appetizer was their Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps, a rather delicious beginning to a good dinner. The concept of this appetizer is simple:  six leaves of lettuce on one plate and another plate of cooked, spicy chicken to be used as filling for the lettuce leaves. Once filled, you wrap them up and eat.

For the second appetizer we had the Spring Rolls. While a common item at Chinese restaurants, the ones at P.F. Chang’s still seem to be just that much better. The Spring Roll appetizer comes with a dipping sauce but I can’t remember whether it had a peanut flavor to it or whether it was just the usual sweet and sour sauce.

On To the Entrees

I don’t recall the exact names of the dishes that Katie and her mom had, but I do remember thinking that Katie’s had a very weird look to it. Anyways, I got my usual Chang’s Spicy Chicken which is what I see as being their implementation of General Tso’s Chicken. if you like spicy / hot Chinese dishes then you’ll definitely like this. It wins the award for being my favorite dish at P.F. Chang’s; in a close second is the Kung Pao Chicken, but when I had it last time the number of peanuts included were a little overwhelming.

…And Then There Was Dessert

Though I don’t generally get dessert at P.F. Chang’s, we all decided to share one to cut down on the cost (and calories). We all decided on The Lucky 8. This dessert is consistent of eight chocolate creme filled “sticks” inside of a mug with a side of dipping sauce made out of caramel and peanut butter. Some toffee brittle pieces were also scattered around the plate. Now, I’m generally a fruit dessert kind of guy but this was a good finisher for all of the food preceding it.

Summary:  If you want some good, high quality Chinese food and great service, try P.F. Chang’s. I just want to add a note that our waitress was nice enough to get us two very tiny samples of Sake (one warm, one cold) so that we didn’t have to waste money in case we didn’t like it. That’s probably the best service and dedication to the customer that I’ve ever had.

Filed under: Chinese Restaurants, Dinner