P. F. Chang's

So we hadn't been there  in awhile, but with a "buy-one-entree--get-one-free" coupon in hand, it was time to revisit P.F. Chang's.

The bad:  The Source Mall is basically dead, and right now the restaurant sits in the middle of a construction zone.

The good:  the restaurant's interior is beautifully decorated.  The restaurant was fairly crowded, but our reservation was honored and we had just a few minutes of waiting for our table.

The bad:  during the course of the evening we were presented with not one, but two dirty plates, plates that had not been thoroughly washed.  Both were immediately replaced, however.

The incredible:  the red sangria was incredibly potent and very tasty.

The food: 

We started with pork egg rolls.  They were crispy on the outside and stuffed full of tasty vegetables, with just a little pork to add flavor.  They were also very, very greasy.  Loved the accompanying mustard sauce, it had just the right zing.

Our go-to entrees here are the Mongolian beef and the crispy honey shrimp.

Mongolian beef -- slices of beef in a thick barbecue sauce, served with scallions. The beef was tender, the sauce spicy-sweet.  I miss the carrots that used to come with the dish. 

Crispy honey shrimp -- batter dipped fried shrimp in a sweet sauce, served over crispy rice noodles. I can't stop eating the rice noodles. 

We decided to order a third entree, chicken lo mein.  This dish was prepared with vericelli instead of the thicker lo mein noodles you find in other Asian restaurants.  The thinner noodles worked well with the chicken. 


Service in this place has much improved over the last few years.  Small complaint -- our waiter forgot the apply the coupon to our bill, and had to be asked to do so.   But overall a positive experience.