P.F. Chang’s

I came here for Father’s Day, made reservations the day prior for 4pm and when I got here there was a long wait but I was able to get seated within seconds :)
The staff was very friendly and we were so lucky to have one of the best waiters I have ever come across. Give this guy a raise; Reyvel! If you want a great dining experience and want to be taken care of, ask for him!
The food was delicious, we ordered 6 different dishes and all were amazing. My favorites
Appetizer-​chicken lettuce wrap
Main dish-​crispy honey chicken and Mongolian beef
Dessert-​great wall of chocolate (big enough for 4 to share)
This is family style eating so have everyone pick a dish and share!
Parking-​first hour free and then next two hours free with validation

The food was good, as expected, but our server was fantastic! My wife and I had a rather undesirable experience with the staff at the P.F. Chang’s in chino but, Barri, at this location was fantastic! She was not only kind and quick, she was accurate with our specific orders. She was lovely.

American Chinese. The food is decent but I feel they over season their food… too much salt and seasoning. It’s pricey but the portions are large. I recommend a hot dish. I recently ate the ahi salad and didn’t eat most of it. Bland and boring.

The 5 stars is because I love PF Chang’s anytime… crispy greenbeans are my weakness! Writing this review because we came here a couple of days after returning from our honeymoon and we mentioned it to our server NOT to get anything for free but because we were making conversation. When we were ready for our check, she brought us out banana spring rolls on the house… so sweet!!!

Most people are probably already aware of the awesome dependability of high-​end chain restaurants. But people complain because the whole thing is a formula. No deviations from dishes, menus, décor, etc. Tonight I was pleasantly surprised by a huge departure from the norm. We placed an online order while on vacation. Picked it up and took it back to the hotel to sit and eat. But oh no! The honey chicken was accidentally honey shrimp. Little girls don’t love shrimp and back to PF Changs I went. I called on the way and let them know about the mistake. The manager apologized and said she would take care of it. When I walked in the door the correct dish was ready, along with a new receipt that had refunded the dish, and two gift certificates for free meals. I was so impressed. «Local business still knows how to do things right.» Thanks for the great experience despite a mistake.

What an absolutely amazing experience! We had Jason as our server tonight. I have never experienced such great service before in my life! After a loooong day at Disneyland with three kids we came in here for a quick dinner before heading home. He was totally accommodating and did everything to make our dinner the best it could be! The food was also so so delicious! We were extremely pleased! We also got a banana egg roll (I think that’s what it was called) with the ice cream for my daughters 3^rd birthday on the house! This will absolutely be our new go to spot every time we leave Disneyland. Thanks Jason for going above and beyond to make our experience a good one!

I admit it, I love a good chain restaurant (especially in America). Not even kidding, so when PF Chang’s was suggested for dinner, I was all-​in. We headed over around 9 pm, and the place was pretty busy. With a 30 – 40 min wait for a table, we chose to sit on the patio right away. A bit chilly, but there were heat lamps (and I was starving!). We ordered a few things (the food is good for sharing), including dumpling soup and beef and broccoli (my favourite!). We had 3 orders for 2 people, and had enough for leftovers! The service was friendly and pretty quick, and the atmosphere is pretty stylin’ for Disneyland-​adjacent :) Recommended!

The BF and I were in the downtown Disney area on a Friday night, we decided on PF Chang’s. I’m asian, so I was very wary of managing my expectations for this restaurant lol. All in all, a decent meal. The portions are pretty large! We took home ¹⁄₃ of our meal, and we both can eat LOL. The ambiance here is also intimate but lively, with the dim lighting and floor-​to-​ceiling glass panels.
We opted for the prix fixe menu, which includes 2 soups (choice of hot n sour and egg drop), an appetizer, 2 entrees, and a shared dessert. We also ordered the garlic spinach, and crab wontons.
I LOVED the crab wontons!!! But seriously, it’s pretty hard to mess that up. The worse something is for your health, the better it seems to taste! I also adored the chicken lettuce wraps… Could’ve eaten that for my whole meal! Refreshing, crisp, and seasoned well. Pretty authentic, like what you’d find in a legit Chinese restaurant. Our shared dessert was also yummy, creamy coconut ice cream and 2 banana egg rolls drenched in caramel. My sweet tooth is why I won’t be summer bod ready.
I actually had to add my water to the hot n sour soup since it was too thick and salty for my liking, and the egg drop wasn’t bad — but I’ve had better. For our two entrees, we had garlic noodles and Mongolian beef. Garlic noodles don’t even have a hint of garlic. So you’ve been warned! It was good, but it’s better off named «just noodles with cucumber, no garlic». The BF seemed to really enjoy the Mongolian beef, it was very well marinated and seasoned too!
Not too shabby, PF Chang’s!

I’ve been going to P.F. chang’s since high school and I love their Mongolian beef plate. I’m in Anaheim for a dental seminar and stopped at this location for lunch. For our appetizer, we ordered the chicken lettuce wrap and the iceberg lettuce tasted like it was unwashed and not fresh. For a restaurant like P. F Chang’s, I would expect higher quality.

Good was good, service was just ok.
I phoned in an order and ended up having to wait an extra 10 – 15 minutes more than expected.
They are Definitly a packed house due to the proximity to Disney.
Parking was pretty easily available.
Portion size was just a tad on the small side.
Always a good food option.
Good was definitely not what was described on the phone. A slight let down from what I usually expect.

Great for happy hour! We had edamame, pork dumplings, lettuce wraps, crab wontons, and summer rolls. Kid and mom approved! The Mai tai was strong and delicious.

When I first graduated from college I started serving at the P.F. Chang’s in Walnut Creek, CA. Back then it was all about making your own special sauce, having soy sauce as salt, chili oil as pepper and vinegar to cool everything down and of course the limo ride (where you as the server orders the whole meal for the guest so just like a limo ride, they can relax and not worry about ordering).
So those days are dead… the special sauce is pre-​made and you only get it with lettuce wraps; there is no «trio» of sauces always at your table and the limo ride is replaced by a price-​fixe meal… but hey things change!
Here is what hasn’t changed:
***Chicken lettuce wraps are still amazing: they still know how to take ground chicken, water chestnuts, onions and mushrooms, cook it to perfection and lay that over a bed of crispy rice sticks with cool crisp lettuce cups.
***Chang’s spicy chicken is still fantastic: chunks of white meat chicken dusted with potato starch to add a little crunch and then stirfried in a sweet spicy sauce… SO GOOD
***Mongolian beef is still unbeatable: I don’t even eat beef anymore but we get this and add broccoli to it so I can have stirfried broccoli in the sauce… delicious
***Anything orange peel: Orange peel chicken, shrimp or beef is still great. Love the tangy spicy citrus sauce
***Kung Pao Shrimp and Scallops still better than anywhere else: Especially the scallops which they dust with potato starch to make more crunchy paired in that dark sauce with just the right amount of kick and spice
***Spicy Long beans are so yummilicious and now you can order it as a side dish! I’m always going with a full order but it’s nice to have options
We’ve hosted a birthday party at this location and then eaten at the bar a bunch of times. Service is pretty consistent for a chain restaurant and what we order is always good. We’ve tried SO many Chinese restaurants since I moved here and we really can’t find anywhere nearly as good as the places we used to frequent up north, so I’m grateful to have P.F. Chang’s not too far away… I’m a fan!
Unilocal 100 challenge: ¹²⁄₁₀₀

27jan2016
Last night was the first time I tried this restaurant. And I can genuinely say that every single moment at the restaurant, was an awesome experience.
To begin with, from the moment that I arrived we specifically asked if we could have a table outside under a heater because it was cold and about 10 minutes later they sat us down fairly quick and they were very attentive. I feel that sometimes is hit and miss with waiters and waitresses at restaurants, but this time around our waiter was phenomenal. It was very attentive very helpful and very patient. If you have been here before, well you already know that the food is good! But if you havent it, then you really have to try the lettuce wraps. The restaurant was busy but it wasn’t overbusy where he was unbearable. Maybe it was the fact that it was during the week and not the weekend. Whatever the case, I definitely would like to come back and try more food.
I know this is probably not a big deal but I really enjoyed how they wrap the to go bags. Really creative!!!

I’ve never set foot in a P.F. Chang’s before so I wasn’t too sure on what to expect but I didn’t go in with high expectations. My sis had a gift card to use so we went here for dinner last night.
The wait time for a table wasn’t too bad considering we got here right around a busy Sunday night. Our server for the night was Laynie. She was very sweet and helpful on recommending to us what dish to get between a few of our choices. We decided to get the calamari appetizer, lo mein with pork, shaking beef, kung pao chicken and honey glazed shrimp. We also opted for brown rice since they don’t serve jasmine rice unfortunately.
I ordered a strawberry cucumber lime drink and I must say it was quite refreshing and delicious. Definitely recommend although no free refills.
We got our calamari first and it was served with a side of salt and pepper and this sour sauce which was good when combining them all together.
Our food came out in a reasonable amount of time considering how packed the place was. I thought the quality of the food was pretty much like Panda Express and wasn’t too impressed but it was just average. The shaking beef dish was SALTY however. I like my food salty but these people don’t mess around with the salt. I felt that the broccoli and asparagus in the beef dish were soaking in a salt bath. The honey shrimp tasted the least saltiest out of all the food we had. The brown rice was kinda mushy so I didn’t enjoy it as much.
It was a good thing we used a gift card considering the prices here. For the portions we got and the prices were averaging $ 15 per dish it wasn’t well worth it in the end.
I must say again though our server Laynie was awesome. She did a really nice job.
My other gripe with this place was the restrooms. The urinal in the men’s room was like a mini hallway and there was urine all over the floor so I couldn’t get too close to it without stepping in a puddle of piss. Very poor restroom management and there were paper towels all over the floor too.
They say a restaurant with a not so clean restaurant has not so great food. Well this place clearly showed it to me.
Don’t think I will be back here.

I am not a big fan of Chinese foods, but came here today because of a gift card I had from Christmas. Last time I came to a Pf Chang’s was 5 years ago at Las Vegas in Planet Hollywood. Back then, I remember having their chicken fried rice, Sea Bass with Spinach and the Salt and pepper prawns. They were all outstanding, however, today we had the Waldorf salad, hot and sour soup, garlic noodles and the Northern spare ribs. Unfortunately, the only item we liked were the Northern spare ribs.
The garlic noodles was plain and lightly sweetened, but not too bad, definitely three stars at max. The hot and sour soup tasted more salty than hot (spicy) or sour. The Waldorf salad tasted a little bitter, maybe due to the type of lettuce that was being utilized. Every other items is a 2 stars max, other than the Northern spare ribs.
Initially, the service was great, I even gave him about a 30% tips. Our waiter was friendly, but the only recommendation I have for him was to check with us if we needed anything. We did not get one refills for our drinks, nor offer to get desserts. So we just decided to grab a refill to go and skip the desserts this time around. Hoping for a better experience, but certainly had worst.
Our bill came out to about $ 39 and with $ 11 tips, it came out to $ 50. Was the meal and experience worth that? Maybe not, but I must say, it’s fair to give them a three stars because I did have a much better experience last time. So I am going to just assume this was an off moment experience. Most likely will not come back, not to this location anyway. I do want to say thank you for having a clean booth. I have not sat at a clean booth at a place to eat without having to wipe it down myself in awhile.
Tips: They have a parking structure, make sure you bring your ticket to get it validated.
Customer Service: ³⁄₅ (could be better)
Quality: ¹⁄₅ (this visit)
Quantity: ³⁄₅
Cleanliness: ⁵⁄₅
Atmosphere: ⁴⁄₅
Price: ²⁄₅ for what we got

The food is ok however the service is terrible. We are so freezing cold and there is cold air blowing on our table and even yet our server insists the air con as off and nothing can be done. (I’m sitting here and chattering as I write this) We have even tried to show them the napkins and our hair is blowing and yet still they insist it’s just the air circulating. It is so uncomfortably cold that we tried to eat as quickly as we could just to leave faster. The server said «well I’ll sit in the cold and you can serve me instead if you prefer». So polite. We even asked for the manager who then also repeatedly made us feel like we were crazy and that it was not freezing cold and blowing air is just circulating air.
My advice, next time a paying table of 15 in an otherwise fairly empty restaurant voices discomfort, perhaps instead of telling them they are wrong maybe move them to a new location. I could understand if it was packed, but it was not… Perhaps I know why?

I am always glad to see a P.F. Chang’s restaurant anywhere close to where I’m staying when traveling for business or pleasure. I can’t count the number of reviews I’ve read regarding this restaurant chain over the years and they always seem to be all over the place. Fortunately I’ve never had a negative experience at any of their locations and I consider myself a pretty tough customer for the most part especially when it comes to extremely long waits whether its for a table or for the food and I have very little sympathy when the service is bad or inattentive. So I guess I’m pretty luck to be batting a .1000 when it comes to great experiences at any of the P.F. Chang’s locations I’ve visited.
This location was only a short walk from the hotel, we arrived a little after 7:30 PM and we were able to be seated immediately. I really need to put more effort in remembering the servers names because fortunately on this night we had exceptional service. She arrived at out table and greeted us with a giant smile and a very inviting personality I know some could careless about this and it’s always expected, but to me this sets the tone and it’s always good to meet someone who loves their job, the company they work for. I think she told us she has been at this location about seven years and her intimate knowledge of the menu and customer service skills made it clear she has been successful.
After taking our drink orders and making a few recommendations she left us so we could explore the many options offered here. This is never a difficult choice for us because the food is always so consistence. I recently started exploring gluten free options and I was happy to see a nice array offered for dinner.
Lettuce Wraps — Always a safe and delicious choice, the minced chicken mixture was plentiful and filled with an abundance of flavors and textures. The lettuce leafs were cold, crispy and held together when filled and rolled. This is absolutely one of our favorite dishes.
Gluten Free Broccoli and Beef — I ordered this extra spicy, it came out hot with plenty of lean beef mixed with very nicely cut sautéed broccoli tossed in a brown sauce that was filled with spice but not overly spicy. When our server returned with a set of fresh drinks she also had the kitchen prepare a bowl of hot chili oil just in case I wanted a little more heat, which I gladly accepted.
Another enjoyable dinner and dining experience at another P.F. Chang’s Restaurant and hopefully another great table for our server.

Unilocal challenge 2015 ¹⁶⁰⁄₃₆₅
A few years ago this place was real tastey. Not sure what happened. Made reservations online, which was super easy and convenient. Arrived on time and seated right away.
What I love about this place is the Ambience. At night, its dim, tables are comfortable and the setting is nice. Dishes are presented nicely and plates are just big enough to get the right amount of food.
We had a huge red card on our table indicating our occasion. It took a few minutes to meet our server, at least 5 or so minutes. Finally he arrived. He must of not noticed the red card, because he never looked at it or aknowledged anything. Unless, he did say something, and I didnt hear him. When we left I asked the front what the cards are for, if the waiter doesn’t aknowledge anything. The manager apologized for our server and said he should of at least given us a special desert.
Our server, disappeared a lot. The station he was working was not even that busy. Most of his tables had people sitting at different times, so it is not like he was running around because everyones orders were coming out at once. I saw other waiters in other sections that were very busy who were very attentive. Very attentive, busting their tails. As for our table, we really didn’t have any service. Our waiter did however tend to the table of 3 generations; pretty teen, mom and grandma next to us. Perhaps he just wanted to give us privacy. The couple next to us looked neglected too. But the family before the couple, seemed to have excellent service.
We ordered an appetizer to start as we were still going over the menu. We ordered the dumplings. When we ordered our meal no more than 5 minutes later, we ordered the Prefix meal and an additional dish because we love to eat. The meal came with 2 soups, an appetizer, 2 main dishes and desert for about $ 45. He wouldn’t let us use the dumplings appetizer we ordered 5 minutes before, because he put on for 6, not 4 and couldn’t change it, or didn’t want to change it. So we had to order an additional appetizer. Makes no sense. Especially when those dumplings came out AFTER we ordered the second appetizer and minutes before our meal. Which tells me he forgot them in the kitchen. I am sure it is easy to change something like that, especially dumplings which is probally ordered frequently. So we ordered the cream cheese wontons too, which came out first.
Onto our meal. Our hot and sour soup, was just like the name. Hot and sour. Pretty tastey in a thick rich broth and lots of tufu. The rice was dry. For a place that serves rice all day you think they get it right. Im not a huge rice eater to begin with. But the hubsters is. For the first time, he didnt finish his rice, or take it with him.
The honey crispy chicken had very little flavor and was overcooked and very starchy. Not as good as I remembered it. The thai noodles seemed like it was missing something, and are not your typical Thai noodles you may be used to. The Orange chicken was my favorite out of the 3 dishes, just not as crispy as I am used too. We were stuffed afterwards. When we were done, we still waited for our server to notice.
We did a lot of waiting here. When customers are slowing down on their meal, a good waiter is on top of it and starts asking if they need anything else, any boxes, maybe some water, ect. I felt like we were doing a lot of waiting, while the waiter was elsewhere.
When we left our waiter was up front, which explains why we never saw him. He was busy socializing with the hostess. We still tipped him cash close to 15% on our $ 75 bill, which was very generous. I hope he at least shared it.
At the end, when we were leaving we voiced our concerns to the very sweet manager, who listened to us and apologized for our lack of service and experience. She was very generous and invited us back for dinner on them, with a giftcard which was unexpected. We already paid the bill and were not looking for anything else. In the end, everything was resolved, which is why I am giving it an extra star. I will return to see if the next visit is any better. Which I am sure it will be.
Maybe we just had an off night.
Review 565

**** This review is strictly for happy hour only!****
With that being said My friend and I came here on a much needed happy hour outing to catch up. To my surprise PF Changs had quite a good selection of eats as well as drinks for happy hour.
Happy Hour times are 3PM-​7PM — Monday through Friday, 9PM-​11PM — Monday through Thursday, 10PM-​Midnight — Friday
We sat at the bar and service was ehhh at best. We had to ask for menus, and a few times to get our waters refilled. The bartender seemed preoccupied with his coworkers and frequently was in the bar corner joking with them and ignoring customers.
To start we ordered a bottle of SAKE each and a variety to appetizers which included:

GEKKEIKAN SAKE JAR $ 5
The sake came warm and in a cute little jar with cute cups. The jar poured about 3 full almost 4 shots. We ended up ordering 3 jars each. 4 STARS***
HAND-​FOLDED CRAB WONTONS $ 4.00 (4 Per Order)
Crispy wontons filled with crab, bell peppers and green onions, with spicy plum sauce. 4 STARS*** These were filled with the perfect amount of filling and fried to perfection. the sauce was sweet with a little spicy zing to it.
CHANG’S CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS $ 6.00
Wok-​seared chicken, mushrooms, green onions and water chestnuts served over crispy rice sticks with crisp lettuce cups 4STARS** I enjoyed this dish, chicken was seasoned great not too salty or bland, the lettuce was very fresh and overall very filling dish. We ran out of lettuce and had to ask for extra lettuce.
SALT AND PEPER CALAMARI $ 7.00
Crispy strips tossed with Fresno peppers and green onions, with sweet chili dipping sauce. 3 STARS*** the calamari were tiny little strips that didn’t real have too much flavor. and once you dipped the calamari, all you could taste was the chili dipping sauce
AHI TARTARE WITH AVOCADO $ 7.00
Sushi-​grade diced tuna with cucumbers, scallions and citrus soy sauce, on crispy wonton chips 4 STARS*** I enjoyed the ahi tartare. didn’t care too much for the crispy wonton chips after a while, but the ahi tartare by itself was perfectly seasoned with just the right amount of cucumber and scallions. The quality of ahi was pretty good too, not the best i’ve had but certainly not the worse either.
SPICY TUNA ROLL $ 7.00
Rolled-​to-​order sushi-​grade Ahi with crisp cucumber, daikon sprouts and sesame-​seasoned rice. 3 STARS*** basic spicy tuna rolls, nothing spectacular.
Bathrooms are nice and clean. This location is large with plenty of tables to accommodate almost any size party. Parking is available in the structure. Get your ticket validated for up to 3 hours.
Probably be back but only for happy hour.

Jump into my belly!
Being Filipino and Chinese, I grew up eating the fattiest, unhealthiest yet so tasty and delicious foods. It’s no surprise why I’m a chunky monkey as my fatness can never say no to food. No such thing as diet since the first three letters spellout die ^_​^
I love PF Changs and even though it’s not the most authentic, their Chinese food is really good! It’s one of those places you either like it or you don’t like.
Menu:
I swore I hadn’t eaten for weeks so I decided to over order. Less is better does not apply when hungry or hangry (hungry-​angry)
Chicken lettuce wraps– Chicken nicely minced with the right amount of peanuts but just a little bit too salty for my taste. It was ok.
Dynamite shrimp– Battered fried shrimp glazed with a sweet sauce with a hint of spice. One of my favorites.
Pad Thai– Why did I order a Thai dish at a Chinese restaurant? That’s like ordering an Italian dish at a Mexican restaurant. The noodles were dry and the sauce was bland.
Kung pao– Stir fry dish served with cubed chicken, peanuts and red peppers in a dark spicy sauce. Chicken was very tender and sauce was just right.
Honey seared chicken– Battered chicken with sweet honey sauce, it was oh so good!
Service:
First time server introduced himself he seemed a bit annoyed but by the time he took our orders he was in a much better mood. He was consistant in providing us with good service, on top of getting us refills, to go boxes and our check. Happy to see he turned his frown upside down.
Tip:
Happy Hour Monday-​Friday
3:00pm to 6:00pm with seating in the entire restaurant and not just the bar or patio area.
Location:
It’s located at the Anaheim Gardenwalk, right across from Mcckormick & Schmicks and next door to the Cheesecake Factory.
Overall experience:
If you haven’t been to PF Changs, your missing out. Great food, good service and affordable dishes. What else can you ask for?!
Four stars