Pei Wei Asian Market

i had a few reservations (not reservations as in table reservations… reservations as in you know… the other kind of reservations) about eating here because i’m not a huge p.f. chang fan and i heard this was owned by them. but that’s like everyone tells you chipotle is owned by mcdonalds. (not true btw, mcdonalds just had an equity stake in them — not majority ownership!!!). it immediately colors your perception, if you’re not a fan of the ‘parent’ company.
anyways after having passed this place a few times decided to take a gander. (gander as in a look… not gander as in a male goose — because there were no male gooses to take). anyways!!! was with a friend — ordered the crab wonton appetizers, lo mein with beef and another japanese teriyaki noodles with beef. (i guess i like noodles with beef!)
again, wasn’t really sure what to expect because other reviews here don’t show much love! but what i can tell you is i was pleasantly surprised. the crab wontons were jam pack stuffed with crabs, the saucy was fine and not crazy sweet tangy. the lo mein tasted straight outta the real chinese restaurants i’ve been to in chinatown and the veggie toppings were very fresh, the beef not overcooked or anything.
i mean this is not knock your socks off chinese food, but it was all perfectly pleasant. $ 24 for the above meal for two. so, decent-​ish price. décor here even tho new, needs more pop to bring the place more to life. there’s nothing particular inviting about the color scheme or design.
but quite tasty and fresh asiany food. and since my friend was asian, there WAS an asian person eating in the asian restaurant. so there. that’s your sign its good!

This is one of the worst restaurant concepts I have ever been to. First of all, the food is horrible, the look is awful, nothing makes sense. It was totally empty and depressing. They should close immediately don’t even try to safe it. Move on

Well that was terrible. The place looks good, and the Coke machine will make you any kind of soda you desire. That’s all I have in the plus column. We went Saturday night, and the place was empty. (Always a bad sign.) We got a shrimp dish, orange peel chicken, and mandarin beef. How did the beef and the chicken end up tasting almost the same, like nothing more than oil and salt? The prices are too high to justify such mediocre food. Next time I want to eat fast Chinese out of a to-​go box (even when you dine in), I’ll hit Panda Express. That’s saying something.

PF Chang’s …If you don’t mind eating bad fast food Chinese and paying a absurd price for it, this is the place for you. If you are there eat at the Malibu Fish place it’s way better! Parking sucks also.

Not that great. Granted, I only got shrimp fried rice, but it was meh. Almost $ 10 for a drink and small order. A lot of shrimp in it, though. I really wanted this to be awesome, because I am in the neighborhood. I’ll give it ONE more try later and get another dish. Hopefully, more will be added to the menu. It’s sparse at the moment. This space has sat empty for years! Something good needs to make it.

Wow. This place is not very good. But Luke, How can it worse then it’s bigger sister store PF Chang’s? Oh they found a way. They at least have one of those rocking Coke Freestyle machines and pretty good Black Chai Tea.
Stop in and refresh yourself with a drink. I wouldn’t call it tasty food by any stretch.