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Originally Posted by Embraer
i cook or prepare 99% of the food that goes into my body. the last time i ate at a chilis was probably 6 years ago. olive garden....probably 4 years ago. i took my parents to Famous Daves last summer...that was actually pretty good. if i go out to eat, it's usually a $50-100 a person kind of place. other than that, it's a small cafe-type place that serves middle eastern or mediterranean food. light and refreshing.
those chains are what they are. lots of people eat at them and don't suffer "hospitalization." for a cheap, convenient meal they aren't that bad. if they contain too much sodium (which most chinese restaurants do...even mom and pop places. i'm convinced there's a central distributer for chinese restaurant starter kits. they all have the same lighted menu with pictures of the food that looks nothing like what you get.) then don't eat there. it's only $10 to $15.
spend 3 weeks hiking and backpacking around sub-saharan africa, and let me know if those places are so horrible.
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You are the only person I have run across to date that have cooked and prepped 99% of the food and consumed...Good for you!!! We need to emulate your healthy eating hygiene
Mike, since you claim that you do not dine often and do not have a more recent "dining out" experience...then is it safe to assume that you have not been to PF Chang/PeiWei to date? We cannot lump "those chains are what they are..." With all due respect, most chinese restaurants are a lot better than PF Chang in my own experience...(btw PF Chang is NOT a chinese restaurant...just like Olive Garden is NOT an Italian restaurant)
You ask, what do you expect? A patron can and should reasonably expect to be served edible food...plain and simple...Of all folks, you and I know that again...Tasty, healthy and inexpensive food on the go is a reality not a fantasy...
"spend 3 weeks hiking and backpacking around sub-saharan africa, and let me know if those places are so horrible." Well at least the they have edible food... ugali or posho (gnocchi or dumpling like texture)...tried it and will not kill you...
Back to the OP's thread... discussing PF Chang/PeiWei unfortunate unsavory experience...
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Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte
This wasn't a rant against chains in general...just PFC's. Hell, I could eat at In 'n' Out every day without complaint. I didn't go expecting "fine Asian fusion cuisine" either. But by the same token I expected better than what we ended up with.
I will say the service was very good. No complaints there!
Man, I have so much gas right now I would fail an emissions test.  Must've been the pepper steak (which, sadly, was about as spicy as vanilla ice cream--despite the red mark next to it on the menu). |
Maalox or Pepto might help brother...Hope you feel better soon...
smell you later 
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Originally Posted by porsche4life
Damn you city boys are picky. Move to a small town, PF changs is fancy by our standards.
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Dude, we live in very small rural town...Ya'll come visit in August during motorweek...I'll buy you coffee and
we can share tall tales and lies 