P.F. Chang's Launches Expanded Gluten-Free Menu: "PRESS RELEASE: SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--P.F. Chang's Chi..."
bIG HOOPLA.
But in truth, Much ado about nothing.
I know several of my GF blogger buddies have been about excited about this, so Randy and I went to P.F. Chang's in Tampa at Westshore Plaza to try the beef entrees. I did this with trepedation, mind you. I've been glutened severely at P.F. Chang's and Pei Wei on my last three occasions (I know, why go back?) But I wanted Mongolian Beef. I miss it.
Randy had the Sichuan Spicy Beef. We weren't sure 1. that is was beef; 2. that it had been seasoned at all; and 3. that the cook had a clue. It was like chewing a paper towel roll.
Mongolian beef? Tough and stringy. Only three pieces were soft and crunchy. The sauce was over salted.
SO we complained to our sorry excuse for a server (another story) and finally flagged down the manager. No one cared. They took one entree off the check (as they should have).
Our sorry excuse for a server offered me a fortune cookie at the end with the words, "I don't know what gluten free means, so I don't know if you can eat this."
I hear more and more from GF diners who say their experiences at P.F. Chang's is very spotty -- sometimes GF, sometimes not, riddled with error when the crowd is large. I have a solution for that. The one I should have imposed last week.
I won't go back. Ever. Again.
Much love,
Ging
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That's too bad. :( We love PF Chang's at Westshore and have always had gluten-educated servers and never been glutinated. We live an hour south in Sarasota without a PF Chang's and so we don't get there very often but when we do it's great.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they've had a staff change? It's been nearly a year since I've been there.