P.F. Chang's China Bistro
San Antonio, TX 78209
Phone: (210) 507-1000
- Price:
- $$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Chinese Food 2006, Chinese Food 2005
Editorial Review for P.F. Chang's China Bistro – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Towering twin stallions and carved wood screens add majesty and mystery to this stylish restaurant, where well-dressed patrons sip martinis at the bar and families with children feast around large tables or in spacious booths. The menu gives Chinese classics a contemporary tweak; dishes are artfully presented, with many sauces made tableside by servers. Signature plates include diced chicken wrapped in cool lettuce leaves, orange-peel beef with chili peppers, and wok-fried scallops with lemon sauce.
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User Reviews for P.F. Chang's China Bistro
08/09/2008 Posted by happy23customer
the service great, lettuce wraps delicious and my fav the mongolian beef whats the recipe??:) I love to eat there the atmosphere is sophisticated but the dress code is comfortable the best of two worlds. The portions are great, served family style. I suggest you really try the brown rice. Oh and they have this great dessert, i cant remember the name but it is a pastry dish of about 3 egg rolls filled with bananas, cooked to serve warm over a decorated plate of drizzled caramel with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and the the egg rolls cut in half and propped up around the ice cream with fresh strawberries and blueberries. Great contrast in flavors, the warm bananas, with coconut, the pastry of egg roll and the coldness of the ice cream with that taste of fresh fruit. Delish!!!!This is a dish with enough for 2 or you can spoil yourself and enjoy it all.
Pros: gets crowded because its that good
08/12/2007 Posted by whatsmybeef
Where to start. Well the place is fancy enough situated in the quarry area of Alamo Heights. I had heard very good things about PF's , so i decided to try it out. I was seated promptly and noticed the fancy linen napkins and posh stainless placement. The waiter was sorta untrained I would say, as he greeted himself properly, but made a huge mistake by placing his hand squarely on my napkin to prop himself up while asking me if this was my first time there. Now that I think about it, he was probably performing a 'freudian cover-up' since upon unfolding my linen napkin I discovered it was stank. I mean it stank worse than a winos unmentionables. A huge mistake PF, what's that all about. Next the waiter pretty much forced me to order an appetizer upon which when I said I didn't want one he insisted he bring me one free of charge, so I chose the vegetable spring rolls. I wish I had sprung right out of there after the malodorous linen surprise, but undaunted, I would see this unpleasant repast through. The spring rolls were extremely greasy, and tasted of old oil. The vegetable filling was also not very pleasant. I ate about a half of one and decided to give the rest to the dishwasher. The main course was some kind of weird obviously Asian dish I had never heard of, sorry I can't remember what it was, but nothing about the experience was memorable. The waiter had to make my vegetable filled Asian burritos right at the table, which he was not very adept at, and spread some dark black muck on them as well, which totally blew the whole meal right out of the water. I asked the waiter to quickly box up about 3/4ths of the 'leftovers' to see if my family would also find the food as revolting as I did. I must say I was shocked at the lack of good management, but I guess in this day and age even average help is hard to find. Mybeef is: gag me with a spoon, this place stinks. One star!
Pros: None
Cons: Yes they are
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