Thread: I figured out what the "PF" in "P.F.Chang" stands for.

You mean it doesn't stand for "pig fuckers"?

Btw cookie cutter chain restaurants all suck. Unless its that brazilian steakhouse that I forget the name of.

Poodle Fat?

Plain Fake?

Strange, the one here in Indy is good.

"Perfect Feline"

Originally Posted by Hammer

Strange, the one here in Indy is good.

I've been to the one in Cleveland a handful of times and I've been pretty happy as well.

Originally Posted by luvtolean

"Perfect Feline"

We've always enjoyed them when traveling to cities that have them. They built one here last year, and so far it's been very good, with the exception of poor service on one visit.

BTW, I'm with you 100%.

I worked as a cook in college, and I worked with a Thai lady, who eventually opened her own resturant.

On the weekends she and I would cook up all sorts of good stuff for ourselves, so unless I make it, or it is at a select few other "Chinese" resturants, I think they all suck. PF included.

My problem is almost always the meat. They use the lowest quality crap they can find in most of those places.

Originally Posted by colryn

Texas De Brazil or Fogo De Chow?

THat's the one! Damn that was good. (fogo de chao)

North American Chinese food is gross... only problem is, authentic Chinese food is much worse. If a Chinese guy ever offers to take you to "hot pot" turn him down. THere are certain parts of the animal that are not meant to be eaten.

Vietnamese food OTOH... I can not get enough of that shit. I think the French influence on southeast Asian food created the ultimate cuisine. In fact, I had rare beef noodle soup and salad rolls for lunch today. yum.

Thai is hella good too.

Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

THat's the one! Damn that was good. (fogo de chao)

Yes, for sure. Brazilian barbeque is quite the event.

Originally Posted by luvtolean

Yes, for sure. Brazilian barbeque is quite the event.

Be sure to bring a big empty stomach.

Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

Be sure to bring a big empty stomach.

The ones near me all take amex., thankfully.

Go spend a month in San Antonio. While there - try to find a place that serves Mexican

PF down there means Phucking Food...cause even though it's not the best of the best - it's still pretty damn good. After a month of mexican it's like an oasis, literally.

Originally Posted by CBRVFR

Pathetic Fuckups.

But I've had more crappy, salty, inconsistently prepared, nearly Poisonous Food from that place than any other restaurant in my entire life.
Phucking Flunkys.

That is not salt, it is a delicte blend of exotic Soy sauces.

You should have gotten the pork.

Peter Flaccid Chang, he's the one on the horse.

That lunch was Particularly Foul. When the manager offers you a free meal and you refuse, that's really saying something...

Originally Posted by luvtolean

My problem is almost always the meat. They use the lowest quality crap they can find in most of those places.

USDA grade D. still passes inspection, just the inspector doesn't know what animal it came from.

Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

North American Chinese food is gross... only problem is, authentic Chinese food is much worse.

a Chinese friend of mine calls it "bastardized" Chinese food.

tonight for dinner I had dinner special #5 Fried Rice, chicken fingers, beef teryaki and boneless spareribs but it was from Quan's Kitchen which coincidentally is also Putrid Filth

LOL Saltgrass...my uncle is in love with that place too. Last time I was out there he kept trying to get everyone to go eat there.

I think it's OK. Not outstanding, but definitely edible.

There is a PF's on Haggarty, just north of 6 mile it you want to try another one

We actually had pretty good food there, but I would label it as american with an Chinese flair ... definitely not real Chinese ... though I haven't found one here in the states yet that does it authentic.

One place you can try if you haven't all ready is the Great Lake Chinese Food on Carpenter, just south of Washtenau. Most authentic in the area if you don't order their Americanized entrees(these are good too if you like that kind of stuff). Good food and "wife" approved.

As for Veitnamese, when the refuges (some time ago) started landing in my Aunt's neighborhood they suddenly didn't have a problem with stray dogs or cats ... and some started disappearing from back yards , so I don't know if they are any better.

And it isn't just the Asians that eat parts of animals that shouldn't be eaten. My Hungarian and Austrian forefathers ate more than I am willing to try today. In the states, we just hid all that stuff (and more) in the hotdogs they sell at the stadiums.

I've eaten there a few times, and it was decent, but kind of a rip-off if you ask me. I got sesame chicken--which tastes basically the same as the local take-out stuff I get--and though it was pretty good it was a pretty small portion for the $12.95 or whatever it was. I guess I'd rather pay $8.00 for twice as much food and be able to sit on my couch and eat it.

My $.02

You're right - I forgot Portion-Frugal.

Get the Chang's Spicy Chicken or Orange Peel Shrimp. Yeah, it's a bit overpriced - but so much better than the oversalty, MSG-laden, pour it from a can crap you get at most Mom & Pop Chinese places...

Originally Posted by CBRVFR

You're right - I forgot Portion-Frugal.

Nah, Portion Frugal makes it Profits Friendly