The Arizona-based chain of Asian bistros will delight your senses! As at most of the PF Chang bistros scattered across America, a colossal concrete horse will greet you; modern Asian art, copper and a variety of stonework adorn the Tucson eating establishment. You can select to eat inside or outside.
I suggest ordering an appetizer, the lettuce wraps. These are a signature dish at the chain. Iceberg lettuce is served to wrap around a spicy chicken, tofu, or beef mixture. With so many American watching their carbs, this is an excellent starter. Another delicious choice is the hot and sour soup.
We like ordering several entrees and sharing since most Asian food is served family-style with rice. Choose brown rice, white rice, or a side of each. One recommendation is the orange peel beef, a chili pepper and orange peel seasoned stir fired sirloin beef. Another delicacy is the hot fish, a spicy Sichuan stirfry catfish. Chinese favorites such as Mongolian beef, beef and broccoli, mu shu pork, kung pao chicken, and lo mein are also very tasty. We have tried four of the vegetable sides and they were all excellent, including the Sichuan long beans and asparagus, spinach stirfry with garlic, and stirfry eggplant.
If you want hot tea, you will need to order it; tea is not automatically served as in most Chinese restaurants. A full bar is available. I enjoy a glass of plum wine with my Oriental food; it is a very sweet wine and one glass is ample.
Once we had dessert, the "Great Wall of Chocolate." It is a very decadent chocolate raspberry cake. We had a group of six people and one slice was plenty for us all to share.
PF Chang’s is my all-time favorite Chinese restaurant. I seek them out in the cities I have visited, including Tempe, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, and Raleigh.