P.F. Chang's — Restaurant in Birmingham

Man okay first let me start off by say the service here was great the staff was so nice and accommodating. Our waitress was so nice and on her game. 10/10 on service.

The inside and outside of the restaurant was so gorgeous. I loved the paintings and the color skeem of it all. Just beautiful 10/10!

With that being said that's where all the niceness stops. Let me put it this way if you're a person that has never had authentic Asian cuisine of any kind then this is for you you'll like it. HOWEVER if you're a person that has had authentic Asian cuisine of any kind or find yourself "cultured" then this is not a place for you. Don't believe me then go try it for yourself.

Chang's Lettuce Wraps: these were not very good if anything just okay. Under seasoned and the protein we chose was chicken and yet there was little to no chicken in it. The saving grace was the sauce that we dipped it in. But we personally wouldn't order again. 5/10

Pork Egg Rolls: these were probably the best thing we had the whole night. These egg rolls were very good, hot, and fresh tasting. Would definitely eat again! However the dipping sauce for them was so bad we were afraid to try it twice it was very strong with an acidic vinegar taste that was extremely unbearable! Egg rolls 7/10 the sauce 1/10

Vegetable Fried Rice: we ordered a side of vegetable fried rice only to receive it with no vegetables, the most it had was little bits of carrots here and there. On top of that it was so dry as if it was days old and extremely lumpy and clear as day had huge hunks of white rice where it wasn't properly cooked and evenly coated. 3/10

Sesame Chicken: was okay at best I have eaten sesame chicken for years and this was not standard. Like I said it was okay just had an off flavor. I actually ended up eating and enjoy the broccoli, onions, and peppers more then anything. 5/10

Beef With Broccoli: this was actually pretty decent flavor was there but it's weird it's called beef with broccoli and yet we only received like 5 pieces of broccoli on the plate. You'd think there would have been more right? 7/10

Chocolate Souffle: this one was weird the raspberry sauce was the worst part it didn't pare well with anything very strong and tangy it was off-putting to the tongue. The chocolate souffle was very dense and fudge like and I wasn't very into it. If it wasn't for the vanilla ice cream we probably would have stopped eating it. It was almost as if it was uncooked. Not sure if it was supposed to be that way but it wasn't what we expected. 2/10

All in all I'm probably never returning back here again. It reminded me of an overpriced Panda Express and I hate Panda Express. It's over priced and was not worth anything!

Food: 5/10 Service: 10/10...

I had dinner at PF Chang's about one month ago. We were a party of six with one take home order also. When the waitress started taking our orders, my wife asked her when we should order the Wagu steak to take home. She said order it now, it will be ready to go when we are done eating, so we did. The meal wasn't bad. Service was slow, but they were busy. While my buddy's fiance was eating her dessert, she said something felt odd in her mouth. She pulled a piece of plastic out of her mouth that was in her dessert. She requested to speak to someone about the foreign object in her dessert. Someone came to the table and explained how the piece of plastic found its way into her dessert. But they did not offer an apology or to make it right. We requested our checks and wanted to leave after that. When the checks came, my wife asked for the take home Wagu steak. The waitress said she forgot all about the order, we would have to wait for the chef to prepare it. I asked how long, she said 20-25 minutes. I asked her could you knock some money off of the price of the steak, it's a long wait. All they offered was a free dessert. The steak took 30 minutes to arrive. I was mad, I reached in the black check folder and pulled my tip and left just enough to cover the bill. We all got up and left. As we were backing out of our parking spot, I heard a waiter screaming in the parking lot that we didn't pay our bill. He was yelling at my buddy asking him which car was ours. We pulled over by him and told him right where we left the money in the black check folder. He told us to wait here until he checked for the money. He went back inside the restaurant. We just left, the money was there. I have never run out on a restaurant tab in my life, I wasn't going to start now. When we got home, I emailed corporate about our truly horrible experience. They responded with $35 in gift certificates. Mind you, my bill was $150 alone, there were two other couples with us. I emailed back for the treatment that I received, $35 was insulting. I was called a thief by a waiter in the parking lot. He was screaming it. A day later, I received a voicemail from a partner at PF Chang's. They said they wanted to make things right. I called them back and left a message for them. They have yet to call me back. In all my years of dining out, the worst...

We had just walked five miles through the zoo, emotionally broken by the sight of a twerking otter and physically defeated by Alabama humidity. So when we stumbled into P.F. Chang’s like weary warriors returning from battle, all we wanted was a table, some food, and maybe the will to live again.

We’ve been to this location a few times before and it’s always been solid. But tonight? The chef was in beast mode. I don’t know what magic was happening in that kitchen — maybe he was celebrating the 4th of July by declaring independence from mediocre food — but wow. There were only eight other people in the whole place, but this man was cheffing like the Iron Chef cameras were rolling.

Let’s break it down:

Mongolian Beef: Absolute culinary poetry. The beef came out in smaller, perfectly tender chunks with caramelized edges that tasted like they’d been seared in a loving embrace by a wok and gently serenaded by a spice wizard. It wasn’t just cooked... it was courted. It was so good, in fact, that I instinctively dumped a mountain of rice into the bowl just to soak up every last molecule of flavor. I wasn’t eating anymore — I was excavating. By the end, it looked like I had performed a ritual instead of a meal. I would’ve licked the bowl, but Promise was watching and I still have some dignity.

Sweet and Sour Chicken: Surprisingly delicious, as in, “Wait... do I love sweet and sour chicken now?” okay, not quite... But it caught me off guard in a good way.

Sesame Chicken: Nailed it. Crispy, saucy, and not swimming in syrup like some places.

Chicken Fried Rice: Exploded with flavor. Like fireworks. In your mouth. But better, because there’s no fire risk. I guess we were still celebrating Independence Day!

Spicy Garlic Green Beans: Whew. Someone cranked the spice dial nearly to “Dragon Breath.” Still tasty, but maybe warn a guy. I saw a flash of my past mistakes after two bites.

Shout out to our waitress, Promise, and yes, she delivered. Super friendly, fast, and didn’t even flinch when we ordered half the menu like post-zoo goblins in need of nourishment.

Overall: 10/10. Would crawl five miles through humidity and questionable bird exhibits just to...