Pei Wei

[fatsack]

I'm not sure it can get any better than this little Chinese Bistro.

It's from the same owners as PF Changs, and many of the dishes are similar, but the prices are about half of what they are at PF Changs...

$8 will get you almost anything from their menu .. and the portions are generous.

I've seen a new Asian Bistro named "Spice" at the 1604/Stone Oak area .. I'd be curious if it's a similar experience.

[dougp]

I love Pei Wei here in Houston ... I can normally eat pretty cheap there, I typically get the rice & mongolian sauce if I don't feel like having any chicken.

[PakiDan]

isssss gooooooooooood.

[peewee's lovechild]

Is it pronounced "pee wee"?

Just curious.

[CuckingFunt]

Chinese food sounds really fucking good right now. Too bad I just ate.

[ashbeeigh]

Is it pronounced "pee wee"?

Just curious.

No. But I did hear a Realtor call it that once. I laughed for about an hour. Pie Way is how its pronounced.

[peewee's lovechild]

No. But I did hear a Realtor call it that once. I laughed for about an hour. Pie Way is how its pronounced.

I think that Realtor had the right idea.

[Kori Ellis]

I hate Pei Wei.

[Twisted_Dawg]

I hate Pei Wei.

Thanks! My girlfriend took me there raving about the food. I thought it was horrible. I gave it a second chance a few months later with a co-worker....and it sucked again. My co-worker hated her dish so bad, she went and ordered another dish.

Seems like people either love or like that place.

[Spurminator]

No. But I did hear a Realtor call it that once. I laughed for about an hour. Pie Way is how its pronounced.

Are you sure? Everyone I know pronounces it "Pay way"

[dickface]

it's overrated, and not as good as PF Chang. but it's better than Rice Box or Panda Express.

Best Chinese food is from hole in the wall places where Chinese people cook it, not from big-name fast food Chinese chains with Mexican cooks in the back.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Is it pronounced "pee wee"?

Just curious.no, guey!

[Das Texan]

Ashbeeigh is the authority on Asian prounications. Look at her.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

pei wei is horrible. Ghengis Grill is a better alternative, if you live in the JFK's last stop.

[ashbeeigh]

Are you sure? Everyone I know pronounces it "Pay way"

ehh. I don't know. No one has ever corrected me.

Maybe we should ask Blaze.


Ashbeeigh is the authority on Asian prounications. Look at her.

:tu

[atxrocker]

pei wei is good. a friend of mine used to have a fiance who worked there and she would always hook it up. those were the days.

[Das Texan]

I ate there once. I wasnt overly impressed.

[atxrocker]

but it's better Panda Express.



fuck panda fucking express. you wanna talk about overrated, that place defines the word. i can't believe people love that place. it's complete trash.

[Das Texan]

last two times i went there, only because i was craving chinese, i felt like total shit after.


awesome feeling!

[CuckingFunt]

I've never once been tempted by Panda Express. It strikes me as the Taco Bell of Chinese food.

[dougp]

No. But I did hear a Realtor call it that once. I laughed for about an hour. Pie Way is how its pronounced.Pei Way != Pie Way ... It should be Pay Way because pei isn't spelled differently than wei. You should listen to how they pronounce it there, all the host(esses) in Houston say Pay Way.

[dickface]

I got Panda Express once. The white rice was about as gross as white rice can possibly be. And the giant nuggets of fried disgustingness that were supposed to be some sort of chicken dish weren't much better.

[mrose31]

I think pei wei is okay. Is that place on 281 still there Sun Sun? I use to like that place when I used to live in San Antonio but that was like about 8 years ago. There was also a place that I really liked on north nacadoches I can't remember the name but it was also really good.

[atxrocker]

anyone in austin should try food shui off of parmer lane. that place is pretty good.

[fatsack]

There was also a place that I really liked on north nacadoches I can't remember the name but it was also really good.

i know the place you're talking about... (can't remember the name though)
It's gone.

They went to an all you can barf buffet format. I haven't been back since.

[mrose31]

I generally think buffet chinese food is not good. :hungry:

[leemajors]

anyone in austin should try food shui off of parmer lane. that place is pretty good.
haven't had that, but i dig tien hong on burnet, and it's three blocks from the house.

[peewee's lovechild]

no, guey!

Estas pero bien buey.

[atxrocker]

haven't had that, but i dig tien hong on burnet, and it's three blocks from the house.


that place is pretty good. nice call. actually had lunch there a couple weeks ago. food is good and the hostess was easy on the eyes too.

[atxrocker]

haven't had that


it's a lot like zen but alot better imo.

[ObiwanGinobili]

I really only like Ding How. damn i can;t wait for them to re-open!

i dont; know what I would do for chinese if I ever moved from San Antonio :depressed

[Sapphire]

Their website says it's "Pay Way." I've always heard nothing but negative comments about that place, so I've never even tried it. We got PF Chang's brought in for us one day at work, and EVERYBODY was sick the next day. Well, except for me, since I am on South Beach and don't do Chinese any more. :p: It was a quiet day at work.

[Kori Ellis]

Thanks! My girlfriend took me there raving about the food. I thought it was horrible. I gave it a second chance a few months later with a co-worker....and it sucked again. My co-worker hated her dish so bad, she went and ordered another dish.

Seems like people either love or like that place.

I have mentioned here why I hate it before, but I'll say it again.

The meat is very, very substandard compared to PF Chang's.
They overload every dish with carrots so that they don't have to give you that much meat.
The eggrolls taste like they've been cooked once. Left a plate for a few hours, then cooked again.

It's not just one location - I actually had Pei Wei in another state before I ever had it in San Antonio.

[Flea]

I like Pei Wei. Their crab wontons are really yummy and I have always enjoyed their kung pao shrimp. :)

[TheSanityAnnex]

ehh. I don't know. No one has ever corrected me.

Actually, its "pay way". I used to work at Flemings, which owns PF Changs, which owns Pei Wei. We got to eat there for free. Doesn't even compare to PF Changs.

[Sunshine]

Is it pronounced "pee wee"?

Just curious.

It's pronounced pay-way, pee wee

[Sunshine]

pei wei is horrible. Ghengis Grill is a better alternative, if you live in the JFK's last stop.


I wasn't impressed with Ghengis Grill when we tried it. I'll give it another shot, though, because it could have just been my dish.

[tlongII]

It's pronounced pay-way, pee wee

You mean Ashbeeigh is wrong? Shocking.

[blizz]

i hate it...i think it sucks. pf changs kicks it's ass

[blizz]

there's a place called sun sun off 281....if you're in the area and really hungry..go there...it's really really good and they give you an absolute fuckload of food.

[atxrocker]

pretty creative name

[blizz]

mencius is better...and so was formosa...too bad it's gone :(

[Sapphire]

there's a place called sun sun off 281....if you're in the area and really hungry..go there...it's really really good and they give you an absolute fuckload of food.

So would a fuckload of food feed a fuckload of people? That's so funny--I've never heard "fuckload of food" before! :lol :lol :lol

281 and what?

[Sunshine]

mencius is better...and so was formosa...too bad it's gone :(


Ohhhhh yes! Mencius. It's my second favorite Chinese place. My all-time fav is a place called Dragon Inn on Bandera Rd, right near Randy's (Rodeo). It's a hole in the wall, but I love their food.

I didn't know Formosa closed :wtf

[KEDA]

Sun Sun is on the Southbound side of 281 just south of 1000 Oaks, where the Jims and Taco Cabana are.

When I used to work at the OD at 281 & Bitters, I would always get it to-go.

good shit!

[mrsmaalox]

I have mentioned here why I hate it before, but I'll say it again.

The meat is very, very substandard compared to PF Chang's.
They overload every dish with carrots so that they don't have to give you that much meat.
The eggrolls taste like they've been cooked once. Left a plate for a few hours, then cooked again.

It's not just one location - I actually had Pei Wei in another state before I ever had it in San Antonio.
I don't do much meat, but I've had the vegetable and tofu lo mein several times and it's been very good each time. When I'm in there I always hear people raving about the lettuce wraps; never tried it though, I have a "wrap" phobia!.

[01Snake]

Mencius is the WORST of all their restaurants. Hit up Taipei on Stone Oak which is by far their best location.

[Kori Ellis]

Golden Wok on Wurzbach near I-10 :tu

[mikeanthony21]

Thanks! My girlfriend took me there raving about the food. I thought it was horrible. I gave it a second chance a few months later with a co-worker....and it sucked again. My co-worker hated her dish so bad, she went and ordered another dish.

Seems like people either love or like that place.

Their chicken is undercooked and their rice is overcooked. Been there twice with the same results.

[Mister Sinister]

We have a PF Chang's up here in the Chicago suburbs...up by Woodfield Mall, if anyone knows where that is.

[tsb2000]

Are you sure? Everyone I know pronounces it "Pay way"

That's correct. :)

[tsb2000]

I have mentioned here why I hate it before, but I'll say it again.

The meat is very, very substandard compared to PF Chang's.
They overload every dish with carrots so that they don't have to give you that much meat.
The eggrolls taste like they've been cooked once. Left a plate for a few hours, then cooked again.

It's not just one location - I actually had Pei Wei in another state before I ever had it in San Antonio.

I know the Pei Wei restaurants here aren't like that at all, but then the HQ is here, and so is everyone's bosses, so they might be more on their toes.

Chicken Pad Thai from Pei Wei is my crack! :spin

[Mister Sinister]

Mencius is the WORST of all their restaurants. Hit up Taipei on Stone Oak which is by far their best location.
I went to Taipei a few times when I lived down there...good stuff.

[tsb2000]

Actually, its "pay way". I used to work at Flemings, which owns PF Changs, which owns Pei Wei. We got to eat there for free. Doesn't even compare to PF Changs.


Which Flemings were you at? Scottsdale?

True, the "PF" in PF Chang's is Paul Fleming, the owner.

[Trainwreck2100]

Golden Wok on Wurzbach near I-10 :tu

I lost my 99 Championship hat there, never been back since

[TheSanityAnnex]

Which Flemings were you at? Scottsdale?

yeah, DC Ranch.

[jman3000]

do they have those awesome lettuce wrap thingies that they have at pf changs?

[blizz]

So would a fuckload of food feed a fuckload of people? That's so funny--I've never heard "fuckload of food" before! :lol :lol :lol

281 and what?
lol...yeah it would....281 and brook hollow? i dunno...it's in the same area as the taco cabana.

[Ignignokt]

anyone in austin should try food shui off of parmer lane. that place is pretty good.

Hell yeah!!

That's more vietnamese though.


I like to order the lemongrass chicken with the peanuts on top with hoisin.

[Ignignokt]

actually for all you atx are people, China Wall in the hastings plaza on Ih 35 in N austin is the best!!!

[ploto]

I am the only person on earth who likes that Pei Wei has carrots and snow peas in their dishes, and not just the straight meat, but it is obviously not the same quality as PF Changs. The PF Changs at the Quarry is alot better than the one at La Cantera. I like PFC as much for the atmosphere and the service, as for the food, and the one at La Cantera just doesn't have the same feel or quality of employees as the one at the Quarry.

For Chinese, I also like Beijing on NW Military a lot.

[L.I.T]

In Austin there used to be this great little Vietnamese place off 183 called Sunflower, that place had the best "shaken" beef and vietnamese style chicken salad. Haven't been in years though.

[fatsack]

I love Korean food...

[50 cent]

Pei Wei never fails to give me a bad case of the shits. I finally stopped eating there.

I think they put a gallon of oil in every dish. If you wan't to get freaked out, check the calorie count in pretty much any dish.

[BigBeezie]

I like Pei Wei... Though, my wife hates chinese food...

[MoSpur]

I was there last night. I like it a lot. Their Asian chopped chicken salad is very good.

[MoSpur]

do they have those awesome lettuce wrap thingies that they have at pf changs?

Yeah

[Mister Sinister]

Speaking of Chinese food, there's this place about a mile from me called Green Garden. Nothing too fancy, it's pretty much a local joint, but I like it. The staff there always ask me how my family's doing when I go in and they have a damn good lunch buffet.

[50 cent]

I haven't been in years, but Hung Fung on Broadway used to have the best chinese in SA.