[Gabz]

What can I tell you, I’m a food snob when it comes to chain restaurants. As a general rule I prefer to avoid them.

Not long ago I had a weird conversation with someone who insisted that this area is just ripe for a Red Lobster. I about choked. I can see RL somewhere in the midwest, but why in heaven’s name would someone, even a visiting tourist, want foreign seafood when they can get it freshly caught from local waters?

[SoothingDave]

I’m the same way with the Olive Garden around here. Who would eat there when there are more real Italian restaurants than you can count?

[xsmommy]

while red lobster is inferior to regular seafood restaurants, pfchangs is superior to your run of the mill chinese restaurant in both quality of ingredients and preparation. a food snob familiar with pfchangs would not turn their nose up at it in favor of a regular chinese restaurant. soother’s mom and pop chinese restaurant has Kung Pao chicken which is obscured by the veggies, i posted a pic of pf changs which has only chicken and peanuts, scallions and the spicy red peppers. the meat is seared at a very high temp to seal in the moisture and it is rolled in some spicy coating, there is no sauce.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Gabz you know I cook a lot and I can say PFChangs is, without a doubt, one of the best places I've ever gone for oriental foods - and I've eaten in Chinatown in Chicago.

Changs is very good - I agree Red Lobster sucks - it is the McDonalds of fish -

I'm just getting into Sushi and even had it for dinner last night - a spicy brown rice roll and Texas roll - sort of like a california roll but with jalapeno!