Why I Love P.F. Chang's

We went to P.F. Chang's for our 2nd wedding anniversary this past weekend. Yes, we drove through the snow storm. Three years in a row, including our wedding day, there has been a snow storm. Lucky us. On the plus side parking was easy, there weren't many people there and it was easy to run a few errands at the mall. The bad part, it took us an hour to get there from St. Paul. The reason we chose P.F. Chang's is because of their extensive gluten-free menu found here. They have done an outstanding job of making gluten-free food without sacrificing taste. We had a server explain to us that for them to make the transition to GF was very simple, most of the changes came in the sauces. Say what you want about chains, I can go to any major city and find a P.F. Chang's for dinner. My other fall back is a burrito bowl at Chipotle.

The staff at P.F. Chang's have a good routine for serving gluten-free customers. The GF meals come on different plates so that you can easily tell them apart. They know to bring you GF soy sauce. Many of them have tried the items on the GF menu and even have said that some of the dishes are better GF.

So far my favorite is the GF Mongolian Beef. It's my understanding that this is on their signature dishes. I've had a server them me this dish GF is better then the original. The famous lettuce wraps can also be ordered GF. The flourless chocolate cake is really good.

As a side note, I've noticed that many places we go to that have GF free food still have gluten in their foods. I realize this afterwards when I get a pounding headache. Guess what, not at P.F. Chang's they take GF serious.

Never thought I would say that P.F. Chang's is my new favorite restaurant.