I always support local businesses because I believe in keeping dollars in the local economy, but I also don’t hate chain restaurants! I understand that it might be hard for local restaurants to keep their businesses when a lot of chain restaurants come in into the town, but I also think it should motivate them to be better!
When I was still a kid I remember going to chain restaurants all the time! I am not talking about fast food ones, but real restaurants where they serve really tasty food! My favorite ones were Cheesecake Factory and BJ's Restaurant when I used to live in Los Angeles. Now, I live in Spokane, WA where we don’t have that many chain restaurants, but the ones we have make our city look bigger and cool! Chain restaurants we have in Spokane have a lot of space, very nice décor, and excellent service. Local restaurants are usually more cozy, which is great, but they usually lack in décor (something they should improve).
...and here are some pictures from my last night’s experience at P.F. Chang’s in Spokane.
This is their décor…
They have really high ceiling and nice dimmed lighting.
We started with some hot sake and Japanese beer while we waited for our table by the bar.
When we got seated we immediately ordered more sake, but this time a bottle of cold one (yes, it was a drunk night!) and ordered Hot and Sour soup to share.
Later, we got our main dishes.
Mongolian Beef - tasted great!
..and Shrimp with honeydew melons and candied walnuts! - It was good, but not the best!
And this is how the entrance of the restaurant looks like. As you can see they thought of every detail. I really like their décor.
And what kind of relationship do you have with chain restaurants?
Pictures were taken with Galaxy s8
We don't really have chain restaurants here in Australia - certainly not the big "fast casual" chains I see in the US/Canada like Denny's, Applebees, etc. when I visit family there.
Sure, we have a bunch of fast food chains, like most countries, and we do have a few restaurants in the American style of family restaurant (Outback Jack's, Hogs Breath, etc.), but they seem very American, and aren't hugely popular... like, they're just not the default place that people go.
The consequence of this is that we have a ton, just a ton, of independent restaurants that you can visit, serving up all kinds of cuisines. It's created a truly unique environment where restaurants constantly have to be serving up delicious, innovative food, to compete with each other.
Having lived on 3 continents, I can honestly say that the food game in Australia's restaurants tends to be pretty high!
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Interesting..
In Spokane our food quality is very average at the restaurants. Even at fine dining restaurants food is not amazing :( because not a lot of competition. I feel like these chain restaurants might be even beneficial in our city, at least for now.
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I am hungry now.
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Same. And I just ate dinner.
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I can see the beauty within from outside here. Looks like the perfect place to propose to my bae. Thanks for sharing a secret
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I can just imagine her reaction when she gets to tell people that she was proposed to at PF Changs, lol
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Beautiful decor. I agree with you about the shrimp, melons and candied walnuts...does not sound like a good combo. The other food looks great! We don't eat out much but we do keep it local. Thanks for all the photos.
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actually the combo tasted great together, but the creamy sauce was not great. I tried this dish at many other Chinese restaurants, I like their sauce a lot better.
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Too often P. F. Chang's is chosen by family for meals out and the only item on the menu I find to be ok is the lettuce wraps. Everything else I can stir wok at home from frozen like they do.
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so you don't like that restaurant at all?
I find their food to be good, but not amazing. Just regular Chinese food.
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My last experience at P. F. Chang's was sweet n' sour.
I met my stepmother for lunch at one last summer(her choice) and while I enjoyed the nice atmosphere they provide(it's a newer location) I did not expect lunch to run two of us almost fifty dollars.
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Is this like a fancy suburban version of Asian restaurant? Wow! I still like my Asian food from the "source"
Also happy to know there are hot steeemians.
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This place is actually not fancy at all! Everything is served family style and they have decent prices for the amount of food they serve + nice ambiance. So, yeah.. just a regular chain restaurant I guess, and they are all over the world.
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Yummy :)
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In my city there are no known chain restaurants. But some chains restaurants I like. in southern China - "The Crystal Jade" - xia long bao&dumplings
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