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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina  PF chang's is especially accomodating. You can order any of their meat dishes and substitute tofu. So we get the sweet and sour tofu, or orange peel tofu, etc. Their coconut curry veggies are wonderful too. Schezuan green beans. Rice. Tofu lettuce wraps. Etc. [...]
Cheeseless pizza with all the veggies is wonderful. |
Thanks for your response, Erin.
If any one is interested in recipe ideas, I managed to find the websites for PF Chang's, The Cheesecake Factory, and the California Pizza Kitchen, all with menu information (which, again, is great for stealing recipe ideas
):
Welcome to P.F. Chang's China Bistro The Cheesecake Factory :: Menu :. Welcome California Pizza Kitchen | Menu (the pizza from here looks really great. It's not just that Pizza Hut cardboard rubbish)
I found The Cheesecake Factory menu to look particularly appetising, although overwhelmingly diverse in what is available. Do you (or anyone else) have any recommendations or favourite meal choices from there?
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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina They [PF Chang's] use separate oil for all their dishes. |
Other Asian restaurants I've been to do the same. I find it fascinating to see that process in action (maybe I'm just weird, heh
). The places I've been to that do that have these large gas stoves things mounted on a stainless steel... err... “appliance” that has a constant stream of water flowing over the surface, kind of like a fountain. Took me a while to figure out what the hell they were at first, but once I saw one of the staff cleaning a wok using the water fountain-thingy after he had made a meal (and hence, getting rid of old oil), it clicked.
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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina But if you're used to making great home made meals, you may be disappointed with veganizing foods at restaurants. I, however, don't get much time to cook so it's a nice treat to have an interesting meal out. |
I too find it nice to be able to go out into a different environment and eat something different to what you would usually make at home. It's a different experience. Plus it's great not to have to deal with the cooking or washing up.
(Although I do find cooking quite educational and especially rewarding when you can make something well.)