Mum from The South: P.F. Chang's Alabang

Friday, 25 May 2012

P.F. Chang's Alabang

My foodie friend came all the way to the South to try out the latest restaurant that hit the metro. This post is a couple months late since we were actually there last February.

Together with our sons, we sampled P.F. Chang's bestsellers.

This is, hands down, one of the best chicken lettuce wraps I have tasted. The minced chicken was so flavorful. Those avoiding rice will definitely fall in love with this dish. I can eat this everyday!

Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps

I always order calamari whenever I get the chance and P.F. Chang's did not disappoint. I especially loved the green onion garnish which gives the salt and pepper calamari an added dimension.

Salt & pepper calamari

We also ordered the Tamarind Iced Tea which I found a refreshing but a bit sweet.

We were, however, disappointed with the stir fried spinach. When it was served, it looked undercooked and this was confirmed when we tasted the dish. The server accommodated our request to have it cooked again but when it arrived, there was certainly no improvement to the doneness of the spinach which was still on the raw side.

Spinach stir fried with garlic

It took us several minutes to decide which desserts to try.

We settled for the Apple Fritters and the Black Sesame Pavlova.

The Apple Fritter is the foreign equivalent of our banana turon, but presented differently. The whipped cream and caramel sauce made it more decadent.

Apple Fritters

If, like me, you like sansrival then you will enjoy having the pavlova. The only downside is the black sesame seeds - not to be ordered if you're on a date!