P.F. Changs China Bistro

What's it like?

When our family dines out we have special considerations to take into account.  Two out of the four members in our household have Celiac Disease, an auto-immune disease in which the body cannot safely ingest gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley and is present in most restaurant entrees. PF Changs has become a regular spot for us to go out dinner because they have taken much of the guesswork and research in finding something good to eat that is gluten free. They are one of the few restaurants in town that we have come across that offers a gluten free menu that does not contain the phrases "order without the sauce", "order plain", or "order without seasoning".  Honestly if I wanted a plain piece of meat without seasoning or sauce I probably could have stayed home. PF Chang's gluten free dishes are as full of flavor at their regular menu items (from what I remember). I have been told they prepare all their gluten free menu items in separate cookware and use different utensils to avoid cross-contamination. When the food is brought to the table anything that is gluten free is served in dishes with a black ring around the rim to avoid confusion. Some of our families favorite things to order are the gluten free(GF) Lettuce Wraps, GF Chang's Spicy Chicken, GF Ginger Chicken with Broccoli, and the GF Singapore Street Noodles. It is a little on the pricey side for family dining, but since they are, to my knowledge, the only Chinese restaurant in town to attempt Gluten free food it is well worth it for my family. Now if only they would figure out a way to make their Mongolian Beef gluten free...