Pei Wei
Hours
Daily
- 11am - 10pm
Profile
$ - inexpensive
Chinese
Fast-casual offshoot of PF Chang's China Bistro
To take one look inside Pei Wei, you'd never guess you were in a fast-food joint. It looks upscale, and everything about it is first-fate, for fast food. Actually, this is "fast-casual," a fairly new concept of introducing exotic food delicacies to the masses.
And it is fast. And the portions are good-sized.
Pei Wei is somewhat Vegetarian-friendly, as tofu is available as a meat substitute. But only a few of the menu items can be made truly vegan.
Phoenix metro locations:
Chandler/Falls at Ocotillo: 1085 W. Queen Creek Rd 480-812-2230
Fountain Hills/Eagle Mntn. Village: 14835 E. Shea Blvd 480-837-0926
Gilbert: 1084 South Gilbert (between Ray and Warner) 480-926-9749
Glendale: 20022 North 67th Ave (at Beardsley) 623-825-9949
Mesa: 3426 E. Baseline Rd (at Val Vista) 480-539-4454
Phoenix/Arcadia: 4340 E. Indian School Rd (at 44th St) 602-956-2300
Phoenix/Madison Village: 742 East Glendale Ave 602-707-0049
Scottsdale/Gainey Ranch: 8787 N. Scottsdale Rd 480-365-6000
Scottsdale/Grayhawk: 20851 N. Scottsdale Rd 480-365-6002
Scottsdale: 32607 N. Scottsdale Rd, 480-488-8630
From I-10 East, exit at Ray Road and take a left (east). Take the first right (at TGIF's) and look for it on the left (in the shopping center) next to (the left of) Ultimate Electronics.
- Outdoor Seating
Added by Steve Carlson on Aug 20 04 (updated Oct 26 08)
Reviews
This place isn't bad, but there are better alternatives (I highly suggest Tott's Asian Grill just next to Pei Wei in S. Tempe, and mom and pop restaurants like Thai Basil). Pei Wei is a corporate chain, so you pay for what you get.
After recently trying Pei Wei yet again, I feel I must give up on this place. They have, with lagging sales, revamped their menu and the recipes and not only is this place now less Veg-friendly than before, but the taste of food has gone downhill even more than before. So there's really only one direction for this chain to now go: up. Over the years, the food here has taken on a taste that I can only now describe as "rancid." (Or that's how I imagine the literal taste of that word would mean to me.) In fact, if I had the power to delete this entry (one that I myself created) I would do it, without hesitation. There are about 188 other entries for the Phoenix metro that I would suggest trying ahead of Pei Wei.