Gourmet Fast Food?

[mo42nyy]

yea that was the only one I could ever think of
I used to work in a catering hall nearby sneak out mid shift go to mcdonalds and get my studying done there for that weeks tests.

[silver book]

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Isn't Pei Wei owned by PF Changs?

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I think so, at least that is what I have heard. PF Changs is just a lot "fancier", more expensive, and not much better in terms of food quality imo

[Vyse]

How good is Pei Wei? I'm feeling like some asian food...

[silver book]

Pei Wei is the best non-sitdown asian resturant I've ever been to me. Much better than koyoto bowl, panda expres, etc. imo

[KyleC]

Pei Wei is owned by the creators of Ruths Chris Steakhouse and PF Changs.

[tuq]

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Pei Wei is owned by the creators of Ruths Chris Steakhouse and PF Changs.

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I don't think Ruth's Chris is correct. The PF in PF Chang's stands for Paul Fleming, who started Fleming's steakhouses among other restaurant endeavors. They are based out of here and I think Fleming's are located nationwide now. Pei Wei's are too, I believe. The original location for all three was in or near Downtown Scottsdale. Pei Weis were thought up several years after Chang's as a mid-priced alternative to capture the niche between fast food and fine dining.

I'm pretty sure there is zero difference between the food at PF Chang's and Pei Wei, you just pay extra for the atmosphere at the former.

[otnemem]

To settle the Chipotle/McDonald's debate - McDonald's completely divested its investment in Chipotle about a year ago, I believe.

Also, restaurants like Chipotle, and Pei Wei, I guess, though I've never been there, are considered "fast casual." I believe Cosi and Panera both fall under this category as well. I used to work at an alcohol/food trade mag, and this is how they referred to these restaurants.

[DonkeyKongSr]

The industry terms are Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) for fast food and Quick Casual Restaurant (or Fast Casual) for the Chipotle's, Baja Fresh's, etc. I used to work in advertising for Taco Bell. Quick Casual restaurants weren't considered direct competitors to QSR's.

[g-bebe]

fast food = quality food quickly

[punkass]

http://www.peiwei.com/nutrition.htm

Nutrition values for peiwei. They don't list sodium. Also, laughable that most entrees have 2 servings. Whatever, man.