text: My family wife kids and parents and I have never been to P F Changs and decided to try it out since most of our friends like it We really like Chinese food in San Francisco CA but I decided to come without super high expectationsnnWhy the stars It is a combination of reasons Even though I did not walk in with super high expectations there is still a certain par level for a restaurant that prices Chinese food that high and claims to create great craveable Chinese food that guests cannot get anywhere else What a claim So I guess you can say that I did have a level of expectation based on their own claim nnI ordered the shrimp with candied walnuts lunch plate with fried rice The flavor was really nothing extraordinary it was rather bland The sauce was tangy and the melons sweet but the shrimp had no savor The shrimp was also chewy The fried rice was how do you put it fried rice The hot and sour soup on the other hand had great flavor It had just the right amount of sour and spiciness to it nnThe rest of my family did not have anything wonderful to say about their lunch dishes My wife had the Changs spice chicken and my parents shared the wonton soup and Changs chicken lettuce wraps The kids did not complain about their dishes and they rarely rave about food anyways so their reactions did not contribute to the rating in this review However the kids food and sauce that came with it came out piping hot it was too hot to handle with even our fingers My wife and I had to blow on their food for several minutes so that the temperature was palatable to their young sensitive mouths Mind you that we understand that food comes out hot at every restaurant but this time it seemed like the food was taken straight out of the fryer and sent directly to our kids This event DID contribute to the rating in this review nnThe service was ok nothing great and nothing badnnIn conclusion PF Changs China Bistro did not create great craveable Chinese food that guests cannot get anywhere else They certainly did not create it with my shrimp dish nor the dishes that the rest of my family had This experience certainly does not scream let us go there again I often have a craving for Chinese food from a few other smaller restaurants in Henderson On top of that they are inexpensive compared to PF Changs We will not be coming back