text: Let me start off by saying I have mostly simple tastes and my favorite lunch spot for Chinese has been the New Dumpling House in Squirrel Hill But since that restaurant is undergoing renovations I was forced to try something newnnSo I thought I would try the chain PF Changs Chinese Restaurant at the Waterfront Wow what an unsatisfying mistake that turned out to bennI started with a cup of their Wonton soup At it was not too outrageous of a price the broth had some flavor and there was much more in it than I was used to including three giant basil I think leafs that covered everything beneath In the broth were chunks of chicken two shrimp some sliced water chestnuts and two porkfilled wontons As I said the broth had decent flavor but the wontons were thick doughy and undercooked and the chicken chunks were dry which is amazing since they were drowned in broth On a scale of bad to good it was kind of mehnnNext came my lunchportion order of Changs Kung Pao Chicken the dinner portion is more nnAt the New Dumpling House this dish is served with a delectable dark rich tangy sauce which I was really hoping for Not at PF Changs nnOn my plate I received about quartersize chunks of lightly breaded and browned chicken hot Chinese red chili peppers mostly inedible unless they are diced into a sauce a handful of blanched unsalted peanuts a few sliced scallions and a bed of the most bland brown rice I have ever encountered Uncle Ben would have been ashamed if that stuff came out of one of his boxesnnGlaringly there was NO SAUCE None at allnnIve had Kung Pao Chicken in New York City San Francisco and even from a hole in the wall in Bethel Park PA that was much much better Never have I had it served in such a bland skimpy and overpriced way The lunchportion cost was nnAt The New Dumpling House I could have a delicious lunch with soup entree and complimentary hot tea and I could leave satisfied with just outofpocket and that includes the tipnnThe service was decent However lesson learned One and done Never going back to PF Changs