Pei Wei

I’ve been eating at Pei Wei for years now and have found it to be one of the few places left that are consistent… the portions are good and the food is always fresh tasting and looks great… great for take out as well! For the price you really can’t beat it.

I love treating myself to Pei Wei every now and then so when I was done with a heavy workout, I ordered online to pick up on the way home. I ordered extra tofu and chicken for an additional $ 4 but when I got my food I was extremely disappointed. It was overfilled with rice rather than the extra tofu and chicken I requested, minimal sauce, and a couple pieces of the chicken were rubbery. It was kind of gross to get past what chicken I did have on my plate. It was a waste of money ordering «more» food when it was the same portion as if I didn’t add the extras. To top it off, the staff was unfriendly. The cashier who handed me my food didn’t offer utensils or soy sauce (granted, it was in front of the register but usually you’d think it would be pointed out since that’s a new thing I guess) and didn’t have the common courtesy to say «thanks/​have a nice day». This location was a bust for me.

Not a good tonight at this Pei Wei. It was well past dinner time and we were all starving. I waited about 10 min for my to go order which included two orders of chicken lettuce wraps. When we got home to eat, NO LETTUCE! How are we supposed to eat our LETTCE WRAPS with no lettuce? I called and the person said «you’re welcome to come back and get your lettuce’ I’ll give you extra even!» I was so bugged. I sent my hubby over there and at least they sort of redeemed themselves by giving us a $ 5 gift card. I watched the girl put my order in the bag and she didn’t even double check what was supposed to go in before she handed It to me. I’m usually fairly happy but this was extra annoying and taught me to check that it’s all there no matter what! After all of that, there was WAY more rice than the main dish in each of the orders we had. Ugh!

Initially ordered teriyaki crunch roll and it came before my boyfriend’s meal. Took one bite and the rice was hard. The staff was great and didn’t charge me for the order and also paid for my new meal. Overall the food wasn’t that great. Won’t be coming back.

I eat at Pei Wei frequently and have always been happy until tonight — I ordered the Low Mein and it was awful — unfortunately I got it to go, so I was stuck eating something that was not good at all! So disappointed — may be a while before I venture back

We love Pei Wei! We see they renovated! Looks great! And as usually the food is always great! Service is exceptional! Sushi is good here too!

Excellent as always. Had my faves… crispy honey shrimp and lettuce wraps. Love how they keep adding dishes to their menu.

We had a great lunch here today! Yummy food, good service and great company. Dana Park Pei Wei is awesome! Honey seared anything is my fav!

Women’s bathroom smells terrible, is dirty. Fried potstickers are nasty. Table was dirty, worker said he’d come clean it, never did.

What the heck happened to Pei Wei? This used to have awesome food. I had the California Mango roll and my guess is it was made 2 days ago and refrigerated. How can you mess up C-​roll? I’ll tell u — don’t cook the rice completely and then don’t add flavor and then serve it says later. My husband had the sweet and sour chicken and the quality of meat was sub-​par and grisly. I will not be back here again.

I remember when I loved Pei Wei. It’s been a while. I couldn’t remember why I stopped going there for lunch or dinner. Now I know. The menu changed, the food is greasy

Always good, fresh Chinese that is more on the American Chinese side but still good. I like the Kung Pao Chicken and Lettuce Wraps the best. If you have been to PF Chengs just imagine it as the fast casual version. I gave them 4 potstickers…

This location is always busy, but I can’t understand why. Tried this Pei Wei’s again this evening after a long hiatus, and was very disappointed. Both my honey-​seared crispy chicken and the wife’s sizzling beef were over-​cooked, tough and dry, and even tasted burned.
I usually get the brown rice but tried the fried rice this time. It was the high point of the meal, but is also weird because it is made with red bell peppers, scallions and carrots.
For this high price, I expect better cuisine than Panda Express at closing time.

We really like this restaurant. The food is fresh and cooked to your order. Yummy!
Wifey has a tender tummy. She was wanting some real food. Sweet and sour tofu fit the bill. Now she is happy and satisfied. Yeah!

One of my favorite places in the world for Asian food. I LOVE the chicken pad thai. I get in 99% of the time I go there.
The food is always fresh and the staff there are great. They won’t precook anything so there’s a little bit of waiting if the place is busy, but if it’s busy you know it’s good. Lots of people are lovin’ it.
I would have given this 4.5 stars rather than 5, but I didn’t see that option. The reason is that they won’t alter the order even the slightest bit. I’ve asked them to leave off the green garnish on top that I always throw away anyway, but they won’t. I thought it would have saved them a little bit too. Also, you can’t alter the spiciness of the food either. It comes how it comes, but it’s always good. That’s why I upped it to 5 stars in spite of this little quirk of theirs.
I love sitting outdoors when it’s not too stinking hot outside (this is AZ after all). I’ve gone there on dates, with my children and grandchildren, and anybody else that likes this place. My sister was visiting from out of town and we sat there for 3 hours talking after dinner until the place closed. Everyone was friendly and didn’t try to encourage us to leave earlier. It was a great place to hang out. Great atmosphere.

I eat here for lunch about 2 or 3 times a monrh. I always get the pei wei spicy chicken salad or the spicy with rice and veggies. I absolutely love it. The other day I had their recent menu addition, the California mango teriyaki crunch roll. Pretty good roll, just the right crunch, and good flavors. It was right there with Ra and some of the other good sushi restaurants in the Valley. Excellent choice for a lighter lunch, reasonable priced between 7 – 10 bucks, fresh dishes.

I had to make a Unilocal account just for this. Some people may think that I am making a mountain out of a molehill but I am, honestly, disgusted by this and it has killed my appetite for the rest of my meal.
My husband and I swung through to pick up some Pei Wei on our way home. We usually never have problems and the food is good. However, this time was different. I ordered the steak teriyaki on noodles and a cup of the wonton soup. My husband got sweet and sour steak on fried rice and a thai chicken roll. His food was fine.
I LOVE the wonton soup and was excited to eat it when we got home. I put my daughter to bed and then pulled the top off my soup and began to eat. The soup is fairly murky so I didn’t notice the issue until I was over halfway through the cup and had eaten most of the greens and all three wontons: there was an insect, a fly of some kind, smashed up against the side of the plastic dish. I immediately set the cup of soup down, feeling really nauseous. I’d eaten this.
I’m not trying to shame Pei Wei or their employees as our experience there is usually very good, but I feel the need to share this with them on Unilocal since I took a picture of the insect, and the restaurant is now closed so I cannot return to speak with them directly.
Working in food-​service, we know that insects are not only gross to be in food, but can harbor potential foodborne illnesses and be a huge problem. Employees MUST, at least, look at the container they are using to ensure that it isnt contaminated before we give it to a customer to eat.
Now I have a bowl of steak teriyaki getting cold in the garbage because I was too nauseated to eat it.

Try the Orange Peel Beef, and Add some of the delicious Hot Sauce they have for condiments! A Must have at PEI WEI.

You know how everyone has that friend who says they LOVE Mexican food and when you ask what their favorite kind of Mexican food is, they say it’s a toss-​up between the Crunchwrap Supreme and Cinna-​twists? These are the same people who like Pei Wei. Pei Wei is Asian food for people who hate Asian food but don’t know they hate Asian food because they’ve literally never had Asian food except for Pei Wei. Even Panda Express is more authentic than Pei Wei. Man, Pei Wei is just so bad.
I’ve been to Pei Wei before. I am never expecting authentic Asian food (I’m not a fool), but I am disappointed EVERY TIME I GO. Their menu just looks so enticing, and then you get the food and it’s SO bland and boring EVERY SINGLE TIME. That’s why they get 3 stars. Maybe I was exaggerating a bit before when I said they were «so bad», because they’re not BAD-​bad in the sense that their food sucks. They’re just regular-​bad in the sense that their food is NOT GOOD… EVER.
I went there on 8÷20÷14 and ordered the Korean steak lettuce wraps and their new Mango California Rolls. I’m not usually a California roll type of girl, but they looked pretty good in the picture on the wall and I thought the mango-​spin sounded like it had potential.
I am like 95% positive the «Korean Steak» was ground beef with teriyaki sauce. Like, I’m pretty sure they just use the same teriyaki sauce on everything. I don’t know how they’re differentiating their «Korean» style foods from their Thai/​Japanese/​Chinese foods, but then I realized. wait, they just call it «Korean» because they’re like, «Well, we already listed four other things as Thai and six other things as Japanese, so this one can just be ‘Korean’. Yeah, that sounds good!»
I had four pieces of the Mango California Roll, only one of which had a sliver of mango in it. Meh, whatever. I was cool with it because turns out you can’t taste the mango in it anyway. I absolutely do not recommend using the dipping sauce they give you with it though. Like, not even because I’m prejudice against Pei Wei. It was legitimately bad, like they need to stop serving it immediately. It was some weird Minute Maid orange juice, vinegar, soy sauce mixture and it was horrible. Did I get the recipe right though? Can someone who works at Pei Wei comment on this? I am pretty sure I’m at least close. Don’t even try it!

I would not recommend this place to vegetarians. I’ve tried it more than once just to be sure, but even with their vegetarian options I get sick every time. There is not much in terms of their «vegetable» choices. All starch basically. Their food could also taste a little better. Basically it’s the same meal, just different sauces.
The customer service was okay. I do appreciate how clean the place is though. They do a great job keeping the place from looking disgusting and they are one of the cleanest places I’ve been to for quick food. Their prices could be slightly lower for what they offer, especially since most of the meal is rice.
The music in the place is loud and that can get tiring, but if you sit outside or in a corner it is a little better.
I would recommend this place for people who eat meat and do not know the taste of authentic food from Thailand, China, Japan, etc. This will be the last time I go here, I’m tired of getting really sick.