Saturday 31 December 2011

P.F. Chang’s, Chinese restaurant group from the USA in Dubai

P.F. Changs has now several restaurants in Dubai. The visionary chef and co-founder Mr. Philip Chiang, is taking proud that they only work with fresh products in all his restaurants. The staff is very friendly and your waiter prepares his own personal dip sauce at the table. We had several times lunch at P.F. Chang’s in the Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates. Our preferred dish was without any doubt the Mongolian Beef. We also liked the chicken with cashew nuts, the dumplings, the fried rice, and the salt and pepper shrimps. The main courses are so big that it is better to share a plate with two. This is an excellent budget restaurant. You should certainly try it.

The interior of the restaurant is warm with wooden elements. As decoration, you have several statues of Terra Cotta Warriors inspired from the city of Xian. The real Terra Cotta army from the 3rd century B.C. is still being excavated. They have problems with the paint on the statues, when they are exposed to the air and light the colours disappear. Scientists and archaeologist try to find a solution now before they open all sites. We learned a lot about this when we were in Xian, China, visiting the ancient city and the Terra Cotta army during 2008. We thought this was a good opportunity to share some pictures of this amazing historical place on our blog.

P.F. Chang’s heeft nu verschillende restaurants in Dubai. De chef en ontwerper van dit concept Mr. Philip Chiang is er trost op dat het restaurant enkel werkt met verse producten. Het bedienend personeel is uiterst vriendelijk en de ober maakt zijn persoonlijke dip saus aan tafel. We zijn verschillende keren voor de lunch gaan eten in P.F. Chang’s in de Dubai Mall en de Mall of the Emirates. Onze favoriete schotel was zonder twijfel de Mongoolse steak. We hielden ook van de kip met cashew noten, de opgevulde deegzakjes, de gebakken rijst, en de garnalen in peper en zout. De hoofdgerechten zijn zo groot dat je ze best met twee personen kan delen. Het is een uitstekend budget restaurant, je moet het zeker eens proberen.

Het interieur van het restaurant is warm aangekleed met veel houten elementen. Als decoratie staan er verschillende Terra Cotta krijgers naar het voorbeeld van de stad Xian. Het echte Terra Cotta leger stamt uit de 3de eeuw voor Christus en wordt nog steeds opgegraven. Ze hebben problemen met de verf op de standbeelden, bij aanraking met lucht en licht verdwijnen de kleuren. Wetenschappers en archeologen proberen oplossingen te vinden vooraleer alle opgravingen te voltooien. We hebben er veel over geleerd toen we in Xian, China waren. Ons bezoek aan het Terra Cotta leger in 2008 is ons levendig bijgebleven. We dachten dat dit een mooie gelegenheid was enkele foto’s van Xian te plaatsen bij dit blog artikel..

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8 comments:

  1. Happy New Year to you!

    Wow, the terra cotta warriors sure are impressive. I like the photo of the walkway in China - with the fog/mist. :)

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  2. Wonderful photos from the restaurant and the terracotta army too. I wish you a Happy Ne Year !
    Kind regards, Synnöve

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  3. Such great photos ... I like them very well ..
    Chicken with cashew nuts I eat very happy ... I have 2010 in Xiang saw the Terracotta Army. The army is a wonder and a great work of art ..

    I wish you a Happy New Year and may 2012 be a happy and healthy new year ....
    All the best, Karin

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  4. Fantastische fotografie!
    Beste wensen

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  5. Wow, very interesting pictures!
    Happy new year to you and your family!
    Yvonne & Raphael

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  6. Great images! The Terracotta Warriors is something I would love to see.

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  7. I visited Xian in 1985 - they were just beginning to excavate. I was part of a Friendship Force group led by a US Senator. Your photos bring back those memories for me.

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  8. Wat kan jij geweldig schrijven en een restaurant o.a. aanbevelen! Xian ik bezocht het in 2007, de massa aan beelden is impressionant.

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