This article originally ran in December 2006.
Pei Wei Asian Diner sits at 1675 29th St. and is part of Boulder’s new shopping district. The restaurant, which is an offshoot of P.F. Chang’s, boasts Asian-style cuisine and attempts to capitalize off of the latest trend in the restaurant industry – quick, upscale, casual dining. Think Noodles & Co. with mediocre cuisine and an Asian twist.
Pei Wei is an exercise in mediocrity. The portions are gluttonous, seemingly trying to make up for the sub-par food. I started the night out with the spring rolls, which came with mandatory sweet and sour sauce. They were overly greasy and did not taste as fresh as I would have liked.
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