P.F. Chang’s opens world’s first ‘to-go’ restaurant today in Chicago (Via EaterChicago)
, P.F. Chang’s, the venerable 27-year-old Chinese-American chain, debuts the first in its new line of smaller restaurants that concentrate on carry out, delivery, and catering.P.F. Chang’s plans to open 20 of these tinier to-go restaurants across the country with the next opening pegged for Manhattan, New York — where P.F. Chang’s has never had a restaurant, said Chris Demery, P.F. Chang’s senior vice president of off-premises dining.
The company initially planned to open the first to-go restaurant in Manhattan, but the usual red tape — leases and permits — set the stage for a Chicago debut instead. Later this year, P.F. Chang’s plans to open two more to-go restaurants in Chicago — at 231 S. LaSalle Street in the Loop, and at 185 N. Morgan Street in Fulton Market. The chain also plans to-go locations in Dallas, Houston, and Washington, D.C.P.F. Chang’s continues to operate four full-service restaurants in Chicago’s suburbs .
In recent years, P.F. Chang’s has expanded the menu to sushi. This year it debuted Korean bulgogi and tonkotsu ramen. America’s appetite for Chinese food, in recent years, has plateaued as food from other Asian countries grows more popular, Demery said.bags. These sealable bags are designed to be tamper proof, to ensure orders stay hot and fresh. They’re also, supposedly, environmentally friendly. Occasionally, P.F. Chang’s own delivery people will take orders.
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