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    Pei Wei Asian Kitchen

    3.0 (515 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
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    Kung pao chicken with extra chicken, about 1/2 of the way through.
    Liliana M.

    Fast and friendly service on a Tuesday. I got the kung pao chicken with rice, extra chicken. It was delicious as always. I wished I lived closer.

    Firecracker Shrimp 5/5
    Nhue G.

    We got a BOGO deal so we got food here for the first time. It's a chain Chinese food place. They cook to order, so food can take a while to come out, around 20-30 minutes. Overall, the food was not bad, but hit and miss. * Firecracker Shrimp 5/5 - Crispy, tasty shrimp. Tasted like honeyed shrimp but with no walnuts. * Spicy Korean BBQ Steak 1/5 - Tasted like salted or soy sauce beef that is extremely salty. Had no sweetness or KBBQ flavor. * Fried Rice 4/5 - Pretty good fried rice. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Restroom had no air circulation so it was like walking into a sauna. Not sure if it's intended or they just need to fix it.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

    Momo Z.

    My visit to Pei Wei was a bit hit-or-miss. The standout was definitely the Salmon Poke Bowl-it was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly balanced. Highly recommend it if you visit! However, many other dishes (like their orange chicken or broccoli beef) tasted very similar to Panda Express, but with noticeably smaller portions.For the higher price point, I expected more generous servings. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ground is wet all over, and I almost slipped. Be careful![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

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    Missy M.

    I must admit that we drove pretty far because we wanted to taste Chef Jet Tila's food and it did not disappoint. We love rooting for him when he is on some of our favorite shows, and now we are rooting for his restaurants. We had the fried rice with orange chicken and also beef & broccoli. Both were fantastic. I loved the beef and broccoli the best but my husband loved the orange chicken the best. I was so excited when I saw there were sprouts in the rice, I love that so much but rarely find it. We also enjoyed the crab wontons. The sauce was spicy but I kept going back for more. All in all a great dinner. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I also would like to mention that the restaurant is extremely clean.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Staff welcomed us as soon as we arrived. Extremely friendly. There was a family in the restaurant with little girls running all around and spilling things, and the staff never lost their cool. They helped the dad who was a bit overwhelmed. They were kind through all of the father's apologies. Really good guys working here. We need this restaurant in the Bay Area please!!!

    Spicy Korean BBQ Steak
    Nicole H.

    Food is all right. Actually, their orange chicken definitely tastes better than Panda Express and any express type of Chinese food. I highly recommend their orange chicken. The pad Thai was all right. We also got their Korean spicy beef and beef and broccoli bowls, and they were all on the saltier, saucier side. I like their unsweetened iced teas; those were good. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It's a casual restaurant where you can order at the register, then sit to eat.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]There are plenty of fortune cookies, chili & soy sauce packets, to-go boxes. It's convenient.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They clear off your table for you, so you don't have to put your dirty dishes anywhere if you dine in.

    Alina S.

    We are regulars at this location and the food has always been delicious. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The inside is clean and the servers very attentive.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The green beans needed a little trim this time around but other than that, it was as wonderful as always.

    Pei Wei original with Chicken instead of shrimp and brown rice
    Richard O.

    This is the last running Pei Wei and I will give them 5 stars for staying in business. The day this place closes will be a sad day for me. Seize the day!

    THE BEST - Green beans are an absolute must
    Mitchell N.

    I was surprised to see the reviews not a little bit higher, but regardless, my wife took me here for my first time since she has been here before and said it was pretty good. I would definitely agree and say it was very good, and they had a large number of options. We ended up ordering the Kung Pai Chicken, Broccoli Beef, Szechuan Green Beans, and more. The Green beans are honestly the best I have had in a very long time. I am not a fan of green beans, but the marinade that is on these, I was easily able to eat the full bowl of green beans before I remembered to grab a picture. As for the beef and chicken, they each had great flavor and great seasoning as well. The fried rice with each was moist and not too hot or dry. As for the veggies, they are pretty standard and basic, but again, this is a solid option, in my opinion, as a better Panda Express option. Definitely recommend it and have been a few times now since the first visit! The service was great, and the front lady was sweet enough to provide honest feedback and let us know the go-to's!

    Beef Teriyaki
    Susan O.

    I was pleasantly surprised by my personal experience here! We stopped by for dinner during the holiday season and were met with lots of seating options in the open space. There may have only been one or two other tables with people. We ordered the Honey-Seared Chicken with white rice and the Beef Teriyaki with a side of fried rice -- our orders arrived to our table quickly! I LOVED the Honey-Seared Chicken! And I will most definitely be ordering it again. The portion size is definitely amazing. The amount of rice that's included is MORE than enough and the amount of chicken was plentiful! The honey with the chicken was such a splendid taste and mixed with rice...so so delicious! All of this for $11? Just a great deal. While the Honey-Seared Chicken was delicious, the Beef Teriyaki was more on the mediocre end. While the price point was still great for the portion, the fried rice almost seemed like it was not fully cooked. The dish was overall a bit on the salty side and what stood out the most was how watery the dish became about 10 minutes into eating. Because it got so watery, the remaining teriyaki and the fried rice turned into a mushy like consistency. It seems that the food experience here depends on the dish! I will definitely be ordering the Honey-Seared Chicken again and will be looking to order more dishes adjacent to that more than the Beef Teriyaki.

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    Michelle H.

    Tried a new place for lunch today in Irvine. Pei Wei Asian kitchen was quite a good surprise! [[HIGHLIGHT]]The place itself is large and bright. Clean and offers lots of condiments, side plates and to go boxes right there in a self serve area.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Love that idea! The young woman got our order wrong but they were super quick at fixing it and getting it back to the table. We ordered the signature lettuce wraps which by the way were soo delicious and flavorful! Quite a good surprise in my opinion. Also we ordered the Thai basil chicken and white rice which is a new dish. Great flavor and good size serving. Definitely filling! We also ordered the spicy Korean bbq steak with substitute fried rice. The steak was soft and tasty and the rice was pretty good as well. I am excited to go back and try a few other things they had on their menu soon because they looked scrumptious. If you're in the area give them a shot!

    These drunken noodles only had two small pieces of chicken added. I had to send it back. Plus the noodles were nasty.
    Al C.

    4/20/25, We've come to this only remaining location in Southern California a few times over the past six months; although, I am still trying to find something outstanding to say about this place but I just can't come up with anything. There are a few unpleasant things that this location like the others years before they all closed, you would think that this being the last one remaining that it would be better but honestly it's just poorly managed. [[HIGHLIGHT]]For starters, has anyone noticed how chilly it is at almost anywhere you sit inside the restaurant? Seems like there is an air conditioner blowing directly down at each table so even on a warm day outside you have to remember to bring a jacket if you want to dine inside.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Additionally, notice how the tables are left messy for a long time after a customer finishes?, it takes the employee about 15 to 20 minutes to come around to clear off a messy table although you never see them clean off the table with a wet towel and detergent.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Thirdly, the bathroom smells and/or bathroom soap smells come all the way out to the dining area, so it is actually very unpleasant to be smelling the odors or even that bathroom detergent smell all the while trying to enjoy eating the food.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Lastly, they want to charge a lot extra for a tiny bit of peanuts or scallions, so we brought our own scallions straight from our home garden and the peanuts are from Trader Joe's. And finally, the chicken on the bourbon chicken dish tasted more like chopped rubbery pork belly meat, so I'm never ordering that again. Plus they give way too much rice for the price. Doesn't make such a good meal unless you bring some of your own extras from home to add to it.

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    2 years ago

    Kayla was wonderful. most helpful. Food is always amazing. Fast and friendly. The restaurant was clean.

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    Kayla gave amazing customer service today! The food was amazing as always. I had the green chicken curry with the spring rolls.

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    3 years ago

    Love this place. Great service and great food. They need to open more locations. The Mongolian Steak is my favorite.

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    4 years ago

    Good food fast service. Roberto was great on recommendations of what's the flavor is of the day!

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    Overpriced average tasting food. Small portions. $16 for Orange, chicken, rice, egg roll and drink. This place is

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    4 years ago

    Good portions but I found a piece of cardboard paper in my food halfway through the meal.

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    Loved this place. But they packed up and moved away. can anyone tell me where is another one is?

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    What a pleasant surprise! We found this little Xi'an restaurant while shopping and ended up having…read moreone of the most satisfying meals we've had in a while. The lamb skewers were juicy and perfectly seasoned with cumin, and the grilled beef tendon skewers had an amazing crispy, chewy texture. The soup dumplings were full of flavorful broth, and the braised beef knife-cut noodles were chewy with large, tender chunks of beef. We also tried the beef paomo for the first time--it was warm, comforting, and packed with rich flavor. The portions were generous, the prices were very reasonable, and after chatting with the staff we learned the owner is from Xi'an, which explains how authentic everything tasted. If you're craving Northwestern Chinese food in Irvine, this spot is definitely worth checking out!

    Honestly Im not sure how they were able to get such high rating and don't know if it's real at all…read more But what I know is we came here for the first time dining in for lunch, the place was pretty open with not many people inside. We ordered the dry tossed knife cut pork noodles with eggs, crispy beef and honey walnut shrimp. The noodles came out, the picture on the ordering menu shows egg, the Chinese description said with eggs, there was no eggs in our noodle? But since it's basically self service there was no server around so we figured just eat it. Oh my god, it's sooooo salty, the pork is poorly marinated with way too much salt, I had to eat a lot of noodle and some white rice to chuck it down. Then the crispy beef which a lot of people recommended, it was way overly fried, completely battered and barely any beef in there. This is worse than the noodles. We basically left the whole entire plate untouched, and not sure what we could do taking it home coz it's so bad. The only thing remotely ok is honey walnut shrimp, but given the poor quality of food, I would never be back again and do not recommend this place to anyone in Irvine.

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    This place is an absolute must-visit--everything we ordered is seasoned well, full of rich flavor…read more The kitchen staff goes above and beyond to make dining seamless, effortlessly accommodating special requests and menu substitutions, while our server, Juan Garcia, provided amazing, attentive service that made the whole meal even better. The absolute standout, though, has to be the refillable Thai tea: unlike most places that just serve overly sweetened milk, you can actually taste the deep, authentic brewed tea in every batch. With incredible food, a super helpful team, and bottomless drinks done right, I will definitely be coming back!

    Solid 3.5 Stars. I was very excited and had high hopes for this restaurant after seeing the glowing…read morereviews, but had to scale back my expectations after giving this restaurant a few tries, each time ordering different dishes to be fair and making sure they weren't having an off day. As someone who eats out Chinese weekly, I am pretty familiar with Chinese restaurants in the vicinity. Without going into the taste of each of the dishes we tried, I will summarize by saying that the quality and authenticity were at best decent, almost panda express level, with the exception of the leek/shrimp cake which was yummy. The best Chinese in the area is still hands down Dynasty in Orange/Katella (solid 5 stars), Yang Ming Garden (solid 4.5 stars) followed by Royal Wok (solid 4 stars). China Palace was so shockingly bad when I tried it during covid that I never visited again, so no comment. Service at Mama Liu's was good and friendly, easy parking, but for the same amount of money, I'd happily drive a few miles north to Dynasty, Yang Ming and Royal Wok.

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    Went in for lunch special which I'm not sure if its still going on to try a restaraunt made dry…read morepot. The food here is good, not too msg/salt. Order with qr code (had specials) and servers are pretty good with water, may take some time for check Beef- tender beef (like cornstarch) and had some bamboo shoots, needed more wok hei String beans- fried with good flavor, slightly crunchy so very quick fry

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    Took my family out to eat here for a little get together. My Godmother was craving good quality…read moreChinese food and this happened to be not too far from her place, borderline Santa Ana/Tustin area. The parking is okay, its pretty small but its do able. We went to eat around 2 PM on a weekday so parking was great and the restaurant wasn't too busy. We were greeted the moment we walked in and sat at a table. What I liked about their menu was that they offer smaller plates if you want to order individually, and also offer family size plates for sharing. We of course opted for the bigger plates. We ordered orange chicken, chow mein, white rice, broccoli and beef, and pad thai. I want to start off by saying I'm typically picky with my orange chicken. It usually has a tad of an artificial flavor. This place was realllyyyyyy good. The flavor was good for all the dishes we got, the portions were very generous and more than enough for 3. The servers were all nice and checked in periodically on our table. Honestly I would come back here, knowing its affordable with fair portions and good flavor!

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    The food is delicious. The menu is huge and very interesting. Everything was super fresh and pretty…read morehealthy. Excellent service and the restaurant is very open, bright and sparkling clean.

    instant love for this restaurant. i don't believe all of the locations have the same quality or…read moremenu items but this location in irvine was amazing. each dish came hot and fresh with perfect textures and flavors that tied together so well. parking is freely available in the main lot. for the quality and amount of food, i definitely have and will be back. Juicy Pork Dumplings soft, juicy, and bursting with flavor, these soup dumplings were delicious without being too doughy. it's served with 8 pieces which is plenty to share ! Chicken Wontons in Spicy Sauce also served with 8 pieces, each spicy wonton is pretty sizable, juicy, and has a generous portion of meat. i enjoyed the addition of the crunchy peanuts and scallions on top that gave a fun texture balance and flavor break from the sour spicy sauce. Scallion Pancake these were one of the best scallion pancakes i've tried. they were crispy and flaky while still being thin and chewy inside. they weren't so doughy nor burnt and the flavor with some chili oil was so delicious without being too oily. i did try these at another northern cafe location and they weren't quite as good. i just wished it had come with more ! Lamb Skewers (10 pc) & Charcoal Grilled Chicken Hearts (2 pc) we were in need of some protein and these skewers hit the spot. the 2 chicken heart skewers are at the right hand side of the tray and all of the skewers are pretty small, but they were pretty lean and meaty. the meat was very tender and easy to eat and the dry rub spices gave excellent flavor. they matched and perfectly balanced out our other dishes that were a bit more carby.

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    I've found my go-to spot for spicy wonton at A & J Restaurant on Jamboree. What I love about theirs…read moreis how clean and vinegary the sauce is, without any peanut butter flavor. I don't mind the peanut sauce version at other places, but I definitely prefer this vinegary approach. It lets the wonton itself shine through without being overwhelmed by heavy sauce. Quick service, convenient location, and consistently good execution. Highly recommend if you're in the area craving quality wonton. It was a takeout for me but the restaurant looks spacious. I wouldn't mind sitting down for a nice meal next time

    Solid Taiwanese spot! We came around noon on a Saturday and were seated promptly. They were…read morebustling with people constantly coming in but there's a good amount of tables. Service was friendly and food came out quick. -Pan fried pork dumplings (4/5): came with 8 big pieces, juicy and good amount of filling, could be crispier -Soup dumplings XLB (4/5): filled with thick and juicy meat, good amount of broth -Spicy wontons (3.5/5): flavorful but pretty small, mostly wrapper and not filling, not too spicy -Beef noodle soup (clear broth) (3/5): large portion and came with lots of noodles and beef, broth was clear and light but needed more flavor, noodles were nicely chewy

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