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Pei Wei offers new ramen dish and a chance to help
Pei Wei Asian Diner, the fast-casual concept from P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, wants to change the way people think about ramen noodles. And they want to help stock food banks in the process. Most people know ramen as dried, packaged noodles with flavor packets that offer college students and budget shoppers sustenance at a low price. The restaurant company’s executive chef, Eric Justice, hopes Pei Wei’s new dish, chile beef ramen (fresh egg noodles glazed in soy-chile sauce, served with wok-seared vegetables and flank steak, topped with cilantro and spritzed with lime) will turn the idea of simple ramen on its head.
“Our goal is to offer Asian food-lovers an exciting and flavorful new experience ? and to finally give the ramen noodles the redemption they deserve,” Justice said.
Wednesday, all Pei Wei locations are offering 50 percent off the $6.95 chile beef, chicken or tofu ramen and the $7.95 shrimp ramen for all customers who bring in any package of ramen noodles, which will be donated to a local food bank along with a charitable contribution from Pei Wei. Pei Wei has five Austin-area locations. Details at www.peiwei.com.
Photo from Sue Tallon PEI WEI.
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By Solrak
September 9, 2009 2:36 PM | Link to this
Just had the Tofu Veggie noodle bowl ($3.65) and its way worth the price. Thanks Pei Wei and @Austin360 for the heads up.