CoSprings: B'Day Happy Hour

Mui’s birthday was on the 15th. But we decided to hold off having a celebratory meal until today. Not that he did not have a special meal on his day … he did … a few mezes at home ... he and mom toasted the occasion with rakı, a traditional Turkish drink that most people in the US equate with ouzo.

Tonight’s meal was mom’s treat. She suggested we do happy hour at PF Chang’s and we readily agreed. We like the smaller-size dishes on the happy hour menu and make our own "Asian tapas" meal to share.

As we always do, we ordered the chicken lettuce wraps. We then added Mongolian potstickers, crispy green beans, and a new addition to the menu — Asian Mac & Cheese. Should have skipped the last one … just not good. The sauce is OK, but the “mac” is a doughy rice pasta … very rubbery. We won’t be ordering it again … even suggested to the waitress that the dish should be removed from the menu entirely.

We wrapped up with tiramisu. Yeah … nothing Asian or Chinese about this dessert. But that’s what the birthday boy wanted. So that’s what he got. Turns out the portion could easily have been shared by eight people! It was huge. We ended up taking a couple of bites each and brought the rest home to eat after dinner tomorrow.

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