PF Chang's Drink Menu Flashcards

Drink Highlights

• Organic Agave Margarita: Made with organic agave nectar, premium silver tequila, and fresh squeezed lime juice.
• Chang's Coconut Cooler: Non-alcoholic drink featuring house-made coconut colada mix with fresh coconut pieces.
• Housemade Ginger Beer: A refreshing blend of ginger, lemon, pure cane sugar, and club soda, garnished with mint and candied ginger.
• Strawberry Cucumber Limeade: Combination of strawberry quarters, julienned cucumber, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, and water.

Specialty Teas

• Selection includes Citrus Spice Herbal Tea (caffeine free), White Tangerine Tea, Tropical Green Tea, Organic Green Tea (organic), Sweet Ginger Peach (decaffeinated), and Dragon Eye Oolong Tea.

Chinese Culinary Concepts

• Bao Syang means "Explosion of Flavor."
• Fan & T'sai principle for balance in meals:
  • "Fan": rice, noodles, grains, dumplings.
  • "T'sai": vegetables, meat, poultry, and seafood.
• Wok Hay refers to the "breath of the wok," encompassing the immediate flavors, aromas, and textures when a dish is served.

Statues History

• Terra Cotta Warriors: Over 8,000 statues buried with the first Qin Emperor in 210 BC, discovered in 1974, designed to protect treasures with unique facial features and real weapons.

Notable Cocktails

• Yuzu Ginger Mojito: Created with living jewel sake, ty-su liqueur, and house-made ginger mix, topped with mint leaves and soda.
• Red Sangria: Composed of Merlot, Absolute Mandarin, fresh orange juice, cranberry juice, and simple syrup.
• Chang's Mai Tai: Combines Bacardi light rum, orange curacao, pineapple juice, and Myers's dark rum, garnished with pineapple and cherry.
• Asian Pear Mojito: Features Bacardi Limon Rum, Dekuyper apple pucker, mint leaves, lime wedges, and soda water.
• Spiked Lemon Tea: A blend of Cruzado Mango Rum, lemon juice, simple syrup, and traditional black tea.

Wine Selection

• Wine Availability: Over 20 different wines offered by the glass, available in half glass, 7oz, and 9oz carafe.
• Wine Arrangement: Organized by flavors, varietals, and intensity to guide selections.

Wine Suggestions

• Key questions to assist guests:
  • Preference for white or red wine?
  • What do you enjoy drinking typically?
  • Interest in trying something new with similar characteristics?

Dessert Cocktails

• Chang's Key Lime Pie Martini: Combines vanilla liqueur, Half & Half, and key lime juice with a honey graham cracker rim.
• Coconut Alexander: A creamy mix of Captain Morgan, Myers's dark rum, and coconut pineapple ice cream.
• Lucky V.S.: Features Courvoisier V.S., Cointreau, fresh lemon juice, and a sugar rim.

Unique Ingredients

• Coconut Lemon Sour: Includes Pearl coconut vodka and Zico coconut water.
• Bert's Gin & Tonic: Made with selected gin or vodka, served with fever-tree tonic water and garnished with lemon peel.
• Rumchata: Served with an ice sphere and garnished with a cinnamon stick, star anise, and orange peel.