pei wei suggestions

[jk the sooner fan]

we're going to pei wei today for a birthday lunch here at work, i've only eaten there once......i'm not big on slimy veggies in chinese food, basically a meat/chicken rice eater

any menu suggestions?

[OU4LIFE]

Fried chicken.

[OU4LIFE]

and do me a favor...can you tell them about my hole-in-one? They won't answer the phone. They must have caller ID.

TIA

[Mjcpr]

I had the Lemon Pepper beef the other day. There weren't a ton of veggies (mostly scalions) and it was pretty good.

The Lo Mein noodles are good too.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

Their kung pao chicken is really good if you like spicy food. So is the chicken pad thai. I always have them put mushrooms in it instead of tofu. Their veggies seem fresher and crispier than most Asian places, but if you don't want veggies in your food just tell them.

I also like their Japanese chicken salad rolls and their lettuce wraps. A lot of people get those for a meal even though they are appetizers on the menu.

www.peiwei.com

[Howzit]

Bring a Big Mac in.

[Paperclip]

I like the spicy chicken. The teriyaki bowl with chicken is good too.

[Mjcpr]

They have great Dr Pepper as well.

[Howzit]

Be sure and ask your waitress for a happy ending.

[jk the sooner fan]

she love me long time?

[Boomer.....]

You can't miss with the chicken fried rice bowl.

[Howzit]

she love me long time?

I was just about to suggest the ruv you rong time prattah.

[jk the sooner fan]

You can't miss with the chicken fried rice bowl.

does it come with ranch?

[OU4LIFE]

Ask for "Cinnamon", she's the best one there.

[JohnnyMack]

I had the Lemon Pepper beef the other day. There weren't a ton of veggies (mostly scalions) and it was pretty good.

The Lo Mein noodles are good too.

http://food.oregonstate.edu/images/fruitveg/mint/altoids.jpg

[crawfish]

she rove me rong time?

Do it right, you dimwit. ;)

Try the teriyaki bowl. Complete awesomeness.

[Mjcpr]

http://food.oregonstate.edu/images/fruitveg/mint/altoids.jpg

No, I'd remember if there were Altoids in it.

[C&CDean]

What kind of goober do you gotta be if you don't like "vegetables in chinese food?"

Without veggies, it ain't hardly worth eating son. And typically, chinese veggies are wokked, so they're pretty crispy. You must only eat that Hungry Man Swanson's chinese dinner or something. Geez. I'm gonna start calling you Stanley.

[TexasLidig8r]

Go get some Pho.... put lots of fish oil and plum sauce in it.. and make sure it has lots and lots of tendon and tripe.... Now THAT's good eating.

[Taxman71]

Lettuce wraps and pad thai. Good stuff.

[Petro-Sooner]

Pho, when done right rocks my face off. Skip the fish oil though.

Where is a pei wei in the OKC metroplex?

[Paperclip]

Pho, when done right rocks my face off. Skip the fish oil though.

Where is a pei wei in the OKC metroplex?

Belle Isle

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

Kung Pao shrimp is also very tasty

[Jimminy Crimson]

Belle Isle

...and 2nd & Bryant in Edmond

[Boomer_Sooner_sax]

Should you really be asking Pee-Wee for suggestions?:eek: :pop:

[Hatfield]

i am a big fan of the kung POW chicken and shrimp with white rice. so tastey

[OU4LIFE]

http://www.moviemaze-wallpaper.de/4819256365a380be0473f97f3a0a7f67340f14c1b/kung-pow-wallpaper-1-800.jpg

[OU4LIFE]

http://www.moviemaze-wallpaper.de/675823636c10e7857450f36180fe9b24b26d532b2/kung-pow-wallpaper-2-800.jpg

[ChickSoonerFan]

Lettuce Wraps...beef or chicken. Both good. Or maybe it was the pork.

and the little crab won-ton things are yummy.

and beer...or wine.

That actually sounds pretty yummy for lunch today...hhhmmm...belle isle.

[jk the sooner fan]

i'm looking at the honey seared chicken on their online menu.....with brown rice......

[Jimminy Crimson]

That actually sounds pretty yummy for lunch today...hhhmmm...belle isle.

you can say that again!

[IB4OU2]

I like the Thai Curry dishes.......does Pei Wei offer those?

[ChickSoonerFan]

JK...don't forget the fortune cookies!!

JC..perv!!

[Boarder]

i'm looking at the honey seared chicken on their online menu.....with brown rice......
That's good. My favorite is the Mongorian Beef. Pei Wei puts mushrooms in it where PF Chang's doesn't. The honey seared chicken is a good way to go, too.

My vote: Mongorian Beef by a dog's nose.

[Jimminy Crimson]

JC..perv!!

No, it really does sound good. :O

I'm torn between Pei Wei and Qdoba. My original plan was to go to Boulevard Cafeteria for lunch today, but for my political well being, I decided otherwise.

[ChickSoonerFan]

No, it really does sound good. :O

I'm torn between Pei Wei and Qdoba. My original plan was to go to Boulevard Cafeteria for lunch today, but for my political well being, I decided otherwise.

Oh...sorry. :O

Anything sounds better than Boulevard! oh my. That is where my MOM eats.

[jk the sooner fan]

That's good. My favorite is the Mongorian Beef. Pei Wei puts mushrooms in it where PF Chang's doesn't. The honey seared chicken is a good way to go, too.

My vote: Mongorian Beef by a dog's nose.

that was my second choice, i'll probably decide when i get there after looking at both of them!

[IB4OU2]

No, it really does sound good. :O

I'm torn between Pei Wei and Qdoba. My original plan was to go to Boulevard Cafeteria for lunch today, but for my political well being, I decided otherwise.

Jimminy do you really like Qdoba? They make great rice burritos....

[TopDawg]

Just glancing at this thread I saw someone mention Lettuce Wraps. I can vouch for those. Delish!

My favorite dish is the Honey Seared Shrimp or Chicken. If you like sweet stuff, those are both great. Even if you don't think you like sweet stuff, try it. Everyone I've recommended it to has loved it. Regular Pei Wei eaters who have had a favorite have even changed their favorite to Honey Seared _____ after trying mine.

[Jimminy Crimson]

Jimminy do you really like Qdoba? They make great rice burritos....

Its good eats! :pop:

[Boarder]

Honey Seared whatever is a strong choice. If it wasn't for my unnaturally strong love for Mongorian Beef it would win easily.

[JohnnyMack]

Honey Seared whatever is a strong choice. If it wasn't for my unnaturally strong love for Man Beef it would win easily.

nttawwt.

[Petro-Sooner]

Damn people you have me wanting to try it this evening. Is it a sit down place? I thought I heard it might be a fast food type place.

[GottaHavePride]

Damn people you have me wanting to try it this evening. Is it a sit down place? I thought I heard it might be a fast food type place.

It's a fast-Asian-sit-down place. Made when you order, but none of the dishes take very long to make. You order at the counter, then go find a table and they bring it out to you. It's like the Chipotle of Asian food. P.F. Chang's little brother. Good stuff.

[Viking Kitten]

It's really sad that this board has made me this suggestible. Here I was all prepared with my healthy little frozen meal... then I saw this thread this morning and fuggedabout it.

Mmmm. Chicken Pad Thai.

And my fortune cookie said I am "very open and honest in my philosophy of love." Yeah whatever. I'll honestly tell you to go fetch me some more soy sauce, bitch.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

And grab some wonton before I slap your goofy a$$.

[IB4OU2]

It's really sad that this board has made me this suggestible. Here I was all prepared with my healthy little frozen meal... then I saw this thread this morning and fuggedabout it.

Mmmm. Chicken Pad Thai.

And my fortune cookie said I am "very open and honest in my philosophy of love In Bed." Yeah whatever. I'll honestly tell you to go fetch me some more soy sauce, bitch.

remember to add "In Bed" at the end of your fortune......

[jk the sooner fan]

mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmm good

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

I know you don't think you're gonna get away with that post.

:les: WHAT DID YOU GET???

[jk the sooner fan]

the honey seared chicken!

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmm good

[TexasLidig8r]

lol....

Pei Wei and P. F. Changs = Asian McDonalds for Round Eyes....

Yes I know... it is still good.

:D

[Fugue]

lol....

Pei Wei and P. F. Changs = Asian McDonalds for Round Eyes....

Yes I know... it is still good.

:D

oh come on, that's ridicurous.

[King Crimson]

lol....

Pei Wei and P. F. Changs = Asian McDonalds for Round Eyes....

Yes I know... it is still good.

:D

just wait til you start getting Tokyo Joe's. there are now about 17 of them in metro Denver. quality is very good but the food seems utterly without soul.

[Boarder]

just wait til you start getting Tokyo Joe's. there are now about 17 of them in metro Denver. quality is very good but the food seems utterly without soul.
You gotta remember, every Chinese food place here is basically the same "everything is fried" stuff. Anything new and intersting is cool.

[Viking Kitten]

And grab some wonton before I slap your goofy a$$.

':les:You watch that sass mouth or I'll put these chopsticks to good use, ya hear??'

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

:les: NOW EAT THE PEANUTS OUTTA MY CHICKEN!!!

[Viking Kitten]

:les: SUCK MY EDAMAME! I SAID SUCK IT!!!

[ChickSoonerFan]

I want to go to lunch with you two sometime...I think it would be unforgetable...to say the least.

[Jimminy Crimson]

...to say the least.

You can say that again! :D

It is a time and a half!

[Viking Kitten]

It is a time and a half!

Kinda like working overtime?

[hurricane'bone]

mmm.....I feel a visit to Te Kei's in my near future. Thanks guys.

[Viking Kitten]

Te Kei's? Isn't that the porno barn on I-35 north of Dallas?

[hurricane'bone]

Te Kei's (http://www.tekeis.com/)

[KC//CRIMSON]

Went to Pei Wei for the first time last Friday. It sucked. Hard. Will never go again. Ever.

[C&CDean]

Went to Pei Wei for the first time last Friday. It sucked. Hard. Will never go again. Ever.

Being the shy, demure, and quiet person that I am, I haven't really posted my opinion of Pei Wie here either. I've given them a try twice. Both times in Columbia, MD. I tried the Kung Pao chicken, egg roll, and soup the first time. I tried some Fried noodle dish the second time. The American judge gives them a C- and maybe even a D+. Just not very good.

On a sidenote, I ate at Padthai in Norman for lunch. A very solid B+.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

:les: QUIT RUBBING YOUR EGGROLL!!!

[StoopTroup]

I've eaten there more than once.

I got the hives after eating there once and went back to see if it was from what I thought it was...

The sauce for the lettuce wraps gave me a reaction to the MSG in it.

It must be LOADED with it because I've eaten Asian food all my life and never got the hives. Twice there.

The Lemon Pepper with Shrimp and the Spicy Korean are OK.

If I really want good Asian Food...I go to ...

Ri Le's
4932 E 91st St
Tulsa, OK 74137

The Vietnamese coffee RMFO! ! !

[Viking Kitten]

Ri Le's? Isn't that... oh **** it. Never mind.

[TopDawg]

Its good eats! :pop:

I thought Good Eats was more homestyle cooking. I'd've never pegged them to have rice burritos.

How do you compare Pei Wei AND PF Changs to McDonald's? I mean, I can see the Pei Wei bit, but PF Changs isn't at all fast-foody and it's served family style. That's just ludicrous!

I'm glad you enjoyed the Honey Seared. If you're a shrimp fan, try it sometime...I like it even better than the chicken.

Whoever mentioned the thing about the crab wontons is right. Those are tasty too.

Speaking of crab, some of the best crab and "Oklahoma-Style" chinese food in centralish Oklahoma can be found in Shawnee at Sunrise. I love that place.

My favorite Thai meal is the PadThai Authentic Style at PadThai in Norman. Sweet Basil on Main is also a solid Thai food restaurant in Norman.

3 years ago this would've been 6 separate posts for me.

[Mjcpr]

I'm trying to decide between Honey Seared Shrimp and Ginger Broccoli Beef.

[colleyvillesooner]

Get Honey Seared Chicken or Mongolian Beef

Your Welcome.

[Mjcpr]

Why is the chicken better than the shrimp?

Please show your work.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

mmm.....I feel a visit to Te Kei's in my near future. Thanks guys.I love Te Kei's. I am so going there next time I'm in Tulsa.

[Mjcpr]

So, the Ginger Broccoli is a no-go then?

[colleyvillesooner]

Why is the chicken better than the shrimp?

Please show your work.

Cause I don't like shrimp.

Chicken > Shrimp

[Mjcpr]

Cause I don't like shrimp.

Chicken > Shrimp

Hillbilly.

[Chuck Bao]

See, you guys need to expand your selections.

Next time try the pigeon.

http://img5.ranchoweb.com/images/kanunu/friedpigeonresized.4172075.jpg

ywia

[KC//CRIMSON]

So, Pei Wei is a no-go then?

correct.

[Petro-Sooner]

I'm enjoying it right now. First time I've tried it.

[Mjcpr]

Well?

[TMcGee86]

Dan Dan Noodle Bowl = awesomness.


And I agree, Honey seared anything is a pretty safe bet.

[jk the sooner fan]

well i've been several times since this thread.....the honey seared chicken is good, beef and broccoli is the norm for me now, and the spicy beef is pretty tasty as well....

[colleyvillesooner]

1. Mogolian Beef w/ brown rice
2. Honey seared Chicken w/ brown rice
3. Lettuce Wraps.

Love it.

[TopDawg]

Just seeing this thread makes me want to go eat there. It's been too long.

[bluedogok]

We went tonight, it was good.

[ChickSoonerFan]

Lettuce wraps and crab won tons.

Did I already say that? I didn't re-read the whole thread.

[olevetonahill]

Yall Aint lived Till youve had the Sweet and sour Dog / Cat Combo :)

[bluedogok]

Lettuce wraps and crab won tons.

Did I already say that? I didn't re-read the whole thread.
We had the wontons, my wife had the lettuce wraps and I had the spicy chicken.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

I've been getting the Vietnamese Chicken Salad Rolls. The Chicken Pad Thai and Kung Pao Chicken or Shrimp are also very tasty.

[Boarder]

I thought about this last night. I bet if you took the exact food from Pei Wei and stuck it in a crappy looking hole in the wall restaurant and said it was made by some mom and pop who came over from China on a boat that it would be considered the best restaurant ever.

Same with Chipotle. I think it's the chain restaurant idea that turns people away.

[colleyvillesooner]

I agree. Some people just don't want to like it

[jk the sooner fan]

i realize how trendy it is to dislike anything that the masses seem to enjoy

whatever suits your fancy

[C&CDean]

Please.

Pei Wei is average grub. No more, no less. I continue to eat there every once in a while (there's one very convenient to my hotel in Baltimore), but it's really not all that great. It's OK. It fills the vacant place in my gut.

The best thing I've eaten there are the lettuce wraps. Some of their other dishes (padthai for one) have the biggest hunks of rubbery tofu in them I've ever seen. And when there's more rubber than chicken, it ain't very good.

Pei Wei + Chipotle = average white boy ethnic grub

[colleyvillesooner]

Dean, do you just have to cut and paste those from your food responses document?

;)

[C&CDean]

Dean, do you just have to cut and paste those from your food responses document?

;)

Heh. No, I am a food snob - well not really a snob, but someone who can truly appreciate a fine meal. No offense to anyone on this board, but the average Okie has the tastebuds of a slug. If it tastes like McDonald's, then it's goooooood. If it has cheesy sauce then it's goooooood. If it's salty, doesn't contain veggies, and the meat is ground then it's goooood.

I don't comment on places/food I haven't tried - other than to say I haven't tried it. I normally try places a couple times, and always try and order different items from the menu. I also take into account price.

Pei Wei is overpriced (a bowl of soup, lettuce wraps, and an entree will run you well over $20), and the food is, like I said, average. The only Chinese joint that is worse is their parent company, PF Changs. I've had a better meal at PF Changs, but damn they're proud of their sprouts and bamboo shoots.

Mom and pop ethnic food will always be better than any chain. It's rule #1 in the fat boys guide to grubbing.

[Boarder]

Dean's still rattled from that tiny baby calf running him over. Doleo told me all about it.

[C&CDean]

Dean's still rattled from that tiny baby calf running him over. Doleo told me all about it.

Can you say Thunderbird Meats? Sure you can. Supposed to be ready today.

[bluedogok]

Most of the chain restaurants are really locally owned franchises, some are better/worse than others just like any other locally owned restaurant. There is something to be said for the consistency of some of them, I have been to many local places where it is great one time and the next time or two you wouldn't feed it to your dog. Some of the Austin "legends" are only legends because they are local, it isn't because the food is exceptional.

We alternate between Pei Wei and a local chain that started here called Firebowl Cafe (locations in Austin and Denver) and another place from Houston that opened up recently with a location near the UT campus called Ming's Cafe. The owner moved to Austin to open it up, so the flavor and consistency of the Montrose location is here, plus he loves motorcycles, so we have a weekly bike night there.

Just because something is mom-n-pop owned doesn't mean that it is automatically good just like if it is a chain doesn't mean that it is automatically bad, they are subject to the same factors of good or crappiness.

[silverwheels]

I like Pei Wei. It's not amazing, by any means, but it's worth eating every once in a while.

Dean's right, though. It's watered-down generic ethnic food for the white man. In fact, in all the times I've been to Pei Wei, only white people have been eating there. My Asian friends don't count, because they try their hardest to be white.

[jk the sooner fan]

i dont think anybody ever claimed that pei wei is gourmet food

just a good place to eat

[C&CDean]

Gourmet?

It's not "good food." It's "average food for poor white slobs who don't know the ****ing difference."

Hell man, a greasy Big Mac is "good food" by your criteria.

[silverwheels]

i dont think anybody ever claimed that pei wei is gourmet food

just a good place to eat

I know. I didn't mean that to be directed at anyone here. I know a ton of people who used to go crazy over the place and I never understood why.

[jk the sooner fan]

yet you continue to eat there on a regular basis

i dont eat big macs.......dont pretend that you know so much about me

[C&CDean]

yet you continue to eat there on a regular basis

i dont eat big macs.......dont pretend that you know so much about me

I don't pretend. I know.

[jk the sooner fan]

so you think

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

Vietnamese Chicken Salad Rolls with lettuce wrap sauce, mmmmmm. My tummy is happy now.

[jk the sooner fan]

Vietnamese Chicken Salad Rolls with lettuce wrap sauce, mmmmmm. My tummy is happy now.

no, your stomach is sad

you and the millions of other minions that eat there dont know what the hell you're doing

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

no, your stomach is sad

you and the millions of other minions that eat there dont know what the hell you're doingWell, true. The line of people that were out the door when I left are probably ****ed off now.

[soonerbrat]

i don't like the lettuce wraps anymore..they started putting WAY too many water chestnuts in them..bleah. water chestnuts give me the willies.

[silverwheels]

i don't like the lettuce wraps anymore..they started putting WAY too many water chestnuts in them..bleah. water chestnuts give me the willies.

At least the willies are wrapped up, though...

[soonerbrat]

At least the willies are wrapped up, though...

good point.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

Vietnamese Chicken Salad Rolls with lettuce wrap sauce, mmmmmm. My tummy is happy now.Once again. . .

[sanantoniosooner]

My 8 year old son loves the place. They were so busy that we volunteered to sit at the bar by the cooking area. Watching them work was a lot of fun and now that's the only place my boy wants to sit.

And the food was good in spite of chubby little bald men think ;)

[C&CDean]

Meh. I guess there's something about living in San Antonio for a while that makes people go weird on their food tastes.

I eat there sometimes. However, I would never accuse them of having "good food." Average food? Sure.

And I've got your chubby little bald man right heah.

[TopDawg]

Every time I see this thread I start craving their honey seared chicken or shrimp.

[bluedogok]

A lot of places have good food, Pei Wei is a little better than that but nowhere near great. PW and a local chain named Firebowl is the places where we usually go, I quit going to Chinese buffet places because they are pretty much all poor excuses for Chinese food.

[Smash]

That's good. My favorite is the Mongorian Beef. Pei Wei puts mushrooms in it where PF Chang's doesn't. The honey seared chicken is a good way to go, too.

My vote: Mongorian Beef by a dog's nose.


yes, Mongolian Beef.
best food on the menu.

[handcrafted]

The Grand House on Classen is teh awesome. The food is cheaper than Pei Wei yet is way better and they give you a ton of it.

[Grimey]

OK, funny story. I just heard my favorite Led Zeppelin song and I remembered a post a long time ago where people were posting the best Zeppelin songs. I wanted to add this on there so I did a search based on the fact that I remembered TopDawg contributing Wonton Song as his favorite. So putting in “Wonton” and “TopDawg” landed me on this thread.

By the way, I downloaded Wonton Song based on your recommendation TD and it sucks. I want my free back!:mad: :O

The Rain Song clearly blows Wonton away.

[colleyvillesooner]

Had the Mongolian beef last night since I got a free entree coupon in the mail.

Score!

[silverwheels]

The Grand House on Classen is teh awesome. The food is cheaper than Pei Wei yet is way better and they give you a ton of it.

The only time I've ever been there, someone got shot out front.

[Turd_Ferguson]

Thanks for helping. I know it was a through and through, but I still could have use a bandaid:-(

[silverwheels]

Well, the cops kept everyone inside. Sorry, man. :O

[GrapevineSooner]

I had the honey seared chicken with fried rice last night.

Score!

[C&CDean]

I haven't eat at a Pei Wei in a couple months.


Score!

[M]

The Grand House on Classen is teh awesome. The food is cheaper than Pei Wei yet is way better and they give you a ton of it.


Their fried pot stickers are SOOO good. :)

I went there once on a Saturday night and they were hosting an Asian wedding reception. The wedding DJ was singing off-key in Chinese (I assume) to some electronic synthesizer background music. It was amazing.

Oh, and when we got there, the bride and groom were posing for wedding pictures in the waiting area. It was just the two of them (not the whole wedding party) standing underneath a foo-foo white wedding archway. And after our meal when we were on our way out the door, the bride and groom were still posing for pictures. Must have taken a **** ton of pictures.

[GrapevineSooner]

Well, I only go to Pei Wei just to get a nice meal.

Wedding reception site? Uhhh no.

[C&CDean]

Well, I only go to Pei Wei just to get an average, overpriced meal.

Wedding reception site? Uhhh no.

Yeah, me too.

[Oldnslo]

PW is one of the places I can take my family with a minimum of whining by either young 'un or the Wife Unit.

I like Chang's Spicy Pork with flied lice.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

I think the wedding was at Grand House, not PayWay.

[C&CDean]

PW is one of the places I can take my family with a minimum of whining by either young 'un or the Wife Unit.

I like Chang's Spicy Pork with flied lice.

Pork. Isn't. Kosher.

Whining about where I'm going out and spending my hard earned $$ to feed my kids' faces doesn't even enter into the realm of reality in my world. It'd only happen once. And while I'm on that topic, who else gets mega-****ed when they see the family in the mexican joint or the chinese joint and the kids all got McDonald's bags? WTF is wrong with those parents?

[Viking Kitten]

And while I'm on that topic, who else gets mega-****ed when they see the family in the mexican joint or the chinese joint and the kids all got McDonald's bags? WTF is wrong with those parents?

Oh man, that p**ses me off so bad. Do these parents not realize that picky eaters are made, not born? Arrrgh.

[C&CDean]

Oh man, that p**ses me off so bad. Do these parents not realize that picky eaters are made, not born? Arrrgh.

"Well have you heard little Johnny Mack cry when don't let him get a happy meal??"

And what ****es me off even worse is that the **** in the McDonald's bag is "plain hamburger, no pickles, only ketchup."

I probably haven't done much right in this life, but teaching my kids to eat and enjoy pretty much everything is one of the righter things.

[Viking Kitten]

Yup. I love introducing my kids to new food. I took them to Niagara Falls and NYC this summer. We ate Indian food in Canada, rigatoni with vodka sauce in Little Italy and moussaka on the Upper West Side. Nummy nummy nummins. No complaints, they asked me to learn how to make it all so we could have it at home too. If I died tomorrow, the fact that my kids aren't afraid of exotic food is something I would be really proud of.

[sanantoniosooner]

If we could get Dean to branch out from Taco Bueno he might have a valid opinion on Pei Wei.

[sanantoniosooner]

If I died tomorrow, the fact that my kids aren't afraid of exotic food is something I would be really proud of.
Exotic food might just do it;)

[Oldnslo]

Pork. Isn't. Kosher.


Not much at the tailgates is Kosher, either.

When I married her, my wife wasn't ever Jewish.

It's the Reform movement. :texan:

[jk the sooner fan]

Oh man, that p**ses me off so bad. Do these parents not realize that picky eaters are made, not born? Arrrgh.

gosh if that were only true 100% of the time.....

[Viking Kitten]

Given that I do believe there are exceptions to every rule, I will agree with you, JK. It's probably more like 99 percent of the time. :D

Seriously, I have yet to come across a picky eater whose parents weren't to blame. These are the parents who, like Dean pointed out, are letting kids eat McDonalds so they don't have to listen to them whine. Parents who don't want picky eaters have to consistently tell their kids they either eat what's put before them or they don't eat. Complain about it and the kids go to their room. Period. From the time they are babies, they have to consistently praise them for trying new things, and keep reintroducing foods even if they say they don't like them the first time.

Believe me, I have one very willful, stubborn eight-year-old who started out a picky toddler and just 10 minutes ago finished a plate full of spinach. And loved it. He knows I don't **** around when it comes to meal time.

[soonerboomer93]

there's a **** ton of foods i would never eat before that I now eat.
As I got older i just stopped being as picky. Once I got over here, i just let it all go pretty much and will eat almost anything they put in front of me. (no dog soup or cooked grubs though).

oh, and I've never ate at Pei Wei
SCORE

[C&CDean]

If we could get Dean to branch out from Taco Bueno he might have a valid opinion on Pei Wei.

Huh? It's all you ****tards that think bueno is the bomb diggity. Dean thinks it is just what it is. Nasty-assed Taco Hell wannabe.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

My nieces will try just about everything. The older one was 4 when she went to New Orleans and was eating crawfish etouffee. Other places she'd order a big salad because that's what she wanted and she'd eat it. The younger one's the same way. She'll order shrimp scampi, a spinach salad or fajitas and eat it.

My nephew on the other hand is strictly a carnivore. He won't eat anything green unless you forcefeed him. Except for okra. That boy can eat the hell out of some okra.

[jk the sooner fan]

Given that I do believe there are exceptions to every rule, I will agree with you, JK. It's probably more like 99 percent of the time. :D

Seriously, I have yet to come across a picky eater whose parents weren't to blame. These are the parents who, like Dean pointed out, are letting kids eat McDonalds so they don't have to listen to them whine. Parents who don't want picky eaters have to consistently tell their kids they either eat what's put before them or they don't eat. Complain about it and the kids go to their room. Period. From the time they are babies, they have to consistently praise them for trying new things, and keep reintroducing foods even if they say they don't like them the first time.

Believe me, I have one very willful, stubborn eight-year-old who started out a picky toddler and just 10 minutes ago finished a plate full of spinach. And loved it. He knows I don't **** around when it comes to meal time.

my experience is 50% of the time, since i have two boys that i raised pretty much the same way

you know, human individualism being what it is....some people are just born with taste buds that are overly picky

my oldest son was born in germany and didnt see a mcdonalds until he was WELL over a year old

but there wasnt anything healthy out of a baby food jar that you could get into his mouth - he liked the fruits ok, but veggies? not happening - so you tell me how he got picky when he was born that way - so far as i can tell

it IS possible for people to just not like the same foods you are predisposed to like...i swear you may not believe it, but its true

my youngest son? no discretion - likes just about everything....

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

JK-It soundslike my nephew is the same as JKII. When he was a baby he would eat all kinds of baby food except for the veggies.

[opksooner]

Maaan, if you're gonna eat Chinese why not eat authentic Chinese?

Milk-fed puppy is the bomb!

[sanantoniosooner]

Maaan, if you're gonna eat Chinese why not eat authentic Chinese?
cannibalism is against the law.

[Viking Kitten]

Human individualism being what it is... how many picky eaters do you suppose there are in third world countries? None. They can't afford to be picky. Neither can my kids. They don't like what I give them, they don't eat. This approach was based on seeing a whole lot of friends and family members **** up their kids eating habits for life because they let the kids call the shots at meal times. I decided not to let that happen and I've got two very healthy eaters to show for it.

[sanantoniosooner]

I can only feed my children things that will slide under a door.

[jk the sooner fan]

well, i never forced my kids to eat something that disagreed with their taste buds just to satisfy my desire to not be labeled as one of those parents that create picky eaters

[Viking Kitten]

It's more a function of not wanting my children to die of heart disease at age 40 because all they ever eat is Big Macs because their Mommy was too lazy to make them eat their veggies. But hey, what do I know?

[jk the sooner fan]

see, i'm not even talking about big macs or anything of the sort - thats just a huge assumption on your part

are there any foods that you dont like?

[josh09]

dan dan noodles bro.....

just do it

[Viking Kitten]

Do I look I ever met any food I didn't like? :D

Seriously... I hated veggies when I was a kid. But my parents didn't make me special meals. They kept serving me veggies and making me eat them. One day I realized, "hey. These are actually pretty good."

[jk the sooner fan]

you dont anymore

all i'm saying is that i fed my kids the same way - one of them i had to go to war with to get to eat any kind of veggie - he was born with picky taste buds....i dont care what you say - he wasnt created - the other one ate it all

[Viking Kitten]

Well it's just a darn good thing he wasn't born in Darfur or some place where natural selection would select picky taste buds out of the herd really fast.

[jk the sooner fan]

yeah, darn good thing