Dan Cirucci: Pei Wei?

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Pei Wei?

Last night we tried the new Pei Wei Asian Diner.

Pei Wei (pronounced pay way) is a quick serve, lower priced version of its daddy, P. F. Chang's. It's a smaller format property and not really a diner in the traditional sense. Its mix n match Asian specialties include Chang's delicious lettuce wraps and many other specialties adapted from the Chang menu.

You order your food as you enter Pei Wei, get your own drinks (all non-alcoholic), sit at an assigned table and then wait for someone to bring you your dishes. The wait is never very long and the food arrives piping hot and tangy, freshly prepared from an open kitchen. Exceptionally spicy dishes are so labeled on the menu. Pei Wei is informal, friendly and fun. Two people can have a very nice meal for 25 bucks.

Pei Wei just opened in Cherry Hill (its first New Jersey location) and can also be found in nearby Springfield, Delaware County and 20 other states.

In Cherry Hill Pei Wei is part of the massive Garden State Park development which features a host of new restaurants including Cheesecake Factory, Brio Tuscan Grill, and (soon) McCormick & Schmick.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: I thought it was a nice concept, the food was served hot, the basic flavors were good, the prices are great, but everything was drenched in SO MUCH SAUCE that it was practically inedible. It was a busy night when we were there, with a line out the door, but we were the only Asians among the sea of people. Very telling.; March 15, 2008 at 11:02 AM

About Dan Cirucci

He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

Attributions & Terms Of Use

Unless explicitly attributed to others, the opinions and views expressed on this blog are my own, and do not represent the views of any employer or other organization.

By using this blog, you agree that all original content on this blog is copyright of Daniel A. Cirucci. You may quote from my posts provided that you clearly identify me as the author, link to the original post or home address of this blog, and do not charge for access to the website, publication or other media in which the quote appears.

I like to link to people who link to me.

Although comments are moderated, I accept no responsibility for what other people say, and I reserve the right to block or remove any comment for any reason or no reason.

Any e-mails sent to me are subject to publication, and any disputes regarding this site will be litigated exclusively in the jurisidiction in which I reside at the time of the dispute.

About Lijit Ads
We now have Lijit Ads on our web site. Please note that Lijit's Privacy Policy can be found here. Lijit collects only anonymous information unless a reader chooses to submit personal information to Lijit. Lijit permits readers to opt out of the collection of this anonymous site visit data by clicking here.