A while back, we watched over a friends dog, Bailey, while they were in Maui.  They thanked us with a gift certificate to PF Changs.  When we walked it I thought it looked amazing.  There was upstairs seating, wallpaper on the ceiling and really cool Asian statues.  I looked at the kids menu but didn’t really find anything I wanted there.  I did notice that it was cute and it had lots of games and coloring–perfect for children.  Of course I ordered root beer. I thought it was very creamy and they put the root beer in a tall, chilled glass.  We ordered crab wontons & plum sauce for our appetizer.  They weren’t bad–they were very well presented on a long pretty plate, and they looked to me like edible flowers.  I ordered the chow mein noodles but just plain, no vegetables.  I thought they was out of this universe!  They were very warm though–I had to let them cool.  The noodles were very flavorful!  I ate the huge, entire bowl of them.  We also ordered the vegetable fried rice. We all thought it was really good.  My mom got the mahi mahi with garlic sauce and cilantro rice. I tasted them and though they were both really good.  My dad ordered the seared ahi tuna. My parents loved it.  I loved the greens and the peanut dressing that was on the greens.  The desserts we ordered were very fun.  They offer little mini desserts in small glasses.  They have 7 different kinds and they are $2 each.  Everyone at our table got to pick their favorite thing.  Spencer got chocolate cake–full of chocolatey goodness with raspberry sauce at the very bottom, Dad got lemon bar–very tart for me but dad loved it, Mom got Tiramisu–mmmmmm and coffee-ish, and I got s’more–perfect layers of goodness with chocolate sauce, marshmallow sauce and graham cracker crumbs, yummmm!  Finally, we each had a fortune cookie.  A perfect last treat.  The service was wonderful.  Our waiter mixed sauces for our entrees right in front of us.  If we wanted it more spicy, we could mix in more spice ourselves.  I think this is a great place for friends and families to go to if they want some tasty Asian food.  And if you want a special treat, but you don’t want a huge dessert, they you should order one of the mini desserts.  I thought they were very clever.

We went to Lucca with a reporter and a photographer from The Sacramento Bee.  We sat outside and everything was beautiful. They had pretty blue, round, glass cups.  For a drink I has Hanks Root Beer and it was really creamy.  My brother’’s orange soda he says, was good.  We ordered some zucchini chips for an appetizer.  They were lightly salted.  They were like really tiny potato chips, but better, and made with thinly sliced zucchini. I would definitely order them again. We also had some table bread and it was really soft.  It was good with butter on it and the crust was really flour-y and tasty.  My mother ordered a Caesar salad. It has super crunchy croutons.  It had a nice dressing and it was lightly sprinkled with parmesan cheese.  My dad ordered carrot and fennel soup.  It had a good carrot flavor and was a little bit creamy. It had no chicken stock which is perfect for a vegetarian like me.  For an entree I had a crab cake Caesar salad.  The crab cakes were full of crab which is good for me because I love crab.  It had some cut vegetables in it and it was very delicious.  The Caesar salad was good too.  The only thing my brother ordered were french fries. He said they were some of the best french fries he’s ever had.  They came in a cup with a napkin wrapped around them and little dish of ketchup. I thought they were pretty tasty as well.  My mom had the gnocchi.  The tomato sauce was a little bit too spicy for me but it was perfect for her.  Did you know that sugar cuts the spicy sting in your mouth?  So if you have soda or root beer after spicy food, it helps.  The gnocchi part had a really nice texture.  My dad had the ahi tuna special.  It was pan seared, sesame crusted ahi with potatoes and asparagus.  He loved it.  For dessert we had Death By Chocolate and tiramisu. The Death by Chocolate was a warm chocolate cake with a round ball of ice cream on top and it had dishes of chocolate sauce and raspberry sauce on the side.  I loved the combination of raspberry sauce and chocolate together. The tiramisu was a little bit creamy and cold and I could taste the coffee flavor. It was very delicious.  Everyone should come here with their family and enjoy a nice dinner night together.  I also enjoyed spending time with the photographer and reporter.