Honolulu, HI -- March 19, 2008 – PFC Hawaii, LLC, a Hawaii-based company, announced the opening of its second P.F. Chang’s restaurant in Hawaii at the Royal Hawaiian Center on Monday, March 31, 2008 at 6 pm, following a private blessing. Beginning April 1st P.F. Chang’s Waikiki operating hours will be 11 am to 11 pm Sunday through Thursday, 11 am to midnight on Friday and Saturday.

 

Located on a prominent two-story site at the Royal Hawaiian Center on the corner of Kalakaua Avenue and Lewers Street (2001 Kalakaua Avenue), P.F. Chang’s Waikiki will occupy more than 11,000 square feet on two floors with customer seating of 375.

 

P.F. Chang’s Waikiki will hold its Grand Opening Celebration on Thursday, April 24th from 5 pm to 10 pm as a benefit for the Waikiki Community Center, a community organization dedicated to service the Waikiki community through multi-generational on-site and outreach programs and social services.

 

Tickets for the Grand Opening are $75 and include a full dining experience with signature dishes customized for each table. Reservations will be taken for parties of 2 up to 6 guests and dinner includes two alcoholic beverages (beer or wine), soft drinks, appetizers, entrees and dessert, all served family style. Wait staff will also be offering guests P.F. Chang’s specialty cocktails throughout the evening.

 

Royal Hawaiian Center has the largest garage in the heart of Waikiki with 10 levels of parking and more than 600 stalls located adjacent to the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Guests of the Center can enjoy dining validations of $4 for four hours and merchant validation of $2 for two hours with a maximum of six hours of validation. Additional parking over six hours will be $2 per 20-minute increment. No minimum purchase is required for validation.

 

To book a reservation to the Grand Opening Celebration, please RSVP to 808-457-1859 or email: kdowning@rphawaii.com by Monday, April 21st.

 

P.F. Chang’s Waikiki has been designed with a unique architectural style that combines P.F. Chang’s modern bistro image with a Hawaiian sense of place and will feature open-air lanais on both the ground and second floors of its restaurant. P.F. Chang’s Waikiki will also feature a unique and blend of classic design elements combined with earth tone fabrics, slate, wood, metal and dramatic lights to create a stunning visual effect.

 

P. F Chang’s menu focuses on select dishes created to capture the distinct flavors and styles of the five major culinary regions of China: Canton, Hunan, Mongolia, Shanghai and Szechwan. Working in a dramatic exhibition kitchen, PF. Chang’s chefs use Mandarin style wok cooking to prepare the dynamic menu. Using only the freshest, highest quality ingredients, and no MSG, they create made-to-order lightly sauced dishes that allow natural flavors to emerge and stimulate the senses.

 

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The first P.F. Chang’s restaurant, located at the Hokua building on the corner of Ala Moana and Queen Street, continues to welcome local residents and visitors alike. For reservations at the Hokua location, phone: 808-596-4710.

About P.F. Chang’s: P.F. Chang’s is a fresh, contemporary restaurant concept that provides a unique combination of Chinese cuisine, attentive service and tempting desserts all served in a stylish, high-energy bistro. The cuisine is reflective of China's evolving culinary landscape and features traditional Chinese offerings and innovative dishes. Working in a dramatic exhibition kitchen, P.F. Chang’s chefs use Mandarin style wok cooking, using only the freshest, highest quality ingredients, to prepare the dynamic menu.

PFC Hawaii, LLC, a joint venture with P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. PFC Hawaii, LLC is the exclusive licensee for the state of Hawaii. For more information, visit www.pfchangshawaii.com.

About the Waikiki Community Center: Founded in 1978, the Waikiki Community Center is celebrating 30 years of dedicated service to the Waikiki community. Their mission is to enrich and improve the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of the diverse people of Waikiki through multi-generational on-site and outreach programs and social services. Programs and services include childcare for employees of the visitor industry and residents, senior programs for more than 1,200 Waikiki residents ages 55 and older and community services including an emergency food pantry, basic adult English classes, a bi-weekly Farmer’s Market and Thrift Shop.

 

About Royal Hawaiian Center: Royal Hawaiian Center, the premier shopping and entertainment destination in Waikiki, consists of more than 310,000 square feet along a three-block stretch of Waikiki’s famed Kalakaua Avenue. A dynamic mix of 110 world-class retailers, restaurants and entertainment destinations will occupy the unique four-level Center. Its $115 million renovation has transformed the dynamics of Waikiki by providing visitors and kamaaina the largest public gathering space for entertainment and culture while also restoring a Hawaiian sense of place to the physical and operational environment to the Center. The renovation is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2008. The Center is situated on more than six acres of prime real estate in Waikiki and is owned by Kamehameha Schools. To learn more about the Center or its revitalization project, visit www.RoyalHawaiianCenter.com.

 

 

The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. The accuracy of these forward-looking statements may be affected by certain risks and uncertainties that can affect our industry's actual results, level of activity or performance of goals and achievements implied by these statements. These risks and uncertainties include our ability to attract and retain qualified and skilled management personnel, our ability to continue to develop new restaurants in a timely and profitable manner, construction and development risks, risks associated with the costs and availability of special ingredients and commodities, anticipated sources of funding for our continued expansion and other risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in the company's periodic filings with the SEC.