Fresh, Asian-inspired and made-from scratch dining concept coming to
Tom Bradley International Terminal
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Los Angeles residents and those traveling through the Los Angeles
International Airport (LAX) have a fresh, new and made-from-scratch
option for Southeast Asian-inspired dining with the opening of P.F.
Chang’s today at Tom Bradley International Terminal. The location will
be the fourth airport site for the popular Asian brand, following
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successful launches in Atlanta, Detroit and Tampa.
The upscale casual restaurant maintains its focus on guest comfort, warm
hospitality and attentive, personable service. The a-la-carte menu
offers a variety of handcrafted signature dishes – all prepared using
only the freshest ingredients. Most dishes at P.F. Chang’s are cooked in
a Northern-style Chinese wok at 900 degrees, creating a “wok hay” or
“breath of wok” and a mix of unique smoky, caramelized flavors and
crispy textures that can only be achieved using this ancient technique.
“At LAX, one of our four strategic goals is to deliver facilities and
guest experiences that are exceptional, and our new P.F. Chang’s
restaurant more than fits that bill,” said Barbara Yamamoto, Chief
Experience Officer, LAWA. “Bringing together cultures from around the
world is not just about travelers, but also providing a unique dining
and retail experience that embraces the diversity of Los Angeles, and
today’s opening adds to the variety and quality of what we have to offer
our guests who travel through Tom Bradley International Terminal.”
“We’re excited to bring P.F. Chang’s to the LAX airport,” said Genaro
Perez, Vice President of Marketing, Global Brand Development for P.F.
Chang’s. “Our food is always made fresh from scratch every day at every
P.F. Chang’s around the world, and we are proud to now offer this unique
experience to travelers at the Tom Bradley terminal through our
partnership with Paradies Lagardère. P.F. Chang’s millenary Wok cooking
method allows us to create delicious dishes very fast, which provides a
fantastic solution for airport travelers that are looking for a great
meal delivered in a short period of time” Perez added.
“Paradies Lagardère is excited to introduce another great dining concept
for passengers at LAX to enjoy, bringing the familiar quality, taste and
atmosphere of a favorite national brand – P.F. Chang’s - into the
airport,” said Bill Casey, senior vice president, Food and Beverage,
Paradies Lagardère. “The Food and Beverage team at Paradies Lagardère
has cultivated a long relationship with P.F. Chang’s, and we’re glad to
bring that partnership to LAX.”
“We’re thrilled to work with LAWA and Paradies Lagardère to bring such a
beloved brand into Tom Bradley International Terminal for people from
all over the world to enjoy,” said Dan Hough, Westfield’s Vice President
at LAX. “This is another great milestone as we work together to
transform the customer experience at LAX.”
The restaurant’s opening welcomed passengers who enjoyed the delectable
menu, eye-catching décor, lively ambience and warm hospitality, which
are synonymous with P.F. Chang’s globally. Some of the menu items
travelers will be able to enjoy at this new location are Chang’s Chicken
Lettuce Wraps, Mongolian Beef, Dynamite Shrimp, and the original
Cecilia’s Pork and Shrimp dumplings.
The new P.F. Chang’s location is conveniently located on the mezzanine
level in the Tom Bradley International Terminal.
About P.F. Chang’s
Founded in 1993 by Philip Chiang and Paul Fleming, P.F. Chang’s is the
first internationally recognized multi-unit casual dining restaurant
concept to honor and celebrate the 2,000-year-old tradition of wok
cooking as the center of the guest experience. Since inception, P.F.
Chang’s chefs have been hand rolling dim sum, hand chopping and slicing
all vegetables and meats, scratch cooking sauces and wok cooking each
dish, every day in every restaurant. P.F. Chang’s scratch menu
highlights its wholesome, made-to-order cooking approach, and introduces
new dishes and drinks for lunch, happy hour and dinner. Today, P.F.
Chang’s has more than 300 restaurants around the world, including 23
countries and U.S. airport locations. For more P.F. Chang’s news, visit pfchangs.com
and follow us on Facebook, Twitter @PFChang’s and Instagram.
About Paradies Lagardère
Paradies Lagardère, the travel retail and restaurateur leader in North
America, operates more than 850 stores and restaurants in 98 airports.
The company specializes in three airport concessions areas: Travel
Essentials, Specialty Retail, and Food and Beverage, and has expertise
in international, national and local brands. Paradies Lagardère’s
commitment to exceptional customer service, superior design, and
award-winning store and restaurant operations and management has earned
the company numerous accolades from the travel industry, including being
named Best Airport Retailer for 23 consecutive years by Airport Revenue
News magazine. Paradies Lagardère’s headquarters is in Atlanta, Ga. For
more information, visit www.paradieslagardere.com.
About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
LAX is the fifth busiest airport in the world, second in the United
States, and was named Skytrax’ 2017 Top 10 Most Improved Airports. LAX
served more than 80.9 million passengers in 2016. LAX offers 742 daily
nonstop flights to 101 cities in the U.S. and 1,280 weekly nonstop
flights to 77 cities in 42 countries on 64 commercial air carriers. LAX
ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage
processed, with more than 2.2 million tons of air cargo valued at over
$101.4 billion. LAX handled 697,138 operations (landings and takeoffs)
in 2016.
An economic study based on 2014 operations reported LAX generated
620,610 jobs in Southern California, with labor income of $37.3 billion
and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion.
This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues, and $8.7
billion in federal tax revenues. The study also reported that LAX’s
ongoing capital-improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual
jobs, with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3
billion, $966 million in state and local taxes, and $1.6 billion in
federal tax revenues.
LAX is part of a system of two Southern California airports – along with
Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles
World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that
receives no funding from the City’s general fund.
For more information about LAX, please visit www.lawa.aero/lax
or follow on Twitter @flyLAXAirport, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LAInternationalAirport
and on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/laxairport1.
Information about LAX’s ongoing multi-billion-dollar LAX Modernization
Program, as well as tips and shortcuts to help navigate LAX during
construction, are available at www.LAXisHappening.com.
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disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to
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Contacts
Paradies Lagardère
Nicole V. Linton, 404-494-3419