Recommending a global chain feels like cheating, except this is where the chain began. Paul Fleming and Philip Chiang opened the first P.F. Chang’s at Fashion Square in 1993, and the flagship later moved just across the street to the Waterfront, where it still has a patio over the Arizona Canal.
The food is the polished modern chain menu, executed well — no time capsule. Order the lettuce wraps anyway; here they count as heritage rather than habit.
When to go: sunset, especially in late fall when Canal Convergence lights up the water a few steps from the tables.