Guilty of Being Innocent of Eating Too Little! ~ July 2011 Dining Review *Next Trip!

[sydneysmom]

This is going to be FUN !!!! Capt Jack is my MOST favorite, so you had me at your ratings.... can't wait to see all your reviews and pics!!

ARGH !!!!

 

[PrincessBetsy]

Looking forward to reading your reviews!!

I have a soft spot in my heart for Captain Jack as well but I'm more from the "21 Jump Street" era.

Thanks! Ah, 21 Jump Street premiered before I was even born!

I'm on board, ready to weigh anchor!,

Great! You are welcome aboard my ship anytime!

Count me in. Can't wait for the reviews!

Thanks for joining in! My first review is coming right up.

Hooray for what sounds to be very interesting dining reviews!!!!! Welcome home!!!!!!!!

Thanks! Although I'd rather still be in Florida, it's nice to be home.

I love the Pirates theme of your DR! Can't wait to read about your trip!

Thanks! I knew my obsession would come in handy someday.

I'm in...can't wait to read. And congrats on turning 21! Enjoy!

Thank you! My mom made the Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake from Liberty Tree Tavern for my birthday cake. It was so delicious!

Permission to come aboard Capt! Looking forward to your reviews!

Permission granted! Thanks for joining my crew.

You're off to a great start! Looking forward to coming along on your adventure.

Thanks for joining in!

Looking forward to your reviews!

The first one is coming up shortly!

Keep talking please - anything themed after the Captain I'm totally in for!!

No problem! I can talk about Jack all the time!

Really looking forward to this one

Great! Thanks for joining in.

LOVE LOVE LOVE the rating system...lets hope all the meals are Jacks!

Thanks!! I tried to think up something clever to base our meals on. And we did have quite a few Jacks!

I on board, especially if Jack will show up.

Glad you are on board. And don't worry, Jack will definitely be showing up!

Looking forward to your reviews.

Thanks for joining in!

great title and great scoring ideas - just waiting for great reviews :

Thank you! I've got the first review ready to post.

I'm here! Hoping all your meals were Sparrow-style and can't wait to find out more!

Welcome and thanks for coming along!

This review sounds like a lot of fun! Can't wait to read more!

I've had lots of fun writing it so far! Thanks for joining in!

This is going to be FUN !!!! Capt Jack is my MOST favorite, so you had me at your ratings.... can't wait to see all your reviews and pics!!

ARGH !!!!

Glad you love Captain Jack! You are definitely in for a treat!

 

[PrincessBetsy]

Departure Day​

We left home on July 13th at 6 am. It takes us around 13 hours to get to WDW, so we wanted to get an early start.

Our first stop was at Bob Evans for breakfast.

I ordered a slice of French toast and a side of hash browns:

This was okay. The French toast was not very flavorful (I normally make mine with lots of cinnamon and nutmeg) and the syrup was really sweet. The hash browns were pretty good and crispy.

My mom ordered scrambled eggs and sourdough toast:

She said her eggs were rubbery and lukewarm… all in all not very delicious.

My dad ordered two eggs over medium with home fries and sourdough toast:

He enjoyed this, as his eggs were cooked just the way he likes them.

Andrew ordered oatmeal and sourdough toast:

This boy sure does love his oatmeal! (This will become quite evident as the dining reviews continue.) He thought this was good, but the portion was kind of small.

So, our first meal on the road gets…

This meal was neither spectacular nor special, but at least we got some sugar and carbs in our bodies to continue our trek to the sunshine state!


*Sorry the pictures aren't the best! I was using the camera on my phone, but I start using our actual camera once we are in WDW.

 

[pumba]

always love a good FOOD REPORT......
Thanks ahead of time

 

[PrincessBetsy]

always love a good FOOD REPORT......
Thanks ahead of time

Your welcome! Thanks for joining in!

 

[PrincessBetsy]

Day 1 - Continued​

In order to try and get as many miles as we could behind us, my mom and I packed a lunch for us to eat on the road. We made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and brought along grapes, wheat thins, and all natural cheese doodles (aka puffed up air. Yum! ).

And don’t worry, I did take pictures of this marvelous lunch, for all of you that are wondering how to make the perfect PB&J sandwich!

This is my plate:

And this is my brother’s after devouring half of his sandwich:

Ahhhh… reminds me of those good ol’ days in middle school!

After eating our boxed lunch, we decided we needed some dessert. Off to McDonald’s we go! (Mostly because it was right beside the gas station we had just stopped at.)

My dad and I each got a hot fudge sundae, while my brother and mom got apple pies.

This meal was pretty good, but again nothing special. It receives a...

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that is a Gibbs and a half!

To be continued...

 

[MickeyNicki]

Ok thats what I eat for lunch almost every day Sometimes wheat thins, sometimes pretzels, always peanut butter but not jelly and some type of fruit. My husband calls it my elementary school lunch

 

[Linda67]

Wow McDondalds in the US must be very different to McDonalds in the UK

Your hot fudge sundae looks really good and nothing like the poor version you would get in the UK

Love, Love, Love PB&J sandwiches

 

[Disney_Mama]

Love it! Can't wait to read more.

 

[Disneymaddness]

We just returned from POR last week and I am fighting Disney Depression so your review is just what I need! We also ate at alot of the same restaurants. Can't wait for the pics and reviews.

 

[DisneyMamato4]

Love PB&J and I am addicted to Wheat thins, I can sit down and eat a whole box.

 

[minushka72]

I am stowing away for this report. Great pics so far. Can't wait to read more and hopefully see a few Jack pix!

 

[poohangel]

Cant wait for more because even the pic of peanut butter n jelly looked awesome. I loves, loves me some pb&j

 

[PrincessBetsy]

Ok thats what I eat for lunch almost every day Sometimes wheat thins, sometimes pretzels, always peanut butter but not jelly and some type of fruit. My husband calls it my elementary school lunch

Haha! Yup, that was my lunch basically every day in high school.

Wow McDondalds in the US must be very different to McDonalds in the UK

Your hot fudge sundae looks really good and nothing like the poor version you would get in the UK

Love, Love, Love PB&J sandwiches

Awww... poor UK McDonalds. The hot fudge sundaes here are actually really delicious, especially when they put lots of hot fudge on them. I think they are only around a dollar, so they are pretty cheap as well.

Love it! Can't wait to read more.

Thanks! I have the next review coming right up!

We just returned from POR last week and I am fighting Disney Depression so your review is just what I need! We also ate at alot of the same restaurants. Can't wait for the pics and reviews.

Disney Depression can be quite a serious condition, so I'm glad to help. I hope you enjoyed your stay at POR!

Love PB&J and I am addicted to Wheat thins, I can sit down and eat a whole box.

Yeah, I love wheat thins! I went through quite an obsession with them and went through about 4 boxes in a month.

I am stowing away for this report. Great pics so far. Can't wait to read more and hopefully see a few Jack pix!

Glad you are coming aboard! I'm pretty sure Jack will find a way into this report...

Cant wait for more because even the pic of peanut butter n jelly looked awesome. I loves, loves me some pb&j

Thanks! I'm quite a PB&J expert. I actually had to write a paper in middle school that detailed all the steps to making a PB&J sandwich. Everything from walking to the kitchen, to opening the cupboard, to getting the peanut butter out.... My teacher even made me redo part because I didn't correctly explain how to open the peanut butter jar. That was one nightmare of a paper - must be why I remember it so vividly!

 

[PrincessBetsy]

Day 1 - Ending​

After driving for 10 straight hours with minimal stops in between, we decided to call it a day. We spent the night in GA at a La Quinta. This hotel was actually pretty nice for the price we paid and they also serve you complimentary breakfast.

We gathered our suitcase and other sundry items and headed inside. Once we crashed in our room, we all came to the conclusion that we were starving and needed food pronto! What’s a family to do when they don’t know where to eat? Well, you order Dominoes pizza using the phone number found on the back of your room card of course.


Onions and Green Peppers on half (for me and my dad) and Cheese on the other half (for my brother and mom):

Garlic breadsticks with Marinara Sauce:

Cookie Bars!

Wait, what’s that? Dominoes doesn’t have cookie bars? Sadly, they don’t. Those in fact were made by yours truly before leaving home. They were very yummy indeed!

This meal gets a…

Yay, we are finally moving up in the world! The pizza was actually quite delicious as were the breadsticks. Everything was still piping hot and we received our order in less than 20 minutes.

We had hoped to get a good night’s sleep here, as the next day would be our first day at WDW! Yes, this would be our last chance to get that recommended 8 hours of sleep. Our excitement to be 3 hours away from Disney, combined with the fact that my mother accidently turned on the heat at 12:30 am (leading to a horrid smell of something burning), coupled with my brother’s laughing attack shortly thereafter… well, let’s just say that our 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep didn’t go as planned.

Next up: Will we enjoy our free breakfast?

 

[sydneysmom]

can you please shove one of the cookie bars through your computer screen ? thank you ! I need one desperately right now.

 

[ciera321]

Love your report so far ~ Keep it coming!!!

 

[chocolateMinnie]

Almost as excited by the USA food which is unfamiliar to us and the familiar dominoes pizza as we are to see what you eat at WDW

 

[NOLAdisneymom]

Joining in..

This Dining report looks.. well.. delicious so far!

 

[Disneymama5816]

Jumped in my dinghy and caught up with you! Can you toss me a cookie bar???