goofyintoronto
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- Mar 29, 2011
Ignore my last review as I finally remembered how to post pics! 
My DS12 and I stayed for 8 nights (Aug.24 to Sept.1), first two nights were at ASMovies, and the rest of the trip was at CSR. We both love Disney dining and always use the dining plan. Great value for us. I've paid OOP for a couple days on previous trips and wow we spend a fortune! Love the DP. Anyway, on with the review....
California Grill - We ate here on our first night. Loved this place so much last year we had to come back for more. We both had the filet without the sauce. OMG once again they did not disappoint. Best steak ever. Cooked perfectly. So tender and full of flavour. It really is the best steak we've ever had. Its been a tough one to beat, let me tell you. I've been searching other places in my hometown for a steak as good as this one. For dessert we both had banana's & caramel as per the servers suggestion. It was fantastic. Loved the crispy and creamy combination.
Best steak EVER:
Banana's & Caramel: (INCREDIBLE!).
Sci Fi (walk up, no ADR!) - I had the spinach artichoke dip with a kids cheeseburger. Lol. Spinach dip was amazing. The burger smelled funny thou, not impressed. My son had chicken wings and onion rings and loved both. Esp the wings. I tried one and it was quite good! I personally didnt care for the onion rings thou. I found them too greasy. And I dont usually complain about greasy food, so thats saying a lot. For dessert we had peanut butter chocolate cake and thought it was pretty AWESOME!!!! We were fighting over this dessert. I knew i should have had my own! Lol. We'd definitely come back. Love the atmosphere. Most of the time we've been here its always been a walk up. We've been pretty lucky.
Sorry i only have one pic. And I have this annoying habit of remembering to take a pic mid-meal.
Spinach dip with tortilla chips (didnt want to use the flash):
Via Napoli - I had the quattro fromaggi pizza and my son had the pepperoni. Both were absolutely incredible!!! OMG this is a must do from now on. I cannot believe how yummy their pizza is! Between the two, i have a hard time deciding which is best. Theyre both incredible! For dessert we had the ricotta fritters, WOW. Absolutely amazing. They come to your table warm and fresh. HEAVEN! I liked the whip cream dipping better than the chocolate.
To drink we had the blood orange, very refreshing with just the right amount of sweetness. Love this place.
Quattro Fromagi (sorry, half was eaten already. And fyi, the red blots on top is from the pepperoni pizza tomato sauce. It must've fell onto the quattro fromagi pizza):
Pepperoni:
Ricotta Fritters:
Tutto Italia - Ok so both places in italy/epcot are now my fave restaurants. I had the lassagna and it was seriously the best lassagna I ever had in my life. It had the perfect meat/cheese/sauce ratio. So yummy. My son had the fetuccini with parmesan cream sauce and pancetta....he inhaled it. I tried some and it was delish! For dessert i had the tiramisu....incredible! We'll definitely be coming back for more on our next trip! I highly recommend this place.
The Bread, olive oil, & olives (we didnt touch this, we both dont like olives. And i just wasnt in the mood to dip my bread):
The best lasagna ever!
Fetuccini with parmesan cream sauce and pancetta:
Tiramisu:
My DS12 dessert, choc chip icecream. Cant remember the Italian name!
Crystal Palace breakfast - Love CP. We always loved the characters here, very cute. Interaction has always been hilarious. This time around Tigger was trying to play with my son's ipod. And Piglet was so happy that we didnt have bacon on our plate. Lol! As for the food, it was great! Love the made to order eggs, the fruit, the bacon, sausages, etc. Finally got to try poohs puffed french toast. It was good!! Not outstanding, cause i dont normally care for donuts, and essentially thats kinda what it is. But it was really good!!! I have to say, the real winner for me was the breakfast lasagna. HOLY COW! Why didnt anyone tell me about this dish? its outstanding! it might not look like much, but you seriously gotta try it. Its amazing! Esp the creme-brulee type crunchy topping! YUM! It deserves far more hype than pooh's french toast i think.
The breakfast lasagna (waffles, pancakes, pound cake, berries, cream, custard, bananas = HEAVEN):
Pooh's puffed french toast:
Early AM ADR's:
For so long i've been hearing about how amazing it is to get an early AM ADR (8am-ish) so that you can walk down an empty main street. So I made an ADR for 8:10am and was very excited...UNTIL I saw how many people were on main street! It was considerably full, considering it was about 745-750am!!! WTH?!? I've seen main street much emptier during PM EMH's (around midnight) thank you very much! My thoughts for those who want to make an 8am ADR because of this, DON'T stress yourself. It really isnt a big deal. Main street wasnt that empty for me.
Ohana dinner - Service was great. The food was alright. Not the best ive ever had. My son and I are chicken wing freaks, and we weren't blown away by their wings. We just didnt care for them. My DS12 took one bite and put it down. The skin was too slimy and not crispy. I like them crispy. Noodles were decent, a bit dry thou. Same for the potstickers. The steak was not great, poor quality of beef. Chicken was good, but the pork was horrible. Way too sweet. Cant say much about the shrimp cause I dont eat that stuff. Blah! Dessert was the real winner here thou. OMG incredible! Overall it was a good experience, my fave items were the salad, bread and dessert. LOL! I honestly dont think i'll bother to go back to Ohana thou. This place IMO is highly overrated. Its one of those things where you can say 'been there done that', then move on to something better. I just wasnt impressed with the food quality.
Friendship bread:
Salad (very good):
Pot stickers & wings:
Banana Foster dessert (i think thats what its called?):
Tusker House lunch - Sorry no pics! We've been to tusker before, but for breakfast. Not lunch! Thought i'd give lunch a try since its new to us. I thought it was decent. But I didnt care for the selection to be honest. The items I had on my plate was pretty good, but I still think their breakfast is far better. I really didnt like the variety & selection at lunch that much. Didnt care for the meat selection. The carbs were good thou...rice, potatoes etc. Some examples of offerings were: curried chicken, rotisserie & spit fire chicken, corn dog nuggets, mashed potatoes & wedges, mac n' cheese, salads, two kinds of rice, couscous, deli and cheese slices, samosa. fruit, dessert etc. Cant remember what else, sorry. Glad i tried it, characters were cute. But i'll stick to breakfast from now on. Oh, the banana bread pudding was pretty awesome and the highlight for me. Lol.
My DS12 and I stayed for 8 nights (Aug.24 to Sept.1), first two nights were at ASMovies, and the rest of the trip was at CSR. We both love Disney dining and always use the dining plan. Great value for us. I've paid OOP for a couple days on previous trips and wow we spend a fortune! Love the DP. Anyway, on with the review....
California Grill - We ate here on our first night. Loved this place so much last year we had to come back for more. We both had the filet without the sauce. OMG once again they did not disappoint. Best steak ever. Cooked perfectly. So tender and full of flavour. It really is the best steak we've ever had. Its been a tough one to beat, let me tell you. I've been searching other places in my hometown for a steak as good as this one. For dessert we both had banana's & caramel as per the servers suggestion. It was fantastic. Loved the crispy and creamy combination.
Best steak EVER:
Banana's & Caramel: (INCREDIBLE!).
Sci Fi (walk up, no ADR!) - I had the spinach artichoke dip with a kids cheeseburger. Lol. Spinach dip was amazing. The burger smelled funny thou, not impressed. My son had chicken wings and onion rings and loved both. Esp the wings. I tried one and it was quite good! I personally didnt care for the onion rings thou. I found them too greasy. And I dont usually complain about greasy food, so thats saying a lot. For dessert we had peanut butter chocolate cake and thought it was pretty AWESOME!!!! We were fighting over this dessert. I knew i should have had my own! Lol. We'd definitely come back. Love the atmosphere. Most of the time we've been here its always been a walk up. We've been pretty lucky.
Sorry i only have one pic. And I have this annoying habit of remembering to take a pic mid-meal.
Spinach dip with tortilla chips (didnt want to use the flash):
Via Napoli - I had the quattro fromaggi pizza and my son had the pepperoni. Both were absolutely incredible!!! OMG this is a must do from now on. I cannot believe how yummy their pizza is! Between the two, i have a hard time deciding which is best. Theyre both incredible! For dessert we had the ricotta fritters, WOW. Absolutely amazing. They come to your table warm and fresh. HEAVEN! I liked the whip cream dipping better than the chocolate.
To drink we had the blood orange, very refreshing with just the right amount of sweetness. Love this place.
Quattro Fromagi (sorry, half was eaten already. And fyi, the red blots on top is from the pepperoni pizza tomato sauce. It must've fell onto the quattro fromagi pizza):
Pepperoni:
Ricotta Fritters:
Tutto Italia - Ok so both places in italy/epcot are now my fave restaurants. I had the lassagna and it was seriously the best lassagna I ever had in my life. It had the perfect meat/cheese/sauce ratio. So yummy. My son had the fetuccini with parmesan cream sauce and pancetta....he inhaled it. I tried some and it was delish! For dessert i had the tiramisu....incredible! We'll definitely be coming back for more on our next trip! I highly recommend this place.
The Bread, olive oil, & olives (we didnt touch this, we both dont like olives. And i just wasnt in the mood to dip my bread):
The best lasagna ever!
Fetuccini with parmesan cream sauce and pancetta:
Tiramisu:
My DS12 dessert, choc chip icecream. Cant remember the Italian name!
Crystal Palace breakfast - Love CP. We always loved the characters here, very cute. Interaction has always been hilarious. This time around Tigger was trying to play with my son's ipod. And Piglet was so happy that we didnt have bacon on our plate. Lol! As for the food, it was great! Love the made to order eggs, the fruit, the bacon, sausages, etc. Finally got to try poohs puffed french toast. It was good!! Not outstanding, cause i dont normally care for donuts, and essentially thats kinda what it is. But it was really good!!! I have to say, the real winner for me was the breakfast lasagna. HOLY COW! Why didnt anyone tell me about this dish? its outstanding! it might not look like much, but you seriously gotta try it. Its amazing! Esp the creme-brulee type crunchy topping! YUM! It deserves far more hype than pooh's french toast i think.
The breakfast lasagna (waffles, pancakes, pound cake, berries, cream, custard, bananas = HEAVEN):
Pooh's puffed french toast:
Early AM ADR's:
For so long i've been hearing about how amazing it is to get an early AM ADR (8am-ish) so that you can walk down an empty main street. So I made an ADR for 8:10am and was very excited...UNTIL I saw how many people were on main street! It was considerably full, considering it was about 745-750am!!! WTH?!? I've seen main street much emptier during PM EMH's (around midnight) thank you very much! My thoughts for those who want to make an 8am ADR because of this, DON'T stress yourself. It really isnt a big deal. Main street wasnt that empty for me.
Ohana dinner - Service was great. The food was alright. Not the best ive ever had. My son and I are chicken wing freaks, and we weren't blown away by their wings. We just didnt care for them. My DS12 took one bite and put it down. The skin was too slimy and not crispy. I like them crispy. Noodles were decent, a bit dry thou. Same for the potstickers. The steak was not great, poor quality of beef. Chicken was good, but the pork was horrible. Way too sweet. Cant say much about the shrimp cause I dont eat that stuff. Blah! Dessert was the real winner here thou. OMG incredible! Overall it was a good experience, my fave items were the salad, bread and dessert. LOL! I honestly dont think i'll bother to go back to Ohana thou. This place IMO is highly overrated. Its one of those things where you can say 'been there done that', then move on to something better. I just wasnt impressed with the food quality.
Friendship bread:
Salad (very good):
Pot stickers & wings:
Banana Foster dessert (i think thats what its called?):
Tusker House lunch - Sorry no pics! We've been to tusker before, but for breakfast. Not lunch! Thought i'd give lunch a try since its new to us. I thought it was decent. But I didnt care for the selection to be honest. The items I had on my plate was pretty good, but I still think their breakfast is far better. I really didnt like the variety & selection at lunch that much. Didnt care for the meat selection. The carbs were good thou...rice, potatoes etc. Some examples of offerings were: curried chicken, rotisserie & spit fire chicken, corn dog nuggets, mashed potatoes & wedges, mac n' cheese, salads, two kinds of rice, couscous, deli and cheese slices, samosa. fruit, dessert etc. Cant remember what else, sorry. Glad i tried it, characters were cute. But i'll stick to breakfast from now on. Oh, the banana bread pudding was pretty awesome and the highlight for me. Lol.
LOL! Yes its that good! They have the best pizza. sooooo yummy. 
I think it'll be an excellent way to start the vacation!
