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Earning My Ears
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Following along!! Love that Casey called it boaties, that is what the cool kids should call it!!
You probably would be disappointed with Boatwrights. My brother went to school at LSU and I fully partook in the opportunity to visit him often and eat and drink my way through cajun country. Boatwrights doesn't compare to more authentic dishes I've had there, but good nonetheless. Good news for you is AKL has food that blows POR out of the water!!!!!Boatright's looks good. I grew up in "cajun country" and love cajun food. I feel like I might be disappointed with Disney's cajun offerings though. We did have an ADR there for our upcoming trip, but when we switched from POR to AKL, I cancelled it. One day we'll get there.
I just laughed out loud at Casey's "single white female" staring. Been there!
If you're in the area, Boatwrights is definitely worth a visit. And it looked like they served food in the lounge too. I've never seen YeeHa either and wish I'd remember he'd was there so we could have planned to stay a while longer. Casey was enthralled with him and i know her mama would have enjoyed too.I don't even remember the last time I dined at Boatwright's, but I seem to recall that it was breakfast. Since they haven't served breakfast there for 5 or 6 years, it's been at least that long but I have a feeling it's been more like 10 years. So anyway, your review has reminded me that one of these times I need to have dinner there, followed by seeing Yehaa Bob at the River Roost Lounge. I've never seen him but have heard many good things about his show.
Can't wait for the ooey, gooey goodness! I'm feeling a bit sad that Liberty Tree will probably still be closed on my next trip, assuming I get back there for F & W this fall.
Its definitely worth a visit if you're ever back at POR and of course ordering some of those non-pimento pimento cheese balls ; )We stayed at POR a few years back and I'm sorry that we didn't try Boatwrights. I also love pimento cheese - all the ways you mention and then some. That fried cheese looks yummy, even without the pimentos.
I wouldn't say its worth the trip, but if you're there worth looking into.Love the Boatwrights review. We ate there I think in 2007 and I remember being disappointed. Your meal seems to be a big improvement. Not sure if it is worth the trip if not staying there though.
Her face was definitely sweet but after the 10 minute mark, sweet turned into creepy child. With this being our first time sleeping in beds next to each other she was definitely enthralled with mama being right there.Ha! Look at that sweet SWF face! I know that look too! I have heard so many great things about Port Orleans! I am sure that we will stay there one day too! Boatwrights sounds like a nice, convenient option.
The drink was definitely a gamble that paid off. Though maybe I should have tried it with a little hot sauceBoatwright's looked good! Glad your drink was a good gamble...you never know how that will turn out! Those greens looked amazing, I love hot sauce too, I would have put it on just about everything
I have had the wake up in the night with a kid standing in front of you staring
Yeah, we're working on developing our own language. Boaties, Ep-A-Cot, and she's currently calling the Poly the Holly-Nesian. Too cute to correct.Following along!! Love that Casey called it boaties, that is what the cool kids should call it!!
Hey you're using the cool "Boaties" language too. Glad to see its catching on like wildfire ; )Thanks for the "Boaties" revue. I'm looking forward to the cornbread. It is so much better than a standard dinner roll. I usually only see it at Trail's End or HDDR, though. We are going to eat there on our arrival day, too, and then we plan to catch YeHaa Bob's show. It is our first time staying at POR, our first time at a moderate resort, and I don't know if we'll be back again. So I can't miss this opportunity.
Were the collard greens served as part of an entree or were they ordered separately? I've never eaten collard greens but anything with bacon sounds appealing.
Thankfully the drink turned out to be good, though i really wasn't sure. Not even sure why i ordered it, but thankfully the ordering God's were in my favor that day.What a fun surprise! Your dinner at Boatwright's looks delicious! I couldn't decide if your drink was going to be good or gross, glad to hear that it worked out well.
Ah shucks, thanks...Love your reports!
Nice review on Boatwrights! I had read good things about it, it's nice to have dinner at your "home" resort, less commute time! I'm glad you liked your drink, I wasn't too sure from the description! I guess I would have expected things to be on the spicier side as well being Cajun themed
Glad you could join us, lucky we still have a few empty seats ; ) I'll never discourage anyone's spreadsheets, especially after I ventured to the planning side, but I think a bit of flexibility adds to the spontaneity of life.Late for dinner but glad to be at the table - sounds like a great trip & fun read so far! I've been overwhelmed by the excel spreadsheets myself for this upcoming trip & thinking of moving over, or at least inching towards, the "I don't need any stinking ADRs" laissez faire group ...
Sounds like your daughter is a very smart girl ; )Oh, excellent! My daughter wants to try POR for an upcoming trip and Boatwright's sounds like just the ticket!
I think you'll like POR. It and POFQ definitely aren't the Yacht/Beach club but the location really is close to just about everything and POR especially had a unique feel to it. I actually preferred the look of it to POFQ, reminded me more of sprawling old southern plantations. Just adjust your expectations at the get go and you'll love it! And if not just soak your sorrows in some collards ; )Thank you Kari for that great review of Boatwrights. Definitely putting the collard greens on my order. You're making me feel better about our decision to stay at Riverside next trip since there are no discounted rooms available over at the Yacht/Beach for the week we will be traveling.
Well that sounds dangerousDuring the spring they come out with Strawberry Harvest Lager
I would definitely get them again, just adjust my expectations accordingly.
Voodoo Chicken which is Crispy Battered Chicken Breast and Fluffy Golden Waffles
bacon and maple gravy was delicious.
tobacco
I think this is very clever...I was telling my husband about it and he asked why I've never taken him to disney when he says he wants a ribeye! You sure do set the bar high for the rest of us mere mortals!With no clever ideas for a big surprise reveal, I saw a good opportunity 3 days before the trip when Jason said he wanted a ribeye for fathers day(I already had Yachtsman Steakhouse ADR)
You mean it is not every father's dream to hang out at Chuck E Cheese, but I love Casey's plan and that she was in on it!She came up with the plan to tell him we were taking him to Chuck E Cheese, which of course is every father’s dream.
She is a treadsetter with all her little names for things, so cute.Boaties as Casey said the cool people call it ; )
Party on!mood for something that would get my Disney party started a little faster
No wiser words were ever said. She is very straight forward in her descriptions of food!she said it tasted like soup ; ) #GottaWorkOnHerInnerCritic
Love this! And loving your report so far...
Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and FOOD!!!!!!
Welcome one and all to my June 2015 dining report. For those that have followed my other reports, I'm shocked I haven't offended you away yet so double welcome to you. For those that may be new to me and my love for all things disney, food, alcohol, and sarcasm you have now been warned ; )
Before I get into the title, a bit about me and my foodie family.
That's me, Kari, in the middle, aren't I cute and have a great grasp of words for a 4 year old ; ) Sadly, I'm the infinitely less cute one on the right. I've been going to Disney World since I was a kid and have no earthly idea how many times I've actually been. Besides Disney, my other passion in life is food and wine, so a dining report is the logical place for me to share my obsessions and endless opinions with all of you.
Next up is my hubby Jason, who by some amazing cosmic event loves not only me, but also Disney, food, and wine. Jason is a little bit country (he's from West Virginia), a little bit rock 'n roll (he's a bada$$ chef), and a lot a bit crazy - as is evidenced by the above photo where he was clearly not too proud to finish off his daughter's ice cream cone.
Speaking of daughter, besides food the real star of our show is my 4-year old Casey.
She is a fun, energetic, sweet, and silly little girl who is the center of our universe. I am firmly committed to instilling my love of disney into her (her "first" trip was in utero) and she's clearly got the bug. Thankfully like her parents, Casey is also little foodie which makes eating in the world fun for all.
Now a little bit about the title. If you've followed either of my previous reports (insert shameless plug to check them out in my signature), you know by now that I'm not a planner. With very few exceptions, we don't make ADR's ahead of time and instead wait until the day before or day of and see where our cravings and open reservations take us. This works well for our laissez faire style, especially since we typically visit during "value" seasons (though of course value and disney is the biggest oxymoron ever).
But this trip was different, we were going during the thick of the summer crowds and heat and not knowing what to expect I made ADR's. Not the day of, or even the day before, like the day I decided to go on the trip. Now granted that was only about a month or so out, but I felt the need to confess my ADR sins ; ) I'm still not proud, and even worse and in a bit of foreshadowing, it wasn't even that bad. Now that doesn't mean I'll convert to the 180-day spreadsheet crowd, but a mix of planned and unplanned events may not be so bad.
A few details to wet your proverbial appetites:
Dates: 18-22 June (This was a surprise for my hubby for fathers day weekend, more to come on that in the first post)
Resort: Port Orleans French Quarter (new to us)
Restaurants: Yachtsman Steakhouse, Raglan Road, Boatwrights (all of these were new to us) and other several perennial favorites
Bon Appetit!