Jiko and Sanaa in the same trip? - The DIS Discussion Forums

autumnpalm · 01-30-2013, 09:29 PM

Finalizing ADRs and struggling with what to book for our last dinner.

The choice is between Jiko and Citricos.

Pertinent information:

We are staying at the Grand Floridian
We have a lunch booked a Sanaa earlier in the week
We have eaten at Jiko (and loved it) but have never eaten at Citricos
The other signatures we will be eating at are Artist Point, Yachtsman and Flying Fish
We are paying OOP
And we are not dessert eaters

So which would you go with? Jiko or Citricos?

PrincessMe · 01-30-2013, 09:43 PM

Jiko! The food is outstanding and the servers are so warm and friendly. It's very different from Saana so I don't think you would have overlap.

I've eaten at Citrico's at least twice and can never remember anything about it. Not memorable in my brain usually just means average - nothing great but nothing horribly wrong either.

Pakey · 01-30-2013, 10:03 PM

I have done both Citricos and Jiko many times. Overall, I give the edge to Citricos. Add on that you are already at GF, there's no question that I would choose Citricos.

jwfla422 · 01-30-2013, 10:36 PM

I would also go with Sanaa and Citricos. This way you can experience some new restaurants without feeling like you're going to the same place twice although I believe Jiko and Sanaa are very different. Sanaa has gotten a lot of great reviews. WE will be checking it out this weekend. We've been to both Citricos and Jiko and like them both but they are very different from each other. If you have a fav dish at Jiko and they still have it and you're craving it, that's different. They keep eliminating all my favs so we haven't gone back in a while.

minnie mum · 01-31-2013, 09:19 AM

3 of my favourite places to eat! As previously stated, Jiko and Sanaa are so different that I would never have a problem dining at both on the same trip. But Citricos is definitely one of our favourite signatures, and I would give it the edge over Jiko. Especially if you've never tried it before and since you're staying at the GF.

autumnpalm · 01-31-2013, 10:42 AM

Thank you for the input! I think we will go with Citricos as it will be something new and different and we can just roll ourselves over to our room after.

Plus we can spend the taxi $$ on trying an extra appetizer!

bwang123 · 01-31-2013, 11:53 AM

we ate at jikos in december and the food and service were awesome. my wife at at sanaa on the same trip and she loved both.

Micca · 01-31-2013, 08:25 PM

I know the decision has been made, but in case someone else might be interested...

My wife, adult DD and I had our first dinner at Jiko on our most recent trip. I'm a foodie, but DW and DD are not especially intereted in anything that isn't a slab of beef (think filet or prime rib) and mashed potatoes.

We were seated and presented with the menus. DW says something to the effect of "I agreed to eat here?????" We all LOVED Jiko

In fact, it is pretty much a given that Jiko is to be added to our regular "rotation" of favorite WDW dining spots.

Service was good, the atmosphere pleasant, and the food delicious. I'd tell you what we ordered, but I don't remember! I was just relieved that a place I suggested was met favorably by DW and DD.

3pletprincesses · 02-01-2013, 12:40 PM

we like Citricos just a bit more the Jiko. Don't get me wrong Jiko is really good too but we really like Citricos.

kelleigh1 · 02-01-2013, 12:47 PM

We did both Jiko and Citricos on our Oct trip and hubby and I both said that Citricos was our favorite dinner of the entire trip. We just really enjoyed everything about Citricos from the food to the atmosphere to the service.

MrsDuck · 02-01-2013, 01:08 PM

I'd do Citricos just because you've never eaten there before and are so close!

wiigirl · 02-01-2013, 02:03 PM

Jiko...love the food.

Smiling Cheshire Cat · 02-01-2013, 05:00 PM

We ate at Jiko and Saana last trip. The menus are very different so I don't think it would be redundant to eat at both on one trip. We were staying AKL so it was convenient to eat at both places. Since you are staying at GF I would switch yo Citricos. We actually liked Citricos better than Jiko. The grouper was amazing!

JZCubed · 02-02-2013, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pakey

Add on that you are already at GF, there's no question that I would choose Citricos.

This.

01-30-2013, 09:29 PM	#1
autumnpalm Hates dark rooms, is a big rule follower, & loves repitition When I was a kid, I wanted to be a host on The Shopping Channel I have a secret feeling that butterflies are sinister creatures Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,065	Jiko and Sanaa in the same trip? Finalizing ADRs and struggling with what to book for our last dinner. The choice is between Jiko and Citricos. Pertinent information: We are staying at the Grand Floridian We have a lunch booked a Sanaa earlier in the week We have eaten at Jiko (and loved it) but have never eaten at Citricos The other signatures we will be eating at are Artist Point, Yachtsman and Flying Fish We are paying OOP And we are not dessert eaters So which would you go with? Jiko or Citricos? __________________ "Trust the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." (Proverbs 3:5-6)

01-30-2013, 09:43 PM	#2
PrincessMe Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 350	Jiko! The food is outstanding and the servers are so warm and friendly. It's very different from Saana so I don't think you would have overlap. I've eaten at Citrico's at least twice and can never remember anything about it. Not memorable in my brain usually just means average - nothing great but nothing horribly wrong either. __________________ Molly (39), DH (41), Maggie, Yeti, Sam

01-31-2013, 10:42 AM	#6
autumnpalm Hates dark rooms, is a big rule follower, & loves repitition When I was a kid, I wanted to be a host on The Shopping Channel I have a secret feeling that butterflies are sinister creatures Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,065	Thank you for the input! I think we will go with Citricos as it will be something new and different and we can just roll ourselves over to our room after. Plus we can spend the taxi $$ on trying an extra appetizer! __________________ "Trust the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." (Proverbs 3:5-6)

01-31-2013, 11:53 AM	#7
bwang123 Posts: 1,457,177,981 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Location: Location Posts: 584	we ate at jikos in december and the food and service were awesome. my wife at at sanaa on the same trip and she loved both. __________________ OCT '13 VWL \| MAY '13 BWV \| DEC '12 SSR/AKV \| MAR '12 ASM/ASSp/BLT MAR '11 POFQ/CBR \| MAY '08 CS \| '95 DL Offsite \| '93 & '94 DW Offiste

02-01-2013, 12:40 PM	#9
3pletprincesses DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: North of the border Posts: 2,744	we like Citricos just a bit more the Jiko. Don't get me wrong Jiko is really good too but we really like Citricos. __________________ Me DH & our lovely triplet DD and new little addition

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01-30-2013, 10:03 PM	#3
Pakey Lobster A Boo Boo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central California Posts: 19,060	I have done both Citricos and Jiko many times. Overall, I give the edge to Citricos. Add on that you are already at GF, there's no question that I would choose Citricos.

01-30-2013, 10:36 PM	#4
jwfla422 DIS Veteran/Philly Native Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: South FL (Coconut Creek to be exact) Posts: 6,174	I would also go with Sanaa and Citricos. This way you can experience some new restaurants without feeling like you're going to the same place twice although I believe Jiko and Sanaa are very different. Sanaa has gotten a lot of great reviews. WE will be checking it out this weekend. We've been to both Citricos and Jiko and like them both but they are very different from each other. If you have a fav dish at Jiko and they still have it and you're craving it, that's different. They keep eliminating all my favs so we haven't gone back in a while.

01-31-2013, 09:19 AM	#5
minnie mum Unapologetic Disney Fan(atic) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: WAY too far north Posts: 8,301	3 of my favourite places to eat! As previously stated, Jiko and Sanaa are so different that I would never have a problem dining at both on the same trip. But Citricos is definitely one of our favourite signatures, and I would give it the edge over Jiko. Especially if you've never tried it before and since you're staying at the GF.

01-31-2013, 08:25 PM	#8
Micca You gotta love a great plan like that Will be spending some time with George Harrison I have known whack-a-doodles in my day Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Mostly the basement Posts: 19,164	I know the decision has been made, but in case someone else might be interested... My wife, adult DD and I had our first dinner at Jiko on our most recent trip. I'm a foodie, but DW and DD are not especially intereted in anything that isn't a slab of beef (think filet or prime rib) and mashed potatoes. We were seated and presented with the menus. DW says something to the effect of "I agreed to eat here?????" We all LOVED Jiko In fact, it is pretty much a given that Jiko is to be added to our regular "rotation" of favorite WDW dining spots. Service was good, the atmosphere pleasant, and the food delicious. I'd tell you what we ordered, but I don't remember! I was just relieved that a place I suggested was met favorably by DW and DD.

02-01-2013, 12:47 PM	#10
kelleigh1 Disney Baby I sleep with Pooh & Mickey Kicked off the school bus Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Behind Gillette Stadium Posts: 7,632	We did both Jiko and Citricos on our Oct trip and hubby and I both said that Citricos was our favorite dinner of the entire trip. We just really enjoyed everything about Citricos from the food to the atmosphere to the service. __________________ *Childless doesn't mean that we're not a family.* MLA RLA

02-01-2013, 01:08 PM	#11
MrsDuck Daisy Duck lover! <3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 3,819	I'd do Citricos just because you've never eaten there before and are so close! __________________ Faith: , Max: , & Bowser: Happy DVC/AP Florida Residents! Our Swan and Dolphin Wedding!

02-01-2013, 02:03 PM	#12
wiigirl DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 5,334	Jiko...love the food. __________________

02-01-2013, 05:00 PM	#13
Smiling Cheshire Cat DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5,923	We ate at Jiko and Saana last trip. The menus are very different so I don't think it would be redundant to eat at both on one trip. We were staying AKL so it was convenient to eat at both places. Since you are staying at GF I would switch yo Citricos. We actually liked Citricos better than Jiko. The grouper was amazing! __________________ Rachel AKL, ASMovies, ASMusic(2), ASSports, Boardwalk, Caribbean Beach, Contemporary, Dolphin, French Quarter, Gaylord Palms, Grand Californian, Grand Floridian, Kidani Village, Polynesian, Pop Century(2), Riverside Up next: Beach Club

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