I've skipped the 9/27 Beaches and Cream dinner, for now, as many have expressed interest in our tales of Yak and Yeti. And for those that love their food porn, yes, we have photos of our entrees from this meal. I'll look to make peace with Photobucket soon.
In the meantime, please, please pull up a chair and enjoy:
Location:
Yak and Yeti Disneys Animal Kingdom
ADR time: 9/28 1300
Arrival time: 12:37
Seated time: 12:47
Host/hostess: Crowded at the entrance, but the line moved quickly.
Server: Zach
DISCLAIMER: The Y&Y bill is very skimpy, with no details. We rely on our bills, as well as our notes, to refresh our memories. There is nothing on the bill about what we got, so this is all from our notes.
Drinks: Me: Sprite, I presume. DW: Iced Tea. Refills were provided, but it is our opinion that they shouldve appeared sooner. It was a hot park day, and we both drained our beverages quickly (for us). It appears that SOP is for a Manager to visit every table. It was then that we asked for more drinks. Mr. Manager made a big deal out of Zach bringing them out 5 minutes later, Zach saw me with your drinks and said, Ive got it, let me take them.
Appetizers: None, as we used
DDP credits, though both the seared Ahi tuna and pot stickers were calling my name, and LOUDLY! I suspect that, had we not had free DDP, we wouldve considered 2-3 appetizers to share as our meal. Its less expensive, and weve found it to be faster.
Entrees: Me: Tempura Shrimp - chili plum sauce, coconut-ginger rice, stir fried vegetables $19.99
DW: Shaoxing Steak and Shrimp - skirt steak, tempura-battered shrimp, jasmine rice, stir-fried vegetables, chili plum dipping sauce $24.99
Dessert: Both: Fried Wontons - Skewers of fresh pineapple and cream cheese wontons, vanilla ice cream, honey vanilla drizzle $7.99
Commentary: Y&Y is, at lunchtime, very noisy. Theyve got their Environmentality hats on, with environmentally friendly paper straws. Theyre ok, but begin to get mushy after 30 minutes, or so. We both found our food to be excellent. What was lacking was the service and timing. Perhaps this was self-inflicted, as we were in full park commando mode. We ordered everything at the same time (including desert). Zach checked in twice with us to say our dinner was coming, and expressed surprise that it hadnt yet arrived. Later, Id finished my entrée before DW did. Thus, she responded to Zach that she needed a little more time to finish before desert. Bad move. A little time became, wheres desert?
Returning to the food: my shrimp dish was excellent, though I got my fingers quite greasy taking the skewers out of them. This required more napkins, which, it seemed, had to be made in an environmentally friendly way, as it took a while for Zach to return with them. The coconut-ginger rice had a mild sweetness to it, no strong ginger. Also, the chili-plum sauce wasnt too spicy. The skirt steak of DW was to die for! Wrapped around the rice, it was as tender as filet mignon. I had a taste, then another, and then helped her to finish it. Shed requested medium-rare, which it came out as. The desert was good, but it had to be sitting out for a while, as the ice cream was (literally) half-melted.
In conclusion, it was very good to excellent food, brought down by a combination of slow service and/or bad timing (pace) of the meal. Were not sure if it was the kitchen, Zach, or a combination of the 2. We had other meals this trip that took as long, but felt better paced. Sports rating system score: Baseball- moments of excitement (excellence), with long stretches of boredom.
Time Summary (Meal Edition):
Seated: 12:47
Got entrees: 1:20
Desert: 1:50
Done: 2:06
I never really think of eating there, but I know I've had decent food there before. It's difficult to not return to the old favorites.
I commented about this to Dominica, who relayed my observation to a manager to doublecheck. Alas, the TV was wrong: they're not currently serving breakfast. 
Can't wait for our first dinner there.
