TheMaxRebo
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2008
I might quibble with the term "weird" to describe the food at SC (or any Disney restaurant for that matter)--the pork essentially is a variation on Chinese and Korean dishes; the shu mai simply are pot stickers; fish collar is still just fish; flank steak and strip loin are merely beef; pho is an Asian staple; and the baladi salad is still just a salad with a unique dressing. However, I fully agree that they need "better prepared" dishes. The pork was dry; the shu mai were gummy; the dressing on the salad was listless as it lacked an acidic element; and the pho was bland and nearly spiceless. Having different flavor profiles than most other eateries is a bonus, but when you don't make those flavors sing, then no one is satisfied. Well-prepared dishes are the key, and thus far, SC hasn't quite hit the target. We likely will return just to see if they've improved on what has great potential.
I think what you describe is a bit of the issue though. Most of the food isn't really that "weird" but the names they use could intimidate some people