10 days...4 people...lots of food and pics!

[Minniespal]

Excellent

 

[annie1995]

Mmmmmm, Mushroom filet . I am totally on board for your review!!! Can't wait for more!!

 

[belleatheart]

Ok, sorry for the delay, had a huge test week..gr! So onto day 2....get ready! So Day 2 was AK day. We had a semi slower morning. We were planning on eating at Flame Tree for lunch and Yak and Yeti for dinner. We were planning on getting to lunch earlier so we could beat the crowds. Well let me tell you...that failed. I mean it wasn't horrible it was just that its a mosh till you get into the overhang more into lines. other than that it is a fend for yourself. But hey I can deal with that. It was just a little busier being the end of May and what not. So our order consisted of 2 orders of the St. Louis Ribs, BBQ chicken, and the Mixed Green Salad with BBQ Chicken. Then for desserts because of the DDP we got 2 key lime pies, a frozen lemonade, and a triple chocolate cake.

So we get our order and start the hopes of finding a table. Now let me tell you, there are many tables, but you will just keep walking and wandering because they are all kind of tucked away behing Flame Tree, and it just takes forever to find that table, but finally after walking around and dodging little ones we found a table in the shade and sat and ate.

I take my first bit of the ribs and fall in love! They are sooooo good. It came with a Corn muffin which was also so good, it was moist and just yummy! My dad also got the ribs, he is pretty critical but really enjoyed them. We agree that they were both not to dry, but not the slimey texture either just right. They give you extra BBQ sauce which is really nice that they don't come drenched in BBQ, that made me happy since I like some but not alot, and my dad likes a ton of it. We also got beans, I tried a bit, not a huge fan but they were quite yummy. It was a ton of Food! Dsis got the BBQ chicken, and really enjoyed it as well. Said it was super moist, but not slimey. Perfection for all of those. Dmom had the Salad said it was superb as well. I tried a piece and felt the same. Next time I am for sure trying that salad! . The Key lime pies were really great for counter service. They are actually slices of pie not the prepackaged type. I got the frozen lemonade because it was quite warm and just sound great. It was pretty yummy for a hot day. Here are some pics:

I am going to get Yak and Yeti up soon, sorry for the delays

 

[kelleigh1]

We didn't make it to Flame Tree on our last trip. We ended up eating at the Y&Y counter service. Hubby is definitely going to want to hit Flame Tree next time if he sees those ribs and corn bread. Two of his favorite things!

 

[rentayenta]

I agree, Flame Tree's line is horrific! There service is painfully slow but the food is good.


Great report!

 

[shellybaxter]

Thank you for taking the time to write such wonderful reviews. I love that you took the time to get pictures

 

[shellbelle]

Lovin your reviews. Can't wait for more!

 

[belleatheart]

The ribs were sooo yummy so kelleigh1 I agree that your hubby would probably love them, the only warning that I have is to take toothpicks! it gets caught in your teeth at times

 

[MickeyNicki]

Cant wait to hear what you have to say about Y&Y, we ate there last weekend and loved it

 

[Disneyof3]

Great review and pictures. We go to FT everytime while were in AK and we love it. We have never tried the ribs but they look so good and have heard alot of excellent reviews of them. When we were there, most of us don't like the beans and they let us switch to the coleslaw. The coleslaw was excellent and we enjoyed it much better. We are trying LeCellier in March and can't wait. The food looks so good too.

 

[KristenHoneymooner]

Thanks for the great reviews! Your description of the food at flame tree makes me really regret that we missed it in August -- the lines just looked too intimidating, and the lack of A/C was a problem in summer!

 

[katiebug86]

Those ribs look SO good.. we are planning on going there in December.

 

[JoanieS]

Great report so far! We are going to both LeCellier and Flame tree on our October trip! YUM!!!!!!!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Great reviews! Le Cellier looks good. I've been upset about the elimination of cream cheese mashed potatoes from the menu (it's the important things in life, people!) but everything you had looks delicious. Can't wait to hear about Y&Y as I'm dining there on my upcoming trip.

 

[DisneycrazedX6]

Can't wait for more!!!!

 

[dancemomnj]

Looking forward to more!

 

[belleatheart]

Ok so now I am ready to start the amazing Yak and Yeti review. So after a fun filled day at AK, and head still bopping to Finding Nemo the Musical. Just going to throw this out there that this is a must see. I immediatly bought the soundtrack and been addicted since. Ok well back on track to the food topic. So we get to Yak and Yeti a bit before our ressie and they were able to sit us when we got there. It didn't seem like super busy. The tables were full but it wasn't like they were backlogged. I loved being in A/C! It is super cool there which is nice to get out of the heat. So we got seated on the second floor which was nice, it was a little quieter up there we thought. So our waiter arrives. He was from Morrocco! Very interesting to be working on the Yak and Yeti. He was really nice, went through some of the favorites on the menus to help us narrow down our meals. I really enjoy asian food period so it was soooooo hard to narrow what to eat there. Now this restaurant I was concerned about with the soy allergy but no worries, they DO NOT use soy bean fillers. Now I am fine with Soy sauce because the protein breaks down but it is the fillers that cause me problems.

So drinks...I got the raspberry lemonade which was pretty sweet, not as bad as Le Cellier though. Another new thing we learned they now use paper straws in AK. I do not mind, I am actually happy that now I have a straw to use! My mom get a diet, sis got a coke, and dad got a sprite but then also ordered the bamboo shooter drink. It was sweet, but not overly and presented really cool. They brought it out in a bamboo wood cup and umbrella, kind of girly for a guy...

Ok, you guys came for the food....so onto the entrees! I decided on the Sweet and Sour chicken with white rice. It was alot of chicken with quite a bit of rice. It was alot of food! It had the right blend of spices and wasn't too sweet or tangy. Just perfect. The veggies mixed in were the normal sweet and sour chicken veggies. The rice was really good too. I know weird to talk about, but it was cooked perfectly. Like not mushy but not too hard, just right in the middle, some of the best rice I have ever had. I really enjoyed it. I had planned on getting the honey chicken but then after reading how it didn't have great flavor i kept away from that one and kept searching.

My mom and dad got the same think. They had a flank steak and shrimp tempura mixture. It was really good. The flank steak with really tender and had a slight smoky teriyaki taste. It was sooooo good. Then the Shrimp tempura was sooooo good too. I tried a bit of theirs and it was just heavenly. It had a super light batter taste, with a slight buttery hint, and the shrimp was just yummy! They also give you yummy tempura dipping sauce that is slightly tangy and spicy. There were six skewers of shrimp then the flank steak was wrapped around some white rice, same as sweet and sour chicken. Then you also get some stir fry veggies, which include snap peas and peppers. It is alot of food but they do have little to go containers you can take your food back to your room. They really enjoyed their meals.

My Dsis got the beef and broccoli. It is served with the same flank steak that has been sliced thin, chunks of broccoli, and stripped carrots. This dish is also served with white rice. She really enjoyed her meal and said that it was super tender steak as well. I didn't get to try this one so can't say as much except she liked this one alot and said she would tell everyone to get this one.

We saw many desserts go by and there was this one that was this brownie sundae that was HUGE!!!!! Like super huge. 3 of us decided on this one. And loved every minute of it. Though we could not finish ours. After a few bites I was done. It was a thick brownie, vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, and whip cream. Death by chocolate basically. My mom got the skewers which were skewers of pineapple and cheese wontons that were sweet. it had a honey vanilla drizzle that was really good, I am not a pineapple fan but liked the cheese wontons.

The bill came it was about 130 i believe. Our server was amazing, he kept our drinks full, made sure everything was perfect so we left a little over 20. He also took about 4 pics of our family which was really nice because many of you know how hard it is to get the whole family in a pic. He was just really sweet, and had the true disney spirit that has become harder to come by.

Overall this was a great restaurant that had wonderful choices and i would reccomend to anybody who is wanting to eat a TS in the AK. I am happy to see some new choices appearing in the AK.

 

[belleatheart]

Thanks for the great reviews! Your description of the food at flame tree makes me really regret that we missed it in August -- the lines just looked too intimidating, and the lack of A/C was a problem in summer!

The line actually moved alot faster than what we had expected. They were ready to just push through the line and get you your food pretty fast.

 

[TigerKat]

So glad we made plans for Y&Y on our next trip. We did Flame Tree last year and weren't happy with it at all so going into the A/C and having Asian food sounds really good to me!

 

[DisneyJo]

Loving your reviews