Another DR? And yes, it was live! Now complete..!

[katiebelle21]

I'm in! Thanks for taking the time to review!

 

[lynn46356]

I'm in!!!!! Have a great trip and enjoy sunny, warm Florida! I only wish our family was in Florida too.

Lynn

 

[luckytobeme88]

count me in.

 

[Smiling Cheshire Cat]

Me too! Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

 

[ciera321]

I'm in - I love live reports. I hope your vacation is wonderful!!!

 

[scanne]

Gotta love LIVE reports! Someday I'll be able to do that...

Thanks for doing this. My wait for our DxDP trip won't be quite as hard having a live fix of Disney food!!!

 

[disneypofq05]

What a yummy start to your trip! I love the live report and can't wait to read more. Enjoy the rest of your trip!

 

[dolfinjuls]

Can't wait for the rest!

 

[Donald is #1]

I can't wait to hear about Joe's Crab Shack. I have never eaten there (none by me) but I have seen lots of commercials on them. So I am very curious.

 

[Mom-2-two]

I'm in. Great report and great pics.

 

[Ferrillo]

This is my first live review. I can't wait to see your reviews.

 

[TigerKat]

I'm on board!

 

[dancemomnj]

Great reviews so far! I just love live reports! Hope you are having a great trip!

 

[melissac]

very good reviews so far I'm in

 

[milmore104]

Love live reviews. I'm hoping to do one when we go at the end of Sept. 12 nights of DXDDP. A lot of food!

 

[amandelba]

Great start on the live report and good luck with the rest.

 

[pennyplanner]

Looking forward to reading your reviews!

--penny

 

[slk537]

For a long time, DH has seen the commercials for this restaurant and has wanted to go. We don't have one anywhere near us, so I was up for it. We looked online and saw the menu, but no prices. We debated back and forth between Joe's and Fultons and never really decided. So last night we decided to drive to the Crossroads and pick something that sounded good.

We decided on Romano's Macaroni Grill, but saw Joe's next door and drove on in. Here is a definite change for us from WDW property dining. We didn't have to make an ADR anywhere...just drove and picked someplace and walked in. They had a nice little kid's play area and it was a pleasant night so we requested and received a table outside next to it:

Our lovely table decor (can you feel the casual atmosphere?? It was GREAT!)

The kid's menu:

DS is up for trying new things and this was a crab place so of course he opted for cheese pizza and corn...

This must have been good, because in the 4 minutes he came back from the play area to eat, the whole thing disappeared....

I opted for the "surf and turf" burger. This was a hamburger topped with onion straws, fried shrimp and remoulade. I could choose between more onion straws or fries. For some reason, I opted for the straws. I also asked for my shrimp on the side in case I didn't like the combination. This was no problem.

The burger:

And the shrimp:

Can you believe how much shrimp there is there? That was all supposed to be on my burger!?!?!?!? Our server brought me some cocktail sauce and it never made it on the sandwich...this was really, really good and made for a delicious entree in and of itself. The onion straws and remoulade were really tasty too and I enjoyed half my sandwich. I was too stuffed to finish:

DH ordered (what else?) crab! He got the steamer pot that came with Alaskan King, Snow, and Dungeness. It also had corn and new potatoes. He ordered it with the Old Bay Seasoning.

This was HUGE!!! He graciously shared some with me and I liked the snow and loved the king. The king was a bit salty, which was perfect. There was so very much in this dinner that DH also left almost an entire half dungeness crab. The corn did not mesh well with the old bay, but the crab? Divine!

We had a great time here and would definitely go back. The entire bill with tax and tip was about $48. Very, very worth it!

 

[slk537]

We picked these up at Super T yesterday and enjoyed before bed...if you like mojitos, I strongly recommend!

 

[slk537]

We got up today and had breakfast on the balcony. I love having a kitchen, although we are all excited to move to Kidani and back on the DDP and WDW property soon - no one more than our newly discovered Disney Snob, DS. We had no idea how much he loved WDW property until this trip. He is having fun, but he is super excited to get back.

We opted for the Magic Kingdom today and enjoyed a few attractions in Tomorrowland before remembering we had an ADR for lunch at the Plaza. We've never been there and looked forward to trying it out. We weren't hungry yet, but decided to still go and split something.

So here we were!

Loved the napkins!

DS surprised us with bypassing the PB&J, Mickey turkey sandwich and grilled cheese and opting for the grilled chicken strips, fries and apples. He started with the salad with ranch dressing, which he didn't like. He loves lettuce, plain. And ranch dressing as a dip. But together? Nope. It was very fresh and wonderful though - DH and I happily shared it.

The salad:

The chicken:

He really enjoyed this. We tried the chicken and BBQ sauce, and it was very good.

DH and I decided to share the cheesesteak with housemade chips. We did request no fungus . I was expecting it to be a nice sandwich, but I was very surprised how good it was. We both liked it a lot.
They split it on two plates for us. Here's my half:

DS decided to go with the Mickeylodeon for dessert - vanilla ice cream. This was absolutely adorable and I fell in love with the sprinkles!

DH and I shared his favorite - the banana split. With sprinkles - woo hoo!!! This was really excellent:

We really liked the atmosphere and food here. It didn't make our must do list, but I wouldn't hesitate to go back.