Dining Reviews - 11/24 - 12/1 with pics

becka

<font color=green>Proud Mommy of sweet Nathan and
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We were at WDW staying at POFQ from 11/24 - 12/1. The first night was a room only package but the last 6 nights we were on the dining plan.

We are a family of 4 that is not too picky overall but we do have a few allergies that we have to be aware of.

Me (32) - Not a huge fan of seafood; no allergies
DH (32) - Loves seafood and pasta; allergic to legumes (nuts, beans and peas)
DS (5) - Likes seafood and bread; allergic to milk and corn
DD (2) - Loves anything sweet - sugar is her friend ;)

We ate at the following places that I will review:

POFQ Food Court - breakfast, lunch and dinner
Concourse Steakhouse - dinner
Akershus - lunch
Crystal Palace - lunch
Hollywood & Vine - lunch
Kona Cafe - dinner
'Ohana - breakfast
Cosmic Rays - dinner
Whispering Canyon Cafe - dinner
Earl of Sandwich - lunch
Goofy's Candy Company - snack
 
After checking into POFQ we were hungry for a little lunch before our dinner at Concourse Steakhouse so we headed to the food court for the first of many times. We had not yet started on the dining plan so this meal was out of pocket. Unfortunately I lost my receipt so I don't have a total to share with you.


POFQ Food Court

Me - Cheesesteak sandwich (no green peppers) with pasta salad
DH - Pepperoni Pizza
DS/DD - Chicken nugget meal with applesauce and grapes (shared meal)

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This meal was nothing special but it was good and tasty. The cheesesteak was quite good but I didn't like the pasta salad. DH thought his pizza was a bit greasy but not too bad. The kids seemed to like their meal.

Overall I would give the meal a C+. Adequate but certainly nothing special.
 
Dinner that first night was at the Concourse Steakhouse and was also OOP since we were not yet on the dining plan.

Concourse Steakhouse

Me - 14 oz. Chipotle Glazed Rib Eye with onion rings $23.99 and a pina colada
DH - Shrimp Penne Pasta - with spinach, tomatoes, shiitake mushrooms, kalamata olives, and parmesan cheese $16.99
DS - Chicken noodle soup, grilled chicken with fries and veggies, Rice Dream ice cream $7.49
DD - Veggies, cheese pizza and ice cream $7.49

We met with the chef to discuss allergies and he was able to make a meal for DS that he was able to eat. DS was very happy to hear that they had Rice Dream ice cream that he could have for dessert. We also discussed what was OK for DH to eat. Our waiter was very nice and attentive. We were seated at a table over in the corner near the large mural. The restaurant was not too loud and we didn't even have anyone seated by us for the first 20 minutes or so. After that time they seated a large group of probably 20+ at the tables in the same area. Our waiter was also with that group so I was a bit concerned but our service was still quite good.

Most of my pictures didn't turn out very well but here are the ones that did.

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Overall I would give the meal just a C. DH thought his pasta was just OK but kind of bland. The sauce on my steak was not quite what I expected. The steak was cooked perfectly and was very tender but it was fatty. I could not eat about 40% of it because it was just fat. Blech! DS seemed to enjoy his chicken and it looked very good. DD was in a bad mood and only ate one bite of her pizza. She did however love the ice cream sundae....at least it kept her busy for a little while. ;) DH and I didn't order appetizers or dessert here. I have also lost the receipt but I think with tax and tip our meal was around $80.
 
We spent the next day at Seaworld. We ate breakfast in our room (cereal) and had lunch at Mama's Kitchen - a CS place at Seaworld.

Mama's Kitchen @ Seaworld

Me - A turkey sandwich with pasta salad
DH - A chicken sandwich with sweet potato chips
Kids - A turkey hot dog kids meal with baked chips and raisins in a Shamu lunchbox

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I didn't like the pasta salad with my sandwich and DH didn't like the chips with his so we swapped and we were both much happier. My sandwich was very boring but DH likes his pretty well. The kids both enjoyed their hot dogs.

Overall I would give the meal here a C. It was adequate but nothing exciting. It was of course all OOP and I think it was around $30.
 

Dinner that evening was at the Whispering Canyon Cafe at WL.

Whispering Canyon Cafe

Me - The skillet and Smores cheesecake
DH - The skillet and fruit plate with the endless shake to drink
DD - She is under 3 so she just ate out of the skillet with DH and I and an ice cream sundae
DS - Grilled fish, rice, veggies and Rice Dream ice cream

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I really liked WCC. It was really loud but I loved that since it meant my kids were not bothering anyone. ;) DS got to call everyone to dinner and participated in the stick pony race. He loved it. Our server was great. She was fun but not too over the top. The food was really good as well. I especially loved the pulled pork and mashed potatoes which shocked me because I don't usually like pulled pork. DH enjoyed the shrimp but he also ate a TON of everything else.

DS really likes fish so he was quite happy with his meal and once again loved having Rice Dream ice cream available. DD didn't eat any of the skillet but she could not get enough corn bread. They bring a big basket of corn bread to the table and I think she ate all of it except for two small pieces.

Since DS was getting ice cream we asked if DD could get some as well. I was prepared to pay OOP for it but they didn't charge us for it which was nice. DH and I were too full to eat dessert but our server suggested we just get it to go. I go the Smores' cheesecake and DH (who is not a big dessert guy) got the fruit plate with plans to eat it for breakfast in the morning. I ended up eating my cheesecake the next day and it was just OK. The fruit plate was HUGE and it was gave with some yogurt as well. It was nice to have all that fresh fruit the next morning.

We used 1 child TS credit and 2 adult TS credits for this meal. If we had paid OOP it would have been 97.39.
Overall this was a great meal and I really look forward to returning in the future. I would give the meal an A. :)
 
The next morning we ate breakfast in the room with once small addition. I sent DH to the food court to get some beignets. I have not had them since our first trip to WDW when we stayed at POFQ in 1999. It had been a long 8 year wait since I last had them and they did not disappoint. They were delicious as always and DD, the sugar lover, really loved them. Overall you have to give them an A++. :)

For lunch we were at Akershus for the princess meal. We have made many trips to WDW but we never had a real reason for going to one of the princess meals until now. DD loves the princesses and we knew we had to get an ADR for at least one of them because it would be the highlight of her week. I was very apprehensive about the food here but I figured I wasn't really paying for the food but for the princesses. Worse case scenario I would hit a CS place for a second meal if needed. As it turns out that was not necessary.

Me - BBQ Pork sandwich
DH - Kjottake
DS - Grilled chicken with boiled potatoes
DD - Cheese pizza

Overall I was pretty impressed but I had pretty low expectations. ;) The menu was different than what I had seen on All Ears. I don't remember all of the differences but I knew the BBQ pork sandwich was new. I have never been a big BBQ pork fan but since I loved the pulled pork at WCC the night before I took a risk and ordered the sandwich. DH ordered the kjottake thing (kind of like a meatloaf). DS was able to get the kids grilled chicken meal with boiled potatoes and no corn. DD wanted pizza again. All of the desserts here were off limits for DS but once again they were able to provide him with some Rice Dream ice cream.

We started the meal with a trip to the cold buffet. They had your basic salad fixings and cold cuts with a few unusual cheeses, side salads and some fish stuff (mackeral and salmon). I stuck to the basic fare of a salad and come cold cuts and a little cheese and bread. DH was much more adventurous and chose things that didn't look that appetizing to me but then again I don't really like fish. DS loved the cold cuts on the buffet and that ended up being the main course for him. DD was too excited by the princess to do much more than eat some bread.

My pork sandwich ended up being incredible. In fact I think it may be my single most favorite entree of the trip. DH was really jealous after he took a bite. He thought his meal was just OK and was really hoping that I would leave half my sandwich for him. ;) I did leave a little for him but not as much as he had hoped.

DS got his usual Rice Dream ice cream while the rest of us had the dessert platter. Rice pudding, some kind of cake thing and a coffee flavored pudding thing. It was really not that good. I don't like coffee and the coffee pudding was the thing that tasted best to me. DH took a few bits and was not impressed and even DD didn't really want any which is shocking. The desserts were really a bad way to end a pretty good meal. Most of my pictures turned out badly but here are a few that are not too terrible.

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We used 1 child TS credit and 2 adult TS credits for the meal. If we had paid OOP it would have been $79.65.

Overall I would rate this meal as a B. The princesses were wonderful, service was decent although a bit slow at times and other than the desserts the food was better than I expected. We left the meal hoping they would improve the desserts on our next visit.
 
We were pretty wiped out that evening - especially DD - so we ended up getting dinner to-go from the POFQ and ate in our room.

POFQ Food Court

Me - Chicken Quesadilla and Carrot Cake
DH - Chicken Jambalaya and Mickey Rice Krispie treat
DS - Hamburger with Fries and Divvies Chocolate Chip cookies
DD - Cereal in the room

I thankfully had some plastic grocery bags with me so DS and I went to the food court to grab some dinner while DH stayed with a very grumpy DD back in the room. DD insisted that she didn't want anything other than cereal for dinner so I let her eat that instead of getting her something from the food court.

My chicken quesadilla was just OK. There was not much flavor to it. I like lots of spice and this was very bland. The salsa they give you with it is like water. DH really loved his jambalaya and said it had a little kick to it. DS was happy with his hamburger but mostly just ate the fries.

DH is limited as to what desserts he can eat due to his nut allergies as is DS so they pretty much got the only options available to them. DH loves the Mickey rice krispie treats so he was fine with this and DS like the Divvies cookies (Divvies are specially made products for those with food allergies to things like nuts and milk and I am very happy that WDW is carrying these products). I was torn on what to get for dessert. I am not usually a carrot cake fan but the piece they had in the case looked very good so I went for it. OMG - that cake was soooo good. I think I licked every last crumb off the plate and fork. I don't know why it was so good but it was moist and full of flavor. :)

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This meal costs us 3 CS credits. I don't know what it would have cost OOP.

Overall I would give the meal a B+. DH really loved his jambalaya and the carrot cake was a big A+ which brought up the average from a just OK quesadilla.
 
The next morning we were off to the Magic Kingdom after a quick cereal breakfast in the room. Lunch today was at the Crystal Palace with Pooh and the Gang.

Crystal Palace

The first thing I noticed about the CP is that it felt like a meat locker in there. It was freezing cold and I am not normally one to get cold. DS is also hot natured and complained the whole time we were there about how cold he was. I know they like their A/C in Florida but that was really cold - I never noticed it being too cold anywhere else. I don't know if that is typical or not for there but I would suggest taking a sweater with you especially if you tend to get cold easily.

We sat down and immediately Eeyore was right there. It was very hectic right at first because Piglet pretty much immediately followed. It delayed us getting our drinks and then telling our server that we needed to speak with the chef about allergies. She brought back our drinks and told us the chef was backed up with allergy requests so it may be 15-20 minutes before he would get to us. DS and DD were starving so I just went up to the buffet to get DD a plate and to get DS a few items like fruit that I knew he could have. It turns out they had the same cold cuts as Akershus so I knew he would be happy.

I have always heard how great the selection is at CP and while they have quite a few options I guess I was expecting more. They had the usual salads, bread, fruit, cold cuts and cheese along with veggies, a pasta dish or two and some meat dishes including salmon, flank steak and I believe some kind of pork roast. The chef did walk me thought the buffet after a while and the salmon had some kind of sauce DS was allergic to but when he found out DS liked salmon he made sure to deliver some to our table. They brought out what must be some kind of mutant salmon minus the sauce- this piece was HUGE. I felt bad because while DS liked it there was no way he was even going to make a dent in it and so much went to waste. DS mostly enjoyed the cold cuts for lunch. DD mostly ate the bread.

DH and I both found plenty to eat. DH really loved the broccoli and the salmon. Nothing I had particularly sticks out as impressive although it was tasty. The dessert offerings here seemed fairly limited. I ended up with 4 desserts on my plate but DD attacked my plate before I could get very much. ;) The trifle was the best. DH had some ice cream as did DD. They once again had Rice Dream ice cream for DS so he was happy.

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We used 1 child TS credit and 2 adult TS credits for this meal. It would have been 67.20 had we paid OOP.

Overall it was a good meal but the restaurant was freezing, the service was just OK and really slow on the drink refills and I guess I was just expecting more since it gets such good reviews. I would give it a B- overall.
 
Later that day were were waiting for the parade and decided to grab a snack. The closest place sold funnel cakes that DS was allergic to. Since I had limited time the next closest place was the Liberty Square Produce Market. I ended up getting 2 Apple Juice boxes, 1 bottle of Sprite for DH, 1 bottle of water for me and one bag each of Lays potato chips (for DD and DS to share) and Doritos (for DH and I to share). In all it costs 6 snack credits. I know it was not the best use of the credits but it was a quick snack and the best I could do at the time.

For dinner that night DH requested we go back to Cosmic Rays since we missed it on our last trip.

Cosmic Rays

Me - Chicken/Rib Combo with mashed potatoes and chocolate cake
DH - Chicken sandwich with fries and brownie
DD - Kids Chicken Nugget meal with fries
DS - Ate some of my chicken and some of his sisters and Dad's fries.

DH took the kids to get seats while I ordered and got the food back to them. I knew the combo meal was really large and it would be easy to share with DS so I got that. DH wanted the chicken sandwich and DD requested chicken nuggets. The dessert options were not that inspired and they were the prepackaged variety.

The chicken and rib meal really is large and was plenty big enough for DS and I to share especially with him sharing some fries with DH and DD. It was very good and once again DH was wishing he had ordered what I had instead of his sandwich which he thought was good but not as good as what I had. I did end up sharing with him a little as well since I felt so sorry for him. ;) DD ate most of her chicken nuggets so they must have been OK for her.

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I shared the chocolate cake with DD who of course loved it because it is made with sugar. ;) DH put the brownie in the backpack for someone to eat later but I don't ever recall seeing it again. It probably got tossed back in the room accidentally.

We used 3 CS credits for this meal and I don't know what it would have cost OOP.

We have always been fans of Cosmic Rays and this meal was no different than the others. Good counter service food and you can't beat the entertainment. ;) Overall I would give it a solid B.
 
The next day was an MGM day for us and with preschoolers you know we had to try the Playhouse Disney character meal at Hollywood & Vine.

Hollywood & Vine

This is another meal that I went into with low expectations since the food reviews are very lukewarm. The character interaction is usually very highly rated so once again I figured it was worth the risk of a bad meal. We had the first lunch seating and the restaurant was pretty much empty. The characters came out just a few minutes later and before I knew it DD was coloring with JoJo. ;) The character interaction here is fantastic! I can't say how wonderful it was and my kids really enjoyed it. We saw each of the characters at least twice and some of them 3 times and the kids loved the music and dancing they did every so often.

I met with the chef pretty quickly to go over what DS could have. They had some whole grain rolls he could have and the usual cold cuts so I knew what he wanted. I think that is all he ate but he was too busy with the characters to eat a whole lot anyway. DD ate fairly well but was also much too busy keeping track of where JoJo and the Little Einsteins were to worry about food too much.

Our server was pretty slow and it seemed to take a while to get drinks and she seemed to forget whenever we needed anything which was a bit annoying. It also took her forever to get DS's ice cream towards the end of the meal.

The food here was much better than we expected. It was all very hot and fresh which I am sure was helped by having the first lunch seating. We found plenty of options - about the same number as the CP - and everything was very good. I enjoyed the wide range of salads and entrees as did DH who really loved one of the pasta dishes and the rice they had that day. The food was better in my opinion that the CP. The best part was the desserts. There were so many more options here and they were quite good. Even better was that DD was so preoccupied with the characters that I actually got to eat most of them myself this time. :rotfl: The little Snickers cheesecake bite and the carrot cake muffin thing (I don't know what it is with carrot cake for me on this trip) were very good. DH really liked the pineapple upside down cake.

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We used 1 child TS credit and 2 adult TS credits for this meal. It would have been $79.65 had we paid OOP.

Overall except for the so-so service this place was a big hit. In fact even with the service issues with the food and the wonderful character interaction I will give it an A. We will definitely be back. :)
 
We stayed at MGM that evening until they turned on the Osbourne lights but we didn't want to eat dinner in the park since our past experiences with MGM CS have not been real good. The kids were hungry while we were waiting for the lights to come on so we stopped at a snack cart and got the kids some cotton candy to share for 1 snack credit. They both were quickly a sticky mess so they must have thought it was good. :)

That evening we made our way back to POFQ and once again I grabbed my bags and headed to the food court to pick up dinner for everyone.

POFQ Food Court

DH - Chicken Jambalaya with Mickey Rice Krispie Treat
Me - Chicken Club Wrap with Potato Chips and Carrot Cake
DS - Hot Dog with French Fries and Divvies Chocolate Chip Cookies
DD - Hot Dog with French Fries and Giant Cookie

The food court was much busier around 7 PM than it had been the previous night around 5-ish so it took longer to get your food. I was going to 4 different stations so it took me a little get everyone's order.

Both the kids were asking for hot dogs and neither seemed to be disappointed with their meal. Once again DS had the Divvies cookies and I got DD a giant cookie. It was very big for a 2 year old but she managed to put a fairly good dent in it before she was done. She loved the Mickey sprinkles on it.

DH liked the chicken jambalaya so much the previous night he decided he wanted the same thing again tonight. He said it was just as good this night as previously. I wanted to try something different so I went with the chicken club wrap which was just OK but the homemade potato chips that came with it were quite good - nice and salty - just the way I like them. Of course the carrot cake had been so good the previous night that I just couldn't resist getting another piece and it did not disappoint. It was wonderful again.

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It cost us 4 CS credits for this meal and I do not know what it would have costs us OOP.

Overall it was another very good meal from the food court and I would give it another B+.
 
We decided to take it a bit slower the next morning since we were all so tired. We had been at a park opening 4 mornings in a row and so we were in no rush to make it 5 straight. We all decided we might want something more substantial for breakfast than our cereal so once again we headed for the food court.

POFQ Food Court

Me - French Toast with Bacon
DH - Pancakes with Bacon
Kids - Kids Pancakes with Bacon

Both the kids and DH were looking for pancakes this morning and since I also already at the station for all of them I decided to go ahead and get the french toast for myself. Service was fairly quick even though they were very busy but we soon found ourselves at a table eating before heading to AK.

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This meal was just your very average breakfast fare. Nothing really very good or bad about it.

It costs us 4 CS credits and I don't know how much it would have been OOP.

Overall I would just give this meal a C. Very average but it served its purpose of a more substantial breakfast than cereal before heading out for the parks.
 
DS loves Rainforest Cafe so I had made a lunch PS there at AK. However near the time of our ADR we were all the way over in Conservation Station and DS was having a very good time. We gave him the choice of making our lunch at RC or staying at Conservation Station to explore some more. He choose to stay so we missed our lunch. By the time we made our way back on the train and then used our Safari fastpasses it was getting a bit late for lunch since we had dinner ADR's for Kona. Nobody was real hungry so we decided it was vacation and we would just have ice cream for lunch. ;)

AK Ice Cream Cart

DH/DD - shared a Mickey bar
DS - Minnie strawberry bar
Me - chocolate covered frozen banana

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It costs us 3 snack credits. It would have costs us $7.50 OOP. Everyone loved their ice cream except for me. I had never had one of those frozen bananas before and it was not very good. Overall it gets an A from DH, DS and DD and an F from me.


While waiting for the parade we wanted a few more snacks. DH grabbed a pretzel from the pretzel card for 1 snack credit and we paid OOP for three decorated cookies at the Chester and Hester store. A Cinderella one for DD, a Stitch for DS and a Pooh for me. The cookies cost us $7.50 OOP. DD ate her cookie before I could get a picture. ;) The cookies were kind of dry but the pretzel was very good.

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That night after AK closes we headed over to the Polynesian for our dinner ADR at Kona Cafe. Kona gets such great reviews and I was really looking forward to our meal.

Kona Cafe

Me - Pot Stickers, Beef Teriyaki and Kilauea Tort
DH - Crab Cakes, Shrimp & Scallops and a modified Kiddie Kone
DS - Grilled Mahi-Mahi fish, fries and Rice Dream ice cream
DD - Kids Mac & Cheese, fries and ice cream sundae

We were seated over toward a far corner of the restaurant. It was darker in the restaurant than I expected but it was not bad. The noise level was pretty high but once again that didn't bother me either since I have two little kids who make their own amount of noise so I don't worry about them bothering others quite as much. We met with the chef to discuss allergies and once again DS was able to get grilled fish but they didn't have Rice Dream ice cream - only Toffuti soy ice cream which DS did NOT like. DH was able to order what he wanted with the exception of desserts. The only thing he could have was a modified Kiddie Kone which ended up being a bowl of ice cream with some cotton candy. :) The bread with the Macadamia nut butter was very good but unfortunately that ended up being the highlight of the meal for me. The pictures of most of the food did not turn out real well but here are the best shots.

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DH thought his crab cakes were OK but he really didn't care for the shrimp and scallops. His dessert was vanilla ice cream and he ended up giving the cotton candy to DS who didn't like his soy ice cream.

My pot stickers were very bland and really tasteless. I was torn between those and the wings and I really wished after that first bite that I had ordered the wings. The Beef Teriyaki was good but it was not as good as I expected after reading about it for months. The Kileaua tort had recently been changed to the new chocolate chip cookie version which was OK but I was not overly impressed - the old version was probably much better. Overall I ended up being pretty disappointed with my meal. Part of it was probably just that I went into this meal with very high expectations so it is easier to be disappointed that way.

DS enjoyed his fish but for him the real disappointment was not having Rice Dream ice cream. I don't know why every other TS place we went to had Rice Dream except for Kona. DD enjoyed her Mac & Cheese and ate quite a bit of it. Once again the Make your Own Sundae was a huge hit with her. She also ate a ton of the bread with butter before our meal.

This meal cost us 1 child TS credit, 2 adult TS credits and $7.45 OOP for DD's meal. They only charged us for her Mac & Cheese and her fries - her ice cream ended up being free for some reason. If we had paid OOP for the other 3 meals it would have been $106.80.

Overall I would just give Kona a C-. None of us were overly impressed with our meals and I was the only one with really high expectations. The service was decent but if we had paid OOP for this meal I would not have been that happy.
 
Our last day was upon us. :sad: We woke up that morning to light rain which kind of matched our mood. We had planned on hitting DTD that morning but before we left the room we needed breakfast. I went down to the food court to get 6 beignets again for 1 snack credit for us to eat before we left. Once again they get a A++. :)

We still had some CS credits left but we figured we would use them for dinner that night. For lunch we decided to try the Earl of Sandwich and pay OOP.

Earl of Sandwich

The lines here were long but I was impressed with how fast they moved people through. All of the sandwiches sounded so good and it took us a while to figure out what to get.

DH - Earl's Club
Me - Ultimate Grilled Cheese
DD - Kids Grilled Cheese
DS - Kids Turkey minus the cheese

I also got 2 bags of chips for all of us to share and 3 drinks.

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Overall it was a nice meal. The sandwiches were good but comparable to a Quiznos in our opinion. Neither of the kids ate much of their sandwiches but neither one of them usually like sandwiches that well. The meal cost $32.65 OOP.

Before we left DTD we knew we had to use the remainder of our snack credits at Goofy's Candy Company. :)

DH - Plain Caramel Apple and Rice Krispie Treat Brick
Me - Pretzel Rods dipped in milk chocolate, covered in Reeses pb cups and drizzled with milk chocolate and caramel
DD - Decorated cupcake
DS - Snickerdoodle cookie and Rock Candy

We only had 5 snack credits left so we paid for the cupcake OOP. It cost $2.93. We got all our treats to-go and ate them back in the room later that afternoon. Everyone loved it. DH thought it was great they had caramel apples without the nuts since that is hard to find a lot of places. He ended up saving his rice krispie treat for the drive home.

DD - the sugar lover - thought her cupcake was the worlds' best dessert ever. She made a huge mess with it but enjoyed every bite.

DS liked his cookie and we saved the rock candy for the trip home. This cookie was massive and he wasn't able to finish it all but he made a very good effort.

My pretzel rods were amazing. I had no idea they would be that good. They were very sweet and really filling. I wish I had used all my snack credits at the candy company. They had so many amazing looking things in there and you can really get good value for your credits.

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I highly recommend if you are at DTD that you stop in and take a peek. I bet you will find something that will look good enough to get. :)
 
I really enjoyed your reviwes. Thank you so much! For some reason the search program isn't working for me. Did you do a resort review for POFQ? I would love to know what you thought of it. I am thinking of upgrading from the ASMu.

Thanks again!

Shellie

Update: I found your POFQ review! Thanks
 
That evening I once again headed to the POFQ food court for the last time to get some dinner.

POFQ Food Court

DH - Chicken Jambalaya, Chicken Gumbo soup and Mickey Rice Krispie Treat
Me - Meatball Sub with Potato Chips and Carrot Cake
DS - Hamburger with Fries and Divvies Chocolate Chip Cookies
DD - Kids Chicken Nugget meal with Applesauce and Carrots

DH once again wanted the jambalaya he had enjoyed a few times earlier in the week but he also wanted to try a cup of the chicken gumbo soup I had noticed a few days prior to go with it. The jambalaya was as good as also but he thought the gumbo was just so-so. He saved his Mickey rice krispie treat for the drive home.

I tried the meatball sub this time around but I found it kind of boring and bland. I had the homemade chips again which were good and of course I had to have one more last slice of carrot cake to savor. :)

DS enjoyed his hamburger. DD ate all of her chicken nuggets and applesauce. DS and DD split his package of cookies.

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This meal costs us 3 CS credits and we paid OOP for DD's meal and DH's soup. The total OOP was $7.55.

Overall it was another pretty good meal at the food court. I would give it a B.
 
I really enjoyed your reviwes. Thank you so much! For some reason the search program isn't working for me. Did you do a resort review for POFQ? I would love to know what you thought of it. I am thinking of upgrading from the ASMu.

Thanks again!

Shellie

Thanks! It always takes longer to do these reviews than you think so it is nice to know that someone is reading it and enjoying them.

I did do a review of POFQ. It is on the resort board at : http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1655588.

We loved POFQ. It was our second stay there although the first was back in 1999. It is our favorite resort by far. :) If you have the money I would highly recommend that you upgrade.
 







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