I fell off the ice cream truck...13 days of DDP with pics!*UPDATE: COMPLETED!!*

[disneyfav4ever]

That is so cute! I need to do that on my phone when I go!

 

[debrapagliasotti]

Joining in! We have ADRs to several of these places in Dec.

 

[kcool]

I am looking forward to your reviews!!

 

[LifeIsDis]

I love how you kept track of everything on your iPhone!

 

[TigerKat]

Signing on for the fun!

 

[CupcakeLisa]

looking forward to your reviews

 

[sjs314]

Love your notepad system

Anxious to read your reviews

 

[tinkerpea]

Im also really looking forward to the reviews and any pics you have as you ate at quite a few of the places we are going to eat at

Have to add i the fact you used your iphone note pad hahahaha

 

[Couchy]

I have a slight ice cream addiction so the title caught my eye
I have been known to eat so much ice cream at WDW that I give myself a tummy ache since I don't normally eat like that at home
can't wait for the reviews

 

[doitforlove]

Planning on eating at a lot of the same places in September. Can't wait to read your reviews

 

[the little marla]

So we set out on our 18 hour journey, which did i fail to mention we had a wedding the night before we left! One of Dan's best friends got married and we were up til the wee hours celebrating needless to say.. i was feeling like a few hours later when we had to leave! We stayed over in Santee, SC - which is about 12 hours into it. I totally recommend The Holiday Inn Express at Santee, super super clean and comfy! We have stayed here the last 4 times down and have always been pleased!

We arrived in Disney the next day around 3pm at Pop. We had done express check-in (which is awesome.. we were in and out so quick). We got the almost PERFECT room.. corner, ground floor, pool view, 50s... and then we opened the door !!! We were hit with an extreme stench of smoke.. couldn't do it.. was not happening.. but i tried.. Dan went to get the luggage and i sprayed an ENTIRE CAN OF FEBREZE, not even kidding! When he came back he could still smell it.. he has allergies and i just didn't think i'd be able to handle it. So, i called the front desk and they were awesome! I can be a very intense person to deal with if i'm upset with something, BUT i am learning to keep my cooool. So, I was very nice and spoke to them calm, cool and collected.. well, they worked some serious , got us another corner room, ground floor, we will say lake/pool view.. and! TO TOP IT OFF! they gave us a $70 credit on our KTTW thank you Pop! now our trip can officially start!!

I wanted to share this with you guys - i was secretly working on decorating our window for Dan's birthday! I think we had THE COOLEST window at POP!

on to TEPPAN EDO

It has somewhat become a tradition for us to eat at Teppan Edo on our first night... it has also become a tradition for it to DOWNPOUR on our first night.. usually before we get to dinner.

but somehow we managed to make it there... rain free!

*DISCLAIMER* some of my pics are from the Iphone, some are from my Nikon D3100. There could be one or two dark ones - as much as i was psyched to do this dining report, some places i just could not bring myself to turn on the flash! LOL... im sure there were so many people looking at me like "why is this girl taking pictures of her food!?" and there might be one or two of Dan's i'm missing.. so please bear with me! haha

Teppan Edo does a great Hibachi show, we have been to many and theirs is always enjoyable.. same corny jokes and cool little volcanoes! I DO sometimes wonder if their accents are really that heavy or if they play it up a bit...

We ordered drinks, i decided to try the Iced Green Tea and Dan just had water. (Side Note - ahead of time we agreed we were going to steer clear of soda, once in awhile ok.. but 97% of the time, water or iced tea!.. exception is in the mornings when we diligently drink apple juice and chocolate milk.. haha so really did we help any by cutting the soda, prob not)

the iced green tea was like drinking water.. it had a faint, very faint hint of green tea in there but man did it taste watered down.. Dan asked me why i kept drinking it and i was like.. it tastes like water! so, it was just like drinking water!

We were starving so we got appetizers!
California Sushi Roll - Inside out sushi roll of avocado, cucumber, smelt, mayonnaise, seaweed and sushi rice $7.95
Miso Soup - traditional soybean paste soup $3.00

The California roll was VERY good, it was fresh and a lot of flavor! More than enough for 2 people!!! I don't have a picture of the miso soup, but it is your generic run of the mill miso soup.. nothing i would grab the manager and thank him for but cant complain either.

(sometimes we get apps, we know its not included..servers make sure you know that!)

Dan went with the chicken/shrimp and i just had the shrimp

Ueno - chicken breast and large shrimp $26.95
Ebi - large shrimp $25.95

The hibachi comes with a side of rice, noodles, and vegetables.

The noodles were very floppy and slimy, really different from how i remember them, i think they could have been cooked longer.. but the veggies were right on point! cooked just enough and tasted great with the sauces in the background.. one was a ginger sauce specifically for the veggies.. the white sauce is for shrimp and i could care less about the other one LOL... i got what i needed!

I was so glad they cooked my shrimp first as i prefer it not to be cooking on top of where the meat was! This shrimp was SO good, better than ever.. great seasoning on it and they give you such a huge portion - but you have to eat it with the white sauce! i swear you are absolutely missing out if you do not eat it with the sauce. TRY THE SAUCE!!!

as i was too busy stuffing my face and like i said.. first time dining reporter on the scene, i did not take a picture of Dan's food, but i assure you for the rest of the trip i did not let that man have one bite until a picture was safely acquired!!!!

we opted not to get dessert.. i know, i know, your saying to yourself.. Marla - are you kidding me. no i am not. Unfortunately i do believe Teppan Edo is lacking in the dessert department.. ginger cake and green tea pudding just don't do it for us. so we had planned to get dessert somewhere else.

Total: $66.80
DDP: 2 TS
OOP: $11.67 + tip (this would be for the apps)

so off we go, hand in hand, skipping and singing (not really) ... but really we were having a nice stroll around the world showcase.. walking towards me-he-co, when the heavens opened up and someone decided to throw at least 6billion gallons of water down upon us... thunder and lightening, 100mph winds (okay not really..) but seriously the angels were bowling up there! We got stuck under an outdoor seating area with everyone and their mom.. we thought we'd wait it out but i busted out with my handy dandy walmart $.89 ponchos!!!!!!! PLEASE do yourself a favor... do not buy disney ponchos.. buy the $.89 from walmart.. they come folded up so small, i was able to carry two in my little side bag and then we would use them two times and toss them.. i went down with 6 of them, which is still cheaper than buying one from disney, and disney poncho's are not all that!

anyway, we walked, in our wallyworld ponchos, barefoot - YES I SAID IT!! BAREFOOT lol, to our car and back to the hotel.. day one over!


question before my next post.. should i make the pics bigger or keep them this size.. i never know which i like better.. bigger or smaller, opinions?

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Great review of Teppan Edo! I'm trying it for the first time this year.

I think your pics are a good size, though if you wanted to go up one size, they would probably still fit well without having to scroll to see the whole thing.

 

[LifeIsDis]

That is awful that there was a really strong smoke smell in your first room. I am glad you could get a new one. AND $70 on your KTTW card?! Awesome!

I love your decorated window!

We have an ADR for Teppan Edo for our next trip and your review was great of it!
The California roll looks very good.
That stinks that the noodles weren't the greatest.
I will have to have the sauce!

And I do think the pictures should be a little bigger.

Can't wait for more!

 

[FirstMagic]

I love the title of your review, and your phone organizer system! Can't wait to read more reviews, the photos are so nice too!

 

[the little marla]

Great review of Teppan Edo! I'm trying it for the first time this year.

I think your pics are a good size, though if you wanted to go up one size, they would probably still fit well without having to scroll to see the whole thing.

thanks! i think i will make em a bit bigger, just so everyone can drooool a bit more!

I love your decorated window!

I will have to have the sauce!

And I do think the pictures should be a little bigger.

Can't wait for more!

thanks! yes! have the sauce lol! and will do!

 

[scanne]

Looking forward to reading your reviews!!

 

[emmysmommy]

Hi there Marla! I'm enjoying the great start to your reivews. You have a wonderful dining line up!! Who doesn't like Teppan Edo? Although I must say that I love the shrimp with the wrong sauce - the ginger dipping sauce.

Happy belated bday to your DH! What a great way to celebrate!

 

[MrsB1228]

Really enjoying your reviews Maria, looking forward to the next instalment!

 

[Happy 2 B Me]

Looking forward to your reviews .

Firest Off I live in the smelt capital of the world. LOL we used to go smelt dipping for fun back in the day -- I mean buckets and buckets of those tiney babies. When I was a itty bitty wee one I guess I could eat my weight in smelt. Oh ya, smokes smelt are the best. Once Mt St Helens blew her top off smelt had issues getting up the rivers around here so dipping is a no no-- no hook and line as that would be silly if you saw them. The taste is like butta I swear. Now question was the smelt cooked or raw?

Nest I love to get the dollar store ponchos in clear. Have you ever tried to find your family in a sea of yellow with everyone's back to you? I am glad you shared the ponch trick. I also love the fact we wear once and toss. For 50 cent ponch I would charge $1.00 to carry it around after use.

I have never been to teppan Edo but it is going to be my first dinner stop should I ever get back to WDW.

 

[kelleigh1]

I was curious about the smelts too. Traditionally (or at least all the ones I've ever seen) a California Roll has crab stick in it (which is usually imitation crab meat) and that's what it looks like in your picture. Was it really smelt or crab meat? I don't know that I've ever seen a California Roll made with smelt.