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[KandD]

Thanks for the great reviews!!

My sister and I are similar to your sons. Growing up I was realllly picky (still am but I have branched out a bit) and my sister will eat pretty much anything and she will finish everything on her plate. I prefer to eat little meals and snack later. This might explain why she is almost a foot taller than me (and I am six years older than her!!)

 

[maxiesmom]

I'm really enjoying your food report. You do a great job of describing everything.

 

[dchi]

We ate at the wave in November and thought the same as you. The food was just OK. The desserts were not as good as all the other desserts we ate that week. I did however like the atmosphere. We were seated in the little back room, and it was brighter back there and more quiet.

 

[kizzy]

I think I have married the adult version of your DS13. He likes pasta and vegetables, bread and apples. Raw apples. No beef, no pork, no soup, no sauces (except on pasta), no peaches, only seedless oranges and grapes, no fruit in a chicken dish, no chili, dislikes all breakfast foods such as pancakes, omlettes, bacon, french toast. Yes, he is generally healthy and is a good husband, athlete and father, so I guess I'm keeping him,
He does make dinner a challenge though!
And I never never go to a breakfast buffet - not paying adult price for a man who eats two pieces of toast and coffee for breakfast!!!

Wow! Looks like he might not grow out of it after all! Totally agree on the buffets--not worth the price for picky eaters! We had an ADR for Tusker House but opted out after realizing it wasn't worth it for DS13 to eat macaroni and cheese and kid's cheese pizza for adult prices.

Thanks for giving us your reviews, looking forward to your double victory, I've got ADRs for both Kona and Tutto's.

In my book, you can't go wrong with Kona and Tutto!

Thanks for the great reviews!!

My sister and I are similar to your sons. Growing up I was realllly picky (still am but I have branched out a bit) and my sister will eat pretty much anything and she will finish everything on her plate. I prefer to eat little meals and snack later. This might explain why she is almost a foot taller than me (and I am six years older than her!!)

There are more picky eaters out there than I ever realized!

I'm really enjoying your food report. You do a great job of describing everything.

Thank you! Since I can't post pictures, I am trying to at leat give a good description of the food!

We ate at the wave in November and thought the same as you. The food was just OK. The desserts were not as good as all the other desserts we ate that week. I did however like the atmosphere. We were seated in the little back room, and it was brighter back there and more quiet.

I saw that room--maybe that would have been better for us. Glad to hear I am not the only one who was less than impressed with The Wave.

 

[kizzy]

We hit that 'Disney wall' the morning after our dinner at The Wave. Getting two teens out of bed was more difficult than the years when we had to change diapers, dress them and lug strollers and a huge backpack/diaper bag out the door and onto the buses to get to the Magic Kingdom at the crack of dawn. For the life of me, I can't figure out how, but in those days we were always able to get to the parks by rope drop.

This year, forget it. All they wanted to do in the mornings was sleep, text and watch television. By the mid-point of our trip, DS13 wanted a 'real breakfast.' Guess the Fruit Loops and milk from OPR weren't cutting it for him. He whined about it the entire night after The Wave to the point there was this constant voice in my ear saying 'I want pancakes and bacon.'

We re-vamped our plan for the next day, making an ADR for Kona breakfast and plans for DS17 to waterski at the Contemporary. After waking up late, we headed to KONA CAFE for a leisurely breakfast. I like the smell of the Poly. I could be blindfolded and know the smell of the Poly anywhere. Is it just me? DH thinks I'm crazy.

Another real pressed pot of coffee. My caffeine levels finally stabilized after that pot of coffee. To give you any indication of how addicted DH and I are to coffee, our local Starbucks baristas not only know us by name, they know what we are going to order as soon as we drive up.

DH had the Samoan breakfast, which was pulled pork eggs benedict. He loved it. Very interesting idea to pair pulled pork with poached eggs and English muffins. He ate every bit.

DS17 had eggs, bacon and a biscuit with breakfast potatoes, which he also liked. He likes condiments as much as he likes regular food, so he requested honey, ketchup, mayo and jelly and went to town.

I had the macadamia nut-pineapple pancakes. So.freaking.good. And I'm not really a macadamia nut fan--in fact, I had Hawaiian granola today that has macadamia nuts, and I picked them all out. Nonetheless, these were the best pancakes I have ever had. Fluffy, sweet, nutty, delicious. I love pineapple, and used very little syrup. The pancakes didn't need it. The side of breakfast potatoes was good, too--they let me sub them for bacon/sausage.

DS13 finally got his 'real breakfast.' All was right with the world. He was in love with his pancakes and bacon, too. Ate every bite. Wanted to return to Kona every day thereafter for breakfast.

Stuffed to the point of pain, we went to the CR so DS17 could waterski. This is always his favorite part of our trips. It makes for great pictures of him on waterskis with the Contemportary and Space Mountain in the background.

Of course, all that time on the water made us hungry again, so we took the monorail back to the Poly to eat lunch at Captain Cooks.

I am a big fan of their pulled pork sandwich--only minus the pulled pork. It always causes a little bit of a problem when I order it, but it is basically pineapple-coconut bread with coleslaw, cucumbers, tomatoes and cheese. So yummy! I had to flag down a chef because obviously the touch screen does not give you an 'I don't want pulled pork on my pulled pork sandwich' button. They were nice about it and said it would just take a couple extra minutes. My DH hates it when I order stuff without meat. Like the time when we went through the Taco Bell drive-through and I ordered a double beef burrito with no beef. Employees actually came to the window to stare at us like we were a zoo exhibit or something! If you have never had a double beef burrito with no beef, substitute rice, you are missing out.

DH had the pulled pork sandwich the way it is supposed to be made and filled his quota for pulled pork (after his breakfast) for the day. DS17 had a pepperoni flatbread and devoured it.

DS13 had cheetos and a Coke and was nearly attacked by ducks.

Very full once again, we spent the afternoon at the CBR pool before our amazing dinner at TUTTO ITALIA.

 

[Quilter007]

Double beef with no beef

Thanks for the great reviews. Made my ADRs today.....hoping I picked the right stuff!!! Glad to hear Yak & Yeti was good. I have two picky DSes. One won't eat anything crunchy & the other won't eat anything squishy. DS9 is starting to explore a litte -- he's just discovered salt & pepper! Ahh well, my palate was a late bloomer as well. I thought Taco Bell was the perfect super spicy Mexican until I was 25!

 

[TxRabbit]

So enjoying your well written reviews...

 

[svalencia1]

sorry...double post.

 

[svalencia1]

I like the smell of the Poly. I could be blindfolded and know the smell of the Poly anywhere. Is it just me? DH thinks I'm crazy.

I don't think your crazy at all I love the smell of the Poly myself. It's probably my favorite resort out of all of them. I love reading your food reviews too!

 

[lvstitch]

I love going to Mickey D's with my sister when she orders a Big Mac no meat, they look at us like we are crazy

 

[mcrabeck]

Great reviews! Thanks for sharing! I have two DS- 10 & 7 one is a picky eater like your youngest! His food of choice is hot dogs and corn dogs

 

[Donald is #1]

So for lunch #2, we first went to the eggroll cart at MK, which is my absolute favorite. I LOVE their vegetable egg rolls. DH had to get a pork and shrimp one and liked it.

Eggroll cart? How can I have missed this in all my trips to MK? I am going to have to seek it out during my December trip.

 

[MelanieC]

Yummy report - enjoying it

 

[kizzy]

Thanks for the great reviews. Made my ADRs today.....hoping I picked the right stuff!!! Glad to hear Yak & Yeti was good. I have two picky DSes. One won't eat anything crunchy & the other won't eat anything squishy. DS9 is starting to explore a litte -- he's just discovered salt & pepper! Ahh well, my palate was a late bloomer as well. I thought Taco Bell was the perfect super spicy Mexican until I was 25!

If you are like me, you'll change your ADR's frequently--even on the days you are at Disney! Too funny about salt and pepper--DS13 is all about salt, but hasn't branched into pepper yet.

So enjoying your well written reviews...

It has been fun to write them--I'll be sorry when I'm done with our week of Disney dining--I will miss writing the report.

I don't think your crazy at all I love the smell of the Poly myself. It's probably my favorite resort out of all of them. I love reading your food reviews too!

Glad to hear I am not alone! I will have to tell DH that I am not the only one who inhales deeply at the Poly.

I love going to Mickey D's with my sister when she orders a Big Mac no meat, they look at us like we are crazy

I love Big Macs with no meat, too! The 'grilled cheese' at McD's is good too. It is basically a cheese and an inside-out bun.

Great reviews! Thanks for sharing! I have two DS- 10 & 7 one is a picky eater like your youngest! His food of choice is hot dogs and corn dogs

Picky eaters, unite! Makes me feel so much better to know that there are other kids like my DS13.

Eggroll cart? How can I have missed this in all my trips to MK? I am going to have to seek it out during my December trip.

LOVE the egg rolls! The cart is in Adventureland near the flying carpet ride. They have corndogs, veggie egg rolls, pork and shrimp egg rolls and drinks. Yum!

Yummy report - enjoying it

Glad you are enjoying it!

 

[maggiew]

I keep trying to fit in Kona breakfast and I never can. Your review is making me want to try harder!

Maggie

 

[kizzy]

On to TUTTO ITALIA We had an ADR for Marrakesh. I love their vegetable cous-cous and dessert crepes, but DH wasn't feeling it. A friend had raved about Tutto Italia and we hadn't been there since the change from Alfredo's, so I was able to get a last-minute ADR.

We went early to EPCOT so we could catch a few rides after dinner. We were seated outside right away. It was a beautiful evening and we really enjoyed the atmosphere.

We started with what will henceforth be known as my favorite drink of all time: the Italian margarita. Who knew I liked limoncello so much? Certainly not me. Well, at least I thought I liked limoncello. Quick, related side story: I was still raving about that drink when we got home and a friend and co-worker, who is Italian, brought me a small sample of limoncello at work in a tupperware container. (This is the human resources director, no less). It seriously looked like it was a sample destined for the doctor's office--small container of yellow liquid. And no, I didn't drink it at work. I brought it home and freaked out DH with it first. Anyway, it turns out I have not yet developed a taste for limoncello on its own. It tasted just like lemon cough syrup to me. But in a margarita? Delicious.

Back to our dinner at Tutto Italia. Aside from the Italian margarita, they bought a great bread basket with olive oil and ricotta cheese, along with marinated vegetables. DS17 loved the bread and dips so much they had to bring out another basket.

I had penne caprese that was so good and simple. DS17 had lemon pressed chicken and roasted vegetables and DH had farfalle with prosciutto, cream and peas. They shared and both loved their meals. DS13 had, surprise, suprise, buttered noodles with no garnish.

As good as the meal was overall, dessert was even better. DH and I split copetta sotto bosco, or zabaglione with berries and chocolate. So, so, so, so good. The berries were a little frozen, but it was still seriously good. Topped off with an espresso that we also shared, it was just about perfect.

Not to be left out of the dessert action, DS17 had the chocolate torte, which he also loved. DS13 had vanilla gelato that came with his kid's buttered noodles.

Next to dinner at Ohana, it was the most expensive meal we had all week, but it was most definitely worth it. Tutto Italia has a top spot on our list of favorites. Really good food, atmosphere, amazing desserts, efficient service and to top it all off, the Italian margarita. What's not to like?

And the icing on the cake was that we were able to ride Mission Space (the less-intense side), Test Track and Soarin with no FPs and not-too-long waits after dinner.

Next up: Wolfgang Puck Express breakfast is a hit and a miss

 

[tink1957]

Just found your DR today & I'm enjoying it so far. Thanks for the Yak & Yeti review, it sounds delicious, & we're planning on going next trip.

That Italian Margarita is something I must try, where else can you get it in Italy?

 

[TxRabbit]

Italian margaritas ARE really tasty. I had one for the first time recently at Johnny Carino's.

 

[Maybelle]

Looking forward to more!!!

 

[Steph9072]

Great reviews so far...glad you likd Mama Melrose it was one of our favorites...hope to go back in November.