JoiseyMom
<font color=orange>Have you had your SPANX today??
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This was a Surprize Trip that DH planned for just the two of us about 2 weeks beforehand.
Friday (8/6) breakfast: We grabbed a quick bite at Captain Cook's, we both had eggs & bacon & cheese on a croissant. We also got a refillable mug, and got some diet decaff. coke. It was good for a quick breakfast.
Friday Lunch - Mama Melrose. We had never been here before, and the only reason we were there today was because we were on the 3 park tour and lunch was included. Can I say WOW. The best food we have ever had at MGM, we plan on going back in November. The food was served family style and we had no choice in what we got. We ordered drinks, DH and I both got diet coke. First they put down bread and dips (oil and pesto), then two hugh bowls of salad were brought out. The salad was Field Greens - Balsamic Vinaigrette and Gorgonzola cheese. I don't like dressing and am a plain iceberg type of girl, but I tried it, and loved it. It was YUMMY!!
Next they brought out 3 different types of flat bread pizza, four cheese, vine-ripened tomato, and grilled chicken. They were all really really good.
Then they brought out 3 different entrees. The first dish was the Wood-fired Chicken tossed with artichokes, peas, pepper and onions, and pipette pasta in a basil and four cheese cream sauce. I also don't care for white sauce, but tried some. WOW, it was delicious. My DH loved this too. Next came Linguini Fra Diavolo with shrimp and mussels. My DH doesn't eat seafood, and I don't like spicy, but I tried it. Also very good, yummy shrimp and pasta, the spice wasn't too bad after eating a piece of bread. Our table of 12 didn't like it. One gentlemen and I ate the shrimp and some of the pasta, and the rest was left uneaten. The next entree they brought out was grilled balsamic chicken over green and yellow squash. This was my DH's favorite. It was very very good.
Dessert was a sampler of vanilla ice cream, Tiramisu, cheese cake and a chocolate dessert (not mousse, they just removed that from the sampler, our tour guide Nancy wasn't happy). Everything was very very good. We will go back with the kids in November for sure.
Friday Dinner - 'Ohanas. This is one of my favorite restaurants. We sat down, and got our bread, a really small piece, but I didn't mind, I wanted to save room. The appetizers came next. I love those wontons, we went through two bowls. I also love the green beans, DH doesn't, and he likes the salad. We had some of the wings and a little of the rice. We were served beef and turkey first, then the shrimp and pork. DH doesn't eat shrimp, and I requested it not spicy. The beef was so tender and juicy. The turkey was also really good. The small piece of pork I tried was a bit dry. The shrimp were wonderful, not overdone. He wanted to give me the entire skewer, but I was like no way. I wouldn't be able to eat it all. Finally we both had enough and we were served out pineapple and caramel. I only had one piece, and DH finished the rest. He loves pineapple.
Later on during the evening we tried our first dolewhip. It was ok, we both like the regular ice cream better.
Friday (8/6) breakfast: We grabbed a quick bite at Captain Cook's, we both had eggs & bacon & cheese on a croissant. We also got a refillable mug, and got some diet decaff. coke. It was good for a quick breakfast.
Friday Lunch - Mama Melrose. We had never been here before, and the only reason we were there today was because we were on the 3 park tour and lunch was included. Can I say WOW. The best food we have ever had at MGM, we plan on going back in November. The food was served family style and we had no choice in what we got. We ordered drinks, DH and I both got diet coke. First they put down bread and dips (oil and pesto), then two hugh bowls of salad were brought out. The salad was Field Greens - Balsamic Vinaigrette and Gorgonzola cheese. I don't like dressing and am a plain iceberg type of girl, but I tried it, and loved it. It was YUMMY!!
Next they brought out 3 different types of flat bread pizza, four cheese, vine-ripened tomato, and grilled chicken. They were all really really good.
Then they brought out 3 different entrees. The first dish was the Wood-fired Chicken tossed with artichokes, peas, pepper and onions, and pipette pasta in a basil and four cheese cream sauce. I also don't care for white sauce, but tried some. WOW, it was delicious. My DH loved this too. Next came Linguini Fra Diavolo with shrimp and mussels. My DH doesn't eat seafood, and I don't like spicy, but I tried it. Also very good, yummy shrimp and pasta, the spice wasn't too bad after eating a piece of bread. Our table of 12 didn't like it. One gentlemen and I ate the shrimp and some of the pasta, and the rest was left uneaten. The next entree they brought out was grilled balsamic chicken over green and yellow squash. This was my DH's favorite. It was very very good.
Dessert was a sampler of vanilla ice cream, Tiramisu, cheese cake and a chocolate dessert (not mousse, they just removed that from the sampler, our tour guide Nancy wasn't happy). Everything was very very good. We will go back with the kids in November for sure.
Friday Dinner - 'Ohanas. This is one of my favorite restaurants. We sat down, and got our bread, a really small piece, but I didn't mind, I wanted to save room. The appetizers came next. I love those wontons, we went through two bowls. I also love the green beans, DH doesn't, and he likes the salad. We had some of the wings and a little of the rice. We were served beef and turkey first, then the shrimp and pork. DH doesn't eat shrimp, and I requested it not spicy. The beef was so tender and juicy. The turkey was also really good. The small piece of pork I tried was a bit dry. The shrimp were wonderful, not overdone. He wanted to give me the entire skewer, but I was like no way. I wouldn't be able to eat it all. Finally we both had enough and we were served out pineapple and caramel. I only had one piece, and DH finished the rest. He loves pineapple.
Later on during the evening we tried our first dolewhip. It was ok, we both like the regular ice cream better.
