I just love me some free food.
Free TS rocks, but free CS ain't nothin' to sneeze at, either!
Which would just be gross....
And then who'd want to eat THAT?!
Anywho, when you are paying OOP for your food, if you are on a budget, you tend to look for the most economical restaurants from which to feed your brood. I mean, we could argue that counter-service is counter-service and there's not much difference in prices, but this is a PTR....
NOarguinginmyPTR.
I will just say that not all CS eateries are created equal.
One of the CS places that
is on my non-list is Flame Tree BBQ in AK. And despite the menu offerings being much to our liking, a main reason for wanting to eat here is because of the background music they play in the area. Blame it on Live365.
I am also really looking forward to eating at the Riverside Mill food court at POR.
The
food court?!?!
Yes, the food court. Pick your jaw up off the floor, you'll catch mice that way.
Just like POR isn't "just a resort" to us, neither is Riverside Mill "just a food court." It's part of Port Orleans and we love it. It has great atmosphere and some darn good eats to boot.
And, I have fond memories of our last trip, when Dash 1 (DS8) said during dinner there one night, "Mom, for some reason, I'm having fun at the resort." It was simply one of those moments when you're just really feelin' good about life, and being on vacation, all is right with the world. Well, your world, anyway.
Riverside Mill is also where I begin each Disney day.
With my coffee walk...
Miraculously, at Disney I can hop out of bed at 6:00am, well-rested and ready for a new day, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and all that stuff (
what is that a reference to, anyway??!). So, having laid out my clothes the night before, I dress, put on my face, grab my All-Powerful & All-Magical KTTW card, and stroll on over to the food court to fill our mugs with coffee.
And you know what?....when you're waaaaay in the back in Building 34, it's quite a hike!!
But I loved those early-morning walks. Most of the time the sun was just coming up. The air was coolish but muggy and you could feel the summer day coming. Sometimes I'd walk the long way around, following the river past the Mansions buildings, and wishing with all my heart that I could live in the South...
*sigh...* 
So, where were we?
Food!
How about some specific food items that are my [non-] list:
*A smoked turkey leg These will forever remind of that TV ad last fall, with the little boy who's talking about the food he had and he's really rambling on... "Green beans, mashed patadas,
two turka legs and a piece o' pumpkin pie!" So, when DH and I refer to these, they are "turka legs."
*Frozen lemonade So simple but ooooh-so-good. Really hits the spot on a hot Florida afternoon.
*Cheese fries from Casey's So bad for you but ooooh-so-good. Just an order of fries from the counter, then liberally covered with the cheese sauce located next to the ketchup. Probably death-on-a-plate.
*Dole Whip This one surprises me, because they've never really appealed to me, but I hear so much about them here on the DIS that I'm gonna give it the ol' college try. Whatever that means.
*Churro Something else that gets rave reviews around here. But I'm all about Mexican food so I'm good with it.
*Fudge from the Main Street Confectionary No further explanation needed.
*The Milky Way an adult concoction served up at the Sci-Fi Dine In. A chocolate shake blended with peppermint Schnapps.... Heaven in a glass!
Wow, now I'm hungry...
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Incredible Quote:
[
to Mr. Incredible]
Syndrome: Oh, no. Elastigirl? You married Elastigirl? Ho, ho, ho...
[
sees the kids]
Syndrome: Oh - and got biz-zay! It's a whole family of supers! Looks like I hit the jackpot! Oh, this is just too good!
.
That would be utterly Seuss-orrific (not to be confused with Seuss-errific!)
When do we get more?
And anything termed "death on a plate" certainly earns its way onto my "must try" list, so thanks for the recommendation!! 
