The Good, The Bad, The Cancelled and The Surprising ... Our Take on Deluxe Dining!!

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We ended the day at my favorite park in the world by eating at Teppan Edo. When we came last year this restaurant was closed - I believe for renovation - so we didn't get the chance to eat here. When we began going through possible reservation choices this one was a no brainer for us - we love us some teppan grill :cloud9:

I have to admit that once again I was a bad girl and did not take any pictures :guilty: So, I will try to move this one along quickly in order to get to a future update that includes some eye candy ;)

Candi started with the Sushi Sampler - $9.50 - not included on the meal plan

This would be a first for Candi as he had never had sushi before, which was the main reason he ordered the sampler. It included 5 pieces of sushi - tuna, yellow tail, shrimp nigiri and 2 pieces of the California roll. He was most excited about the California roll because so many people had told him it was the best kind of sushi. For him this would not be the case, in fact, it was his least favorite of them all :upsidedow His favorite was the tuna followed by the yellow tail and then the shrimp. At this point he had not had any sushi to compare it to, but enjoyed it a lot and declared himself a sushi lover :thumbsup2 I took very tiny bites of each kind and disliked them all :sick:

For my appetizer I had the edamame - $4.50

Now, ya'll are probably gonna laugh your pants off, but I had no idea that these were soy beans. I had only seen a picture of them and thought they were a version of snap peas - my favorite if ya remember ;) Well, sitting at a table full of strangers when you try to eat soy beans as such is quite embarrassing considering you are not supposed to eat the "pod" part :rolleyes1 Oh, the empty bowl you brought me is for after I eat the beans out of the pod :rolleyes1 I must admit I did not enjoy them at all, but it is probably due to the fact that they weren't what I thought they were. Candi was too busy laughing at me to try them so he has no opinion on them :snooty:

For his main course Candi had the filet mignon - $29.95

This was absolutely delicious - he said it was cooked perfectly and had the perfect amount of spices and flavor. I had a bite and would have to agree. We go to teppan grill places all the time and this steak is definitely one of the best we have had!

I had the Nihonboshi (chicken and steak combo) - $28.95

I believe this steak was a New York steak and although it was good, it just didn't compare to the filet mignon that Candi had. No worries, I ordered it mainly for the chicken because I had eaten so much steak up to this point :) Oh my goodness - this chicken was heavenly :cloud9: It was cooked to absolute perfection and had amazing flavor. I am not kidding when I say that I have never had chicken that tasted this good anywhere!!

Both entrees came with vegetables, steamed rice and noodles. All was very tasty but I wish they had fried rice :sad1: Somebody at our table said it was because fried rice isn't actually a japanese dish and, although I appreciate this, I still missed it :rotfl:

To drink we had an iced tea and a diet coke - $2.95 each

We both skipped dessert - nothing sounded very appealing and we were completely stuffed.

Upon leaving the restaurant we walked out and saw this

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We just so happened to finish eating as the fireworks show was beginning :woohoo: We stayed at the top of the stairs and enjoyed the show from the balcony area.

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This was completely unplanned and the perfect way to end our night :goodvibes

Our Overall Thoughts On Teppan Edo:

LOVED IT!! The service was amazing - they are so respectful and polite - everyone from the hostesses to the waiters to the cooks. They all make you feel like you are eating dinner at your own home and are definitely there to make you happy. The food was outstanding - some of the best we had all week. And to top it all off our cook was top notch - not only was the food excellent but she was full of energy, singing and telling jokes and making sure that all the food was cooked exactly how we wanted it. Teppan Edo is definitely on our "must do" list - quite possibly every time we come back!

Starting Credits:

Snack - 28 (14 each)

Meal - 34 (17 each)

Credits Used vs Cost:

Iced tea, diet coke, edamame, steak/chicken combo and filet mignon: 2 table service credits used

Sushi Sampler: $9.50 paid out of pocket because sushi doesn't count as an appetizer at this restaurant

Total Cost: $83.93 after tax
 
Another wonderful review :thumbsup2
We ate at Teppan Edo on our last trip and loved it. It was my birthday and they made a real fuss of me :banana:
I am a big fan of sushi so we are going to go to Tokyo Dining on our next trip and can't wait :yay:
 
I'm really enjoying your reviews, they're making me hungry!
 
Yum! We love hibachi, but we have such an amazing place near us (they do the fried rice) that we were afraid we wouldn't like Teppan Edo as much. Sounds yummy, though! Filet mignon is my favorite, although I usually just end up getting steak at our place. Glad you guys had a wonderful meal!
 

Another wonderful review :thumbsup2
We ate at Teppan Edo on our last trip and loved it. It was my birthday and they made a real fuss of me :banana:
I am a big fan of sushi so we are going to go to Tokyo Dining on our next trip and can't wait :yay:

Thank you so much :goodvibes My Husband wants to try Tokyo Dining next time but I'm not convinced yet considering I don't like sushi :rotfl:

I'm really enjoying your reviews, they're making me hungry!

Thanks - they make me hungry every time I write them ;)

Yum! We love hibachi, but we have such an amazing place near us (they do the fried rice) that we were afraid we wouldn't like Teppan Edo as much. Sounds yummy, though! Filet mignon is my favorite, although I usually just end up getting steak at our place. Glad you guys had a wonderful meal!

Yeah, I know how it is to be scared to try a place because you like a different one so much :) Thanks for reading :goodvibes
 
Once we returned to the hotel we were both extremely thirsty, but neither of us felt like going all the way to the room to get our refillable mugs. Instead we decided to just use some of our snack credits on some bottled drinks. We hadn't used snack credits all day - we were just so full all the time.

Candi got two bottles of water and I got a bottle of Nestea cool lemon iced tea - ahhhhhhhh my favorite :thumbsup2 - $2.49 each bottle

Starting Credits:

Snack - 28 (14 each)

Meal - 32 (16 each)

Credits Used vs Cost:

2 bottled waters (Dasani) and a bottled Lipton tea: 3 snack credits used - $7.47 before tax

Just wanted to do a quick update this morning - I will post our breakfast from the next day this afternoon. Hope ya'll are having a great start to your weekend :goodvibes
 
This morning we were headed to the waterparks so we didn't plan a big breakfast reservation. I also promised Candi we could sleep in until our "internal alarm clocks" went off ;) Of course mine went off way earlier than his :rotfl: so I decided to head down to Roaring Forks to grab a small breakfast with the use of some more snack credits. It was actually pretty crowded this morning so I kind of grabbed the first couple of things that looked good.

Chocolate milk, danish and blueberry muffin - $7.23

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Chocolate milk is my favorite breakfast beverage and definitely hit the spot! Candi still had a bottled water from the night before so he drank that and since the crazy kid loves him some water he said it also hit the spot :confused: Candi chose the danish which he said was perfect - nice and flaky on the outside but soft on the inside. He granted me one teeny, tiny bite and it wasn't even with the middle filling but it was definitely yummy! My blueberry muffin was delicious - tasted very fresh with no stale parts and tons of large blueberries within the muffin.

Once again, we found Roaring Forks to be the perfect spot for a quick bite and would recommend it to anybody staying at Wilderness Lodge!

Starting Credits:

Snack - 25 (12 for Candi and 13 for me - not that I was keeping track or anything :laughing:)

Meal - 32 (16 each)

Credits Used vs Cost:

Bottle of chocolate milk, danish and blueberry muffin: 3 snack credits used - $7.23 after tax

* Sorry I didn't get the breakdown of each item - I'm guessing the chocolate milk was $2.49 as that is what all the other beverages we purchased were.
 
We both skipped dessert - nothing sounded very appealing and we were completely stuffed.

If you go back to Teppan Edo, you must try the chocolate ginger cake! It is so light and yummy, and the ginger is just enough to make you go "hmmmm, what is that?" I love it - and always take it to go if I just can't get it down!
 
CapnJacksGirl said:
If you go back to Teppan Edo, you must try the chocolate ginger cake! It is so light and yummy, and the ginger is just enough to make you go "hmmmm, what is that?" I love it - and always take it to go if I just can't get it down!

100% with you on the chocolate ginger cake
 
Loving your report. Page 9, but I'm in! My oldest dd will be turning 8 at Disney in January. She requested Teppan Edo for her birthday dinner. After reading your report it sounds like she made a good decision.
 
Loving your report. Page 9, but I'm in! My oldest dd will be turning 8 at Disney in January. She requested Teppan Edo for her birthday dinner. After reading your report it sounds like she made a good decision.

I am willing to say with the utmost certainty that you will enjoy your dinner at Teppan Edo! Happy early Birthday to your daughter :goodvibes
 
After spending the day at the Blizzard Beach we were both completely pooped and I decided to formulate a new game plan for the rest of the night. We originally had plans to grab lunch at Whispering Canyon Cafe and then a late dinner at Artist Point. Sounds simple enough right - I mean they are both restaurants right in our own hotel :confused3 Welp, we were too darn tired to even think about doing a sit-down lunch and dinner. I called and cancelled our WCC reservation and decided we would see how we felt after a nap. In the end we decided to get us a snack to hold us over.

I let Candi stay in the room and I headed back to Roaring Forks - I was a regular at this point :laughing:

I grabbed a bowl of the soup of the day - chicken noodle and a bowl of chili. I know, I know we only gave it a thumbs halfway up on the first day but I was willing to give it a try anyway.

Overall thoughts - the chicken noodle pretty much tasted like Progressive from a can but we love that soup so it was a-ok with us :thumbsup2 The chili was actually pretty darn good as well. I cheated a little bit and as I scooped it into my bowl I drained the grease out so it wasn't too greasy when I ate it - added a bunch of saltines and WA-LA yummy yummy chili :goodvibes

Starting Credits:

Snack - 22 (11 each)

Meal - 32

Credits Used vs Cost:

Bowl of chili, bowl of chicken noodle soup, root beer and a coke - 2 snack credits and 2 refillable mug refills used - $7.06 (if you don't have the refillable mugs add another $5.00 for the two drinks ;))

*** I promise the next update has lots of pictures and will be much more exciting :)
 
Welp, I woke up long before the Hubby and decided to make an "executive decision" :lmao: I could tell from how loud the snoring was in our room that Candi was straight out exhausted - probably a combo of travel day and humidity. I wasn't that tired but just didn't feel too much like getting all dressed up for our planned Artist Point reservation. While he continued to sleep I got online and decided that if I could switch the reservation to what was supposed to be our "free day" that I would make tonight our "free day" instead.

Everything worked out and when Candi woke up he was overjoyed with my decision :thumbsup2

So, instead of Artist Point we ended up at Beaches & Cream :woohoo: After we actually found the restaurant - we ended up having to ask because we never actually thought of checking by the pool - I fell in love instantly

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Even the menus had a fun and carefree vibe.

I wish I had taken a picture of the restaurant because I always hear about how crowded it is in here but we were seated instantly - at a table - and were one of only 3 other couples there.

Our waitress was Melissa and she was super friendly and always prompt with refills and the food.

To drink Candi had a cherry coke - coke with cherry syrup added MMMM - $2.29 + $0.80 for the flavor

I had a vanilla coke - again, coke with vanilla syrup added - even more MMMMM than Candi's :laughing: - $2.29 + $0.80 for the flavor

For my main I had the roast beef sandwich with fries - $11.49

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It was topped with melted provolone cheese, onions and bell peppers and it was delicious! The bread was toasted perfectly and the meat was tender. It had great flavor and you just can't go wrong with ooey, gooey, melted cheese. My one single complaint would be that it needed more onions - but I am an addict when it comes to onions! The fries were perfect as well - not too mushy but not too crispy and piping hot when they came to the table. Candi had a bite of the sandwich as well and the only difference is he used the au jus dip that it came with - which I hate but he loves. He agreed that it was a perfect sandwich!

For Candi's main he had a double cheeseburger and fries - $11.49

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He also added a side of chili for his fries which they didn't charge him for - I'm not sure if they were supposed to or not :confused3 Candi said he was a little worried when his burger first came out - they patties looked a little flimsy and pre-made but after one bite he had a change of heart. He said it was flavored absolutely perfect and the cheese was melted just right. The lettuce and tomatoes that came with it were also nice and crispy and perfectly ripe. He also agreed that the fries were perfect and the chili made them even better. I had a small bite of the burger and agreed that it was really good but in desperate need of some onions :laughing:

Now choosing dessert was probably the hardest part of the meal - there were just too many things that sounded tempting.

In the end I chose the banana split - $7.99

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Never in my life have I had ice cream that required a bowl and a plate :rotfl: The banana split had chocolate, vanilla and strawberry ice cream; strawberry and pineapple topping, whipped cream, toasted almonds and two slices of banana. I kid you not - this was heaven in a bowl err on a plate - whatever you consider the serving container - it was perfection :cloud9: The ice cream was delicious - not hard, not soft and no sign of icky frost bite that some ice cream has - the bananas were perfectly ripe and there was enough whip cream to satisfy even me who thinks every sundae should contain half a bottle of whip cream :rolleyes1 As hard as a I tried, I was not able to finish this perfection and easily could have been shared by two people. Candi had a small bite but since he does not like half the ingredients he just wasn't blown away like me. I know, I know, he's such a strange creature :rolleyes:

Unlike me, Candi went with a more simple dessert - butterscotch milkshake - $4.99

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Vanilla ice cream, butterscotch, whipped cream, almonds and a cherry. He found it to be simply refreshing and enjoyed the whole thing, including the shake cup they bring out with it. If anything, he said it could have used slightly more butterscotch but had enough to still be flavorful and delicous! I had a drink and thought it was good but a waste of a dessert with all the other options :lmao:

Our Overall Thoughts on Beaches & Cream:

Do I really need to answer this? :laughing: We absolutely loved everything about it. Great food, great service, great atmosphere and a great reason to check out the Beach Club hotel. We couldn't have been happier with our choice or our decision to go for some easy eating instead of a fancy restaurant that afternoon/evening.

Starting Credits:

Snack - 20 (10 each)

Meal - 32 (16 each)

Credits Used vs Cost:

coke with cherry syrup, coke with vanilla syrup, roast beef sandwich with fries, double cheeseburger with fries and a side of chili, banana split and a butterscotch milkshake - 2 table service credits used - $44.88 including tax

I also forgot to add at Blizzard Beach we had a Mickey Ice cream sandwich ($3.09) and a frozen lemonade ($3.19). Don't have any pictures - but they were both nice and refreshing after a long day in the water and everything taste better when it's shaped like Mickey :goodvibes 2 snack credits were used.
 
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