Tie Your Napkin 'Round Your Neck, Cherie! Completed 6/12/10

[vinotinto]

Signing in! Great to see a lunch at Tutto. I currently have a lunch ADR there (that I'm contemplating changing to Tokyo).

Can't wait to read the rest.

 

[SweetSerenity]

The 50's Prime Time Cafe was the first table service restaurant my mom and I ever ate at on Disney property back in 2000. Since then it has been a Hollywood Studios favorite between the pair of us for many reasons- one of which is probably sentimental. She really gets a kick out of the atmosphere, which dates back to our original meal there when "Cousin Dumbo" spilled his milkshake all over her.

From the get-go I knew Uncle Tim was going to be trouble. I admit I was really tired so I leaned my elbow on the table (before the food arrived!), but I thought I caught myself before he saw it. That little fiasco led to me being sent to wash my hands all because I couldn't remember the color of the soap. Green? Pink? Blue? It all blends in to me. I must have looked like I was nodding off later because he came by to tell me not to fall asleep while our neighbor "cousins" warned me he was probably going to be sent to the corner. Luckily, I was already sitting in the corner and someone else was sent to time out!

But I digress from the point of this post. On to the good stuff!

After learning from the fabulous DIS boards that a shake could be ordered as a drink here, I was quick to jump on the PB and J bandwagon. I am a peanut butter fanatic so I was ecstatic about trying this. Once again, Disney did not let me down! I couldn't taste much in the way of jelly, but the peanut butter flavor was rich and creamy and downright delectable. The portion was also humongous. The glass is full, but there is still enough for another glass in the container behind it. Definitely a great value!

I ordered the pot roast, which is my favorite entree from this restaurant. I think I had forgotten to take a picture before I destroyed the presentation of it, but I did manage to snap one before I took a bite. The roast is extremely tender while the vegetables are very crisp. The bed of mashed potatoes is creamy and when all three elements of the dish combine it is a match made in Pot Roast Heaven.

My mom is an avid meatloaf fan, but she actually sent this back. I'm not sure what was wrong with it besides that it tasted "funky" to her. Maybe it was bad or maybe the spices were just overwhelming, but sending back her food is a very rare occurrence. I've never had it before so I'm not sure what it tastes like. I guess this one is just going to remain a mystery to me. But she ordered the pot roast as a replacement which seemed to make her happy.

For dessert she ordered the brownie sundae with all the candy and popcorn fixins. She ate it in complete silence, which usually means she loves it.

I love Smores so I knew I was going to try them before I even walked into the restaurant. The marshmallows were toasted perfectly, but I was disappointed by the drizzle of chocolate syrup over them. I guess I'm accustomed to a bar of chocolate being wedged and melted between the graham cracker and the fluffy goodness, but the thinness of the syrup wasn't very substantial.

Just when I thought I was going to make my escape without any more of Uncle Tim's antics, he brought me this little gem. The entire section sang Happy Birthday to me, which was so very nice (thank you again if any of you happen to be reading this.) I was too full to eat the cupcake, but I did taste it two days later; it was still very moist. I love whipped cream icing so I wish I could have eaten it, but I didn't have the chance.

Overall, it was a fun experience like it always is. I'm a very quiet person so I'm pretty certain my cheeks burned a nice shade of scarlet a couple of times, but it was all in good fun. Even though there were a few hiccups I'm sure we will be eating there again sometime in the future.

Total Price: $53.72- 1 TS used per person

 

[SweetSerenity]

Wonderful reviews! Keep up the good work!

That gnocchi dish looks fab. I would love to try Tutto, but my family is against it. We live in the heart of the Soprano country so the Italian is excellent here, and it's what we usually eat, so they won't do it in Florida.

Aww, bummer they're against it, but we are kind of the same way about Mexican food. We have a few Italian restaurants here, but they aren't anything spectacular so we don't mind eating it in Florida. Maybe you'll convince them one day that it's worth a try!

Signing in! Great to see a lunch at Tutto. I currently have a lunch ADR there (that I'm contemplating changing to Tokyo).

Can't wait to read the rest.

We actually contemplated exchanging our Tutto lunch ADR in September for Tokyo but decided against it. Neither of us have tried Tokyo Dining and I'm the only one of the two of us that has eaten at Tutto, but I think the picture of that little dish has convinced him to try it. I would like to know how Tokyo Dining is, though. Good luck with making your tough decision!

 

[LuccaDrake]

Hey, maybe we'll run into each other in September dragging our significant others into Starring Rolls by the ears or whatever means necessary.

I'll be there the last week in September. And now I'm remembering why he didn't want to eat there...because it had outdoor seating! Ugh.

Yummy PB&J shake pics. Mmm....


~Beka~

 

[SweetSerenity]

I'll be there the last week in September. And now I'm remembering why he didn't want to eat there...because it had outdoor seating! Ugh.

Yummy PB&J shake pics. Mmm....


~Beka~

We'll be there from the 15th to the 22nd. Oh, that's right. The outdoor seating probably doesn't mesh well with the torrential downpours, but I think I'm willing to get soaked just to have an attempt at a decent CS in DHS.

 

[scanne]

Loving the reviews! Looking forward to more.

 

[NorweJenNY]

I love the PB&J shake too! (Though I think they might as well call it just a "PB shake"... no shame in being honest about the flavor here...)

And I'm totally into the pot roast at 50s too!

After the gnocchi, and these things at 50s, and the wanting to try the ribs & brisket at Farefax, I feel like this could've been my dining report for a trip yet to happen! I really think we have quite similar tastes!

Looking forward to more... whenever that may be...

 

[SweetSerenity]

Loving the reviews! Looking forward to more.

Thanks for reading!

I love the PB&J shake too! (Though I think they might as well call it just a "PB shake"... no shame in being honest about the flavor here...)

And I'm totally into the pot roast at 50s too!

After the gnocchi, and these things at 50s, and the wanting to try the ribs & brisket at Farefax, I feel like this could've been my dining report for a trip yet to happen! I really think we have quite similar tastes!

Looking forward to more... whenever that may be...

You know what they say about great minds and thinking alike!

 

[NorweJenNY]

Thanks for reading!



You know what they say about great minds and thinking alike!

 

[natsiswdw]

Cant wait for more!!!!

 

[SweetSerenity]

I'm an early bird. Well, I'm pretty certain the birds are still sleeping happily in their warm little nests when I wake up. Around 4 every morning I would wake up, stare at the clock for a while, and finally get up. My mom likes to sleep in late so as soon as the sun was up and everything was opened I would leave the room for a while. We don't eat a lot of extra snacks so I decided to go use two credits at the Everything Pop Food Court.

I had the blueberry muffin, which was very delicious. Moist and soft on the inside and the blueberries were sweet instead of tart.

Knowing how much she loves it, I picked up a chocolate muffin for my mother. It tasted more like a brownie, but seemed to be another good use of a snack credit. Oh, it looks like there's a big chunk missing from it. . .

We headed over to the Magic Kingdom and were at Casey's when it opened. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures but it was nice to see the opening of it while some of the CMs sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game". They even handed us a bag of Cracker Jacks, which I haven't had since I was a kid.

Casey's was completely new to us, but I had passed it many times on my way to Crystal Palace. I knew it was just game fare, but I like hot dogs so I figured why not try it? It was a really chilly morning so I wish we could have gotten the chili as a side on the dining plan, but I didn't mind the fries. We both had the combo which included a hot dog and fries or apple slices. I didn't know about the cheese sauce, but that was a bonus! The fries were fresh and hot, but the brownie tasted very packaged- which it was.

I do eat my hot dogs plain. It was good, just your average hot dog, but I wasn't expecting it to be magical or anything.

I know this is a food review, but I wanted to throw in a few extra pictures. These little guys really wanted to have lunch with us. . .

especially this one. . .

and then that one!

I also had great seats to watch the Celebration parade!

Later on in the afternoon we went to the Main Street Bakery with the sole intentions of trying the ice cream cookie sandwiches.

I'd heard many great things about these treats, especially in regarding their size. Maybe part of me believed it to be a myth, but I really was surprised at just how large these cookies are! We both had chocolate chip cookies with ours. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Granted it was cold outside so maybe that affected me. The cookie was hard, which made it difficult to eat since it couldn't be broken very easily. If they had been warm, though, and melted the ice cream a little I'm sure it would have been wonderful. Of course, there was no way I could even think about finishing it. Maybe I'll give it another try in September.

Pricing:
Everything Pop- $5.51 1 snack used per person
Casey's Corner- $24.44 1 CS used per person
Main Street Bakery-$8.92 1 snack used per person

 

[NorweJenNY]

I've been eyeing those ice cream cookie sandwiches from dining report after dining report... I will have to try one on a hot day. (Thanks for the heads up about that... some foods are better in certain weather...)

Those birds are absolutely ridiculous sometimes! One of those birds once stole a pickle from right off my plate - just jumped right up on the table, snatched it, and immediately flew away with it in its beak! Good thing I don't like pickles...

Keep up the good work on the review!

 

[SweetSerenity]

Cant wait for more!!!!

Thank you so much! I'll try to get up another one soon.

I've been eyeing those ice cream cookie sandwiches from dining report after dining report... I will have to try one on a hot day. (Thanks for the heads up about that... some foods are better in certain weather...)

Those birds are absolutely ridiculous sometimes! One of those birds once stole a pickle from right off my plate - just jumped right up on the table, snatched it, and immediately flew away with it in its beak! Good thing I don't like pickles...

Keep up the good work on the review!

Oh, I think those cookies sandwiches are still worth a try! Like I said, I'll probably give it another go at a later date when I'm not already shivering from the weather.

Oh my goodness! I have to say the animals at WDW are very bold sometimes. My mom had a squirrel hitch a ride on her ECV once and a lizard try to get into her hair at Rose and crown, but we've never had food taken off our plates. I guess the bird figured you weren't going to eat that pickle and didn't want to see it go to waste!

 

[Gouden Leeuw]

Just found your thread. Enjoying your reviews!

 

[SweetSerenity]

Just found your thread. Enjoying your reviews!

Thank you for stopping by!

 

[SweetSerenity]

With only a 20 minute wait and plenty of time to spare before our reservation, we decided to do the Kilimanjaro Safari. But I think there must have been a rush of people thinking the same thing because it took over an hour just to even get to the vehicle. I don't mind lines, but my legs protested the sprint from there over to the restaurant. Still, we made it on time!

We had eaten at Yak & Yeti in August of '09. I had the ribs- which I loved- but being that my last batch of ribs had come from Fairfax Fare (and I had had them twice already) I decided to try something different. I ordered the bourbon chicken- tempura chicken served with vegetables over a bed of brown rice. The flavor of the chicken was very tangy and not too saucy, but over half of it was actually just batter that was fried too hard. The vegetables and rice were cooked very well and mingled quite nicely with the sauce. It was good and I have no regrets about ordering it, but I wouldn't get it again in the future.

My mother's entree was the crispy honey chicken- sweet tempura chicken served with a selection of vegetables and jasmine rice. The chicken was sweet, but not overwhelmingly so. I did notice that her vegetables varied from mine. I don't remember exactly what was on my plate, but from looking at the pictures I can see that she had broccoli whereas I did not.

The fried wontons were probably the reason that I booked this restaurant the first time we went so I ordered them again without hesitation. This time, though, I was a little disappointed. Perhaps my taste buds have changed slightly in preference, but the wontons themselves were too doughy and greasy for my tastes. I love honey, though, so the warm drizzled pineapple was a perfect companion to the cold vanilla ice cream. I actually think I would love it if they had a dessert option of fruit served with the honey drizzle and ice cream. Yum.

Being a huge cheesecake fan and staying at Pop Century, how could I not try the famous tie-dyed cheesecake? Later that evening I stopped by the food court and picked up one for each of us. I didn't know until I purchased them that the bottom was red velvet cake, but that was definitely a good surprise. However, upon the first bite I realized that it was really more of a novelty snack than anything. It was good, but to me it didn't live up to the hype. It was still worth a try, though!

Pricing:
Yak & Yeti- $56.94 1 TS used per person
Everything Pop- $7.65 1 snack used per person

 

[LuccaDrake]

Mmm...I love Y&Y! However, we are not doing a TS there this year but are going to try the CS for lunch. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for another great review!

~Beka~

 

[SweetSerenity]

Mmm...I love Y&Y! However, we are not doing a TS there this year but are going to try the CS for lunch. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for another great review!

~Beka~

We are also going to try the Yak & Yeti CS this fall and save a TS for elsewhere. I, too, would love to hear if anyone else has had any experience with the QS version, especially the honey chicken. All this talk of food makes me wish it was September already!

 

[Joshua_me]

Lovin' the reviews !

We love the view of the parade from Casey's when it's not too crowded. Kind of a tradition of ours...

(I think that brown duck knows me by name...)

 

[therussells08]

I'm staying at POP for the first time in December and I can't wait to try that cheesecake! YUMMY!!! (And the Twinkie tiramisu...anyone had that? It sounds amazing!)