On Monday, DH and I got up early and went to breakfast at Kouzzina. Another new place for us. I liked the breakfast at Spoodles, so I wanted to try Kouzzina. The restaurant was not busy at all--everyone else was heading to the parks on such a sunny day. Not us--our feet were tired.
We got our first 'real' coffee of the week--we shared a pressed pot of coffee. Ahh. It was kind of scary to realize the depth of our addiction to coffee. But the pressed pot of coffee was very good and very much needed after three days of Nescafe.
Our server was nice and efficient. I think we were her only table, so that probably helped. DH had the stacked Kouzzina breakfast with poached eggs, kalamata olive toast, sweet potato hash, artichoke spread and chicken sausage. It sounds like a lot of different tastes, and it is, but he said they worked amazingly well together. In fact, he said it was one of the best breakfasts he has ever had. He loved it--especially the toast, which he didn't even want to share--not a single bite. He did allow me a few small bites of the sweet potato hash, which was yummy.
Feeling full from all the eating we had been doing the past couple of days, I opted for the create your own yogurt and granola. It came with plain Greek yogurt, granola, carmelized almonds, and berries and it was really good. There is just something about yogurt and granola in restaurants. I love it, but even though I have Greek yogurt in the refrigerator and granola in the cupboard right now at home, I don't usually eat it. Not sure why, because I do like it. It was one of those perfect meals when you have managed to order exactly what you feel like--and to top it off, it's good. I did ask for honey on the side.
So we were happy and full, but not stuffed like after eating at Tusker House a few days earlier. Kouzzina was a place we would definitely return for breakfast (and did, later in the week, to mixed results).
For lunch, we were back at Pop and we hit the food court. We split a reuben flatbread (with the corned beef on half of it) and a Greek salad-which was fresh and good and not drenched in dressing. Both were very good. Seriously, Everything Pop rocked! I also got semi-addicted to the little chocolate cakes that are the dessert option at a lot of counter service places. We were not on the dining plan, but I loved those little bowls of fudgy chocolate! A couple of refillable mugs of Coke and iced tea rounded out a most pleasant pool-side meal.
For dinner, we hooked up with our friends and the kids and ate at 50s Prime Time. Cousin Eric was great--the right balance of funny and not over-the-top. We had three teenage boys at the table that he named Skippy, Zippy and Sparky.
No fault of Cousin Eric, but this was my worst meal of the week, by far. The vegetarian option--Uncle Dana's Artichoke and Ricotta Agnolotti--was gross. A few ravioli with some bad sauce, squash,mushroom stems and pearl pasta. Not a well-thought out dish, to be sure. Do the chefs taste the things they come up with? Maybe this was a hit in the 50s, but it didn't work for me. Ick. I did have a peanut butter and jelly milkshake, so that redeemed things a little bit.
Skippy, Zippy and Sparky had adult-sized chicken nuggets and fries and millkshakes. We didn't eat a lot of meals with DS15, but when we did, we didn't have a problem with either him ordering adult-sized portions of kid food or even ordering off the children's menu. He is way too picky to even consider much of anything off a regular adult menu.
DH and both friends had the fried chicken with mashed potatoes and greens and they all said it was great. Overall, a good meal with the notable exception of the vegetarian meal.
We had a major pixie dust moment in Hollywood Studios after dinner. DH and I were sitting on a bench outside of the Little Mermaid when a custodial worker named Sharlie came up to us and started talking. We chatted for a minute or two and then she handed us two fast passes for TSM. Score! It was one of those true "Disney" moments, especially because the wait was 120minutes in the standby line.
