So today was Citricos day and I was very happy to be checking this place out! Today was also the real Wishes night! I say real because nothing beats watching Wishes then from inside the park right? And this would be my first time EVER watching Wishes from inside!!! So two awesome things right in a row! Eeekk!! So because of this, I made an early ADR for 5:30, again, right when the restaurant opens.
Did I mention that we are here at WDW celebrating DHs graduation and our 4 year anniversary?!?!

Ohhhh no??? Well guys, were here celebrating our 4 year anniversary and DHs graduation!! And why did I forget to mention this in the beginning you might ask? Because along with all the restaurants, I too, forgot what we were doing at WDW
yes, I made a note with every single restaurant that we were there celebrating something, and I verified it with Dining Reservations when I called, but for some reason, it never got brought up
.UNTIL NOW!!!!
Personalized menus!!!
When the hostess said, I see youre celebrating some things here, we were so confused, like, we are??? OH YEAH!!!! WE ARE!!! I told her that this was the first restaurant of our trip to recognize our anniversary/graduation! She said well you should be getting that a lot throughout all of your trip! Uh, no
I said this was our second to last signature restaurant of our trip, and weve had table service/sig restaurants at least twice a day, and no one has said anything. She was shocked! She said the note has been made on our reservation and wondered why this happened! Oh well, I was just happy to even remember what we were celebrating! I knew, after that, that tonight was going to be fantastic!
Our waiter was James and he was so neat! Again, very talkative, just how I like em. We talked about Long Beach, school, Yuengling vs Sierra Nevada, yada yada
speaking of Yuengling, two please! (2@5.75)
We then asked for his recommendation of some of the apps and entrees
he recommended the Potato and Leek soup and the Sauteed Shrimp for apps and the Braised Short Ribs and Braised Veal Shank for entrees. Okay, so we live in the heart of Cow Country
we are known around the world for our rich soil and agriculture, so dairys are home to us
we have this thing about Veal
and yes, this topic can be debated to death, but thats just our personal preference and we wont eat anything that contains Veal. So we told James about it and he understood, and he said its kind of like how some people are about Foie Gras

I asked him what he meant
and he told me

NOOOOOOO!!!! I LOVE FOIE GRAS!!! James, your tip has now been reduced by 100%!!! Haha!
No, but he understood, so he still recommended some other options for us, but I took a liking to his other options that he stated earlier so lets begin!
Appetizers:
Sauteed Shrimp - Lemon, White Wine, Tomatoes, and Feta Cheese(14.00)
HUGE chunks of Feta, beautiful & juicy tomatoes, and perfect shrimp! This dish was wonderful! And doesnt it look purty!
DH ordered the Duck Confit with Chestnut Gnocchi served with Huckleberry Gastrique, Pomegranate Seeds, and Tri-colored Carrots (12.00)
Yeah, I know, we JUST talked about Duck and DH orders this!!!

Gotta love him! But really, it was so good! Pomegranate seeds, sounded weird, but paired great with duck and the gnocchi was awesome!!! And for such a great price, I wouldnt pass it up!!
Entrees:
DH and I both went with James recommendation of the Braised Short Ribs creamy polenta, sautéed greens, and blood orange demi-glace (38.00)
UGH, kill me now, and Ill be happy! No, wait till after Wishes, then Ill be VERY happy! Hehe! FANTASTIC!!! The meat was so tender and juicy, and I ate every single thing on my plate
RIDUNCULOUS!!! We couldnt thank James enough for his recommendation! Guess your tip is coming back up buddy!
Desserts:
Another reason why I like James: As we were ordering our desserts, he asked us if we would like to use our Non-alcoholic beverage toward a cappuccino or a latte

Youre telling me, I could have had a latte with dessert every freakin day???? He laughed and said yes, or we could have had bottled waters to take back to our rooms with us! Youve gotta be joking! James, why didnt you come into our lives at the beginning of the trip! Uggh, oh well, so yes we did order two lattes (2@3.89) and thanked him for the 411
Ill remember this next time fo shizzle!
Duh, of course I ordered
the Tropical Fruit Crème Brulee (8.00)
The berries were so sweet and juicy, but I wished the sugar was burnt a little bit more on top
doesnt mean I didnt clean my plate though!
DH ordered the, I think, the Citrus soaked Angel food cake - With fresh berries soaked and infused with honey and cointreau (8.00)
Have to be honest, I didnt get a chance to try it
Not by choice of course
looking at it right now, I could strangle DH for not letting me have a chance to taste it! So, yes, it was probably very good!
So while we were eating dessert, I started to get the giggles
BAD! I mean embarrassingly bad
when something is really funny to me, I burst out loud laughing, and then DH starts laughing because of how I sound and how random I am. I started to think of DHs obsession with Yuengling, and started thinking, What if DH were to randomly go up to tables recommending Yuengling and DH holding his bottle advertising how great it is!? BAHAHA! So I told DH what I was thinking, and he started getting up with his bottle to go advertise, and thats when I lost it! Have you ever seen the Seinfeld episode where Jerry put the Pez dispenser on Elaines lap during the piano performance and Elaine just starts busting up while leaving the theater?? Yup, thats pretty much how I looked walking to the bathroom
LOL!! I seriously believe that James put something in our lattes to make us go psycho!
Ahhhh, anyways our dinner was delightful and fun
probably our funnest meal yet! And we were cutting it close to the Wishes performance
YES, we were there for almost 2 ½ hours!!! Thats how much we were enjoying ourselves, taking our time eating and talking and laughing.
So DH waits for the bill and tells me to just go ahead and go to the MK to make sure I get a spot to record Wishes. So I go and watch it
by myself, but oh well
DH in the meantime, didnt get to the MK until 8:10ish so he just stood outside the gates taking pics for me
For those using the Deluxe Dining Plan, they take 2 credits per person because its a Signature restaurant, so its 4 credits total.
For those paying OOP, here was our total for 2 Yuenglings, 2 appetizers, 2 entrees, 2 desserts, and 2 lattes with tax = $146.21
We LOVED Citricos!

Maybe it was our personalized menus, maybe it was the company, or just maybe it was the spiked lattes, but
Citricos is a MUST DO!!! Oh and I must mention this, the seats were PHENOMENAL! So dang comfy!!! I know, completely random, but Leshaface and random are pretty much a package deal folks!
Leshaface signing off!