FOXFIELDZOO
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Mar 2, 2009
Day 1:
Dinner at 'Ohana!
'Ohana is probably one of our favorite restaurants at Disney, due to a combination of factors: 1. Location - we stay at the Poly so it's super convenient. 2. Food - We have never been disappointed. 3. Atmosphere - Can't think of a better way to celebrate being on vacation than wearing leis and sipping a fruity beverage out of a pineapple!
Speaking of which, my evening started off with my favorite drink, the Lapu Lapu.
Which is basically regular rum, 151 rum, and some fruit juices mixed together, all served in a hollowed out pineapple.
Our ADR was for 6:35 and we checked in about 6:30. There was a long line of people waiting to be seated, so I settled myself at the Tambu Lounge and ordered my Lapu Lapu. We waited about 20 minutes for our table, but it was worth the wait...right against the windows with a perfect view of the castle as it was lit up! I could only imagine how perfect this seat would be to view Wishes.
We were greeted promptly by our "cousin" who took our drink order, then we dug into the Pineapple Welcome Bread, which was warm and delicious as always.
Shortly thereafter our salad with honey lime dressing arrived. The greens are fresh and the dressing is light, but sweet and tangy. So yummy!
Next came the dipping sauces: sweet n sour, peanut and I think a chile sauce. I love, love, love the peanut sauce!
Our favorite side items came next: sticky chicken wings and pork dumplings!
These were divine and the wings especially were even better than I remember. We all inhaled them, especially Bashful, who is normally not a big chicken fan.
Next up was the steamed broccoli, which was FABULOUS! Perfectly cooked and seasoned.
Followed shortly thereafter by the Lo-Mein noodles, which were a bit of a disappointment. They were spaghetti noodles, which I had never seen before, and cold to boot. I ate only a few bites, but usually these are a favorite of mine.
Next came the meat, which arrives on big skewers!
This place truly is a carnivore's delight. On the menu were turkey, pork, steak and shrimp. The turkey was a tad dry, but alright dipped in sauce. The remaining meats were juicy and delicious! Grumpy had an especially good time peeling and eating the shrimp.
Finally, the part we had all been waiting for....dessert. 'Ohana is home to one of the best desserts on property, warm bread pudding a la mode with bananas foster syrup. Somehow I forgot to take the pic AFTER I poured the syrup on. Sorry!
And for the kids they brought ice cream with Mickey sprinkles, always a huge hit.
Once again we thoroughly enjoyed our experience at 'Ohana. The food was good and plentiful, service was fine, and the kids LOVE the parade and limbo and partying that go on. It's our favorite way to start off our Disney vacation!
That bread pudding is HAVEN
I got the recipe and make it ,I have never had anyone not love it
I told them we would grab some popcorn or something, but noooooooo....they had to have LUNCH. 
Thanks to our Ridemax plans getting us way ahead, we had about a 1.5 hour break before the car stunt show at 1:30. So I said no problem, let's just run into Pizza Planet at the other side of Streets of America.
