WHO DAT Dining Review w/Pics, ESPN,Jiko,Yachtsman,CRT,PSB,FF, Cajun Brkfst, Complete!

[duncanssweetie]

LOVE IT !!!! and last I checked, (with my daddy, who beez a coona**) you're not the only one from nawlins who is slow,LOL. That's what I like about going home, the slow, relaxed, ain't in no big hurry for NUTTIN, laid back way of livin.

can't wait for more !!!

 

[Terry's Angels]

Great review. That tuna appetizer looks delicious.

 

[Minniespal]

Excellent ~ really enjoying

 

[Poppinsme]

Yummo!!! Great review. Im going to get an ADR for Jiko!!!!

 

[LouDisney]

Loving your dining review!!

 

[shovan]

I'm glad y'all are enjoying the review! Here's more of Jiko:

My DH was leaning towards choosing the Filet . He was quite unsure about having steak combined with macaroni & cheese. Not that he's not an adventuresome diner, it just seemed like an odd combination. Y'all know down here, we'll try anything, at least once!

So, he questioned our server about the mac & cheese. I wish I could recall every cheese he told us was in the macaroni. I believe it had about four different cheeses in it. As soon as he said Gruyere, my hubby was sold!

After tasting the filet, he was a very happy man! The outside of the filet had a very smoky flavor to it. The smoked flavor was stronger than expected, but a very pleasant surprise. The inside was cooked to a perfect medium rare, as ordered.. The red wine sauce was shiraz based and has to be the best sauce we've tasted to top a steak! The shiraz sauce combined with the mac & cheese was so wonderful!! I don't have the words to explain how good it was! I would have to say that even though my fish was great, the filet was the winner!

DH hadn't finished his glass of Shiraz either. We were actually wondering if South African wines might have a stronger alcohol content than other countries, because the two that we had, really packed a punch! Without spending a lot more money, I don't think he could have chosen a better wine to go with that steak! The shiraz based sauce & the smokiness of the steak went perfectly with the wine.

Again sorry about the quality of the picture. It really doesn't do justice to this dish. I promise my CRT & FF pics are better!

Wood Grilled Filet Mignon with Macaroni & Cheese

 

[lucas]

Great review. You're making me hungry!!

 

[TigerKat]

shovan - Great job!! I'm sitting here eating a tuna sandwich and staring at the filet. I think we're definitely going to try Jiko on our next trip.

 

[shovan]

LOVE IT !!!! and last I checked, (with my daddy, who beez a coona**) you're not the only one from nawlins who is slow,LOL. That's what I like about going home, the slow, relaxed, ain't in no big hurry for NUTTIN, laid back way of livin.

can't wait for more !!!

We do take things kinda slow & easy down here!

 

[shovan]

Here comes dessert!

We could not eat all of our entrees and fit in dessert, so we asked if we could box up our entrees.

This gave us room to try the Flourless Mocha Stack with Vanilla Ice Cream. We also ordered regular coffee. We were very pleasantly surprised to have a French Press coffee pot brought to the table. Our server told us this was a really good Kenyan bean. He said to let it steep and he'd be back to press & pour our coffee.

Our dessert arrives, it was so pretty. Our server poured our coffee. The mocha "brownies" were great, strong on cocoa not too sweet. Just the way I love chocolate. The nice surprise with this was the ice cream. It was just vanilla ice cream but a really good ice cream. When we commented on it, our server told us it made "in house" at Jiko. The coffee was also very good. Good dark, strong coffee but smooth. Just the way we like it, at home in New Orleans.

Flourless Mocha Stack with Vanilla Ice Cream

 

[Enchanted Tiki Bird]

That tuna appetizer from Jiko looks absolutely gorgeous! I'm also very impressed by the hot cloths you were given at the start of your meal. I think we might have to choose this over Boma.

 

[shovan]

That tuna appetizer from Jiko looks absolutely gorgeous! I'm also very impressed by the hot cloths you were given at the start of your meal. I think we might have to choose this over Boma.

The hot towels really were nice! It made you feel like "Aaahhh, this is going to be nice!" What was really nice was that the whole meal followed through with that first impression!

 

[babby]

more, more, more, and subscribing!!

Has the filet with mac and cheese and it had to have been the best meal I have ever had at WDW. and that includes the snooty SHULA'S!!

 

[Sinderelli]

Can't wait for CRT & Akershus! We are leaving in 6 days and I am eagerly awaiting your reviews- Great job so far!

 

[clydenora]

I have made ADRs for Narcoosees recently, for our adults-only quick trip to WDW, but Jiko was another place I was really interested in trying.

After reading your reviews and seeing your pictures, I am incredibly tempted to cancel the Narcoosees and add Jiko.

Nice job. I'm going to show your review to DH when he gets home.

 

[mommyaof2]

Great reviews!!

 

[CourtneyandRyan]

Jko continued...


Taste of Africa & Tikka Marinated Tuna

Hi! I'm from Baton Rouge!!! I'm not finished reading your reviews yet, but had to say "hi" and that this tuna looks a little like a Mardi Gras dish!!!

 

[shovan]

Has the filet with mac and cheese and it had to have been the best meal I have ever had at WDW. and that includes the snooty SHULA'S!!

The filet at Jiko has to be the winner of steak's in WDW! We've had Le Cellier, Narcoosee's, Yachtsman & Jiko, so far! Shula's recently opened here in New Orleans. The local reviews haven't been very good here either.

I have made ADRs for Narcoosees recently, for our adults-only quick trip to WDW, but Jiko was another place I was really interested in trying.
After reading your reviews and seeing your pictures, I am incredibly tempted to cancel the Narcoosees and add Jiko.
Nice job. I'm going to show your review to DH when he gets home.

I've been to Narcoosees but it has been years. It was very good, but for romantic atmosphere, I'd pick Jiko. If you want seafood though, go for Narcoosee's, the lobster is pretty good!

Hi! I'm from Baton Rouge!!! I'm not finished reading your reviews yet, but had to say "hi" and that this tuna looks a little like a Mardi Gras dish!!!

Hi neighbor! That tuna was just like a Mardi Gras parade in your mouth!!! How are things in BR? I really miss shopping at the Mall of LA. Haven't been driving there has much, since my DD graduated from LSU and post-K when we had to drive there for shopping.

Can't wait for CRT & Akershus! We are leaving in 6 days and I am eagerly awaiting your reviews- Great job so far!

Sinderelli, I hope I can get to those before your trip! I will tell you we enjoyed both of them!

 

[shovan]

My rating for Jiko:

We really enjoyed this meal. We had planned this as our get-away romantic meal of our trip. Just for DH and myself, and it turned out perfectly.

On a scale of 1-5, I can easily give Jiko an overall top rating!

I would rate Jiko with 5 WHO DATS for food, 5 WHO DATS for atmosphere and an 5 WHO DATS for service. We will definitely return.

Here we are enjoying our coffee & dessert.

To top off our evening, we took a walk around the Animal Kingdom Lodge. This resort if really beautiful. Outside, the plants and lighting are very calming. You definitely feel as if you are transported elsewhere. Although, I thought it had more of a tropical feel than African, at least at night.

We were feeling a bit disappointed that we would not get to see it during the day. That is until we walked out to the Savannah View. They had CM's who asked if we had come out for the Night Vision Viewing. They had these really cool night view glasses to look out on the Savannah. There were not many animals out, but with the glasses you could even see the stripes on the Water Buffalo! Really neat. There was hardly anyone out there, so we had a really nice chat with the two young cast members from Africa. They were had lots of questions for us, when they learned we were from New Orleans! It was an interesting and pleasant end to a lovely evening.

 

[TigerKat]

Great pic Sheryl - now you know we expect to see New Orleanians holding a cup or glass with an alcoholic beverage!