Credit Mrs. All in WDW for this “Flash Report”!
Rumor has it that, starting today, Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto will be open from 2 PM to 2 AM on Fridays and Saturdays for both November and December!
Wow! We hope this is true! It would be great hours for the holidays, folks, and provide a much better chance to enjoy this unique experience!
It’s also a good thing, because she was told that staff expects to be packed, each and every day, from open to close! Great report, my dear!
Happy Friday, folks! Just a quick report today. Oh! Plus, let me add an All in WDW wish for a great weekend! Enjoy!
Whether at Disney or not, restaurant menus change all the time, right? Have you ever gone into your favorite spot only to find out that your favorite dish has been dropped from the menu? I hate that!
Anyway, I’m pretty sure that since the last time I posted a “new” menu for Maya Grill, it has changed many more times than I would be able to count or report. That “last time” was back in 2013, believe it or not!
We haven’t taken a chance to enjoy a meal at Maya in some time, I have to admit, but, well, this is a snapshot of what Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort’s primary table service destination is serving today! Bon appetit!
Yeah, I know. I have written about Characters in Flight several times before. Here and here, to be more specific.
I guess I’m pretty smitten with the whole idea of getting a true birds’ eye view of the best vacation resort in the universe!
Anyway, too bad I can’t quite get up the courage to step inside that balloon’s “basket”! Oh, well. Maybe some day!
I just had to share these shots. Taken from various locations in Disney Springs, lets go “Up, up and away in [Disney’s] … beautiful balloon!”
“Up, Up And Away”!
Stopping in for lunch, are we?
You want me to go WAY up there!! Yikes!
Good morning, my friends! Welcome to a new week. May it speed on past and deliver us all safely to another fun weekend!
This past Saturday, Mrs. All in WDW, our son, and I got the chance to spend a lovely afternoon and evening at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. Joining us at Laguna Bar was Dennis Conroy – of the WDW Main Street Podcast – and his family!
Call it a Team All in WDW – Team Main Street “meeting of the minds”! A Disney-fied “summit”, if you will.
We all enjoyed some drinks, dinner, and, most of all, a beautiful setting. Great conversation, a fantastic bar, a fabulous lake, a delicious burger, and a first-rate, if under-appreciated, resort. Paradise!
As we sat there, I couldn’t resist taking these before-and-after shots of El Centro – Coronado’s main building. A tale of two time-frames? Here it is!
Happy Friday, my friends! This is one of those posts in which the pictures can tell the story much better than I ever could!
Our initial impressions about Iron Chef Morimoto’s new Orlando restaurant? Quite simply, it’s beautiful, elegant, classy, and fresh!
The servers are friendly and knowledgeable. The food is outstanding! The prices weren’t unreasonable. Take a look!
Oh! And, please stick around for the food pics, folks! They’ll be coming up really quick!
Chef Morimoto found a home across the street from Raglan Road!
Like I said … beautiful, elegant, classy, and fresh!
The sushi bar is upstairs!
What’s going on in that beautiful state-of-the-art kitchen?!
Duck!
We took a seat at the chef’s stylish-looking bar!
Chef Morimoto has his own brand of saki … a collection of these eight.
And, thanks to a partnership with Rogue Ales, his own beers!
This one is Morimoto Soba Ale – delicate flavor of roasted Soba brings a nutty finish to this light and refreshing ale.
The day that we visited, we had stopped in for a quick and light lunch. From starters to sushi and from “Lunch Sets” (combos) to Peking duck, Chef’s menu is pretty comprehensive and complete.
Mrs. All in WDW and I kept it simple. We ordered two items off of the chef’s Dim Sum menu. With a few other stops on our list – namely Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar – we didn’t want to get too filled up!
First, we chose to share the Kakuni Pork Bao. The braised pork belly on this steamed bun was utterly phenomenal! Melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
You get two for $8. Pretty reasonable, I’d say. We highly recommend that these be one of your appetizers when you visit the Iron Chef. The spicy mayo was a great touch, by the way.
Also priced at $8 for two servings, I personally didn’t like Chef’s Grilled Chicken Bao as much as I adored the aforementioned pork. Having said that, it was still delicious.
We only experienced a small sampling of Chef Morimoto’s restaurant and cuisine on this visit. Having said that, we saw enough – and ate enough! – to know that we should schedule a return engagement.
My friends, take our advice … plan to stop in for your own lunch or dinner. Chef won’t break your wallet. The food will be outstanding. And, you won’t be sorry. Of this, I’m very sure!
