Day 3 and 4 dining at Disney

Fairly certain I failed at documenting the food on day 3 of the trip by only having a couple pictures. I have my excuses. That being said I decided to a smorgasbord and write about the remaining places that were visited.

Saturday was a ladies brunch event in Magic Kingdom which I wasn't invited to for obvious reasons... mostly cause I don't have polite manners. I skipped breakfast with that knowledge to hit up some rides. Ended up meeting up with my father-in-law and brother-in-law. Is that what you call your sister-in-law's husband? I don't know the rules or chart organization of such things. Either way feeling fairly manly figured we should hit up Gaston's Tavern. Literally the only reason I picked that place was cause it was just us guys.  Stupidest logic ever but hey I'm not paid to think. 

Menu at Gaston's is pretty damn weird if you ask me. Your option for entree only consisted of Ham and Cheese stuffed pretezl. Appetizer wise you could get hummus, apple slices w/ caramel, and veggies and dip. I really don't know how any of that goes together. As you would guess the food was passable while hungry.

Ham and Cheese Stuffed Pretzel w/ Chips

 The low light of Gaston's Tavern was their specialty drink that the bro-in-law(?) picked. Now I had eyeballed it as it said souvenir cup but it didn't have a description listed under it so I passed. Per the website: Frozen apple juice w/ a hint of toasted marshmallow and topped with passion fruit-mango foam. What the hell is that? I actually tried it as the bro-in-law(?) did not want to drink it. That was some weird ass drink but if I paid $5.49 for it I'd still drink it cause that's how I roll.

LeFou's Brew

For dinner had a date night with Karen and went all fancy with a dinner show: Disney's Spirit of Aloha. This is where I failed in the food pic department. This was due to a live show happening with low lighting and flash photography discouraged. I mean I know I don't want to be known as the guy who took a damn picture that caused the fire dancer guy to light himself on fire. That's frowned upon even though it would be a funny story...for me at least. So only got two pics- the menu and the appetizer as that was served prior to the dimming of the lights.

Spirit of Aloha Menu

Appetizer Plate: Fresh Pineapple, Soba Noodle, Salad

 This was a pricey show but well worth it as 1) Had a hot date, 2) food was super delicious, and 3) show was entertaining from start to finish. If you got some money to spend or need to impress your significant other who likes to have fun this would be the place to go. The winners were all the appetizers, the pulled pork, the ribs, and the dessert. The dessert is a fat kid's dream: pineapple-coconut guava cake w/ chocolate crunch. Also fat kid dream- it was all you can eat so wanted more of anything you could get it. I missed fat kid me...(insert single tear here).

Day 4- Easter Sunday- was spent at Animal Kingdom. True to it's name we saw a lot of animals and had a fun time on the rides and what not. I got us reservations before we even left for the trip at Tusker House which is located in Animal Kingdom. This place was on my list and I was excited to hit up African cuisine. This place did not disappoint as it was a buffet setting with a plethora of options. Bonus which I wasn't aware of/paid attention too- it was also character dining. So they had Mickey, Goofy, Daisy, and Donald walk around to each table to do autographs and pics. Very cool in my opinion. There's a whole lot of food options there so just click on the link and you can see all the options.

Plethora of options.

Plethora of options #2

Karen's specialty drink: Coconut Elixir

 Definitely well worth the cost and blown calories. I would go back to Disney just to eat here again. I'm not an expert on African cuisine but I think it nailed my expectations. So after a long day at the park- I know we walked a lot as Karen has a fitbit so I think at the very least I burned off a spoonful of food.

Decided to head back to the resort for dinner as we were tired by them. We hit up another restaurant there Capt. Cook's. Kind of like a diner where you have a bunch of options/no overall theme. This place was good so can't complain at all.

Pulled Pork Nachos

Aloha Pork Sandwich

 Apparently the theme was pork as I picked the pulled pork nachos and Karen got the Aloha Pork sandwich. Lily went with a hot dog so I didn't even bother taking a picture of it. This food definitely hit the spot after a long day. Just a quick delicious meal. I think I would get both options if I ever went back there. Heck probably if I lived in Florida and had a season pass I would hit up this place for sure.

The last venture of the trip was at the airport: Zaza's Cuban Cafe. Got through security and off the tram to see Zaza's right there. Having a weakness for Cuban food and not having breakfast, it was an automatic decision to go for a Cubano. This sandwich was classic and worthy of being considered an authentic Cuban sandwich. If you're ever traveling out of Orlando, definitely recommend to get a Cubano for the trip.

Zaza's Cubano

I think Orlando/Disney will happen again in the near future for sure. I think I was trying to convince my siblings to get an annual trip/family reunion going. Like most folks I don't think they listen to what what I was saying. LOL. It was a valiant effort that will be repeated til it happens. That being said thanks to my mother-in-law for planning and executing this trip to Disney World.

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