Walt Disney World General
Topic: Yak and Yeti to open

#	Author	Message
11	jkayjs Thu 11/15/2007 7:28a	dave if you mean with in walking distance I'll give you that. Most of the places you mentioned are outside the parks and I have been to many of them. <<Take Epcot out of the equation, and I really feel DL wins in the variety stakes.>> Again if you factor in all the resorts @ WDW there are quite a few very good and diverse restaurants. There is no argument that things have changed and not so much for the better in the parks as far as food offerings are concerned. But as I said I'll give Y&Y a chance before I form an opinion. <<Maybe because the main demographics are from the bible belt and mid west?>> Not sure what you're driving at but believe it or not we do have more than chicken fingers & fries in the midwest. I even know what risotto is.;)
12	Brian Noble Thu 11/15/2007 8:33a	Dave, I'm afraid you and I disagree about the quality of some of those Anaheim locations. For example, Yamabuki wouldn't even be the best Japanese restaurant here in Flyover Country, Michigan---in part, because there are an awful lot of americanized dishes on the menu. It's one thing to dumb down a traditional dish for American palates---a sin that many WDW restaurants are guilty of. It's quite another to go off the reservation entirely. For example, I was unaware that Lobster Thermador was Japanese.
13	davewasbaloo Thu 11/15/2007 9:29a	Ok, good points. I suppose I am very biased here, and I do give DAK props for trying. It's just my expectation was a little higher. I was really hoping to get a spicy fix other than Mexican at WDW. I didn't mean to be derogatory in any way either with my demographics point - it was a real question. Just like DLP offers a European slant on the food offerings, I wondered if that is why the differences. I just find Napa Rose to be the finest dining in the Disney empire. And also love the other DL offerings. Not to be too negative, I love the Californian Grill, Victoria and Alberts, Artist Point,and Jiko for nicer meals. Never had a bad meal in World Showcase (I LOVE EPCOT). And for family fare, I rate Boma, Whispering Canyon and Ohana. But the distances to travel to get an excellent meal is an issue. And if you stay at AKL, it is heaving with people filling up the great choices at the hotel. I suspect people who spent the day at DAK.
14	MPierce Thu 11/15/2007 9:49a	>> Ok, good points. I suppose I am very biased here, and I do give DAK props for trying. It's just my expectation was a little higher. I was really hoping to get a spicy fix other than Mexican at WDW. << Me too Dave. I'm certainly not criticizing the Yak and Yeti for having bad food. It just open, and I haven't eaten there yet. I was just hoping for something different. Something similar to Boma. They have some exotic food, but still manage to appeal to a lot of folks. That place is packed year round. To me that proves the menus do not have to be dumbed down.
15	Brian Noble Thu 11/15/2007 2:04p	>>I just find Napa Rose to be the finest dining in the Disney empire.<< I might quibble with you, but I wouldn't go so far as to argue. NR is excellent.
16	Spirit of 74 Thu 11/15/2007 9:18p	<<I even know what risotto is.;)>> I knew you were truly special, Jackie!
17	Spirit of 74 Thu 11/15/2007 9:33p	Napa Rose is one of the finest restaurants I've been to anywhere and I have eaten myself around the World and the world. Granville's as it will always be known to me is quite good as are most of the places Dave mentioned. But I don't want to start comparing dining options resort to resort. WDW has some incredible dining ... I'd put places like V&A's, California Grill and Jiko up with some of the best anywhere ... on the planet. And there are great places just a notch below like Artist Point, Bistro de Paris, Brown Derby, Flying Fish, Narcoosee's, BlueZoo, Shula's, Yachtsman Steakhouse to name a few. And just below them are some wonderful, although hardly unique, locations like Le Cellier, Coral Reef, Tepan Edo, Tutto Italia, Marakesh and about another 5-6 places I can't recall. So WDW Dining can still be extrordinary or simply very good. But the dumbing down is happening ... not all over ... sometimes new chefs come in and improve things (Narcoosee's went from having like six entrees to about 14)... but there are some things that are just very tough to take ... like very little seafood (and NO lobster) at the Coral Reef, Tostitos branded bag chips and salsa at San Angel Inn (unforgiveable), more Americanized cuisine at Boma, all the amazing African choices removed from The Mara, the awful menu changes at 'Ohana etc ... I am looking forward to trying Yak and Yeti soon because I know whenever WDW opens a new resturant they put lots of effort into it, and it shows. Much like when a new chef takes over an existing location. And, yes, in many ways WDW Dining has been dumbed down for a largely Bible Belt, Midwestern small town palate ... but it's not a new phenomenon either. I recall an amazing fixings bar at the Backlot Express at the Studios in the early 90s -- everything from varities of peppers to pineapple to guacamole. I also recall how many people had a plain burger on a bun ... or maybe they'd go wild and have a slice of American cheese and a leaf of lettuce! I was about to add a nasty comment about the size of the average WDW guest and how that translates to food choice, but I won't ...
18	kennect Fri 11/16/2007 11:19p	Bible Belt? Explain that one to us all....
19	davewasbaloo Sat 11/17/2007 6:09a	Bible Belt - the area with the greatest concentration of southern baptists and dry counties in my experience.
20	MPierce Sat 11/17/2007 5:22p	I do not agree that taste in food, and religion could equate to a persons food choice , other than forbidden foods by some religions, and a lack of experimentation due to limited choices in towns with a smaller population. It is merely a matter of taste. I like squirreil fried, and in a stew. I like elk, venison, alligator, and armadillo (though perhaps it could be dangerous), and opposum is'nt horrible, Are you a buffoon because you do not like them are have yet to experience or just flat don't want to try. There are plenty of choices at WDW for the non-daring, let's face it, it's all about a assembly line mine set, not an area of our country, and their dietary habbits. Some people from other countries do not like American food. How should we label them.

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