jesswindsor
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I love the way you write!! Loving your reviews!!
Shira's lack of sleep is catching up and her legs are insisting something is VERY wrong here.
This was a really interesting cake! I was hesitant at first because to me ginger does not belong in anything like cake. Nope. No way. Stir fry- sure. Sushi- definitely. Cake?? Nope.
But Goofy hung on to me and I really felt the most amazing few seconds of absolute joy, returning to a carefree childhood where everything else disappears...
Wow, he grabbed you out of the line?? That's so cute!!That pic with Goofy is so sweet! I had a great interaction with goofy when I was there two years ago. I was wearing my hair in braided pigtails and Goofy grabbed me out of line for a pic with each of us holding out our "ears"!
Sounds like you and your sister had a rough evening! Maybe it was finally the jetlag catching up with you? Glad you were able to find a table and get some good food to get you back on your feet.
Ok, I'll have to go and find myself some Turkish DelightTurkish Delight is a gummy candy similar to a gum drop, but covered in powdered sugar instead of granulated. Sometimes there are nuts in it. Cadbury also makes a Turkish Delight-filled chocolate bar.
The bones of Nine Dragons (the walls and much of the decor) are familiar to me from that trip. The furniture is totally different. I remember it being more ornate. I also remember we were literally the only people in there.
I'd love to go on a carnivore trip with you! And thanks so much for (still) being hereI could do a carnivore trip too..that would be awesome..thanks so much for the great photos and reviews...
Thank you so much for reading along! It wouldn't be as fun without you guysReally enjoying your reviews! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!!! Welcome!!!Just joining and LOVE your report!!! Following along!
Welcome and thank you for joining!!Just found the TR - joining in -
still need to read more.
Thank you so much!!!! It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to know people are reading along and enjoying the reviews So glad you're here!I love the way you write!! Loving your reviews!!
I guess it would be worth it if we'd manage to get up early and spend a full day at the parks. Alas, mornings are not her thing and we never really managed a pre-park opening anything..Been there, done that. Went to bed at eight at night and awoke to make a pre-park opening breakfast.
Ah, another ginger lover. Well, I'm not a big fan but the cake was yummyI would love to try this! I love ginger - anything.
Goofy IS awesome! I never realized it until this past trip! (I thought it was just this specific CM but maybe it's just a Goofy thing! He's definitely my favorite from now on!)Goofy is awesome! One of my favorite WDW memories is playing hide-and -seek with Goofy in the area by splash mountain that leads to the restrooms in MK. When my co-workers harangue me about my frequent trips to WDW, I tell them I go to see my boyfriend, Goofy, because I "like my men tall and dumb."
Thanks for sharing your reviews!
Yeah, that happened to me a few times with some threads here. Not sure why...For some reason, I stopped getting updates to this thread....but I'm back! Great updates!
"A few" instead of just one because there are steps to follow before you can accept a disappointment like that.
Bite 1- "Yum! Oh, wait. Not that yum. What is that flavor/texture/smell?"
Bite 2- "No way- it was probably just a bad piece. The next'll be better."
Bite 3- "Noooo!!! It can't be!! It has to be good!!! How will I go on??"
*Two courses later*
Bite 4- "Nope, still not good." *sigh*
The spatzle reminded me of Passover food (why would we do that to ourselves more than once a year??)
Aaaaand Elite Black Coffee (also called Turkish coffee) which my ex husband used to drink and my boyfriend drinks and basically all the manly men of Israel drink (Or should I say )
I love the smell but I'd never drink it. (Just keep it in my freezer for my BF )
And one last picture, because this is my absolute favorite moment of this trip and even though it's now my profile picture, it deserves full size recognition
Thank you for being here. It's an honor- I'm loving your and Mikka's dining review!!
Nowadays aside from the tin foil covering all the counters and the use of different dishes (and the matza of course), it barely feels like Passover! We've got cakes, cookies, rolls, pasta, soup nuts.. And my family doesn't eat kitniyot but they do eat things that aren't in the shape of kitniyot. So basically anything that says "only for kitniyot eaters" because it's made in the same factory or uses a certain oil or whatever- we do eat. So that's most of the stuffOne of the things I love about living here is the abundance and variety of foods for Passover. Especially being a kitniyot eater. I remember I brought a bunch of snacks with me when I visited my family for Passover a few years ago. They were very pleased.
Thank you! I'll be sure to tell her! (She has a huge math test today so I'm sure this will cheer her upGorgeous! Also want to wish a belated to Shira.
Really, that bad?I never would have expected to see that in Disney World.
I actually can't even stand the smell of coffee. Back when I lived with my parents and my dad would ask for a cup of black coffee, I would bring it to him with an outstretched arm.
SO SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!Can't wait for my own hugs with the characters.
Hey!! Welcome!!! I'm so happy you're here!Joining the party late, great reviews so far! I'm sad that you didn't love Biergarten, but at the same time I can see how that type of food doesn't appeal to everyone (my mother is 1/2 German, so I grow up eating German food), but I agree the interior is amazing. My kids also loved the dancing. That ginger cake at Nine Dragons looked GOOD and might be worth checking out on our next trip (especially since Chinese food is generic enough to appeal to my mother).
It's an honor because I've been following your thread and I know it wasn't your first dining report. And I'm a newbie so I feel honored having you hereNot sure about "It's an honor..."
Come over and comment on our thread. Mikka is of that generation that thrives on positive feedback. She feels all lonely when no one talks back to her. (And when is your next update???)
Wow, she did good! This is gorgeous!
Food fixes EVERYTHING.Somehow through the haze we found ourselves in China for the second or third time that day. After making sure we didn't need a reservation, we decided, to hell with it! and stumbled into Nine Dragons. Our second TS meal of the day.
We needed to sit. We needed to be served. We needed tall glasses of ice water and hot food.
We needed..... Basically we needed a table service restaurant.
Shira went for the pot stickers. Except... Umm....
Looks like Wonton Soup to me! Which is pretty standard fare in Chinese restaurants in the US, so maybe?
Soup - $3.98
Ok, I'm not entirely sure what type of soup I ate. On their current menu there's a hot and sour chicken soup. But I think what I had was called 'chicken dumpling consomme' or something like that. (At least that's what I wrote in my tiny pad..) I Googled it and it seems they did have something like that on their menu. Possibly with pork dumplings but I'm not sure that's what this was.
Either way it was delicious, just a little bit spicy and just what I needed. And there were two dumplings, by the way
Mmmmm... My favorite food.My steak was medium rare and made to perfection.
How sad that this is no longer on the menu! It sounds amazeballs to me!For dessert we split the banana cheesecake eggrolls which serve two and are no longer on the Nine Dragons menu (gasp!)
Banana Cheesecake Eggrolls - $10.98
"Drizzled with caramel sauce and served with your choice of ice cream"
Yes! THIS!!!Which is why, no matter how high prices are raised, I'll probably always go back to my happy place. (If you're reading this, Disney execs., that doesn't mean you have to keep raising prices on us!!!!)
YAAASSS! Goofy always give the BEST hugs!!!
Goofy hugged me for a really long time! Like a few seconds! (Which is a really long time compared to other characters!)
I hugged him for a second and was about to pull away but he held on and hugged me really tight. This is not normal- everyone else kind of just hugged.. y'know.. cause they had to.. and then posed for the pictures...
But Goofy hung on to me and I really felt the most amazing few seconds of absolute joy, returning to a carefree childhood where everything else disappears...
Maybe he just liked my cleavage (sorry- is that allowed on the DIS? ) but I like to think it was pure pixie dust and he really felt I needed that hug.
Pure, absolute magic.
Because priorities.So at least our food stayed dry
If ya'll like ribs, the new Harambe Market in AK has some pretty good ones, too! They have these great African seasonings instead of traditional barbecue sauce. I loved them!Yum! The ribs were much better than the ones we had at Cosmic Ray's. They were possibly fresher since this was very early in the day and Cosmic Ray's was almost at closing time. The seasoning was better and the meat was more moist. (Ok, I just found another page of notes on this meal and apparently the second half of my ribs was pretty dry. Hmph.)
These looks absolutely AMAZING right now. Why doesn't the DIS have a "drooling" emoji???
I can honestly say you will never find any such statements on my Dining Reports!My sincere and humble apologies to all DISers whom I mentally made fun of for not finishing their food or saying the portions were too big.
As a side note: I can't believe I keep writing stuff like that. "We could have split one"??? When other DISers write things like that on their reviews I go "Pshaw! The fools! Noobs! I could have finished all of that and gotten another one!"
But here I am, writing the same thing Unbelievable.
Onion Ring Basket - $3.99
Ice Cream Sandwich - ??
Ok, this was somewhere on our way out and I have no idea where we got it or how much it cost (DDP snack, baby!)
Shira says the ice cream was good. The cookie was chocolaty and fudgy. Too thick for her taste and she didn't finish it but I helped her out because what are sisters for?
Once again, sorry- no idea where I got it- just know it was a cart somewhere
Look at that smile! There aren't many things that can do that to a girl. (One of them being cheese!)
My notes are short. It wasn't too hot which is good because I was worried about the jalapenos. It was big, filling. And... it could have used more cheese....
(Ha ha DeeDee, very funny. We know you love cheese, that's enough now. Sheesh.)
They were SO good!!!! Hot and fresh, and surprisingly crispy!Oh, those onion rings look amazing!
Hi Shira!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hey everyone,
It's me.
the one
the only
the legendary.........
SHIRA!!!!! thank you!! thank you all!
I must say I am very excited to be here. I've been silently following along, ocasionally correcting my sister when she lied to you
Just kidding she's the best, I know (they say it runs in the family )
so how've you all been doing?
I decided to join because DeeDee kept telling me I must see the pictures enlarged, and I could'nt do that without an account,
soooo I opened one,
and saw the picures
and cried
because I need a picnic burger and corn dog nuggets and onion rings and baisically anything WDW can offer.
I might kill my sister for making me see these beautiful, beautiful pictures. But until then I decided to drop by, say hello to you lovely people
I gotta say before I go, that
keep doing what you do best, (and that is eating and making me so, so jelous) and enjoy the rest of this wounderfull review!
I love you DeeDee
Bye
She's a very talented photographer!Wow, she did good! This is gorgeous!
It does!!Food fixes EVERYTHING.
Yep, it was definitely some kind of wonton soup. But they called it something else on the menu and when I asked before ordering, the guy was like, "yes, wonton" and I'm like, "OH, GOOD! (why didn't you say so??)"Looks like Wonton Soup to me! Which is pretty standard fare in Chinese restaurants in the US, so maybe?
One of the main food groupsMmmmm... My favorite food.
Yeah, I don't know whyHow sad that this is no longer on the menu! It sounds amazeballs to me!
I'll know that from now on!!!YAAASSS! Goofy always give the BEST hugs!!!
Because priorities.
Thanks! I'll have to check that out next time. I remember them from your review- they sounded good! (Too many choices!!!)If ya'll like ribs, the new Harambe Market in AK has some pretty good ones, too! They have these great African seasonings instead of traditional barbecue sauce. I loved them!
I can honestly say you will never find any such statements on my Dining Reports!
Hi!! Yes, I'm sure the flights didn't help! We were cramped for way too longOh gosh! So glad Shira's legs were better that day. I'm sure sitting on an airplane for what probably felt like 3 days didn't help.
First time in my life I admit defeat against a food portionHAHA.. I always think the same thing "well you didn't try hard enough to finish that.." but really, portions there are sometimes so big that you can't help but admit defeat.
I've never been to either but had Y&Y on my list. We just never got around to it.. If you want a nice, inexpensive QS meal, I think it's greatI don't love onion rings, but these look amazing. My fiance would love the ribs, too. And gimme all the cornbread. We'll have to try it sometime, I have been switching between Y&Y and Tusker House the last few trips!
I remember your sandwich! I even sent a picture to Shira and I think that's what got her to put it on her list! (Even though they ended up being different)HOLY MOLY! We had the sandwich @ the Plaza with the sugar cookies.. and I've had the regular ol chocolate chip.. but this looks delicious. And my, what a good looking ice cream sandwich model! Hahaha.
That's on my list for next time. But I really recommend the jalapeno one! It was delicious!Cheese. Cheese does that. You can always use more cheese!
Still haven't tried that one, but we did the sweet cream cheese once and it was good!
Oh, and thank you so much- it was hard to get her to take any pictures with me, but here she's modelling both the ice cream sandwich and her new beanie which she got that same day at AKAnd my, what a good looking ice cream sandwich model!
As for the onion rings....
As a side note: I can't believe I keep writing stuff like that. "We could have split one"??? When other DISers write things like that on their reviews I go "Pshaw! The fools! Noobs! I could have finished all of that and gotten another one!"
But here I am, writing the same thing Unbelievable.
Hey everyone,
It's me.
the one
the only
the legendary.........
SHIRA!!!!!
Thank you so much for being here!!!!! I don't know about Shira, but I'm highly un-adoptable Instead, why don't you just join in on our next trip?? (Whenever that may be......)you girls are so cute, I want to adopt you both!!! great report so far!!!
LOL! Nooooo, you're not a pig! It's Disney food and that deserves special attention! (And licking plates clean!)That's exactly my reaction too! I always look at the posted pictures and think "That's a huge portion???? Doesn't look like it to me. I could finish that off by myself easily" and then I think "What is the matter with me? I'm such a pig!".
I can't help it, I just love food too much.
But pictures can be deceiving.
We'll see what happens once I get down there.
I agree! It's about time! (But there she goes, disappearing again )Shira and ! Glad to see you here. Finally!!!! It's about time
LOL! Nooooo, you're not a pig! It's Disney food and that deserves special attention! (And licking plates clean!)
I can't wait to read your experiences