After 5 months we're back: 13 days of glorious gluttony: PLETHORA O' PICS 5/5/21-5/17/21

primalJ

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Yep it's time for another food review and yes we were just here in December for 13 days as well
so don't judge me and if you're reading this you would probably understand anyway.

Also being at Disney is extra exciting for me, and eating like I'm on death row everyday.
Since my normal life I do OMAD (one meal a day) and I fast every day for 23 hours.
So this is extra special eating.

Since we just bought another DVC contract at Copper Creek and it came loaded with points what better way to use these points before they expire and to celebrate my wife's birthday which we never were here for. Also we never got to experience flower and garden festival so a double win. And after being away for only 5 months in our eyes that's a little too long.

There wasn't enough nights consecutive at Copper Creek so we decided to stay at the resort of last resorts Saratoga springs.
I did choose preferred so we were in Congress Park one bedroom, so we were just a spit away from Disney springs,
which we eat at a lot so that walking path is oh so convenient and used quite a bit by us. We also like using the transportation hack.

The one bedroom remodeled rooms were actually very nice it reminded us a little bit of our Riviera home so that was kind of cool.
The resort overall was pretty nice, it was chill and very large. I like the laid-back feel of it.
SOME ROOM PICS:
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If you would like to read my past food reports here you go.
DEC 2020 FOOD REPORT

Just some factoids:
Total steps walked: 237,224
Total miles walked: 110.5
Total blisters: 5
Total spent on food: $1845
Total spent on flight: $420

Since we own DVC (Riviera & Copper Creek) our rooms are already paid for for the next 50 years or so.
we are also annual passholders , Tickets paid
so this trip was pretty cheap.

So unbuckle those belts, sit back as I take you on a food porn journey of all the morsels we slammed into our gullets............

Lets start this with the most basic stuff
Random STARBUCKS ( my wife loves it)
No this was not consumed all at once, it was throughout the trip, Silly.

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Cold brew cream foam:
shockingly good. It tingled my coffee beans
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Strawberry Frapp:
not bad, needed more strawberry goodness
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Caramel Frapp:
it's caramel and frapp, so I approve.
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Choc Frapp:
it's choc and frapp, I still approve.
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More foamy goodness & H20
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And one last foamy friend

SO MUCH MORE TO COME.......................Stay tuned or ELSE
 
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GEYSER POINT:

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PINA CoLAVA:

I never drink booze but in Disney the wife loves frozen fruity cocktails so
I have a few sips. I approve of this lava-lishos beverage
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Love Geyser and Wilderness, thankfully we own at Copper as well....
 
SARATOGA SPRINGS
ARTIST PALETTE

Multiple Meals

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Bounty Platter:
really enjoyed this, had it several times and luckily no one came and collected the bounty on our heads....

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Bounty Platter:
Told you we liked it, here is another one.

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the $$$ I owed them for said vittles

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Mothers Day cup cake & Bullseye cupcake:
I did not think the mom cupcake was good, guess I got a bum mom.
The bullseye cupcake was much better but did not taste anything like a bulls eye??????
guess thats a good thing.
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Kids egg platter:
I like adding this to the bounty platter,
I need a little extra egg, so cluck you.
Me and the chickens got something going on. Don't judge.
Not bad eggs, but the potato really were spud-rific

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Bounty platter & Mickey Waffles:
again we like the bounty and why not add some doughy Mickey heads into the equation
Mickey heads were lovely. OFF WITH HIS HEAD.
 
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RIVIERA
PRIMO PIATTO:
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Sausage & Pepperoni Pizza
Bacon CheeseBurger & tomato soup:

Even though we're not staying at one of our home resorts we have to have the
fantastic foods here. Our last stay in December we ate here so much.
see HERE

Pizza is good, needs to be a bit bigger, but very full flavors and lovely dough.
Burger is always stupendous, but the soup is so shockingly divine.
Even though it was in the 90's the soup is always a must.
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sexy side view of burger.
Get used to the burger pictures, gonna be a WHOLE LOT OF THEM.
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The funds Disney requires me to pay them to consume the foods.
What nerve they got.

NEXT UP
BAR RIVA.................
 
RIVIERA
BAR RIVA: 2 visits cause we needed these wings so bad.

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My Wing face, looks ready right?
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New and improved wings:

When we ate here in December we had the wings a few times and loved them O'so much.
We found they changed them when they brought them out and my heart sank.
But it quickly rose back and superseded them prior. WOW they are even more impressive which I
didn't think it was possible. VIVA Bar Riva.
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The cheddar they require to eat such impeccable wings.

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More Wings & Burger

Burger is always Mmmmm meaty good ( same one you get in Primo Piatto)
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Straw Daiquiri
cold,sweet, and tasty.
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FREE ( Thanks to a Disney gift card we got from you know who)
I still would have paid anyway. I got a soft spot for the place and they could use
the money to stay afloat.

As much as I love telling people about the food at Riviera, please stay away.
I don't want to have to ever wait for food....I'm selfish
 
POLYNESIAN
CAPTAIN COOKS
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Wings & Meatballs

The wings were tasty but I prefer them crispy and they were not
The balls were excellent. Great flavors and tender moist balls.
Sauce was savory/sweet and rice had a perfect texture.

We ate here a lot when we stayed here 2 trips ago and I always loved Capt Cooks and still dig it.
If only the menu would go back to what was available before. Hopefully soon.
I salute you oh Captain my Captain.
 
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Great start! Along for the ride until I can get there in Sept!
 
FRIAR'S NOOK
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Buffalo Tots

We liked them but they were much better when we had them back in December for
whatever reason. Still decent. Not really worth $10 especially for the lack of the amount of chicken on them.
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Friar's request for payment from me, payment granted Sir.
 
Oops forgot the other room pictures:
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Bedroom: where you do what ever you like....its vacation
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bath / sink: where you soak in your own swill
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Shower / sink
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Shower: where you wash your stinky bits & bobbles
nice removable showerhead to get into the really tight spots

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Kitchen (full fridge not shown): where you don't
cook cause its VACATION

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Place of deposits
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washer & Dryer: gotta clean those sweaty clothings
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Patio view of Boathouse
 
Back to the FOODS

CRYSTAL PALACE

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Me & Wife awaiting our time to munch on some grub.
Never been here ever looking forward to it as seen by our smiles.

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Bread & watermelon salad

rolls were nice, really liked the spreads for them.
Salad was very refreshing and much better than expecting.
we really liked it.
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Fried chicken: with cream spinach, potato casserole
chicken was decent, not as juicy as I would like, loved the spinach & potatoes.
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Shrimp, catfish & cheddar grits
WOW WEE this was FANTASMIC. everything works on the dish.
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sweet potatoes, mac & cheese
both were very good.
Just a tip: you can ask for any side dish and get as much as you want of them.
So I did.
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All the desserts:
Top left-banana cream tart:
I really loved this banana in my mouth
Top Right- generic cupcake: Meh. only had a bite.
Bottom left: humming bird cake: also excellent
Bottom right: bag O donuts: not bad had a jar of very runny chocolate.
The desserts overall were much better than whats served in any buffet/ family style setting.
Kudos on the sweet treats.
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Here's a little note they leave you at the end.
Something about paying them for the stuff we just ate. So tacky.

Over all glad we finally tried it and I think new way seems much more
appealing than it was in the past, at least to us.
 
Great start! I have got to get over to Riviera to try that burger - looks delicious! Impressive success rate on Rise of the Resistance!
 
Enjoying your report so far. When we stayed at Riveria we LOVED the food there. So good!
 
Following along! Love your food pic/reviews and extra excited bc staying at SSR for first time this summer and loved seeing those room pics :) If anything you can think of I should know that you encountered while staying there would love the advice, thks!
 
Following along! Love your food pic/reviews and extra excited bc staying at SSR for first time this summer and loved seeing those room pics :) If anything you can think of I should know that you encountered while staying there would love the advice, thks!
Thanks. The gym is great. I like weight lifting and it was a great gym. We love having a full size fridge so we instacart lots of bottles of water, diet sodas, diet cran juice, apple cider, cold black coffee etc. Artist Palette was a decent breakfast option, but walking to Springs is the greatest.
 

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