ariane37
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I cannot believe my boy had his Jr. Prom last night I now how old he is but it's still unbelievable how OLD he is!
And today we had my younger stepsons' baby shower - because you know now baby showers are for the moms AND dads now which as you can tell I have no feelings on lol. I hope all of you are enjoying the weekend!
This brings me to the 3rd part of my dining report, the trifecta if you will. The report that I wanted to start last year but never got to, the report that I want to share because I haven't done any reports with my kids in them lately and I feel bad. Plus we had some crappy meals and those are always fun to share, so let's give it a go!
It's like a Disney commercial! We were arriving the Saturday before Thanksgiving and this would be our 4th Thanksgiving trip. I have to say crowds and all this is, I think, our favorite time of year to go! Our plan for our first day since we were supposed to land around 10:30 was going to be a quick food stop at our resort QS, FP's at HS, and then dinner on the boardwalk. However due to our plane arriving over an hour late, waiting way too long for our ME bus and then Ricky not feeling well when we landed, we scraped the park plans but kept the food plans
Since we were staying at SSR for the first few nights of our trip this meant a late lunch at Artist's Palette, their QS location. They have a pager system there so after you order you find a seat and wait.
In our case we waited FOREVER which was like a bad theme to the day, but eventually our food came and I'll say it was worth the wait!
Steve got the:
It might not look like much but it was meaty and tasty and those chips are delish! Meanwhile Chris went off the beaten path and got:
If you have read any of my previous reports you know Chris and it won't surprise you that he claimed to not like this. It also won't surprise you that he was in a pissy mood which is probably why he claimed to not like this because Steve and Ricky tried it and really liked it! The crust was flaky and light, the beef was spiced well so this was basically a huge open faced burger done a little differently.
Ricky as I said wasn't feeling well so he went simple:
This was a little different for him but he liked it! Fresh lettuce and fresh veggies all around.
Mine was definitely the star though; I had to let everyone taste it and HUGE spoiler alert, we ordered this like 4 more times during our stay.
And right now that's the best I can do since I cannot seam to locate my photo right now! It's a shame too because this sandwich is amazing! That cranberry mayo was outstanding and the turkey was so fresh. What will come as no surprise to @kastoney is that I took the arugula off
We weren't planning on getting desert but when the server did finally bring our food after waiting 20 minutes, she brought us a plate of cookies on Mickey for our wait:
And if you get something free in Disney you EAT it! Just to give you another example of how great our first day was going, when they put the plate down Chris said "I call dibs on the sprinkle cookie" and it took Ricky all of 15 seconds to grab the sprinkle cookie and take a gigantor bite out of it. That went over well and really led to a wonderful family lunch.
We were definitely impressed with Artist Palette! Just their menu I think is better than most other resort QS's and I consider it one of the few pluses to staying here.
Teenage boys acting like toddlers aside this lunch hit the spot and gave us hope that we wouldn't totally dislike our stay at SSR. For the record since we booked this trip kind of on the late side for a holiday SSR was all I could get with my discount. It's not a bad resort! Just not quite our cup of tea. Something they do have that many resorts don't is a spa so we took a quick walk through after we ate:
I know that gives you a great idea as to what the salon is like but hey, it fills up this post!
Full and not planning a park Ricky went to lay down while we unpacked and then took Chris for a swim in one of the quiet pools nearest our room until it was time to eat again. Ricky was still feeling crappy; combo of sinuses and stomach bug - but he wanted to come. My pictures from our dinner are much much better; where on the BW did we eat?
And today we had my younger stepsons' baby shower - because you know now baby showers are for the moms AND dads now which as you can tell I have no feelings on lol. I hope all of you are enjoying the weekend!
This brings me to the 3rd part of my dining report, the trifecta if you will. The report that I wanted to start last year but never got to, the report that I want to share because I haven't done any reports with my kids in them lately and I feel bad. Plus we had some crappy meals and those are always fun to share, so let's give it a go!
Trifecta Trip #3 (but really #1)
Happy Thanksgiving 2018!
For this report we need to go back - way back - to November of 2018 if you will. Believe it or not we let the boys come this time:Happy Thanksgiving 2018!
It's like a Disney commercial! We were arriving the Saturday before Thanksgiving and this would be our 4th Thanksgiving trip. I have to say crowds and all this is, I think, our favorite time of year to go! Our plan for our first day since we were supposed to land around 10:30 was going to be a quick food stop at our resort QS, FP's at HS, and then dinner on the boardwalk. However due to our plane arriving over an hour late, waiting way too long for our ME bus and then Ricky not feeling well when we landed, we scraped the park plans but kept the food plans
Since we were staying at SSR for the first few nights of our trip this meant a late lunch at Artist's Palette, their QS location. They have a pager system there so after you order you find a seat and wait.
In our case we waited FOREVER which was like a bad theme to the day, but eventually our food came and I'll say it was worth the wait!
Steve got the:
Italian Flatbread Sandwich - Ham, Salami, Mortadella, Pepperoncini, Lettuce, Tomato and Provolone Cheese with Red Wine Vinaigrette Mayonnaise wrapped in a Flatbread and served with House-made Chips or Vegetable Slaw
It might not look like much but it was meaty and tasty and those chips are delish! Meanwhile Chris went off the beaten path and got:
Cheeseburger Flatbread - Ground Beef topped with Onions, Pickles, American Cheese, Lettuce and Tomatoes with Mayonnaise, Ketchup and Mustard
If you have read any of my previous reports you know Chris and it won't surprise you that he claimed to not like this. It also won't surprise you that he was in a pissy mood which is probably why he claimed to not like this because Steve and Ricky tried it and really liked it! The crust was flaky and light, the beef was spiced well so this was basically a huge open faced burger done a little differently.
Ricky as I said wasn't feeling well so he went simple:
Greek Salad with Chicken - Mixed Greens with Greek Vinaigrette topped with Chicken, Black Olives, Cucumbers, Feta Cheese, Red Onion, Pepperoncini and Tomato
This was a little different for him but he liked it! Fresh lettuce and fresh veggies all around.
Mine was definitely the star though; I had to let everyone taste it and HUGE spoiler alert, we ordered this like 4 more times during our stay.
Smoked Turkey & Brie Cheese Sandwich - Sliced Smoked Turkey, Brie Cheese Spread and Fresh Arugula with a Chambord-Cranberry Mayonnaise
And right now that's the best I can do since I cannot seam to locate my photo right now! It's a shame too because this sandwich is amazing! That cranberry mayo was outstanding and the turkey was so fresh. What will come as no surprise to @kastoney is that I took the arugula off
We weren't planning on getting desert but when the server did finally bring our food after waiting 20 minutes, she brought us a plate of cookies on Mickey for our wait:
And if you get something free in Disney you EAT it! Just to give you another example of how great our first day was going, when they put the plate down Chris said "I call dibs on the sprinkle cookie" and it took Ricky all of 15 seconds to grab the sprinkle cookie and take a gigantor bite out of it. That went over well and really led to a wonderful family lunch.
We were definitely impressed with Artist Palette! Just their menu I think is better than most other resort QS's and I consider it one of the few pluses to staying here.
Teenage boys acting like toddlers aside this lunch hit the spot and gave us hope that we wouldn't totally dislike our stay at SSR. For the record since we booked this trip kind of on the late side for a holiday SSR was all I could get with my discount. It's not a bad resort! Just not quite our cup of tea. Something they do have that many resorts don't is a spa so we took a quick walk through after we ate:
I know that gives you a great idea as to what the salon is like but hey, it fills up this post!
Full and not planning a park Ricky went to lay down while we unpacked and then took Chris for a swim in one of the quiet pools nearest our room until it was time to eat again. Ricky was still feeling crappy; combo of sinuses and stomach bug - but he wanted to come. My pictures from our dinner are much much better; where on the BW did we eat?