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Earning My Ears
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- Apr 11, 2008
Great Citrico's review! I'm hoping to try it on our next trip now. Thanks to your reviews......we've increased our "must try" list of restaurants by double!!
I want to go to V&A with you the next time!
Egad. You're channeling Guy Fieri.
I have a mission to have a "new to me" restaurant to try on every trip, so I'm glad Disney started opening new places I haven't tried yet in recent years.
I speak cow as a second language, too.
Uh oh...this doesn't bode well. I think your funky karma is acting up again.
My favorite part is to gawk at the flowery people and get V&A envy.
You know it's bad when even your confirmation number doesn't help them find the order. I don't know why they have such a hard time with these things.
Oh good, the cloud has the silver lining! Otherwise I'd picture you as the kid with the black cloud following him around.
Wow, very nice, hair down and everything. The highlights in your hair look terrific.
You're lucky you didn't get the Barb (aka inkkognito) dining experience at Citrico's. It was a 3-ring circus when she went. Truly scary and hilarious. She posted about it in her blog. Kids literally going wild, rolling around on the floor, absentee parents who insisted on dining in a separate area.
I'd have gone for the Pinot Noir, but I might have gotten sangria if I noticed it on the menu.
Wow, that's one beautiful plate of colorful stuff! That looks like something I'd expect from Cat Cora's restaurant that is taking over Spoodles, since it has that Greek vibe to it. It was the lemon and feta that made me think that.
I did not order this when I went to Citrico's, but it's cool to see it here. I would have not pictured it as such, chilled. I would have thought "crab cake". Looks good enough that I'd keep it in mind for another trip.
LOL! Nice commercial interruption. I was picturing the Adventurers Club Radio Broadcast version, "Jump up for Jinkies! We love 'em!"
I wouldn't have put cioppino as an appetizer. I've ordered it (and it's French cousin, bouillabaisse) as full meals. As an appetizer it looks sad and lonely.
Wow. Just wow. That's food porn at its finest. I am drooling it looks that good. I had the best polenta at Citrico's a few years ago, back when Food and Wine actually had these things called Signature Dinners. It was so rich and creamy, I still remember how good it was. This dish brought it all back for me, along with regrets about the Dining Borg.
Oh man. I would want the veal shank, too. However, if I could get the veal shank with your polenta, that would be the best of both worlds.
Wow, that does make up for the snafu! It's good to see that chocolate mold is still being put to good use. Here's a photo I took of being the 125th guest at Chef's Mickey's during the WDW 25th anniversary celebration. This photo was taken in November of 1996. And we had milk chocolate and mini M&Ms:
See? Same pose. I really thought your cookie assortment was truly adorable with the white chocolate Mickey.
I have a mind then went straight to the gutter after reading the last sentence.
That would not be Disney. They do try (at least the places owned by Disney do) to make things right. I do have to give props to them for that.
Cookie bathtub? Complete with suds!
I'm glad you had a great time there, and it's a good thing you didn't do the Jiko dinner. We got out of there at 11pm, so you'd have been very tired getting up at the "butt crack of stupid".
Brenda - Thanks for the great reviews. You are so clever in your writing and with that, it makes it extremely entertaining to read. Plus your photos are wonderful too!
Glad your birthday dessert wasn't a bust. I would love one of those white chocolate Mickey's. Right now in fact.
Have a great Spring/Summer and looking forward to your next review, whenever you get to the world again! (October, right? Something to look forward too!)
Great review of Citrico's it is one of the most forgotten restaurants on the Disboards -i've only read a handful of reviews! so it is nice to see another good one.
they did a good job fixing the birthday error and that white chocolate mickey is too cute!
Great reviews and pix!!!
You are so cute with your birthday surprise. That chocolate Mickey statue is awesome! And cappuccino with mystery booze sounds perfect! To think I've enjoyed it with just coffee!
Citrico's sounds like a must try!
Sorry you didn't enjoy the conversations w/ Robert Irvine. Your review, however, was pretty hilarious.
WPE also looks fantastic. Isn't it funny communicating in DIS acronyms to non-DIS'ers? We have our own language!
Of all the times I've stayed at GF, I've never been in Citrico's! It looks really nice. I'm glad you enjoyed your meal and the waitress was able to help you out when your order was messed up. If they can accommodate a vegetarian (which I'm sure they can) I will definitely be trying it soon!
Awesome reviews as always Brenda! Wish we were going to be there at the same time as you guys in October.
Cathy
Great Review as always Brenda! Jason and I are a big fan of Citricos and the Veal.. or Meat Straw of Happiness as we say!
Hi Brenda!
Fantastic dining review, as always. It's always a little sad when they end, but I will admit that I go back and read your past reviews over again to get my fix!
We are heading to Citricos at the end of April for the first time and your review has made me even more excited!
Can't wait for the October 09 report - hope you have a wonderful time!
Great Citrico's review! I'm hoping to try it on our next trip now. Thanks to your reviews......we've increased our "must try" list of restaurants by double!!
Oh crap... you know how hard it's gonna be to get into Citricos now???
They're gonna get tired of hearing "But Bendy told me I have to go there!!!" & "Where's MY chocolate Mickey???"
Great report keep the pictures coming Thank you
Brenda, thanks for another great review. We try to hit Citricos once a year (and I'm a marrow-man).
I know the DP has wrecked some of the restaurants but we actually used the Deluxe Plan to advantage last December for a few days. If you are doing a split stay sometime I recommend doing the Deluxe for a couple of days if your schedule permits. We were staying at WLV over the weekend and then moved to the BWV - if you did two days on the DDP that costs $140PP - take your six credits and use them for three signature dinners (ie. check in Fri, out on Sunday - plan is good till midnight of check-out day) and book signatures for Fri-Sat-Sun night. Comes out to about $47 a dinner (plus the usual million dollars in booze surcharges ). We ordered the veal shank and the rib eye last Dec (the most expensive items on the menu) - I probably would not order these using TIW because I'm getting cheap in my old age.
What a great dining review of Citricos Brenda!!! The food looked so appetizing and that Mickey dessert was absolutely beautiful! My DH and I first tried Citricos for our 20th Wedding Anniversary trip and we also had a perfect evening. The food was delicious and the waitstaff was very attentive. My DH presented me with a beautiful diamond necklace and friends of ours had a delivery of the most gorgeous flowers in a blue Mickey etched vase delivered to our table! They also brought out an "on the house" anniversary dessert that was awesome. It's one of our favorite memories at WDW. I'm so sad this is your last dining review but I will certainly be looking for the October trip reviews. Thanks again for sharing your foodie experiences with us. You're the best.
Ok... I made ressies for Citricos... not sure if I'm even going on the trip yet... but I have ADR's...
Are you guys going to be at WDW this October?
Yes we are (Oct 16-26) and also in 18 days - we should get together for a drink (or six).
BRAVO! Always a pleasure going on your food adventures with you.
I'm looking forward to living vicariously through you on this year's F&W foray.
Sorry I'm going to miss your 40th.
Take care, my friend...
Cheers,
Michelle
Thanks for sharing your superb reviews Bendy!
Once again, Brenda, excellent reviews!! You've made my list of places to try SOOO long, I have many, many trips to plan! We leave in 12 days (not that I'm counting or anything ) and I can't wait to try the new places we have planned!
Thanks for sharing all the food and fun with us!
Are you guys going to be at WDW this October?
Yes we are (Oct 16-26) and also in 18 days - we should get together for a drink (or six).
Thanks, sistah! We're bummed that you guys won't be taking the annual F&W pilgrimage this year but we will meet again ... Chicago is in the future ... somewhere.
Have a good trip! And drinks in October sound like a fine proposal!