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Dis IRL

Blog, bringing the magic to life.

The time has sadly come, this will be the last Disney Foodie post. It’s been a great and wonderful 5 year journey and what feels like an end of an era. You’ll still be able access the Foodie blog but it will no longer be updated with new content. From now on, it will become an archive – you will still be able to like, follow, and browse all our past posts. It was all a labour of love, and we were happy to share it with everyone who liked it and who thought our reviews useful to them.

Though this is the end of one endeavor it is the beginning of something new and bigger for us! This venture has inspired us to create Dis IRL, a blog that will help inspire anyone to bring the magic of Disney into their own daily lives. Along with creative food posts, there will be activities, DIY projects, tutorials and more on how to bring just a little bit more Disney to you - In Real Life.  

Hope you’ll join us on our NEW Disney venture, Dis IRL is now live! You have been an incredible audience, we are thankful for every day that you have inspired us to continue what we love doing most.

Signing Off: Danielle & Nikki

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• Location - New Orleans Square • Type - Sit Down • Meal - Dessert • Food - Coconut Cream Cake • Price - $ • Passholder Discount - Yes

Coconut Cake

     Nobody does desserts like Disney, which is why this special Coconut Cake delivered big.

     This special slice comes with lemon and raspberry sauce. Each bite is fresh and moist. It simply disappears when in front of you. The frosting wasn’t overpowering. Hands down the best dessert in Disneyland.

     This treat is great with coffee too.

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Location - Main Street, USA Disneyland

Type - Quick Serve

Meal - Dinner

Food - Toasted Cheese Sandwich with Tomato-Basil Soup

Price - $

Passholder Discount - No

Toasted Cheese Sandwich with Tomato-Basil Soup

          If you are looking for a quick bite for dinner, look no further than the Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe - located at the end of Main Street. The food here is consistently good no matter the time of day and their service doesn’t keep you waiting. There is usually available seating, but try to avoid parade and firework show times for the best chance to dine onsite. If crowded, the meals are easy to carry to other available spots throughout the park.

          On chilly nights, while waiting for one of the park’s night shows to begin, get yourself a warm Grilled Cheese Sandwich with a side of Tomato Basil Soup. Both items are wonderfully proportioned, and the sandwich is cut into 4 pieces, making it perfect for dipping into the soup. As simple as grilled cheese can be, it can go very wrong in other restaurants but this one was better than expected. The cheese was gooey and melted to perfection, the bread was evenly grilled and managed to be both crispy and soft. The tomato basil soup is served warm and gives you that instant comfort feeling. The ingredients are simple and can be easily identified, the creamy texture is just right but it’s not overly dairy tasting.

          Of course on cold nights it’s recommended to be eaten as quickly as you can the soup can start cooling fast. It’s the right amount of food for one person, filling you up just enough to accommodate dessert afterward, and look no further than the Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe for an array of tasty treats.

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                                                  PLAZA INN                                                     • Location - Main Street • Type - Quick Serve • Meal - Dinner • Food - Penne Pasta with Chicken Pesto Alfredo Sauce • Price - $ • Passholder Discount - Yes

Penne Pasta with Chicken Pesto Alfredo Sauce

     The Plaza Inn overall aesthetic is turn of the century as if you are in the movie 'Meet Me in St. Louis.' It is very well kept and clean.      The Penne Pasta with Chicken Pesto Alfredo Sauce is a solid option. The sauce was just enough and wasn't runny over the pasta. The chicken was too soft, it blended in with the pasta noodles around it, didn't pop with flavor. The parmesan improved the dish immensely. Garlic bread is served with the meal but it had too much olive oil on top.      The root beer was refreshing and had just the right amount of foam.

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• Location - Disneyland, Main Street USA • Type - Sit Down • Meal - Breakfast • Food - Fertittas • Price - $$ • Passholder Discount - Yes

Mickey Mouse Fertittas

                Mickey Shaped Breakfast options continue at Carnation Cafe.

                The Fertitta meal comes with fruit and black beans sauce, and potatoes. Sadly, overall the meal is bland, needed salt because it lacked flavour. The potatoes needed to the addition of tobacco and that helped them taste better. The best and surprising piece of the meal was the avocado side dish.

                Want to recommend this, but only with the caveat with hot sauce additions because it didn’t have a ton of taste. It isn’t heavy or excessively fulling so it’s a good breakfast to not feel weighed down after finished.

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• Location - Main Street, USA • Type - Quick Serve • Meal - Lunch/Dinner/Snack • Food - Corn Dog • Price - $ • Passholder Discount - Yes

Corn Dog

                There is a cute little stand on Main Street next to Plaza, which sells country fair corn dogs.

                The corn dogs themselves are hardy and deliciously warm. It is overly breaded accommodating since the dogs are on the smaller side. One of the drawbacks is the dip choices are limited and bring quite a bit back to your eating spot. There is also no designated place to eat. No tables, benches for this stand. Recommend to bring everything to the Main Street curb and plop down. Best eaten at night to fight against the cold.

                The meal comes with your choice of chips but these don’t really add to the meal overall.

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• Location - New Orleans Square • Type - Sit Down • Meal - Dinner • Food - Cheese Monte Cristo Sandwich • Price - $$ • Passholder Discount - Yes

Cheese Monte Cristo

     Time for a legitimate foodie dinner choice, a Monte Cristo sandwich. This option is good for vegetarian who wants to try something different.

     The deep fried sandwich arrives covered in powdered sugar and strawberries. The raspberry sauce is for your dipping pleasure. Surprisingly all of these different flavours come together and really work together even though it sounds pretty crazy.

     The side fruit was fresh and lent well to the overall meal. The Cristo boasts three different cheeses and you can taste each one with every bite.

     Order water with this meal, any sugary drinks will be overwhelming.

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• Location - California Adventure, Wharf • Type - Quick Serve • Meal - Lunch/Dinner • Food - Tacos • Price - $$ • Passholder Discount - Yes

Chicken Tacos Monaray

                If you are feeling the need for some Tuesday Tacos head over to- for some good Mexican food and if you are lucky you will see a live Mariachi band.

                There are different types of meat choices, ordered some Chicken Tacos. This meal is good for lunch or dinner. These two tacos are the right about of spicy, not mouth burning hot and stuffed. Comes with guacamole, sour cream, beans and rice. Very large portions.

                It would have gotten that elusive extra Mickey if it came with chips!

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Location - Pixar Pier, California Adventure

Type - Sit Down

Meal - Brunch/Lunch/Dinner 

Food - Lobster Nachos

Price - $$ 

Passholder Discount - Yes

Lobster Nachos

          The Lamplight Lounge (formally the Cove Bar) can be found as you cross the bridge leading to Pixar Pier. It’s recommended that you make a reservation as you can wait up to an hour or more. The menu covers brunch to dinner, giving you a variety of meals to choose from throughout your day at California Adventure. The restaurant is situated over the waters of Paradise Bay, giving you beautiful panoramic views and a relaxing atmosphere. If seated outside there is often a breeze to cool you as you dine on hot days make sure you have a pair of sunglasses or a hat to keep the sun from getting in your eyes.

         The headliner of the lounge’s upstairs ONLY menu is the Lobster Nachos. These aren’t your typical boring soggy nachos, they have to be tasted to be believed. This dish is crafted with generous portions of each ingredient so no flavor in particular is overwhelming. With lots of fresh lobster, black beans, aged cheddar sauce, pico de gallo and chipotle crema your taste buds will never want any other type of nachos again. The plate is piled high making it a visual delight and everything can be easily scooped with the seasoned chips that stay crunchy.

         The meal can be shared as an appetizer with up to three people who can order more items or can be a meal for one. It is also easy on the stomach if you have more rides and walking to do.

          It’s one of those dishes that once you order it, will become a staple each time you visit California Adventure.

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                                                  PLAZA INN • Location - Main Street • Type - Quick Serve • Meal - Dessert • Food - Diamond Special Edition Chocolate Mouse • Price - $ • Passholder Discount -Yes

Diamond Special Edition Chocolate Mouse        A fun choice for dessert for the Diamond Year is Chocolate Mouse cake. Wonderfully layered dessert with mouse and cake. It was light, not heavy as it appeared to be. The cherry on top looked pretty but tasted terrible making it unnecessary. Eat after a light meal so you can finish the entire thing.

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• Location - Disneyland, Main Street USA • Type - Sit Down • Meal - Breakfast • Food - Waffles • Price - $$ • Passholder Discount - Yes

Mickey Waffles

                If you need some Disney for quick and light breakfast grab a reservation and head to Carnation Cafe.

                You are able to order Mickey Waffles.

                These waffles come with fresh strawberries, powdered sugar, strawberry drizzles and whipped cream. The waffles themselves are crispy and fluffy. The powder sugar isn't needed because it pushes the taste too far into sweetness when it already has it.

                Comes with a side of perfect fresh fruit.

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• Location - New Orleans Square • Type - Sit Down • Meal - Dinner • Food - Salmon Salad • Price - $$ • Passholder Discount - Yes

Salmon Salad

                You are able to eat healthy and light at Disneyland with this Salmon Salad.

                For dinner this salmon arrived, the menu also has meat choices. The salmon comes on top of crispy greens. The salad additions include vinaigrette dressing, grapefruit pecans, and corn.

                The best part of the meal is salmon which is a flaky and large portion. The greens in the salads get drenched leaving the leaves wilted, so ask for the dressing to come on the side. The pecans add a very fresh change of pace for a salad. The corn was good but didn’t belong to this salad. Some of these things might not go well together so you can simply ask for items to not be included, the restaurant is very accommodating.

                Meal overall is very filling and can be improved on. 

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Location - Buena Vista St, California Adventure

Type - Quick Serve

Meal - Snack

Food - Holiday Harvest Smoothie

Price - $

Passholder Discount - No

Holiday Harvest Smoothie

         If you need a quick little pick me up in California Adventure on a warm fall day(or any day for that matter) there is no place better to head over to than Schmoozies! They somehow always deliver on delicious drinks throughout the day. One thing this small snack joint does best is seasonal items: I have often planned trips to the parks just so I am able to grab my favorite once a year beverages.

         This Harvest Smoothie’s season begins November 1st and lasts until the Christmas season kicks into high gear at the parks. Making it a very limited time item, but worth attempting to track down if the timing works out.

        Originally, when the sign was spotted for this drink, it held absolutely no interest for anyone. It’s ingredients were listed: apples, celery, carrots, plums, maple syrup and additional veggies. It sounded more like a healthy protein shake and none of those ingredients seemed like they belonged together in one drink. However, the cast member taking orders recommended it - still wasn’t sold it until he reminded me that at Schmoozies! ‘if you don’t like it, you can exchange it’. Okay...fine, I ordered it.

         Even the whipped cream covering the off green look of this concoction didn’t help my opinion of it, lookwise. But that first sip from the straw was a surprise and delight! It was actually good. Very good. None of the unappealing sounding vegetables could be recognized over the apples, plums and maple syrup. This is definitely one of the healthier things you can order at Schmoozies!, and a good alternative if you are looking for one.

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• Location - Disneyland/California Adventure(almost every land) • Type - Quick Serve • Meal - Snack • Food - Popcorn • Price - $ • Passholder Discount - Sometimes

Popcorn

     Let's try a classic snack. Luckily, popcorn can be found nearby, pretty much anyplace in Disneyland or California Adventure, a popcorn cart is close to you.

     Always well buttered and salted, making it perfect all of the time. One of the drawbacks is that it isn’t always piping hot but it becomes very addicting. It isn’t filling but good for in between meal munching. It is always portable, so grab a cold soda and get to walk to your next Disney destination.

     Always there to be found by you. Which is your favourite Popcorn Cart in Disneyland/California Adventure?

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                                             FRENCH MARKET

• Location - New Orleans Square • Type - Quick Serve • Meal - Dinner • Food - Creole Seafood Pasta with Sautéed Shrimp • Price - $$ • Passholder Discount - yes

Creole Seafood Pasta with Sauteed Shrimp         The French Market works in all different weather conditions on this day it was perfect for a rainy day. The patio has an awning to cover most of the precipitation from reaching you and your food.        The Creole Seafood Pasta with Sauteed Shrimp as ample, warm and filling. It was the right choice for a rainy day. The most intense flavor from the entire meal came from the shrimp, which spicy and large. The sauce was creamy but there was too much and it overwhelmed the pasta. The noodles were good and are mixed in front of your eyes after you order them. The garlic bread helped scoop a lot of the sauce up. Definitely recommend, even if it's not raining.

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                                                        PLAZA INN • Location - Main Street • Type - Quick Serve • Meal - Lunch • Food - Fried Chicken and Waffles • Price - $$ • Passholder Discount -Yes

Fried Chicken and Waffles      Everyone is getting involved with the 60th Diamond year celebration, that included the Plaza Inn.      A special treat for the 24-hour party was Fried Chicken and Waffles. The meal came with three pieces of chicken and three Mickey shaped waffles. It's a lot of food so sharing is probably the best way to have all the food eaten. The waffles were the weakest part of the meal. They were overly crusty and airy, instead of fluffy. The butter for the waffles wasn't well made either. The powdered sugar didn't add but seemed to cover the waffles' taste and syrup.      The chicken was crispy and warm, add honey made them extra delicious.

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• Location - California Adventure, Wharf • Type - Quick Serve • Meal - Lunch/Dinner • Food - Burrito • Price - $$ • Passholder Discount - Yes

Chicken Burrito Sanora

                 Need to know where to get a burrito in California Adventure? Look no further than-

                This HUGE burrito is stuffed with chicken, beans, rice, grilled veggies and peppers. Wish there was more meat inside the white flour tortilla.

                This meal comes with hot red sauce and a side of pico, guacamole, sour cream, rice and beans.

                The beans were the weakest part of the meal, they must be eaten quickly otherwise they will dry out. The rice was creamy and moist.

                If you aren’t overly hungry this would be a great meal to split with another person.