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- Joined
- Mar 13, 2010
Dinner at Skipper's Canteen was great! We arrived at 6:35 for our 6:40 reservation. We only had to wait long enough for the hostess to walk up to retrieve us. Our table was located in the far corner of the mess, and while it was very comfortable and quiet, the lighting was terrible for taking pictures. So I apologize in advance for the quality of the following photos. I had to use flash (and I hate using flash in restaurants).
Our server arrived and took our drink order: iced tea with lemon for me, hot tea for Eric. We already knew what appetizers we wanted to order, so we went ahead and got those going right away, too.
I selected the Falls Family Falafel - as I always do when we eat here. This dish has changed a bit since the last time I was here, but it was just as tasty. A secret recipe of Chicpeas, garlic, onion, lemon juice, and herbs; served with house made edamame hummus and toasted pumpkin seeds.
Yum, yum, and yum!! I love good falafel and this one was really good. Crispy on the outside and dense but fluffy on the inside. Really nicely seasoned. The edamame hummus brought a nice creaminess, while the toasted pumpkin seeds delivered a nice crunch. Very successful appetizer!
Eric was in a 'porky' mood tonight, so he ordered Orinoco Ida's Cachapas - house made corn pancakes, beer-braised pork, roasted corn, Fresno pepper salsa, and avocado crema.
You'll notice that nowhere in the description does it say, "Your appetizer will come out covered in a deceptively large amount of micro-cilantro". They did. We both find cilantro to taste like dish soap, so this was an unwelcome surprise. Once we had picked all of it off, these little Cachapas were fantastic! The pork was tender and delicious, the salsa had a little heat to it, the avocado crema was smooth, and the corn cake itself was strong enough to hold it all together. I didn't personally care for the roasted corn, I found it a bit overcooked - but DH liked it.
Sticking true to my carnivorous nature, I chose to order Dr. Falls Signature Grilled Steak. Adobo-seasoned New York Strip, vegetable and chorizo farofa, caramelized onion puree, and red wine reduction.
Sorry for the terrible picture... I took about 30 different shots, but they just kept getting worse and worse. This steak tasted MUCH better than it looks! Everything was nicely seasoned, and the steak was perfectly medium rare. The farofa had a bit of sweetness to it that I couldn't figure out what it was, but it worked well with the rest of the components.
Eric ordered the "Hardy Har Char" Siu Pork. Char-siu marinated pork served with seasonal vegetables and Jasmine rice.
He liked this, but didn't love it. I had a bite and had to agree. There was nothing wrong with it, per say, I just think he wasn't in the mood for the almost sightly burnt flavor of char Siu. I'm pretty sure he really wanted steak, as he thoroughly enjoyed the bites I shared with him. As you can kind of see, the seasonal vegetable was a huge stalk of bok choy. There is rice hidden under the mountain of pork. Overall, this was good, not great. While we were eating, Eric mentioned, "I don't love this, but there's something about it that makes me want to keep eating it" - and keep eating he did, until all of the pork and rice were gone.
At some point during the meal, he ordered a Kungaloosh beer (sorry, no pic... but it looked like a glass of beer
). He took a sip and didn't care for it, so it sat untouched.
For dessert, I let Eric pick something for us to share. He decided on the Coconut Bar with Pineapple-Basil Compote and Vanilla Cream - vanilla chiffon cake with coconut and lime white chocolate ganache.
This was really good, and light. The cake was moist and not too sweet. I usually find white chocolate to be too sweet, but this was nicely balanced. My favorite part of the dish was actually the little white merengues that are scattered about. I could have eaten a plate of just those!
We paid our bill and made our way out to a closed Magic Kingdom.
There were still several photo pass photographers around, so we took some pictures and slowly made our way out. A short monorail ride later, and we're back at the Poly, ready to call it an early night!
Our next planned meal is Brunch at Homecomin' tomorrow!
Our server arrived and took our drink order: iced tea with lemon for me, hot tea for Eric. We already knew what appetizers we wanted to order, so we went ahead and got those going right away, too.
I selected the Falls Family Falafel - as I always do when we eat here. This dish has changed a bit since the last time I was here, but it was just as tasty. A secret recipe of Chicpeas, garlic, onion, lemon juice, and herbs; served with house made edamame hummus and toasted pumpkin seeds.
Yum, yum, and yum!! I love good falafel and this one was really good. Crispy on the outside and dense but fluffy on the inside. Really nicely seasoned. The edamame hummus brought a nice creaminess, while the toasted pumpkin seeds delivered a nice crunch. Very successful appetizer!
Eric was in a 'porky' mood tonight, so he ordered Orinoco Ida's Cachapas - house made corn pancakes, beer-braised pork, roasted corn, Fresno pepper salsa, and avocado crema.
You'll notice that nowhere in the description does it say, "Your appetizer will come out covered in a deceptively large amount of micro-cilantro". They did. We both find cilantro to taste like dish soap, so this was an unwelcome surprise. Once we had picked all of it off, these little Cachapas were fantastic! The pork was tender and delicious, the salsa had a little heat to it, the avocado crema was smooth, and the corn cake itself was strong enough to hold it all together. I didn't personally care for the roasted corn, I found it a bit overcooked - but DH liked it.
Sticking true to my carnivorous nature, I chose to order Dr. Falls Signature Grilled Steak. Adobo-seasoned New York Strip, vegetable and chorizo farofa, caramelized onion puree, and red wine reduction.
Sorry for the terrible picture... I took about 30 different shots, but they just kept getting worse and worse. This steak tasted MUCH better than it looks! Everything was nicely seasoned, and the steak was perfectly medium rare. The farofa had a bit of sweetness to it that I couldn't figure out what it was, but it worked well with the rest of the components.
Eric ordered the "Hardy Har Char" Siu Pork. Char-siu marinated pork served with seasonal vegetables and Jasmine rice.
He liked this, but didn't love it. I had a bite and had to agree. There was nothing wrong with it, per say, I just think he wasn't in the mood for the almost sightly burnt flavor of char Siu. I'm pretty sure he really wanted steak, as he thoroughly enjoyed the bites I shared with him. As you can kind of see, the seasonal vegetable was a huge stalk of bok choy. There is rice hidden under the mountain of pork. Overall, this was good, not great. While we were eating, Eric mentioned, "I don't love this, but there's something about it that makes me want to keep eating it" - and keep eating he did, until all of the pork and rice were gone.
At some point during the meal, he ordered a Kungaloosh beer (sorry, no pic... but it looked like a glass of beer
). He took a sip and didn't care for it, so it sat untouched.For dessert, I let Eric pick something for us to share. He decided on the Coconut Bar with Pineapple-Basil Compote and Vanilla Cream - vanilla chiffon cake with coconut and lime white chocolate ganache.
This was really good, and light. The cake was moist and not too sweet. I usually find white chocolate to be too sweet, but this was nicely balanced. My favorite part of the dish was actually the little white merengues that are scattered about. I could have eaten a plate of just those!
We paid our bill and made our way out to a closed Magic Kingdom.
There were still several photo pass photographers around, so we took some pictures and slowly made our way out. A short monorail ride later, and we're back at the Poly, ready to call it an early night!
Our next planned meal is Brunch at Homecomin' tomorrow!
