Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "All good things, right?" Ahem, yes, of course. "Don't leave out my favorite: Bellella. Who do you think would be serving the lemonade?
Originally Posted By monorailblue I enjoyed my fried green tomato sammy--all the flavors were there--but the bread I had that day was quite dry. I needed something else to balance. A free condiments bar would have been just the thing!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip What is a good fried green tomato like? I only had them once and they were grease laden, soggy and tasteless. Of course that was at the Minnesota State Fair, and that pretty well applies to most food sold there.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <What is a good fried green tomato like? > A little slice of Heaven. Not that the Hungry Bear's are quite THAT good. Obviously, the quality of the tomato matters a great deal. But if you put a homegrown tomato in the hands of someone who knows how to make a good cornmeal/buttermilk batter with just the right mix of black pepper and cayenne, and knows enough to not over-fry them... You got yourself a little slice of Heaven, right there.
Originally Posted By familyguy I'm not normally the type to take a vegetarian option, but I am definitely curious to try this now!
Originally Posted By phruby I asked Dusty where the swing dance floor was at Smoke Jumpers. He was confused and hoped they will be installing it later. I don't see how a dance floor could possibility work at that location. It would pretty much block traffic to the cash registers. As for BBQ, why can't Disney build a BBQ pit outside the restaurant next to the SOC queue? Wouldn't that be the best way to get people to come in and eat as they stand in line for SOC? Knotts has always had a BBQ pit.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Personally I think it's tricky to get BBQ done right. I wouldn't trust a walk up joint like Smoke Jumpers to have decent BBQ.
Originally Posted By familyguy Smokejumpers Grill - brought to you by Rudy's Country Store and BBQ Now THAT would be something. Get somebody who know how to do it to "sponsor" it (AKA provide the recipes).
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The BBQ at Flame Tree BBQ in the Animal Kingdom gets excellent reviews. I've never tried it myself because I don't like BBQ (runs and covers).
Originally Posted By trekkeruss "I don't like BBQ" Maybe you've never really had good 'Q? Good BBQ doesn't need sauce, if that is your objection. Or is it the spice rub you don't like?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Careful... a knockdown-dragout KC vs. TX vs. NC barbeque battle can make World Events look like a garden party.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "The walk up at Knotts is pretty good." "The BBQ at Flame Tree BBQ in the Animal Kingdom gets excellent reviews." I stand corrected, I guess. Well prepared authentic BBQ is amazing. However my experience with most commercial BBQ establishments has been that the meat is over cooked leaving it dry and chewy like wood trimmings. Or good meat isn't used so all you taste is smoke and sauce. Has anyone here tried Big Thunder BBQ? It definitely LOOKS tasty. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://tinyurl.com/okhjjh2">http://tinyurl.com/okhjjh2</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Big Thunder Ranch looks like the 'buckets o' grub' that were served at the 'Hoop-dee-doo Revue' at Walt Disney World. Not great.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip That's what I was thinking when I saw the photo. You get a lot of food at the Hoop but the quality just isn't there.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I did Big Thunder BBQ last time I was there. Hardly like a really good KC Q place, but better than I expected, even the ribs (and the chicken, which is harder to mess up, was fine.)
Originally Posted By monorailblue Because BTBBQ has been closed off and on so many times, I assume the current menu (an all-you-care-to-eat, no less) must be very popular . . . or it would have just closed up shop again long ago.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I remember eating at BTRBBQ years ago, but I don't recall if I thought it was good, average, or bad. I can say I ate at Rancho this last trip, and it was bad...I had the fish tacos, and they were flavorless. I shoulda stuck with Plaza Inn, my usual go-to.
