Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Flame Tree Barbecue
Discovery Island
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Yak & Yeti Local Food Cafés
Asia
WelikeFlameTreeBarbecue foritswaterfrontdiningpavilionsandYak&YetiLocal
Food Cafes (just outside the full-service Yak & Yeti) for casual Asian dishes from
egg rolls to crispy honey chicken. The sit-down Yak & Yeti also serves above-average
dishes from China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan.
Disney's Hollywood Studios
DiningatDisney'sHollywoodStudiosismoreinteresting thanintheMagicKingdom
and less ethnic than at Epcot. The Studios has five restaurants where Advance Reser-
vations are recommended: the
Hollywood Brown Derby, 50's Prime Time Café,
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant, Mama Melrose's Ristorante Itallano
, and the
Hollywood & Vine
buffet. The upscale Brown Derby is by far the best restaurant at
the Studios. For simple Italian food, including pizza, Mama Melrose's is fine. Just
don't expect anything fancy. At the Sci-Fi Dine-In, you eat in little cars at a simulated
drive-in movie of the 1950s. Though you won't find a more entertaining restaurant in
WaltDisneyWorld,thefoodisquitedisappointing. Somewhat betteristhe50'sPrime
Time Café, where you sit in Mom's kitchen of the 1950s and scarf down meat loaf
while watching clips of vintage TV sitcoms. It's a hoot, and the food is pretty good,
too. The best way to experience either restaurant is to stop in for dessert or a drink
2:30-4:30 p.m. Hollywood & Vine features singing and dancing characters from
Dis-
ney Junior
during breakfast and lunch.
AUTHORS' FAVORITE COUNTER-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
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ABC Commissary
Echo Lake
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Backlot Express
Echo Lake
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Toluca Legs Turkey Company
Sunset Boulevard
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Pizza Planet
Streets of America
