• Review: Cove Bar

    Ambiance When Disney California Adventure Park opened in 2001, what is now known as Ariel’s Grotto was then called Avalon Cove Restaurant by Wolfgang Puck.  The Cove Bar was an extension of this upscale eatery.  Although the actual restaurant was…

  • Review: Maurice’s Treats

    Ambiance Who could forget the eccentric father of Belle from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast movie?  Maurice was constantly mixed up with directions and seemed to suffer a bit of ADD.  As homage to this twisted character, Disneyland constructed a…

  • Review: Flo’s V8 Cafe

    Ambiance Happy Days are here again!  When I first entered Flo’s V8 Café last year, memories of my childhood sprang forth.  I grew up with the television show Happy Days and this restaurant provided instant nostalgia.  It’s easy to imagine…

  • Carthay Circle Lounge

    Recipe: Fire Cracker Duck Wings

    Carthay Circle Restaurant at Disney California Adventure offers many delicious dishes and thirst-quenching cocktails. These duck wings are very popular. We even tried these at the Carthay Circle Lounge. You can read our review including the wings, as well as many other dishes…

  • Review: Carthay Circle Lounge

    Ambiance Upon entering the Carthay Circle Lounge at Disney California Adventure park, one is immediately whisked away to early 20th century Los Angeles.  Its décor is richly furnished with leather seating, vintage style lamps, and earthy tones reminiscent of the…

  • Corn Dog Castle cheddar cheese stick

    Corn Dog Castle is located on Paradise Pier in Disney California Adventure and features three corn dogs: cheese, hot link and the original. Of course the original is the most popular but the cheddar cheese stick is ooey gooey cheesy…