Comments on: The ‘Ohana Experience, a Walt Disney World Restaurant Review

By: Tara

Tara — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:06:28 +0000

We LOVE O’Hanas, but for a different reason. Our son has severe food allergies. Chef TJ went out of his way to make sure our child had a safe and wonderful dinner. Not only did he personally come out to our table to discuss what he could or couldn’t eat, he kept coming over to check on him, and us, throughout our meal. But the most amazing thing was what Chef TJ did for our son’s dessert. As he watched all the other kids around him get cupcakes and other desserts topped with loads of ice cream (milk is his most fatal allergy), he started to feel left out. Then, in a grand entrance, TJ carries out a huge plate. On it was a large slice of pineapple for the base, with 2 12″ wooden skewers sticking out of it. One skewer was covered in cotton candy, the other was stacked with milk free ice cream scoops, allergy free chocolate chip cookies and banana slices. To top it off, he then started pouring a milk free chocolate syrup all over the ice cream, as my son’s eyes grew bigger and bigger, while TJ encouraged him to stick his fingers as it dripped down. That’s when we started hearing all the other kids remarking how they wanted THAT dessert. For that reason alone, we will continue to eat at O’Hanas.

By: Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:18:46 +0000

Justin, I couldn’t agree more. ‘Ohana has gone from a must-do, to a maybe. But as long as they keep serving that dessert I’ll probably keep coming back.

By: justin

justin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:35:56 +0000

over the years the value and quality at ‘ohana has plummeted. i can remember eating there for the first time in 1999, with the bill being a little under $20/person. after sitting down and munching on your bread, you got an appetizer tray featuring the chicken wings, dumplings and various other little bites. then, the server brought a second tray, featuring fish, some amazing sticky rice marinated in a banana leaf, as well as some delicious noodles, which was then followed by the various skewers of meats. the meal was accompanied three homemade sauces, including a fresh mango/papaya chutney that was the highlight of the meal. alas, as time went on, disney toned down the menu to remove the whole course that came with the skewers (fish, sticky rice, etc). The first course went from featuring great appetizers to stuff they could easily warm up in a microwave. And the delicious homemade sauces became bottled stuff. as the quality started to suck, the price still went up. the grilled meats are still great, though.

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