{"id":15686,"date":"2014-11-04T13:30:29","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T18:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.extrawdwmagic.com\/?p=15686"},"modified":"2014-10-01T15:53:45","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T19:53:45","slug":"lunch-at-tokyo-dining-japan-pavilion-epcot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extrawdwmagic.com\/?p=15686","title":{"rendered":"Lunch at Tokyo Dining, Japan Pavilion, Epcot"},"content":{"rendered":"

This dining experience was an impromptu lunch at Tokyo Dining on August 22, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

There were some items that were new to us and with encouragement from Garin (the manager) and our server (Minori)- we decided to have the calamari. You know by now that we love calamari and mourn the loss of it from Raglan Road Pub’s menu, right?<\/p>\n

I made a note that we were seated at a four-top at the windows in Tokyo Dining (would be an excellent viewing spot for Illuminations)\u2026 It was a four-top big enough for four diners and their food and drinks! OMG! A bit surprising at restaurants at Walt Disney World.<\/p>\n

\"Calamari<\/a>

Calamari at Tokyo Dining<\/p><\/div>\n

Spicy Tempura Calamari with spicy miso sauce $9.95<\/p>\n

We received all rings and caps (no tentacles\u2026 too bad, they’re our favorite). The tempura batter looked spicy-ish. The calamari themselves were a bit too chewy (overcooked). The sauce was slightly spicy with a bit of pickle taste and a bit of sweetness. Nick thought they should have been served warmer – I agreed. While we still prefer the calamari at Spice Road Table, this dish was a good value for Walt Disney World \u2026 or anywhere actually.<\/p>\n

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the breading was a bit thick and oily<\/p><\/div>\n

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the portion was clearly enough to share, in fact, for the two of us it would suffice as a half of lunch (shared)<\/p><\/div>\n

Next up\u2026 \u00a0Sashimi Sampler (we’ve talked about this in detail before<\/a>)<\/p>\n

7 pieces of fish\u2026 the hibachi (yellow tail) came from our server’s hometown (our server was Minori and she was excellent!). The fish wasn’t sliced too thin.<\/p>\n

\"presentation<\/a>

presentation was lovely, but we thought that the portion was a bit small even for WDW (taking price into account)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lunch<\/a>

yellowtail – nick: decent flavor and texture, better than most other white fish & nora: nicely meaty with good flavor<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lunch<\/a>

very pale tuna – this was okay, not bad, but only okay<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lunch<\/a>

salmon – nick didn’t like the texture, not buttery enough and nora thought it wasn’t bad but not outstanding<\/p><\/div>\n

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nice sized pieces of salmon<\/p><\/div>\n

Tempura Panko Oysters<\/p>\n

Garin suggested we try these when he stopped by our table. The breading on these was more of a coarse panko than a fine panko that is usually seen. These oysters come from Japan and they are huge. They’re served with Asian Remoulade (the Japanese are crazy about mayonnaise).<\/p>\n

Direct Quote from Nick “damn good fried oysters” – we both preferred a little dab of wasabi and soy with these over the remoulade\u2026 These really rock!<\/p>\n

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the new fried oysters…<\/p><\/div>\n

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our only complaint, the sauce was very much mayo, we would have liked something a little more complex and interesting or simply no sauce at all<\/p><\/div>\n

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these were huge, nicely breaded, not greasy, very tasty<\/p><\/div>\n

p.s. Kirin Ichiban goes great with fried foods! Make sure you get one if you order the calamari or the oysters!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This dining experience was an impromptu lunch at Tokyo Dining on August 22, 2014<\/p>\n

There were some items that were new to us and with encouragement from Garin (the manager) and our server (Minori)- we decided to have the calamari. You know by now that we love calamari and mourn the loss of <\/p>\n

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