Tuesday, July 17, 2018

DS Update: Restaurant News

Not a Saturday night goes by where someone doesn't ask me about what's new with Disney Springs' restaurants. They ask, "Bob, what's new with Disney Springs' restaurants?" So let's cross this bridge one more time to beautiful Pleasure Island to begin our tour!
At the far eastern end of the Island, Terralina Crafted Italian Restaurant is finally open after many delays. This new Italian restaurant replaces Portobello Country Italian Restaurant which replaced Portobello Yacht Club, an Italian restaurant. Disney must not know that old adage, if you keep doing what you always did, you're going to get what you always got.
They do have this new outdoor patio bar overlooking the Lily Pad area.
The rest of the action is over on the West Side. Construction well under way for NBA Experience.
It will be much larger than CityWalk's former NBA City restaurant ever was but what it will offer remains to be seen.
I'm most-excited about Jaleo, offering the cuisine of mainland Spain.
The sign still says that it's opening in 2018 but as you can see, no way.
Jaleo is going into a heavily renovated space formerly occupied by Wolfgang Puck while this new construction space near Coca-Cola Store will be home to Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill.
Another place that has me excited is a quick-serve addition to Planet Hollywood Observatory. I've not heard what it will offer but I'm hoping it will be celebrity chef Guy Fieri burgers-to-go. Of course that could jeopardize those greasy burgers and rather sour fries offered over at Disney Burger. Stay tuned!

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