Kouzzina - Poopa

Let me start by saying my grand mother was a full blooded Greek. I ate a lot of spinach pie, baklava, and lamb when I was a kid. I was looking forward to Kouzzina because it’s really hard to find good Greek food. You can’t overlook the name that goes with it. Cat Cora of Iron Chef fame is behind this place.

I’ll start with the food. Kouzzina has great food. I ordered the cinnamon stewed chicken. My wife ordered the flank steak. Both were great. We go the Loukoumades (donut holes) for desert. They were steaming hot and had some great dipping sauces with them.

Now for everything else: Kouzzina is the loudest restaurant you will ever eat at. There are no surfaces that absorb sound. It’s all hardwood and metal surfaces. It’s so loud my wife and I had to yell at each other to talk and we were not even sitting it the loudest part of the restaurant. The sad part is there is not music or anything like that. It’s just people talking that makes this restaurant so loud. The open kitchen doesn’t help either.

Service: The service was bad, really bad. Our waitress said hi, grabbed our drink orders, and then disappeared. When she showed up again with the drinks she took our orders and said she’d get us some bread. Time went by. More time went by. She ran by and said she still had to get our bread. Then our entrees came. Then she showed up with the bread. She said she was sorry but better late than never. Then she disappeared again. Another big issue was the drinks. They were often empty. At one point my water was bone dry empty for over five minutes. That is a huge no, no.

Price: The price was excessive. It was very expensive and we didn’t even get an app. For what it was it was really over priced. The only reason this restaurant stays open is because Cat Cora’s name is on it. That won’t last forever.

I would rather eat at Yak and Yeti or Citricos again then go back to Kouzzina and that’s saying a lot (see Yak and Yack and Yeti and Citricos: Where’s The Burping Troll When You Need Her). Kouzzina was one of the worst dining experiences I’ve had in Disney World.

I guess I can sum it up in one word POOPA!

Why the Boardwalk?

People might ask – Why did you pick the Boardwalk for your next trip? I have a few reasons for this.

In the past I’ve stayed at the Contemporary (twice) and Fort Wilderness (lots). It was time to branch out. I like the Wilderness Lodge but my wife dislikes Native American themed stuff so that was out. I wanted to stay at an Epcot resort so that really narrowed it down. I’m not a big fan of deluxe or moderate so that left three resorts: The Boardwalk, Yacht Club, and Beach Club. I’m from New England so the Yacht Club wasn’t a big draw. The Beach Club is nice and it has a mini water park but I hate water parks.

That left the Boardwalk. At night it is an awesome site. It’s all lit up. In the morning you have the bakery right there. You can walk to DHS or Epcot and that’s a big draw.

Cat Cora’s new restaurant is located at the Boardwalk and that should be a draw. I’m part Greek. My grand mother was full Greek. She used to make all sorts of Greek food. The only time I get Greek food now is…never. Only draw back is that restaurant has gotten awful reviews. One of the big reasons is – it’s not real Greek food. It’s some kind of hybrid that just doesn’t work. Another complaint people have is it’s very expensive. Needless to say I’m not going to eat there for dinner. I have plenty of other restaurants to review. I don’t want to go into one with a bad impression.

Another reason I didn’t stay where I’ve stayed before is this blog. I want to mix it up and do reviews of different hotels. Next time we might stay at the Poly. Everyone seems to call it the best so I’m going to find out.

No Godfather Lives Forever

As many of you know Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Godfather of the WDW Mafia (see The DIS – the WDW Mafia’s Legal Front), is getting old. You have to remember he is older than Mickey Mouse. Every god father has to turn the over the power or groom someone to replace him when he’s gone. Oswald did that. Knowing that any mafia needs a good defense, Oswald chose wisely.

Who would know enough about legal matters, Disney, and what it takes to get the job done?

For a long time I didn’t know. Whoever it was kept their identity hidden but like all Disney mysteries, I looked into it (nudge, nudge, wink, wink).

Quite a while ago Samantha Brown was on the WDW Radio show. That surprised me, but I thought Lou got lucky and maybe Samantha was doing Disney stuff at the time so it worked out.

My jaw dropped when Julie Andrews was on the WDW Radio show. That really aroused my suspicion. Why would Julie Andrews do the WDW Radio show? No offense to Samantha but Julie Andrews is a thousand times bigger. I thought about it and figured people win the lottery and get hit by lightening so maybe Lou was just in the right place at the right time.

It became evident that Lou was hiding something when Iron Chef Cat Cora was on the WDW Radio show. The only kind of person who is not a celebrity (sorry Lou) with connections like that is a mobster. Most senators don’t have connections like that.

There is not doubt that Mr. Hard Drive in the Head (see What About Lou), Louis Mongello, is the successor to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

My advice, stay on Lou’s good side. Even more so if you own a horse.