Epcot has a lot of dining options, but tonight I chose Tokyo Dining as I've always been partial to Japanese food. Le Cellier was my first choice for tonight but alas, that restaurant gets filled with reservations very early and it quite hard to get into for dinner. I did have a chance to try them out later in the week for lunch of Day 7.
Dinner
Tokyo Dining
Epcot Japan Pavilion
This was a lot like most mid-range Japanese restaurants you'll find in bigger cities around the US. The most authentic part was that all of the waitstaff were actually Japanese, but it certainly was an American Japanese restaurant nevertheless.
Drink (Not Pictured)
Ichigo - $4.50
Refreshing blend of strawberries, pineapple, and lemon juice. One of a handful of special non-alcoholic drinks served at Tokyo dining (which are "free" with the dining plan).
Appetizer
Shrimp and Vegetable Tempura - $8
I've certainly had better tempura. These were nowhere near crispy enough and had sat for too long after being fried but before being served to us.
Entree
Bento Box - $24
A sampling of different items - a sesame and seaweed salad, more tempura vegetables, salmon sashimi and beef teriyaki. This tempura was much the same as the appetizer version - limp and not hot enough. The beef was overcooked and nothing special. I'm not a big fan of salmon sashimi or sushi so I gave that portion to my wife who thought it was mediocre.
Dessert
Chocolate Ginger Cake - $6
The cake was a bit on the dry side and the ginger flavor was subdued. The "chocolate" in the title came from the icing on top. I wish they had had something like green tea mochi. Overall, an average dessert that finished an average meal. While the savings on this meal were pretty good for a single dining credit, the food itself was extremely overpriced for what you got and the quality paled in comparison to most of the other restaurants we tried.
| Drink | $4.50 |
| Appetizer | $8 |
| Entree | $24 |
| Dessert | $6 |
| Total | $42.50 |
Dining Credits - 1
Credit "Value" - $22
Overall Savings - $20.50
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