6 issues you should eat in Disneyland’s San Fransokyo Sq. — and three you need to undoubtedly skip – Orange County Register

Disneyland cooks will start rolling out greater than two dozen “Massive Hero 6”-themed eats and drinks over the subsequent few weeks that mash up the tastes of Tokyo and San Francisco within the new San Fransokyo Sq. meals court docket at Disney California Journey.

Disneyland taste-tested 9 of the brand new San Fransokyo Sq. menu objects for the media on Friday, July 14 throughout a press preview within the former Starcade online game arcade in Tomorrowland.

San Fransokyo Sq. will formally open on Aug. 31 when the total transformation of the themed land is full.

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The 27 new menu objects coming to San Fransokyo Sq. will roll out over the subsequent few weeks at Fortunate Fortune Cookery (July 19), Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill (July 26), Rita’s Turbine Blenders (July 26), Aunt Cass Cafe (Mid-August) and Port of San Fransokyo Cerveceria (mid-August) as a part of the thematic makeover of the Disney California Journey meals court docket.

I attempted all 9 of the brand new San Fransokyo Sq. menu objects on the style take a look at and ranked them from finest to worst. Let’s take a more in-depth have a look at the winners and losers.

The Winners

1) Karaage-inspired Crispy Rooster Sandwich

Fortunate Fortune CookeryObtainable beginning July 19

My favourite merchandise of the style take a look at was the Karaage-inspired rooster sandwich on a potato bun. I’d undoubtedly order the juicy rooster sandwich once more.

I do know, I do know. Not a really daring selection going with the rooster sandwich. However from a style and taste standpoint, it was the clear winner.

The fried rooster was incredible with a pleasant spice stage with out the warmth — good for a theme park crowd. A dollop of slaw and the Togarashi mayonnaise additionally helped maintain my style buds cool.

The sandwich comes with a couple of of the garlic chips — which I’ll get to in a second after we attain the losers on the menu.

2) San Fransokyo-style Avenue Corn

Cocina Cucamonga Mexican GrillObtainable beginning July 26

The Disneyland cooks had me at elote — so it was going to be exhausting to maintain this Mexican-Japanese mash-up from making it close to the highest of my favorites listing.

From a distance, the queso fresco-covered elote appears to be like acquainted and engaging. It’s whenever you stand up shut and put it in your mouth that you just discover the distinction.

The furikake and bonito flakes sprinkled on high together with a coat of Togarashi mayonnaise add a distinctly Japanese taste to the beloved truthful meals on a stick.

This one goes to be exhausting to withstand — and even tougher to place down.

3) Honey Lemonade

Aunt Cass CafeObtainable by mid-August

I’m a sucker for lemonade — which is considered one of my 5 fundamental meals teams.

The Honey Lemonade — which makes a thematic nod to the Honey Lemon character in “Massive Hero 6” — is actually scrumptious.

The trace of honey solely registers whenever you’re attempting to determine the place that further sweetness is coming from. Asian yuzu puree provides delicate notes of grapefruit, lemon and mandarin.

The strawberry and fervour fruit popping spheres are a enjoyable contact that snap with a burst of sweetness.

4) Baymax Macaron

Fortunate Fortune CookeryObtainable beginning July 19

Count on these Instagram-ready Baymax Macarons to promote like hotcakes. The super-simple design can also be tremendous cute — and makes it tough to take your first chew. However you’ll be comfortable whenever you lastly do.

The perfect half concerning the powder white treats: The chocolate-hazelnut filling hiding inside.

I at all times discover the food-to-price ratio of a Disneyland macaron to be a large rip off. (Identical goes with Disneyland cake pops.) If I’m going to pay exorbitant Disneyland costs for a sugary dessert, I need to get a considerably affordable bang for my buck.

The excellent news is the Baymax macaron is about twice the dimensions of Disneyland standard-issue macarons.

The Baymax macaron additionally has the excellence of being the one macaron you may get in Disney California Journey exterior of the seasonal meals festivals. Disneyland affords year-round macarons, however DCA solely has the Baymax behemoth.

5) Curry Beef Bread Bowl

Aunt Cass CafeObtainable by mid-August

The Curry Beef served in a Boudin sourdough bread bowl was the San Fransokyo Sq. menu merchandise I used to be most suspicious of heading into the style take a look at.

How would the curry with pickled ginger and inexperienced onions work with the sourdough bread? How a lot rice can be within the bread bowl? Do I actually need that many carbs in a dish?

I used to be pleasantly stunned to find that the curry and sourdough labored effectively collectively. I see now why the rice is in there — so as to add a little bit of familiarity to the dish. However I hope Disneyland cooks maintain the rice to a minimal and cargo up on the curry.

This wasn’t my favourite curry taste ever — however I’m a large enough curry fan to be forgiving. I ate something the curry touched — bread, rice, potatoes and even the carrots.

6) Japanese-style Fluffy Cheesecake

Aunt Cass CafeObtainable by mid-August

That is something however your common, run-of-the-mill New York-style cheesecake.

Reasonably than dense, wealthy and creamy, the Japanese cheesecake is gentle, ethereal and fluffy.

The wallflower cake was merely a automobile for my favourite a part of the dessert — the berry topping and base.

Scrumptious? Sure. For me? No. I would suggest it to somebody in search of a lightweight and fruity dessert, however I wouldn’t order it for myself.

I like my candy treats highly effective and in my face. This one was dainty and reserved.

The Losers

7) Soba Noodle Salad

Aunt Cass CafeObtainable by mid-August

The slick and savory chilly noodles can be good on a sizzling day. The crunchy twists and roasted corn kernels added a little bit of a snap to the slippery dish.

The plant-based noodle salad tries exhausting with a mixture of tofu, cabbage, edamame, carrots and scallions topped with crispy shallots. However I discovered the sesame ginger dressing to be too overpowering for my style.

Disney cooks make loads of higher plant-based choices. My advice: Maintain trying.

8) Garlic Pinwheel Chips Combine

Port of San Fransokyo CerveceriaObtainable by mid-August

These pinwheels are all concerning the crunch. There’s not a lot taste there past the chili lime spice sprinkled on high. I discovered myself repeatedly licking my lips to clear away the spicy/salty residue that shaped with every chew.

The pinwheels are little greater than a salt supply system. For those who’re in want of a salty crunch, then the pinwheels will do in a pinch. Are they addictive? In fact. However they wouldn’t be my first selection — or second or third selection — in a theme park stuffed with salty-crunchy snack choices.

9) Lychee Black Tea

Fortunate Fortune CookeryObtainable beginning July 19

I don’t drink iced tea, sizzling tea, iced espresso or sizzling espresso and I steer away from caffeine. So this one was by no means going to be for me.

However I wouldn’t even suggest the Lychee Black Tea to tea lovers — or individuals I don’t like.

There wasn’t a lot taste to the unsweetened tea with lychee syrup and lychee coconut jelly. Possibly it was as a result of they have been closely iced on a sizzling summer time day. Or perhaps the black tea has a extra delicate taste.

There was a faint trace of tea — however not sufficient to fulfill anybody. Until you want paying Disneyland costs for iced water.