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The MountainEars getting ready
to enter the Hungry Bear! |
The Hungry Bear quick service restaurant at
Disneyland Park is a recently renovated counter service eatery located in
Critter Country. Critter Country houses such famous attractions as Splash
Mountain, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and much more.
This eatery is located right off the Fastpass
return area for Splash Mountain. It has a great view of the Rivers of
America which houses attractions for both Critter Country and Frontierland -
which always leads to a fun time trying to figure out which attractions belong
in which area of the park - I'll give you a hint, Critter Country only has
around 1-2, Frontierland has the rest ;)
As you would expect from any quick service eatery
in Disneyland, there was nothing spectacular about the service, other than you
order your food from a kiosk and pick up your food at the counter.
However, the service seemed quicker than usual, and we're thinking its
because this eatery is a little hidden, which we didn't mind! Also the
Cast Members were more than generous to give out extra cups of water (which are
free and consist of filtered water BTW) which was a nice perk!
Also as you would expect from any quick service
eatery in Disneyland, once you have grab your food you grab yourself a seat, however
this is where things change...
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Sailing Ship Columbia getting ready to
float by the Hungry Bear dinning area! |
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Sailing Ship Columbia floating by
the Hungry Bear dinning area! |
There is both an upstairs and a downstairs dinning
area, with tons of seating and not tons people! We went downstairs and sat
right next to the Rivers of America and saw Canoe Paddlers from Davy Crockett's
Explorer Canoes exploring the rivers manually, and sailors exploring the rivers
not so manually on both the Sailing Ship Columbia and Mark Twain's Riverboat
(PS we recommend trying Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes, they're cute and fun,
just don't sit behind two kids who have no idea how to paddle unless you want
to really "experience" the rivers)! We also saw people
exploring the Pirates Liar at Tom Sawyer's Island, people walking into New
Orleans Square and people using the hidden bathrooms next to us which are great
because less people use them! Overall this is GREAT people viewing area
with a nice quite atmosphere - and we highly recommend it!
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Ducks near the Hungry Bear
dinning area! |
We also saw a few ducks both in the rivers and in
the dinning area with us, which was cute and nice!
And as you would expect from any quick service
eatery, plating is nothing spectacular, other than being served your food in a
basket. However this is where things change again...
The food looked exactly what it looked like it the
picture - WHICH NEVER HAPPENS! Of course we know Disney isn't like
McDonalds or Burger King in that their food for the most part looks exactly
like it is pictured or as you would expect. However this was picture
perfect.
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From left: Fried Green Tomato Sandwich with Sweet Potato Fries,
and Ham Sandwich with Strawberry Pie |
And as you WOULDN'T expect for any quick service
eatery, the taste is AMAZING! I (Danny!) got a Fried Green Tomato
Sandwich with Sweet Potato Fries (to share) and Jaime got a Ham Sandwich and a
Strawberry Pie (to share). Both were elegant! The Sweet Potato
Fries were fresh and warm and the Fried Green Tomato sandwich made me enjoy
fried green tomatoes from when I was a kid and my southern neighbors Kathleen
and Adeline would cook friend green tomatoes for me. They were fresh and
sweet. Crispy and warm. Tasty and savory. And overall great!
The pie was sweet and also fresh, which again is GREAT to have mid summer!
Jaime really enjoyed her sandwich. She remarked that the wheat bread was hearty
and a great quality and the meat was very tasty. She normally does not get any
sort of condiments like mayonnaise on her sandwiches (this one included) and
liked that she could really taste the nuttiness of the bread and the sweet and
saltiness of the meat. The pie was so delightful! We opted for the seasonal pie
since it was summer and we really enjoy fresh berries. The whipped cream was
light and sweet, the berries were tart and plump and the crust was tender and
just the right thickness. Overall, even though it was a small pie it was a
great size to share and not too heavy for the middle of a hot day.
Overall, if you can't tell - we highly recommend this quick service
eatery for its uniqueness in quick services dinning location, atmosphere.
Taste: 8/10
Originality: 5/5
Plating: 4/5
Ambiance: 5/5
Service: 5/5
OVERALL: 27/30
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