Disney4me Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 Disney Springs has some pretty amazing restaurants, and yes, we’ll happily tell you about our favorites — will you ever get tired of us talking about Wine Bar George and Homecomin’? We hope not! Disney Springs So when we were invited to attend a special event to taste and tour our way around Disney Springs, we couldn’t refuse. Literally, that sounds like the BEST day ever, right? So, let’s get to it! We started with some Earl of Sandwich menu items, trying out three sandwiches: the Chipotle Chicken Avocado, the Cuban, and the new limited-time Earl’s Pastrami. Earl of Sandwich The Chipotle Chicken Avocado is made with Grilled Chicken, Bacon, Cheddar, Avocado, Lettuce, and Chipotle Sauce for $9.49. It’s zesty and delicious, and the dressing gave us *spicy 1000 Island dressing vibes.* The lettuce is crisp, and the sliver of avocado is creamy, as is the melted cheese. The Cuban is also just as good. It’s made with Carnitas Ham, Swiss, Pickles, and Cuban mustard sauce for $9.49. This classic sandwich has a nice snap from the pickles with tender meats and cheese…it just works beautifully. None of the cuts of meat are super thick, so you get a sandwich that’s not too chewy or hard to bite into. The Earl’s Pastrami is a limited-time offering with Premium Pastrami, Swiss, Sauerkraut, Dijonnaise, and 1000 Island. Now, we’ll admit we prefer spicier flavors, so the other two sandwiches were our favorites, but this is a good sandwich PACKED with thin slices of pastrami. The melted cheese brings it all together. Earl of Sandwich sandwiches We also got to try the Chicken Bacon Avocado Salad, and although our reporter isn’t a big salad fan, it was deemed suitable. It’s a wetter salad with a lot of vinaigrette dressing on it with tender chunks of chicken throughout. It has some nice fresh veggies, too, like tomatoes, cucumbers, and avocado. The bacon bits also gave a nice tasty crunch and tasted fresh (not the pre-packaged kind). Note that this is a new addition to the Earl of Sandwich menu. Chicken Bacon Avocado Salad There are also some new Loaded Cookies coming to the Earl of Sandwich menu (oh, yeah, we were ALREADY intrigued). We tried two of the ones available at the media event. The first was the Sugar Cookie with sprinkles and it just crumbles and melts in the mouth like a good sugar cookie should. The second was this Double Chocolate Cookie with gooey chocolate chips on top and inside and it’s SO good, but very dense. This is a chocolate lover’s dream. New Loaded Cookies One of the other cookies is like a Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cookie — we didn’t get a chance to try it, but it’s coming soon, too. Next up, we got to sample some things from Chicken Guy! Now, it’s no secret we LOVE Chicken Guy!, so let’s see what we’ve got. Chicken Guy! So Chicken Guy! is known for its sauces (although they’ve cut back on them a bit). There’s a new limited-time offering, the Truffle Parm Sauce. This is a very concentrated sauce that’s pretty fragrant, but we found it pretty tangy and flavorful. You do get a hint of that truffle flavor, but it’s lighter than it sounds. It almost reminds us of the Garlic Parm sauce. Truffle Parm Sauce The Oreo Strawberry Cheesecake Shake, made with hand-spun vanilla soft serve, cheesecake, strawberries, crushed OREO®’s, topped with fresh whipped cream, crushed Oreos, and strawberry syrup for $6.99. This was a HUGE winner for us (like, how could it not be?). It’s got real strawberries blended into it, and of course, Oreo crumbles on top. There’s also a strawberry sauce that just takes it over the top. It tastes EXACTLY like you think it would, and that’s a GOOD thing. Oreo Strawberry Cheesecake Shake The Pepperoni Chicken Sandwich (on the right), made with garlic Parmesan sauce, marinara, pepperoni, Parmesan & provolone cheese for $9.99 is DELICIOUS. It’s got a light cheese pizza with pepperoni slices with a hint of spiciness. This one will be a big hit with the kids or anyone who loves tomato-forward flavors. Chicken Guy! Sandwiches Finally, it was time to sample some goodies from Planet Hollywood. The Pineapple Express (on the right) is a cocktail made with SKYY Infusions blood orange vodka, SKYY Infusions pineapple vodka, orange and pineapple juices, Sprite and grenadine for $12.99. Um…this was INCREDIBLE. So fruity and pineappley and a nice break from super sugary drinks. Cocktail time! The second cocktail we had was The Perfect Storm (on the right), made with Rum, vodka, gin, tequila, DeKuyper blue curacao, fresh sour, and Sprite for $29.99. It’s basically like a blue Long Island Iced Tea. We’d call this jet fuel because, WHEW, it packed a punch, although it was smooth. It’s also MASSIVE. Maybe share this one with a friend. It’s so BLUE We also tried one of the new Supernova Shakes, the Chocolate Comet (the shake in the front). We thought it was a lot like a frozen hot chocolate, and we think it’s another item chocolate lovers will appreciate. It’s also one of those shakes you want to post on Instagram. Supernova Shakes We also got to try some samplings of High Roller Sampler with Chicken Crunch, Texas Tostados, Buffalo Wings, Five Cheese Dip, and Fried Jumbo Shrimp for $42.99 (don’t worry — it serves four). Um…it was all delicious (and seriously, at this point, we were getting REALLY full). High Roller Sampler We also got to sample the L.A. Lasagna, which surprised us because who goes to Planet Hollywood for Italian food? It’s made with Fresh pasta tubes filled with ricotta & Bolognese meat sauce, fried to a golden brown, served with roasted garlic cream & tomato basil sauce for $22.99. They’re really proud of it, and we can see why. It’s delicious and creamy. Wait…this was GREAT! The Sesame Ginger Salmon, made with Fresh salmon grilled with soy-ginger glaze, served with house-made cilantro rice and green bean blend for $31.99, was also surprisingly delicious. It had a nice grilled char on it and was cooked perfectly. We’d come back for the salmon We even tried one of Guy Fieri’s Big Bite burgers, the Bacon Mac-n-Cheese Burger with a smash-grilled burger, Applewood smoked bacon, six cheese mac-n-cheese, cheddar, LTOP, crispy onion straws, and donkey sauce on a brioche bun for $21.99. The burger is good (and we’ve tried it before), but for us, the appetizer sampler was the big winner her. That is a MOUTHFUL of a burger Overall, we enjoyed eating our way around Disney Springs, but now we need to walk off all this food because y’all…it was A LOT. Stay tuned to DFB for more. REVIEW: Homecomin’ in Disney Springs Literally Never Misses — And We Are OBSESSED with These NEW Menu Items Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! WE KNOW DISNEY. YOU CAN, TOO. Oh boy, planning a Disney trip can be quite the adventure, and we totally get it! But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE Disney vacation. Whether you're a rookie or a seasoned pro, our insider tips and tricks will have you exploring the parks like never before. So come along with us, and get planning your most magical vacation ever! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW What do you think? Are any of these restaurants on your must-eats at Disney Springs? Let us know in the comments! Disclosure: In nearly all circumstances, Disney Food Blog writers and photographers pay full price for their own travel, hotel, food, beverage, and event tickets. We do this because it’s important to us as journalists to ensure not only that we give you unbiased opinions, but also that you can trust us to do so since we’re paying our own way. On rare occasions, when we are invited by a company to attend a preview as media, and when we choose to accept that invitation, we will always make you, our readers, aware of that situation. Today, we were invited by Disney World to attend the Disney Springs Taste and Tour media event. Note that when we attend events as media we are 1) Not required to review that event/food on any of our channels, and 2) Not required to review that event/food favorably. You can always count on DFB to give you a 100% unbiased and honest review of any event that we attend, food that we eat, or beverage that we drink. You can see more in our Disclosure Policy. 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