Once our final set of Dapper Day pictures was completed, it was time to change into some comfy clothes and grab a quick bite to eat before got on with the rest of our day.
3:24 found us having hot dogs at Award Weiners. I tried out The Tower Drop Dog which appears as if it had been struck by lightning. It was an all-beef frank dipped in red-pepper ketchup, topped with grilled onions, peppers, jalapeno, and an onion crunch on a black noir potato bun. Billed as one bite causing you to think you’ve just crossed over into … The Twilight Zone. I must say, it's the best dog I've had from there before or since. Shame they no longer offer it. Much like the vastly superior Tower of Terror, Disney doesn't understand what it has until it's gone.
Katherine likes herself a plain hot dog with nothing on it. Amy made sure to help with the film strip potatoes... they are sooo... good. Love how they are cut vs. normal fries.
An evaluation of the wait times led us to deciding Animation Academy was the only viable option. Alas, when it was out turn to go through, they said only ONE open seat remained... Katherine was sent in by herself. She later told us that there were indeed FIVE open seats in the auditorium, but they had simply stopped letting people in arbitrarily. Katherine got to draw Zero from A Nightmare Before Christmas!
Her art concluded, we decided to head back and see if Napa was taking lounge reservations yet. We arrived to a line, and were told it would be a while once they opened at 5:00. We put in our name and number and wandered off to wait for the text that we could be seated.
5:06 found us still waiting for our seating text by the fireplace outside of the lobby killing time and just taking everything in.
Victoria REALLY loves this sconce and wants one for the house.
I really love how even the fireplace cleaning tools have the California Poppy on them.
Even the fireplace grate had the sequoia!
Katherine reviewing her shots and taking some more on the P&S.
Finally at 5:30 we got the text.. .time for some dinner. What shall we have??
Katherine was treated to a coke which she never gets. She would also have the Petite Filet with fries instead of the mashed potatoes and some broccoli (which Amy and I would eat).
Amy and I decided to split the Truffled Mac & Cheese and the Grilled Diver Scallop and Braised Wagyu Beef Cheek with Chanterelle and Squash Truffle Puree... (THEY WERE SOOOOOO GOOD!)
The rose inlay in the table was pretty neat.
Loved the rose-themed touches of the lounge as well..
Apparently didn't bother with dinner pictures of the food... I'm sure you've seen it all before.