Roundup Rodeo BBQ at Disney's Hollywood Studios

 By Nick:

Andy has built all of us toys a new sit down restaurant in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios, and he's having a barbecue to celebrate! 

Thanks to our friend Brian, Barbie, me, and a whole posse had the great pleasure to attend on opening day!

Andy did a bang up job with the construction, and he let his imagination run wild...

 

 

You may notice there is a day and night side, because I didn't put that together until looking at photos later that evening, because there is so much to look at! Or I'm not very attentive to detail! I found the darker area was very peaceful despite the background noise, because, as Barbie commented, it was very loud. 

 The night side is also not super conducive for getting great people pics.

There are also plenty of fun moments, but I'll leave that for you to discover, because now it's time for some food.

The menu is family style, $45 for adults, $25 for children 3-9.

We were brought The Prospector’s Homemade Cheddar Biscuits with Sweet Pepper Jelly first. The biscuits were very soft, but Barbie and I were not fans of the sweet pepper jelly. That is just a personal preference, as it was good, just not what we were in the mood for. Next visit, I'll request butter, because the rolls are very good. Or you can use them to make a sandwich with, lets say, brisket, like Barbie did once the meat arrived.

Immediately following the biscuits, we were served, Rootin’ Tootin Tomato Salad - Cucumbers, Pickled Red Onion, White Balsamic Vinaigrette (Plant-based), Rex’s Romaine and Kale Salad - Apples, Dried Cranberries, Pumpkin Seeds, Green Goddess Dressing, and Wheezy’s Watermelon Salad - Fresh-torn Mint (Plant-based), all of which were delicious, with the salad being my favorite because of the Green Goddess Dressing, which I need to find a recipe of.

We each picked a side which we shared, Mean Old Potato Salad - Homestyle Red-skinned Potatoes, The Married Spuds - Loaded Potato Barrels, Veggie Slaw (Plant-based), and Slinky Doooooooooog's Mac & Cheese. The Mac and Cheese was tasty, with goldfish crumbles, the slaw a vinegar based standard, the spuds are tater tots, which, while they say are loaded, are covered in a savory gravy, and the standout to me was the potato salad.

Then there is the meats. Evil Dr. Smoked Ribs, Buttercup's Beef Brisket, There’s a Sausage in my Boot - Fire-grilled Pork Sausage, BBQ Chicken - with Style. They were all great. I rank this barbecue above Whispering Canyon at Wilderness Lodge, on par with Regal Eagle at Epcot, and just below The Polite Pig at Disney Springs. And I mean just. The sauces aren't as strong, however, but Barbie found mixing the Sweet, Classic, and Spicy a perfect blend. My favorites were the sausage and the chicken. Salmon was also available upon request, and it was perfectly grilled and flaky.

Vegetarians are not forgotten, and there is a plant based option that my friend Robbie was kind enough to review, so please check that out…

https://thedisneyexchange.blogspot.com/2023/03/vegetarians-pov-roundup-rodeo.html?m=1

More food is available upon request, and request we did. But we did (barely) get a round of the desserts, and they were all terrific, with one exception. Bo’s Lemon and Blueberry Cheesecake, Billy’s Chocolate Silk Pie, Goat’s Apple Pie, Gruff’s Peach-Strawberry Pie (Plant-based), and Cupcake à la Forky For Lil’ Riders, Gooey Chocolate Cake, Graham Cracker, Buttercream, Sugar Cookie.  Barbie and my favorites were the chocolate silk pie, and the cheesecake. That one exception was the Forky cupcake, which was fine, but couldn't compare to the jars of love, as I am going to refer to them from here on out.

Over all, this was an excellent, fun, and imaginative experience, and we look forward to returning! 

 Yee-Haaaaaw!