Not too long ago we were telling you about Disney’s obsession with push pops, but now it seems the trend train has moved on to another station: BOWLS! Yup, the plate is, evidently, overrated, and the Disney Parks restaurants are all about the bowl now! Let’s take a look at a few of the locations where we’re seeing the breakfast, lunch, dinner, and customizable bowl take over menus in Disney parks and resorts!
Create Your Own Satu’li Bowls
Satu’li Canteen, Disney’s Animal Kingdom
First up, the undisputed Home of the Bowls: Satu’li Canteen in Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. The customizable bowls have been Satu’li’s main menu items since day one, so it’s not so much a trend at Satu’li as it is a lifestyle. 😉
Slow-roasted Sliced Grilled Beef Bowl
The Satu’li bowls are customizable, so diners elect their base, protein, and sauce to make it just right. We love the Grilled Beef, but you can’t go wrong with the Grilled Chicken, either…and everyone’s got their favorite. Better yet: get the Combination Bowl and enjoy a little of both!
Combination Bowl at Satu’li Canteen is great for sharing!
Harambe Market, Disney’s Animal Kingdom
got in on the bowl action this month, offering three varieties: chicken, ribs, and vegetable. The Roasted Vegetable was the best of the trio, with the vegetable mixture including flavorful squash, cauliflower, and chickpeas.
Roasted Vegetable Bowl
See our full review of the Harambe Market NEW Bowls Here!
Centertown Market, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
When Centertown Market opened at the reimagined Caribbean Beach Resort this fall, the menu included a Create-Your-Own-Bowl! We ordered up Banana Leaf-Wrapped Fish with rice and beans and chimichurri sauce. We didn’t love the fish — but the sauce was dynamite! We look forward to trying the other combinations, too!
Banana Leaf Wrapped Fish Bowl
Centertown also offers a Breakfast Bowl for which the diner selects a base, a protein, and a sauce. Sounds like a protein-packed way to start the day!
Caribbean Beach Resort’s Centertown Market Menus
Woody’s Lunch Box
Leave it to Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ Toy Story Land to bring us a Breakfast Bowl! This tasty concoction from Woody’s Lunch Box includes tater tots, scrambled eggs, sausage gravy, and green onion. It’s hearty and filling — sufficient to keep you going while you wait to ride Slinky Dog Dash!
Breakfast Bowl
Intermission Food Court, All-Star Music Resort
was early in the bowl game, and we were there to try the first iteration of the Southwest Bowl. We… did not love it. But the menu has been updated to a build-your-own style instead, which we think likely improves on this one!
Southwest Bowl
Friar’s Nook, Magic Kingdom
Even though these dishes don’t technically have the word ‘bowls’ in the title, we love the Pub Cheese Tots and the Fiesta Mac and Cheese (served in bowls, sooo…). These dishes are hearty, flavorful, and convenient. Plus we kind of love the idea of putting a whole bunch of tasty things on top of tater tots. 😉
Friars Nook Bowls
Bowls are a great addition to menus around Walt Disney World, particularly when they’re customizable. We also appreciate that they usually include lots of healthy ingredients like greens and lean proteins, filling a definite need in the theme park food world. We’re HERE for this trend!
Where have YOU seen bowls in Disney World, and have to tried them? Let us know your experience in the comments! And see a few more Disney trends in our youtube video here!
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Sorry, but those look digusting. Bowls were meant for soup or cereal, not food that belongs on a plate.
I think the Friars Book bowls look good. We have many Wawas were I love and they have bowls, like turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy and cranberry, and they’re really tasty.
Essie, that turkey bowl sounds awesome!
As a picky eater, I wouldn’t touch most of those bowls. And as someone who doesn’t like their food to touch, I don’t even like the concept.
Well, rose gold was popular YEARS ago, I still have a white, yellow and rose gold bracelet, that I love, but soo not new!! And “Millenial” Pink?? How do they get to claim PINK~~~ I’m 61 years old, AND I HAVE LOVEDTHAT SHADE OF PINK THE WHOLE TIME~~~~Strange, but Disney can put a spin on ANYTHING to make it their own~~What I gift, wish I had it, I’d be a millionaire!!!
Love the concept. ! love one pot cooking recipes, 1 sheet pan roasting recipes, etc. Think of Pollo Tropical and Tropi Chop Bowls……..YUM!!!!!! You have the option to choose what’s in the bowl so I think it’s a great idea.
I am all for it. The create your own bowl at Satu’li Canteen was my favorite quick service meal HANDS DOWN!
We just ate at Sat’uli and everyone liked it, even my picky teens! My son picked beef with rice and beans the only thing he didn’t like about it was the slaw & boba. I normally don’t like my food to touch if it’s plated but all the flavors of the chicken and salad worked. Big plus the inside of the restaurant was quiet!
The frozen food section of our grocery store is loaded with bowls for breakfast, lunch and dinner, which means bowls are trending in restaurants if Stouffer’s and Con-Agra are getting into bowls. We liked the bowls at Satu’li; my selective eater son even tried and liked the little boba things. I see nachos, especially loaded style, and things like chef’s salads as leading the way to bowls, so I’m fine with having these as an option at multiple places.
They look disgusting – definitely not for me. I’ll stick to my plates with ‘normal’ meals on them.
It’s all about being Instagram worthy. Sparkly, fun foods are Instagram hits.
Satuli Canteen has the best quick service food in all the Parks as far as I’m concerned. Amazing flavors. Healthy but tasty choices.