Continued from Friday, September 9th
It was 11:15 am and the tour guide said it was time to break for lunch. I had wondered how lunch would be handled this year on the 6 house tour.
Last year for the first time since I started doing the UMH tour we were given an option of choosing from some items at Monster's Cafe ahead of time. Then when we arrived at Monster‘s Cafe for lunch we just went up and picked up our order and paid for it. It was the best venue ever for lunch and very fitting.
In years past we returned to Blue Man Group theatre and were given an hour to go get food in CityWalk. Which would be cutting it close getting back in time. Another time we pre-ordered a pretzel or hotdog at BMG.
Of course Monster‘s Cafe was not an option this year as it is under construction being turned into something else.
I hope they use the photos and props in someway over in Epic Universe Monster’s Land. I always enjoyed coming in and looking around.
Some photos of Monster’s Cafe from last year.
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I always thought hanging the Dracula chair upside down from the ceiling was clever of whoever thought of it.
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So we went back to BMG and went our separate ways to go and find lunch and get back.
I went to The Today Cafe. It was close and I was hoping it would not be busy and it wasn’t bad.
I have had desserts there before, but had never tried a sandwich. I ordered the 30 Rock Midtowner Platter. It was a grilled sandwich with shaved turkey, smoked gouda, tomato aioli on cranberry artesian bread. It came with a small serving of potato salad.
The sandwich tasted like a turkey sandwich with pimento cheese. It wasn’t bad, but it was one of those flavor combinations enjoyed in small amounts.
The sandwich was big enough for two people to share. The potato salad was dry and it had tarragon in it. I’am not a fan of tarragon so one taste of it was enough.
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Half of the sandwich was filling, but I also bought the fruit tart and it was filled with blueberries, pineapple, blackberries, kiwi and strawberries and it was delicious.
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The desserts looked beautiful and it seemed like a lot of the folks around me were enjoying the baked goods instead of the sandwiches.
Some pics of the food case.
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After lunch I scurried back to BMG theatre and had a bathroom break to put my hair up in a ponytail. The sun was out in full force and it was humid.
Our Tour group was back together and off we went to the back of the park for our last 4 houses.
To be continued
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