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    Kings Island 2023 Food News and Reviews

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    Got the enchiladas at Enrique’s.
    It’s essentially 3 soft shell corn tortillas with a small portion of chicken wrapped up.
    Beans on the side with your choice of red or green sauce on top. And then the normal toppings.

    Wasn’t bad. But it’s really not a “new” entree items and hardly is enchiladas vs just a skimpy raw corn tortilla roll up.

    Appreciate the attempt to bring a new menu item without a lot of effort. But I’d stick with the bowl or burrito. 9654c06e96877b66451b0095dbb66164.jpg


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    Kings Island 2023 Food News and Reviews

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    I think many would report that KD might be the best this year. CP’s turkey in the Grand Pavillion… I can’t say enough about how great it is! I ate it three times over the weekend!
    KI’s has fallen off badly this year. At Jukebox, my girlfriend got chicken tenders that had clearly been sitting around for a long time. They were rock solid. That wouldn’t have happened last year. In two different instances, I’ve had a table full of people who got the Clucks ‘n Barrels at Brew and either the chicken, the tots or both tasted like the oil hadn’t been changed in weeks. Like a terribly unappetizing dark color and burnt taste. I ate at the park dozens of times last year and this never happened. I’d be less concerned, but I’ve been visiting a lot less this year so the percentage of “old hat” quality meals is much higher. I don’t think the food is horrid. I still have more food than bad, but I am concerned about this trend

    Was at CP yesterday. The Turkey is no longer an option.


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    Kings Island 2023 Food News and Reviews

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    I’m starting to think that maybe Kings Island GP are the biggest users and abusers of the Season long dining plans. That would explain the small portions and portion control cups. Another thing I’ve noticed is neither of our BBQ restaurants serve brisket. They only have the cheap meats available. ( Chicken and pork. ) Carowinds, CP, and KD all had brisket. Heck Carowinds even had ribs.

    I would agree that because KI is near so many residences, a lot of people (myself included) use the dining plan a lot.

    Kings dominion is like 25 minutes from Richmond… so there’s likely a lot less people who are just swinging by for a meal.

    That said, Canadas wonderland is SURROUNDED by condos… way more people live close to that park than KI. And their food was even better than KD.


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    Kings Island 2023 Food News and Reviews

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    From my 3 park trip this past weekend:
    Out of the 3 parks I visited, Carowinds by far was the worst food out of them all. Edible but definitely had a “People gotta eat.” Vibe going on. Portions were small and the food seemed old. First night I ate at Harmony Hall Markeplace. The Ribs were tough, but the Mac n cheese was decent. On the second day, I had lunch at Chickie’s & Pete’s got the Philly cheesesteak with crab fries. Carowind’s does not include dipping sauce with the meal unlike CP. Last meal I ate was at Blue Ridge Country Kitchen, got the half chicken (pigeon) and Mac n cheese which was not even close to what was served at Harmony Hall the previous night. The Mac n Cheese seemed like picked off the shelf, GFS brand. All I can say about that meal is wow, that was baddd. I did splurge a bit and treated myself to a Fury Freeze, it was good but I’ll probably stick with picking more traditional flavored dip n dots after trying it. The best meal out of the three meals I ate there was the Philly Cheesesteak with crab fries.
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    Leonardos (new Italian place) and the burrito bowl place at Carowinds were excellent.


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    Kings Island 2023 Food News and Reviews

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    Finally.
    It wasn’t listed on the entertainment portion of the app, but Saturday night they had live music (2 people) in front of their new restaurant/bar.

    This would be a great addition to the patio area of Enrique’s. I could see myself going to the park for a burrito bowl and a getting a beer and enjoying some live music in that area.
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    Kings Island 2023 Food News and Reviews

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    Canadas wonderland

    Amazing brisket. Served with chili churri sauce, cornbread muffin, and a side.
    Super lean (no fat) and so tender.
    I got this for 4 of my 5 meals there and was not sad.

    Shown with vegetable medley, which was also great and didn’t taste like it was previously frozen.

    They also had a Korean BBQ chicken half that was very good.

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    Kings Island 2023 Food News and Reviews

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    Canadas wonderland was the best food option. Most variety on the plan. And great execution.
    Here’s the menu at backlot cafe.

    Pizzas here were made to order and very fresh.
    Spaghetti and meatballs were generous portion.
    Taco bowls didn’t look good… but we were pretty far from Mexico ;)
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    Kings Island 2023 Food News and Reviews

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    I've had great experiences both times I've had Grain and Grill. The meat entrees do not speak to me, but I can eat a decently healthy meal with three sides that is very filling. (I tried the potatoes this week and was not a fan).
    I think they need to have a rotation in the meat menu.  I agree with the plating as [mention=8547]brenthodge[/mention]says above...the woodgrain plate would be a better presentation.
    Now for Enriques...I've often heard that the chicken was bland at Hanks. But it was always good until last week.  It was bland!  And can you get queso on the burrito or burrito bowl for free or is that considered a side? If it's on the food item? It's a little confusing, they call it aside so I would think they would charge you for a side cup of queso, but if it's on the burrito it seems to me that it would be free.

    2 years ago you could get guacamole and queso on a bowl or burrito for no charge.
    Last year you could choose one or the other, but not both for no added charge.
    This year, both are an upcharge and not included.

    I agree that the meat and pork both lack flavor. And now that guacamole isn’t an option, it’s really bland.

    For reference. This was the “salad” option at the Carowinds version this week.
    Not only was the shell great, but the meat had tons of flavor, there was tons of fresh pico de gallo, and guacamole is usually available, although yet were out when I was there.

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    2023 Live Entertainment Discussions

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    This phantom theater show overstayed its life part way through last year. I really hope it doesn’t get a third year and my entire family was disappointed when we learned it was back this year. If you didn’t grow up on the original ride, it has no nostalgic value. And as a whole it isn’t nearly as entertaining as the last handful of cirque shows (which we used to watch multiple times a year).

    I’m hopeful that maybe this year the magician will actually do a magic show… or the stunt guy will do some legitimately entertaining stunts… or they can just write out the opera singer… but for my family, the show was a major flop.

    We had 100 visits last year…. And we saw the show once… and even on the hot days, my family would rather leave than sit in the A/C and watch this show.


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    Kings Island 2023 Food News and Reviews

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    My guess is that they are turning it into more like the other la Rosa locations, or fest haus.
    Where you will enter, grab your own food from a counter, then pay.

    Which I assume they would do to minimize the staging needed (Vs previously they had industrial people take your order and payment, and others fulfilling orders.

    Should result in faster food, assuming they have enough check out cashiers.


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