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Fri, 03/27/2015 - 13:50
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March Madness Bracket Challenge: Best Disney World Restaurant - Updated WINNER ANNOUNCED!

All bracket nominees were taken from the following thread: http://www.wdwforgrownups.com/forum/favoritesnot-so-favorites#comment-1180355

Alright I'll leave each voting session open for one day. Vote on your MOST FAVORITE restaurant at Walt Disney World. Which one is the best out of each combo?

Round 1

Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner?

Beaches and Cream or California Grill?

O'hana or Monsieur Paul?

Chefs de France or Shula's?

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti?

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest?

Cosmic Rays or Tangerine Cafe?

Tusker House or Teppan Edo?

Boma or Sanaa?

Cookes of Dublin or Sunshine Seasons?

Flame Tree BBQ or Narcoossee's?

Kona Cafe or Tortuga Tavern?

Citrico's or Cinderella's Royal Table?

Cape May Cafe or Garden Grill?

Hollywood Brown Derby or Grand Floridian Cafe?

Plaza Restaurant or Mama Melrose?

Pizza Planet or Trail's End?

Pizzafari or Restaurant Marakesh?

Round 2

Sci Fi or California Grill

O'hana or Chefs De France

Yak & Yeti or Be Our Guest

Cosmic Rays or Tusker House?

Sanaa or Sunshine Seasons

Flame Tree BBQ or Kona Cafe

Cinderella's Royal Table or Garden Grill?

Hollywood Brown Derby or Plaza Restaurant?

Trail's End or Restaurant Marakesh?

Round 3

California Grill or Trail's End?

O'hana or Hollywood Brown Derby?

Yak & Yeti or Cinderella's Royal Table?

Be Our Guest or Kona Cafe?

Cosmic Rays or Sanaa?

Round 4

Cosmic Rays or California Grill?

Yak & Yeti or Hollywood Brown Derby?

Be Our Guest or Sanaa?

Round 5

California Grill or Sanaa?

Yak & Yeti or Be Our Guest?

Round 6

California Grill or Be Our Guest?

Winner is....CALIFORNIA GRILL!

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Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner? Sci Fi Diner

Beaches and Cream or California Grill? California Grill

O'hana or Monsieur Paul? Monsieur Paul

Chefs de France or Shula's? Chefs de France

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti? Yak & Yeti

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest? Columbia Harbor House

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Fri, 03/27/2015 - 14:03
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Pinocchio
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N/A
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Earl of Sandwich
Columbia Harbour house

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Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner? Sci Fi Diner

Beaches and Cream or California Grill? Depends on whose paying laugh California Grill for a special occasion though

O'hana or Monsieur Paul? O'hana

Chefs de France or Shula's? Chefs de France

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti? Earl of Sandwich

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest? Columbia Harbor House

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Fri, 03/27/2015 - 14:09
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Pinocchio Village Haus
Beaches and Cream
O'hana
N/A
Yak & Yeti
Be Our Guest

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Fri, 03/27/2015 - 14:31
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Sci fi
Eos
Bog

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 15:44
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Pinocchio Village Haus
California Grill
Monsieur Paul
Shula's
N/A- Don't care for either one
Be Our Guest

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Fri, 03/27/2015 - 15:48
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Allie wrote:
All bracket nominees were taken from the following thread: http://www.wdwforgrownups.com/forum/favoritesnot-so-favorites#comment-1180355

Alright I'll leave each voting session open for one day. Vote on your MOST FAVORITE restaurant at Walt Disney World. Which one is the best out of each combo?

Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner - Sci fi

[b]Beaches and Cream or California Grill? - Cali

[b]O'hana or Monsieur Paul? - ohana
[b]Chefs de France or Shula's?chefs

[b]Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yet- yak & Yeti

[b]Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest?

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Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner? SCI FI

Beaches and Cream or California Grill? B&C - not fair I love them both

O'hana or Monsieur Paul? Ohana

Chefs de France or Shula's? Shulas

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti? Y&Y

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest? BOG

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Fri, 03/27/2015 - 16:40
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Pinocchio
Haven't been to either ( going to beaches and cream in September though!)
Ohana
N/A
Yak and yeti
BOG

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:27
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Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner? Village Haus
Beaches and Cream or California Grill? Cali Grill
O'hana or Monsieur Paul? Ohana
Chefs de France or Shula's? Chefs de France. (I've heard Shula's is overrated.)
Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti? Earl of Sandwich
Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest? Tough one. Be Our Guest

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Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:47
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Sci Fi
California Grill
Ohana
Chefs de France
Earl of Sandwich
N/A

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Fri, 03/27/2015 - 21:27
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Sci Fi
California Grill
N/A
Chefs de France
EofS
CHH

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Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner?
Haven't been to either

Beaches and Cream or California Grill?
Cali Grill

O'hana or Monsieur Paul?
Haven't been to either

Chefs de France or Shula's?
Haven't been to either

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti?
Y&Y

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest?
BOG

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Fri, 03/27/2015 - 22:10
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Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner? Sci Fi

Beaches and Cream or California Grill? CA Grille

O'hana or Monsieur Paul? Never been to either

Chefs de France or Shula's? Never been to either

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti? Yak & Yeti

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest? BoG

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 23:13
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Allie wrote:
Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner? Sci Fi Diner

Beaches and Cream or California Grill? California Grill

O'hana or Monsieur Paul? Monsieur Paul

Chefs de France or Shula's? Chefs de France

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti? Yak & Yeti

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest? Columbia Harbor House

Sci Fi Diner

Cali Grill

Haven't been to either

Same as above - never been

Yak & Yeti

Columbia Harbor House

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Sat, 03/28/2015 - 00:18
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Sci Fi Diner
Cali Grill
O'hana
Shula's
Yak & Yeti
Columbia Harbor House

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 04:41
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Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner? village haus

Beaches and Cream or California Grill? California grill

O'hana or Monsieur Paul? Ohana

Chefs de France or Shula's? chefs

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti? Earl!!

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest? Columbia Harbor House

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Oh darn...double post...mods a little help please?

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Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner? Pinocchio Village House (Note - Have not Experienced Sci-Fi as of yet)

Beaches and Cream or California Grill? Cali Grill

O'hana or Monsieur Paul? O'hana

Chefs de France or Shula's? Shula's

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti? Yak & Yetu

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest? Be Our Guest (No Contest!! laugh )

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Sci Fi Diner
Cali Grill
O'hana
Shula's
Yak & Yeti
BOG

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Sci Fi
N/a
N/a
N/a
Yak&Yeti
BOG

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Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner? Sci Fi Diner

Beaches and Cream or California Grill? California Grill

O'hana or Monsieur Paul? O'hana

Chefs de France or Shula's? Chefs de France

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti? Yak & Yeti

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest? Be Our Guest

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Pinocchio Village Haus or Sci Fi Diner? - Sci Fi

Beaches and Cream or California Grill? - Cali Grill

O'hana or Monsieur Paul? - O'hana

Chefs de France or Shula's? - Chefs

Earl of Sandwich or Yak & Yeti? - Y&Y

Columbia Harbor House or Be Our Guest? - BOG

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Sci Fi Diner

Beaches and Cream

O'hana

Shula's?

Yak & Yeti?

Columbia Harbor House

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Round 1 Pt 2

Cosmic Rays or Tangerine Cafe?

Tusker House or Teppan Edo?

Boma or Sanaa?

Cookes of Dublin or Sunshine Seasons?

Flame Tree BBQ or Narcoossee's?

Kona Cafe or Tortuga Tavern?

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Cosmic Rays or Tangerine Cafe? Tangerine Cafe

Tusker House or Teppan Edo? Teppan Edo

Boma or Sanaa? Sanaa

Cookes of Dublin or Sunshine Seasons? Sunshine Season

Flame Tree BBQ or Narcoossee's? Narcoossee's

Kona Cafe or Tortuga Tavern? Kona Cafe

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Cosmic rays
Tusker house

Not been to any of the others

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Cosmic Rays

Tusker House

Never been to either

Sunshine Seasons

Flame Tree BBQ

Tortuga Tavern

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Cosmic Rays
Have not been to either
Boma
Cookes of Dublin
Narcoossee's
Kona Cafe

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Cosmic Rays
Tusker House
Sanaa?
Sunshine Seasons
Flame Tree BBQ
Kona Cafe

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