Bubba Gumps
 

For the menu and pictures of Bubba's go to http://www.dlresortinfo.com and click on garden walk.

Looks like a fun place. They have four flat screen tv's three for sports and the other runs Forrest Gump.

FYI, they do charge for parking.

I've never eaten at Bubba Gump's for three reasons. Since only one of them could go away it is likely that I never will:

1. I abhor the movie.

2. Eating at a restaurant based on the ramblings of a mildly retarded fictional Vietnam casualty just seems odd.

3. There is a Bubba Gump's on Cannery Row in Monterey and the fact that there is always a line out to the sidewalk for chain restaurant seafood when there are 40 quality independent and likely much better restaurants within 300 feet is a sign of all that is wrong with middle class America.


But on the other hand, it can't possibly be a worse dining experience than Rainforest Cafe or Eat at Joe's Crab Shack which are frequently mentioned options whenever some largish group is looking for dinner in the resort area.

I went to one near the Aquarium of the Pacific and it was a nice experiance. I don't like seafood that much so I had the burger. Nothing special but nice.

I'm not a fan of many chain restaurants.

And, Alex said everything I should have said, but he said it better.

I love Harris Quick and Tasty for my seafood.

I get a good discount at the one on CityWalk, but I've never felt like eating there.

it is worth it at least once... thought the one at USF's city walk is nice... and rarely over crowded. They do good forest favorites like burgers, ribs, and steak sometimes... its based on the idea from the movie, and in some cases good...

though over saturation is bad, there is not one in Tampa.. so its not bad going to the one at USF's city walk... though as you said.. they are growing in CA a lot.

Actually I have to admit that the food I had at Joe's Crab Shack was delicious. (Except for the vomiting... turns out I'm allergic to crab)

My problem with Joe's Crab Shack wasn't so much the food (though it wasn't remarkable and I was amused by their inability to leave the seafood out of a pasta dish so our vegetarian companion could eat) but rather the environment.

I really don't understand the fad for restaurants where the theme is apparently "loud and obnoxious."

But then, if there is anywhere I am more inclined towards preferring chain restaurants it is the DL area. With a couple prominent exceptions the Disneyland Resort area is a culinary wasteland.

My favorite item at Joe's is "Great Balls of Fire" -- jalapeno poppers... mmmm...