Spoodles had charm. Their quirky logo/signage was cute when lit up on the Boardwalk at night.
Kouzzina had a really nice breakfast menu - standard American fare with a twist, nice flavors. Dinner offered a wonderful seafood stew with great fresh fennel flavor. They never did enough of a decor update when it switched to Kouzzina but that's neither here nor there. For an iron chef, service should have been more polished but overall, a very good/overlooked restaurant.
What would I like to see next? NOT a chain, please!!!! Not a buffet. Maybe not even a celebrity chef establishment and please no expansion of a bar. (ESPN is gigantic enough and Big River is a monstrosity). I'd like an original Disney owned and run casual eatery. Something on par with Kona, Wave or Whispering Canyon. All deluxe resorts need this and we already have a signature. As a Jersey girl and an interior designer who appreciates all Disney design, I'd REALLY like to see something that fits the mould of the Jersey coastline/turn of the century theme, in a fresh way of course. Flying Fish does a beautiful job of this. Perhaps seafood is already covered at FF so let's go for something like Jersey-shore inspired sandwiches, gourmet sausages, market vegetables, fun takes on corn dogs, Taylor ham, flavored lemonades and other gourmet versions of boardwalk treats.
