REVIEW: Paradise Garden Grill Offers Full New Plant-Based Menu for 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

Katie Francis

REVIEW: Paradise Garden Grill Offers Full New Plant-Based Menu for 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

Paradise Garden Grill usually offers a new seasonal menu for the 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival, and this year, they’re debuting a full new slate.

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Menu for Paradise Garden Grill at 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

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Food:

  • 🆕 Torta de Chilaquiles – $13.99
  • 🆕 Bulgogi Fried Rice – $14.49
  • 🆕 Buffalo Mac & Cheese – $13.99
  • 🆕 IMPOSSIBLE Gyro Fries – $12.99
  • 🆕 Peach-Blueberry Cobbler – $6.49

Beverages:

  • 🆕 Wine Float Cocktail – $16

Photos of Menu Items at Paradise Garden Grill for 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

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*NEW* Torta de Chilaquiles – $13.99

Fresh-made Telera bread with green chilaquiles, chorizo beans, chipotle crema, pickled onions, cilantro, and avocado spread, plant-based

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The torta was amazing and a great value.

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The bread was super soft but hearty enough to hold up to the filling.

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The chips were perfectly coated in the flavorful sauce and the pickled onions added some nice texture.

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There is a hearty smear of guacamole to really drive home the dish. There is a bit of heat but not enough to scare anyone away.

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Altogether, this was a well put together offering that we would return for.

*NEW* Bulgogi Fried Rice – $14.49

with kimchi, egg, pickled cucumbers, green onions, and sesame seeds, plant based

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This is a delicious option with great presentation.

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The flavors play perfectly together.

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It’s a unique option, especially if you aren’t familiar with Korean cuisine.

*NEW* IMPOSSIBLE Gyro Fries – $12.99

Waffle fries topped with gyro-spiced IMPOSSIBLE ground beef, cauliflower cheese sauce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, tzatziki, and pita bread, plant-based

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With all the toppings that are included, there’s too much going on with this dish.

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We also think the Impossible meat should have been something closer to shaved lamb, more traditional to gyros, than the imitation ground beef in this dish.

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We finished it, yet we couldn’t help but fell a bit let down.

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It could have been so much more than it was.

*NEW* Buffalo Mac and Cheese – $13.99

topped with roasted buffalo cauliflower, ranch, and a carrot and celery salad, plant-based

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The cauliflower was perfectly roasted and lent a welcome crunch to this dish.

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The buffalo sauce was well balanced and not overly spicy.

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The ranch isn’t the cheap bottled variety, but rather a custom creation with extra dill which added a great flavor.

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Overall, this is a winner, but we actually preferred the Impossible Nacho Mac and Cheese at Avocado Time to this.

*NEW* Peach-Blueberry Cobbler – $6.49

plant-based

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Despite having the most unappetizing appearance of any item at the festival, this was actually a very good offering!

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The topping was undercooked, but the fruit was fresh, not canned, and the blueberries and peaches combined nicely for a very refreshing springtime dessert.

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Don’t be fooled by looks, this one’s worth getting!

*NEW* Wine Float Cocktail – $16.00

Tequila, Triple Sec, Agave, and Lime & Orange Juices with a Red Wine Float  

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This was really good!

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The tequila interacts well with the red wine for a delicious, refreshing and strong cocktail that gets better with each sip.

The 2023 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival will be running from March 3 to April 25, 2023.

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