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Reviewed by disneyhardin Review Date: 11/25/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We tend to always end up at Backlot Express when we are at Hollywood Studios. We really like the burgers. It can get busy, but we didn't have any trouble finding a table. Since we are always using the dining plan, I like that you can get the seasonal cupcake as a desert instead of the usual pre-packaged cakes.
The only negative we experienced was that several of the sodas in the machine nearest our table were out of syrup. I told a CM working and she said she would take care of it. We ate our entire meal and went to get soda refills and they still had not been changed.
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Good BurgersCons:
—Reviewed by nlg0517 Review Date: 10/02/2014
Rating: (5) Recommended
This is the second time we ate here & not much has changed since 2012. The food is your basic QS, burgers, nuggets. I had the bacon cheeseburger, it was a little bland. DH had the turkey sandwich, he thought it was good. The kids all had nuggets, which were okay. They only had one condiments bar open which people continually tried to use. I hate to admit I kind of enjoyed watching people trying to get ice & drinks from a station that had 2 signs explaining that they needed to go down the ramp to get drinks & condiments.
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—Reviewed by 3leggedtable Review Date: 09/29/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
Our party of 9 ate here August 24, 2014. Everyone was pleased with their meal. We ordered 4 gluten free meals; chicken salad, hot dog on a bun with fries, turkey sandwich and a vegetable sandwich. They were all very good. For dessert we were offered a gluten free brownie or cookie, they were just o.k.
Our children ordered chicken strip and cheese burgers, but the dessert was the real star of their meals. They had beautiful Frozen decorated cupcakes.
The free drink refills is another huge plus at this restaurant.
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Quality of the food.Cons:
SeatingReviewed by bellebookworm9 Review Date: 08/23/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
I stopped in for dinner around 6:30pm on 8/13. The lines were on the long side but moved steadily. I ordered the Angus Bacon Cheeseburger with fries for an entree. For dessert options, they had three types of Frozen cupcakes; I chose the Olaf carrot cake one, which came with an adorable white chocolate Olaf on top of the frosting.
While it was relatively easy to find seating in one of the side rooms, I was disappointed to find that despite being open until 8:30, many of the condiment and plastic-ware bars, as well as the soda fountains, in all but the main room had already been closed down.
The burger was fine, just what I wanted. The cupcake was amazing though! So soft and not at all dry. I believe they are available at all DHS QS locations for the time being.
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Awesome "Frozen" cupcakesCons:
Condiment bars and soda fountains closedReviewed by clyde0523 Review Date: 05/26/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
For a quick service this is good. Food is decent and quickly served. They had Star Wars cupcakes as a dessert option on our dining plan and they were wonderful!
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—Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/14/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
Backlot is a good place to eat because of the entrees, cupcakes and atmosphere. I like it so much I've been there 3 times. The last time I got Chicken Nuggets during my visit and they were really good. Exactly what you would expect them to be. The thing that made the meal so great though was the dessert. The Chocolate Cherry Cupcake that came with my meal was amazing. The cupcake is mostly chocolate with a cherry filling. It's a specialty cupcake, so it is only available at certain times of the year. Other times of year they might have a Lemon Meringue or a Strawberry Cupcake.
I also like the theme of the place, it looks like an old movie prop warehouse. There’s random props all over the place like the Toon Patrol car from Roger Rabbit, a mini sub, statues, paintings, etc. Even the toppings bar looks like a red tool chest. Plus there’s a refill machine in case you want to fill up before you leave and since I’m cheap/thrifty I always do.
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Atmosphere, CupcakesCons:
—Reviewed by jenniemouse Review Date: 01/28/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
Very crowded and hard to find a seat. Bread on my sandwich was burnt. Limited choices for kids on dining plan. Hubs had a burger it was fine. Nothing great. Fun to watch Jedi show.
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ok placeCons:
not the best foodReviewed by Hstepzinski Review Date: 11/19/2013
Rating: (6) Recommended
This is just basic theme park food. It was nothing great but it was convenient for a quick bite and it had very little line.
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small lineCons:
nothing outstandingReviewed by wdwfreak Review Date: 11/12/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We shared the warm turkey and cheese on multigrain ciabatta bread, really good! What a nice surprise! They also had a pumpkin spice cupcake that was excellent, best of our trip and we tried 5 or 6 different cupcakes! We really enjoyed the seating and atmosphere here, will go back for sure!
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cool atmosphere, great food!!Cons:
may have limited hoursReviewed by gthurber Review Date: 11/10/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
Good quick service meal. Lots of seating both indoors and out so nice to find a cool place to sit!
