Defend the Commissary! Find Lost Fish!

Out of all the counter-service places in the four Parks, the ABC Commissary probably earns the greatest amount of hate. It's theming isn't that Disney. Just a great big ad for ABC shows. Some don't like the food. There isn't much very Disney about it, except that Disney owns the network.

So why do I like it? For one, it's tucked in the back of Hollywood Studios and easy to overlook. Unlike Rosie's and the Backlot, it's indoors. That means cool, cool air conditioning. It's pretty quiet, making it once again an oasis from chaos. This seems to be a theme in what I like. I liked a bit of calm before having a toddler, now I appreciate it even more.

The food here does seem to change pretty often. It's different every time I go. Recently, I saw they got rid of their Asian noodle dish and have an Asian salad instead. It's almost as if it doesn't know how to theme its food, which is one of the complaints against it. For me, I always welcome the change it provides me from the usual burgers and chicken. I walk in thinking, "What will there be this time?"

They do have a burger, called The Ugly Betty Burger. Which just proves my point, for the first time since I've been there, the food all had ABC names! I very nearly ordered the Cuban sandwich based on it's Dancing With the Stars name alone. Who wouldn't want Lost fish? Desperate Housewives mousse? And I have no idea why the no sugar-added parfait has been paired with All My Children. I ordered the new The Extreme Home Makeover Asian Salad, last time. I felt like a new house when I was done...I think.

Unlike the other three parks, Hollywood Studios lacks counter-service places. Between finding a seat, having a lot of room and the quiet, the Commissary is always one of our stops. It's saved us more than once when staying at an All-Stars resort with it's insanely crowded food court. It's the only place in the Studios that serves breakfast without having to have a priority seating reservation or being restricted to pastries.

Unfortunately, the hatred for the Commissary and it's lack of traffic are also it's undoing. Breakfast used to consist of actual plates of eggs and sausages. Now those have been cancelled and only the bagel sandwich, like a reality show during a writer's strike remains.

I hate it when networks cancel the good shows!