What's Your Go-To Choice for Lunch at Disney and Other Parks?

I like to be busy at the parks, getting as much in as I can so it's counter service for the most part.

Studios: Pizza Planet (back when it was around)
Epcot: Either the Land food court or one of the faster World Showcase spots.
Magic Kingdom: Casey's Corner or Pinocchio Village Haus
Animal Kingdom: Restaurantosaurus

Plenty of places at Universal to try as just prefer the fast meal and get going and maybe a sit-down for dinner.

I usually just skip lunch and save money/time and go all-out on dinner. For the times I am hungry during the afternoon, I do prefer to go to a quick-service spot and take a little breather in the AC.

If a restaurant gives free drink refills, good food, and great atmosphere with ample indoor seating like Satu'li Canteen and Be Our Guest do, then those will always be my go-to for lunch, especially if Mobile Ordering is an option.

im kinda flexible, food carts, counter service, might go for a sit down if there is time to spare, and I don't need a reservation, but for me it is about when I get hungry.

Lunch might be early, late or even forgotten about completely (especially in Japan with all that popcorn)

I prefer to save the money for a big dinner, and go for a smaller counter service restaurant at lunch time.

Favorite return spots:
Pinocchio Village Haus at Magic Kingdom.
Yak & Yeti over at Animal Kingdom
Fish & Chip window in UK at Epcot

Hollywood Studios was the one place where I would normally go for a sit down - especially since, for several years, the park had become a 1/2 day place to visit. Would take the time out for the Sci-Fi Drive In (why can't that place have better food? LOVE the atmosphere), or the 50s Prime Time Cafe.

Now that Hollywood Studios has all of its new upgrades, I will have to try some of the Star Wars counter service restaurants...as soon as we're able to return.

I voted for table service cause we typically always get express passes so we have plenty of time to relax and have a nice lunch. Always hit up Mythos at least once and sometimes we walk over to Toothsome. We like Toothsome over lunch since it gives us plenty of time to walk off the food. We find for dinner it's just too much.

Haven't been to Disney in years but if we did I would love to try Be Our Guest or another heavily themed restaurant. The Drive-in one looks amazing!

We are in the skip it crowd. We will a big breakfast prior to rope drop at our hotel or off resort property, get an afternoon snack if we need to, then eat dinner outside of the park. Our time is far too important to spend eating and better spent riding.

Since the West Coast parks aren’t being heard from yet in this thread, I’m more inclined to do a counter service lunch when I’m visiting Disneyland, Universal, or Knott’s. I’ve always been a fan of the Mars-inara and Meatball spaghetti at Redd Rockett’s Pizza Port at DL, although the chicken tenders at the Stage Door Cafe aren’t bad; at DCA, I’m most likely going to Corn Dog Castle or Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta for pasta. (Disney pizza is almost universally horrible.) Ralph Brennan’s Express and Tortilla Jo’s Taqueria in Downtown Disney are good choices, too. Burgers at Coaster’s Diner at KBF are better than the ones down the boardwalk at Johnny Rocket’s. )And may I be the first to say that copping out on food by bringing in a chain to a theme park is a really bad idea?) The food choices in Springfield at USH have rescued what was a pretty bad food situation; otherwise, probably leave the park and grab Tommy’s or a Dodger Dog at CityWalk.

It really depends on what we're doing in the parks and which parks we're visiting. Since we have the Six Flags Season Dining Plan, we always make sure to get something while we're in their parks. Because their food can be very boring and repetitive, we typically go out of our way to try to find something new every visit so we don't necessarily have any go-tos.

As far as the destination parks, when we're on a longer trip, we typically like to plan at least one or 2 sit-down meals. However, in between those meals it really depends on the timing and park as to where we eat, but again we typically like to mix things up and try some new places every visit. I would say that Sa'tuli Canteen is almost a requisite visit for us at DAK. Also, since we typically visit WDW when there's some type of food festival going on at EPCOT, the World Showcase Kiosks usually represent 1 or 2 meals during our visit.

We almost always visit Mythos on a trip that includes UO, because the sit-down restaurant represents such a strong value with such a variety of high quality options (that change seasonally). We don't visit the California Parks nearly as often, but when at Disneyland, eating at Blue Bayou is almost a necessity.

For other parks, it really depends on how long we plan to stay and if we've been to the park before. Before BGT added so many new menu items, we used to leave the park to grab a cheaper lunch across the street from one of the fast food restaurants. However, for other smaller parks, the proximity to outside food may dictate whether we stay in the park for a light meal or venture off-site. Also, if a park offers an All-Day Dining Plan, we may consider that if it's a good value and has reasonable redemption rules at multiple in-park restaurants.

We’re generally in the quick service crowd. Since we are up bright and early to rope drop parks, and need something for breakfast, skipping it has never been much of an option. However, lunch is not when we want table service or nice meals, since thrill rides and nice food don’t mix.

At Disneyland we usually hit El Rancho del Zocalo for some cheap and delicious enchiladas. At DCA it's all about the Lamplight Lounge, where they have a fantastic impossible burger and a FULL BAR!