 Hey friends tonight. I am at Epcot because I have dining reservations at Tepanito the Hibachi restaurant in Disney World I am so excited to see them cook in front of me Especially during the pandemic and social distancing it'll be nifty to see how they do that and plus I'm excited to eat the food. It'll be my first time dining here. So Let's go do this Both before we check in for our reservation. I want to show you around the Japan Pavilion here at Epcot There are so many things back here and there's an interesting things you can shop for Things you can drink and eat and even some hidden Mickey's so I'm going to show you some of those and then we're going to get to dining My reservation isn't for another 30 minutes So if we don't get to everything we'll do some more looking and browsing around the Pavilion after dinner if I'm not too full One thing that's really cool in the Japan Pavilion is the koi pond out front And it actually has one of the hardest to find hidden Mickey's I'm going to try to browse around and if you can see it you can let me know in the comments But I mean once you're looking for it's pretty noticeable, but how about these fish? Isn't it amazing? But they all think I'm about to give them something to eat Right behind the Koi Pond is the quick service actual location here in the Japan Pavilion And it's got a beautiful place you come sit down and eat and it's always quiet up there This is it right up here. Isn't it so beautiful and peaceful. I absolutely love it And they have a little walkway right here where you can actually walk like kind of over the Koi Pond And it's so beautiful I'm glad that they have these railings here because we don't want anyone naturally fall into a Koi Pond I've seen that happen in TV shows before Normally there are two sit-down restaurants actually in the Japan Pavilion Tokyo Dining and Tapanido But Tapanido is the only restaurant that reopened after the closure So I'm excited to actually try that one out But if I like it here, I'll probably come back and do Tokyo Dining when that opens as well You used to check in right here, but it looks like this is stroller parking now And it says they are operating hours are noon to 7 40 p.m There are so many different things I can show you back there and I'm gonna show you maybe afterwards But now it's time to check in for our reservation. I'm excited to just kind of explore around the restaurant I'm super hungry and I like just like looking around at things when I've never died there before Because it's one of the coolest things about Disney is that's what you're paying for basically is the experience I mean you really can't find restaurants like this unless you're in Japan and like you know what I mean Like there's there's not restaurants like you can go to a different hibachi But like you'll never get like all this experience in rich culture unless you're in Japan or someone there that is just really immersive I mean, I'd love to see that Another really cool thing is the view from up here. Take a look at this. Isn't it beautiful? Wow It's a little bit gloomy out because it was raining But we can see all the people having fun enjoying their time at Epcot. I Love it up here Isn't it just so beautiful up here? I love it and like nobody's actually walking up here You can see a big difference of flow of traffic. So I think this is reserved for just restaurant guests And like I said here are the two different restaurants Tepanito and Tokyo Dining. We're going to Tepanito Very fancy I'll show you around a little bit that on the other side is Tepanito over here is Tokyo Dining This is the restaurant. That's not open yet, but take a look at the view Holy moly, right? I want to be up here. I've never been here before But I would love to just like dying right here and just look out and people watch at Epcot And the world showcase Now we're going back. I'm excited It's good. I'm so excited. I've never been here before No first-timer Oh, we can move yeah, absolutely Look at how they move the plexiglass that's really easy right so like you dine at a table and they actually have to put Separating so you get to actually just kind of be in a safe distance Now that we're actually seated at the table or the grill It might be a little loud in here because we are underneath the hood ventilation system And also there is another big party on the other side of the room But for the most part we have our own little section over here, and it's very pretty There are like two different grill or tables in this separate one room itself And I like all the color scheming in here. It's very very pretty. Here's the grill itself That's where they're gonna be preparing our meal and like I said, they had the divider So these are tables that normally unless you're a big party they would split up So like a party of three will sit there or two will sit here I'm sure they have a max amount of people that would be joined if they're not all together And I like that it moves so like you can move it whatever direction need be very fancy We'll take a look at the drinks here They have a whole bunch of different beers that I actually like so I might do the premium beer tasting But they also have a beer shandy Well, they'll take your Corinne giraffe and add fresh grease grapefruit lemon and orange juice or orange juice That sounds pretty interesting When you actually check in off front They ask you if you have an annual pass or Disney Vacation Club So they'll apply the 10% discount right there I think that's really nifty and like it's very interesting to do it Right off the get go When it comes to appetizer, I think I might get the spicy calamari Be a little adventurous there and then they have sushi and then a whole bunch of different other Offerings and I think I'll get a combination of chicken and steak Thank you and then you get the lower Fancy Is that what I'm supposed to do with it? Am I supposed to put it in the beer? Yeah, I'm sure it'll be delicious that was not supposed to go in there I actually ended up getting the spicy calamari as my appetizer and then the combination chicken and Steak and you can upgrade the steak to the fillet if you choose to I didn't I didn't want to do that Since I was getting the calamari, but also they have a wagyu A5 cut and it's $75 and that's actually an amazing thing because it's hard to actually find wagyu in the United States The actual wagyu steak like I said is a 4 ounce Japanese a5 cut. It is $79 I'm not ordering it but somebody at my table did and we're gonna actually see it prepared. I wish I can buy it I mean, but it is $75 for just a little tiny piece. I'm very tempted though The more you actually eat dead meat the more you want to drink actually this is really funny because now I'm like addicted And steak and chicken also calamari squid. Yeah, so so the side very good Yeah, okay, you put the sauce on it So you can see we have A spicy calamari they brown out some rice and then we got the noodles Zucchini carrots and onion. I'm so excited. You're great at this I am excited to try the calamari so I'm going right in for it. Look at this. Oh, it's so hot though. Oh boy In on crazier calamari. It's so amazing not too spicy Medium. Yep. We got the steak over there. We got the chicken the shrimp lobster Very very excited for this But I'm sold now. I can officially say I love calamari. I mean, I love this. This is so delicious No more Nemo Oh I was right there guys That's the A5 Wagyu Holy moly Every single bit of it that was so delicious and the noodles and the cucumber So good, but now we got the chicken and the steak and I'm excited for that The finished product it's amazing. Isn't it? Oh boy. I am so excited to dive into this Oh The first thing that I'm gonna go for is a little bit of the chicken I'm gonna try the chicken here Oh boy Already decided I will be coming back here. I love it. I love it so much And the next time I'm going all in. I'm getting the A5. I'm doing it now. I'm very happy though now that I know that I'm such a fan I'm definitely worth it. I'm definitely coming back. I am definitely going back The rice along with everything I have and I'm even gonna put some of the sauce From the spicy calamari right in there. This is so good I love it I legit didn't leave anything behind So so good. I even ate all these Wow, well now I am all done. I finished my whole plate. I was gonna get dessert I don't think I could fit it in. What a bang for the buck. I gotta say I mean, I got an appetizer a flight of beer and chicken and steak for like 60 bucks That's like a really really good deal. I absolutely loved it. I am definitely 150 coming back just to experience the A5 Wagyu when I seen them making it I was getting so envious like I wish I ordered it. I should have done it But you know, you have to be conscious sometimes, you know, you never know and you know what I mean For me, I think now it is 100% worth it because now I'm a big fan of this restaurant This is one of my favorite places to eat in Epcot I'm glad that I'm going around and doing all the different restaurants at Epcot because Normally I kind of stay sheltered with what I eat. So this is this is an amazing experience Now I think we're gonna move along and I'm gonna show you some of the shopping opportunities you can do here I'm very excited because now I'm such a big fan of that restaurant. Like I said, I'm definitely going to come back And I'm gonna be a lot more adventurous. I was pretty adventurous with the calamari. I have to be upfront I mean, normally I don't eat calamari and I don't eat like sauces like that, but it was phenomenal Everything all runs into basically a one-way pattern. So you go in the store here and it goes all the way around So we'll go in and just show some cool stuff that you can buy and shop for One of the things that I absolutely love about this place is all the different sword umbrellas that they have I always see people having them and I'm like one day I'm gonna get an umbrella. That's a sword as well And honestly, even when I plan on coming to the park when I know it's gonna rain I still don't actually bring an actual umbrella with me So I don't know if I'd ever actually buy one because I only keep them in my car and I really never use them This is where they usually have the pick of pearl But it looks like because of social distancing and the pandemic they actually shut it down Very interesting because I think universally they're still doing it But honestly, this one's better than universal Oh, wow. Look at these fancy hats right here Maybe next time I come I should buy one of these hats and then wear it I like it. They got all the security tags. I don't know which one I'm get though probably Probably this one Very nice Wow, look at this right here. It says try me press The button I want to press it That is so beautiful This is only $199 $199 for that. I think that is such an amazing deal. And I think you can even get your discount on it. Wow Normally in the back, they have a really nice sake bar, but it's actually closed at the moment They're using it as a cashier area, but it's letting you know it says sake bar closed cashier cashier and a lot of pocky But wowie What an amazing day. I had so much fun coming out here trying a new restaurant and just enjoying my time I'm so happy that I'm like Branching out and doing new things Anywho, I hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it. So we'll see you next time Bye Not before saying hi to the man himself