Monday Night in the OC

So what do you do on a Monday night in Anaheim? I'm surrounded by Disney with no desire to visit the Magic Kingdon. It wouldn't be right without my daughter. I'm here with my co-worker and he thought this restaurant sounded interesting.

I thought it sounded like a disaster but I'm nothing if not flexible. We walked down Harbor Blvd, turned left at Katella and found Bubba Gump's. Although there were people everywhere -- on benches out in front, standing inside and waiting in the bar, we were immediately seated at the first booth. As the name implies, the place is an homage to Forrest Gump. The table is covered with movie dialogue and Gump paraphenalia covers the walls. The wait staff was very friendly and efficient, even engaging us in Forrest Gump trivia questions.

The table also included license plates as pictured.

You flip over the license plate depending upon whether or not you need service. If it's on blue then it's dinner as usual, if you flip it to the red "Stop Forrest Stop" then a waiter or waitress will stop at your table to find out what you need. The first time, the response was instanteous (for more water) the second time it took just under a minute (for another beer.) I thought it would be hokey, but it was fun. I was heady with power from those metal signs.

Mostly shrimp dishes on the menu with a few other seafood delights and some chicken choices as well. We ordered hush puppies to start which were a big disappointment. No flavor and they were stuffed with corn.

I had Shrimpers Heaven which included 4 kinds of shrimp. Tempura, Fried, Coconut and peel 'n eat. This came with fries and cole slaw (both untouched by me.) The shrimp was actually quite good with the tempura being the best. Each of these cones contained a different type of shrimp.

After dinner it was back to the Fairfield. We walked back passing eager Disney fans both heading toward and leaving the park.

Back to my room to finish packing, make shuttle arrangements and get ready for my last day in the OC. As usual, at 9:30, the folks at Disneyland started their brilliant fireworks show. I'd like to think they were bidding me adieu until my next visit.