Sign above the entrance to the Yak & Yeti Restaurant.
The main entrance of Animal Kingdom's Yak & Yeti™ Restaurant.
Looking east at the Yak & Yeti™ Restaurant's main entrance courtyard.
This is one of the "Small Plates" from the Yak and Yeti Menu. It's the Firecracker Shrimp with Asian Slaw.
There were around 20 shrimp on the Firecracker Shrimp "Small Plates" appetizer.
The Firecracker Shrimp appetizer at Yak and Yeti features Crispy fried shrimp tossed in a creamy, spicy sauce, Asian slaw.
Yak and Yeti's Firecracker Shrimp is a "Small Plates" appetizer that's easily shareable between two people.
The Korean Fried Chicken & Waffle from Yak and Yeti features Hand battered chicken, buttermilk waffle, gochujang maple syrup and kimchi slaw.
Kimchi Slaw from Yak and Yeti.
Gochujang Maple Syrup.
The presentation of Yak and Yeti's Korean Fried Chicken Waffle was amazing!
It's so much fun getting an entree that's not on a plain old white plate!
The Kimchi Slaw that's part of the Korwan Fried Chicken & Waffle entree at Yak and Yeti provides a nice contrast from all the maple syrup's "sweetness".
Gochujang is basically red chili paste. Therefore, Gochujang Maple Syrup is Maple Syrup with red chili paste blended in! It's more red that usual, but rather than having a "hot" spice note, the small amount of chili paste just serves to balance out the sweetness of the maple syrup.
The welcome lobby at Yak and Yeti.
The welcome and waiting area at Yak and Yeti.
This seating area is located just in front of the "lounge" (which only has six chairs), and directly under the loft area.
The lounge (i.e. bar) at Yak and Yeti only has six chairs.
A detailed statue in one of the first "main floor" seating areas, directly across from the lounge.
The details at Yak and Yeti are everywhere. This is a carved statue that separates one of the first floor dining areas and the stairs (behind) that lead to a second level.
Check out that cool light pattern of the ceiling.
One of the many seating areas at Yak and Yeti. Each "room" has a unique look.
There's just enough detail from the wall covering to the floor and everywhere in between to give Yak and Yeti a very real, "not put on" feel.
A very authentic looking table for two (or one).
There is a second level. These stairs prove it!
Going up the stairs at Yak and Yeti.
The stairs lead up to a second floor seating area that is quite large, and just as detailed as the ground level.
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Once you get up the stairs, there's a loft "look down" to the first floor, which opens up to the "lounge area" seating.
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Around the staircase, there are two rows of tables with enough room for servers to walk between.
Every table and chair seems a little different.
The tables for "four" are only one row deep.
You don't find this level of carving and table inlay detail at too many theme park locations.
Some tables tops are mosaic in nature, while others lend themselves to a more rustic, distressed wood look.
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This round table for six might be a little tight for six actual people, but I could see five sitting here comfortably.
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Second floor interior at Yak and Yeti.
In one of the second floor seating areas, a puffy blue cloud paint system was used.
Here, the tables are a little deeper, and can be pushed together for a larger group.
Wall art in the "cloud" room at Yak and Yeti.
One of the second floor seating areas at Yak and Yeti looks down at the streets of Animal Kingdom below.
This long second story "window room" is very cool place to dine in the evening, after the sun goes down.
Because the ceiling pitches down sharply near the wall, the room feels somewhat small. It's part optical illusion, and part real... if you're sitting next to the wall and window.
A very cool corner window table for four on the second story of Yak and Yeti.
While it may look tight, these actually do seat adults! The slanted roof does make this area feel a bit tight though.
One last photo of a second story table for two at Yak and Yeti.
Just beyond the window room, is a "green" room. There are still windows in the second story seating area, but the feel is distinctly more Indo-Asian and not treehouse chic.
The exterior of Yak and Yeti at night.