Corn Dog Castle in Paradise Gardens Park at Disney California Adventure is getting into the Halloween Time spirit with a Spicy Pepper Jack “Dog” on a stick. I put “dog” in quotes because this isn’t a hot dog at all. It’s just pepper jack cheese inside the batter.
The stick of cheese is dipped in Corn Batter, drizzled with Blackberry Sauce and topped with Sweet Pineapple Salsa, Pickled Serranos and crushed Cheese Puffs, according to the menu description.
What’s interesting is that they do have a cheddar cheese stick on the menu, which is exactly what you’d think – a stick of cheese dipped in corn batter. So why they decided to call this pepper jack cheese stick a “dog” is beyond me. Apparently there have been complaints though, because the Cast Member at the register warned me that it’s not a hot dog, just cheese.
Overall, this is one of the more mediocre Halloween Time offerings. It was nowhere near as spicy as pepper jack cheese should be. The blackberry sauce and pineapple salsa are good, and make a nice accompaniment to the fried cheese, but at $9.49, I think your money could be better spent elsewhere. There’s simply not enough here to make this worthwhile.