Some of this is personal taste and some is guidelines. I tend to do technical comments - any humor is incidental!

Guidlines - I would allow 42" between sink and island and ref and island. If you get another size fridge, have kids, try to get past an open ref door or cabinet door, 3 feet is pretty small. On the other hand, you could allow a bit less room between cooktop and island.

You must have fillers on both sides of the corner to avoid having doors and knobs get hung up on each other.

Mixed in a bit with personal taste - be really sure you want the tall, deep cabinet beside the ref. I would like a tall, narrow cabinet in that position, but not a deep one. Why? You can't open a left or right swing door on that cabinet all the way because it will run into the counter or the ref. The last one to two feet of counter on the cooktop wall becomes unusable to a righty because a righty elbow will hit the cabinet door when closed. The counter will be blocked when that cabinet door is open. A narrow depth cabinet doesn't elimate all of those issues - it increases the usable counter.

I like drawer base cabinets and I could get another foot of them if that cabinet wasn't quite as deep. Full depth also means you'll mostly be taking things from the appl garage with your left hand because it will be awkward to use your right. You could be a lefty and then it would work fine for you.

The personal taste part is breaking up the depths a bit so there isn't a monolithic wall for very little storage space cost. I would also consider trading the refs - the big one by the clean up sink with the wine, and a ref drawer unit over by the cooktop or reversing the ref and the wine storage. If I'm getting a microwave meal from the ref and need to put in on a plate - I'm crossing through the cooks area to get a plate.

Move the micro towards the ref - even if the ref moves. A micro is a shared use item and often the first cooking appliance a child is permitted to operate. Where you've placed it - it becomes exclusively the chefs or kids and spouse invade the chefs territory. And it would be problematic to open both the micro and the oven. I don't know how often that would happen, but I don't want to replace any appliance doors.

If the ref stays where it is, move the prep sink out of the corner. With an sxs, the best landing area is behind you as you stand facing the open doors. You'd be dumping stuff into the sink or backing out (cause the aisle is so small) and placing stuff on the other side of the sink. I also like to have over-sprays on the counter instead of the floor.

I would probably put the oven beside the cooktop, not under it. The oven would be a little higher and I see the contents without having to back up and bend over.

Where does the door at the top left of the plan come from? If it has to swing in, I would put the hinges on the other side. That way, if you have things in your hands when you come through the door, you can set them down on the counter even before the door closes.

If there is any way to put the dishwasher to the left of the sink instead of the right, I would, so that someone can still come through that door when the dishwasher is open.

Are you doing a pullout trash? Where?

I would definitely shrink the width of the island to allow more clearance past the sink and around the fridge.

Bmorepanic Thank you for your technical comments. I hadnt even thought about the usability of the counter by the corner or the doors opening. I have been stuck on what the corner will look like and should have been thinking more functionally.

We definitely want a pantry. I think they were designed deep because of the fridge on that wall. What if I move the fridge to the end of that run and put the pantry to the left of it and narrower. Or what about a pull out pantry? Would that work?

I cant trade the refrigerators. The one at the bar is against a ½ wall that is only 43" high. We are using a wall to prevent people from falling since there is an elevation change between the kitchen and the family room.

I think I will move the sink to the middle of the island and the microwave to that corner. We are leaning towards a Range instead of top/oven combo. The plans have not been updated to reflect.

Eastbaymom The door comes from the driveway. (Deep single car driveway and detached garage). I set the hinges that direction thinking I would dump my groceries on the island. Do you think the island is too far to do that? I am worried that if I set it the other way that corner will become a dumping ground for clutter as we come in the door.

The dishwasher was originally on the other side of the sink but I moved it because I didnt want to block the path to the family room when it is open. Your suggestion is probably better since I have another entry to the family room but not one from the outside into the kitchen.

I hadnt thought about where to put the pullout trash. Probably on whatever side of the sink the DW isnt on. Any suggestions? We havent met with the cabinet maker yet so we dont have plans for any of the cabinets or drawers.

Thanks for your feedback!

Still concerned about the corner and having trouble 'seeing' a solution. If anyone has pictures that would be great!

Is the 2'4" wall-let by the second pantry required?

I did miss the 42" tall wall - sorry!

I don't have the final plans from the structural engineer yet. It may be needed for support. If not, what do you suggest?

I was thinking that if it could be 2 feet instead of 2'4" then the ref could be placed right up against the wall. Then do an over/under pantry into the corner. Not knowing your personal style, this is one way...
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I should be able to go 2' instead of 2'4". Can you explain to me what the different width gives? Also, how should the corner be configured?