2. Universal’s Islands of Adventure
Universal Studios fans are always a bit defensive about the food at the parks. They’ve heard countless times that the Disney Difference extends to the food. When you hang out at Disneyland or Walt Disney World, you’ll eat like royalty. At Universal Studios, you’ll eat like…someone at a theme park.
One exception exists, though. Mythos famously won an award a few years ago as the best theme park restaurant in the world. And Universal is so proud of this fact that they put a sign up at Mythos to highlight the event. Whether anyone agrees with this award today is debatable.
Both the theme and the menu are Greek in nature. If you’ve ever wanted Babaganoush, this is the place. Now, that’s a strange food to eat at a theme park, but hey! You only live once, right? Mythos is undeniably the most eclectic option at Universal Orlando Resort, which I think is a positive. When you want standard theme park fare, this isn’t the place. When you’re feeling adventurous, however, Mythos is undeniably Disney-esque with its exotic flavors.
1. Universal Studios Florida
I understand that The Leaky Cauldron is the obvious choice. I’m about to commit a bit of theme park blasphemy, though. While I love the surroundings and the theming, I’ve never cared for the food at any of the Harry Potter-based restaurants. On the other hand…
Springfield’s Fast Food Boulevard isn’t a single restaurant inasmuch as it’s several different counter service eateries hosted in the same general vicinity. I quite like that about it. While I haven’t had the best luck with Krusty Burger, whose food seems a bit too on-the-nose from the cartoon, everything else here is pitch perfect. The Flaming Moes at Moe’s are delicious, the roadkill at Cletus’ Chicken Shack is unexpectedly edible, and the donuts…I make that Homer Simpson drooling sound when I think about those donuts. This setup is the perfect counter service experience because so many different items on the menu, and most of them are the ultimate in theme park food.
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