Universal Orlando has unraveled some of the food menu items that will come to restaurants at Epic Universe, a theme park that is scheduled to debut on May 22nd.
The park has 30 dining locations and over 100 new menu items, the company says. Many of these have been revealed on Universal’s website or shared through recent news releases.
The theme may become clear soon. A dark space eatery tied to vampires, garlic is bound by Mantachioed Mario Burger at Tadstool Cafe, located in the world of Super Nintendo.
We browsed the menu – prices are not yet published – and we found five things that have become, ummmmmmm.
Skull Kingdom
You know you coexist with the Orlando/Halloween Horror Night. Darkmoor Black Wings is the case with Darkmoor Black Wings, an item from Das Stakehaus, a quick service spot in the Dark Universe. The wings are dyed spicy chili, followed by a heat lit as they are involved in burnt green onions, smoky cheddar and soy chili garlic sauce. This is only for brave vampires.
Meat and greetings
Offered at the Toadstool Cafe at Super Nintendo World, the Bowser’s Fireball Challenge is a pound of meatballs topped with mozzarella cheese and mushroom marinara sauce. It is adjacent to a puff pastry that looks like Bowser, the Archnemesis character from Super Mario Bros. The Luigi Burger and Mario Burger appear to be topped with a small cap, but the Luigi Burger is actually a grilled chicken.
Heavenly seasoning
Celestial Park offers many dining options that serve as a gateway from the spectacular parking gate to four worlds with links to intellectual property. The Universal News Release shows that there are over 15 dining locations, and the website has shown 11 so far, but some are called food carts and ice cream stands.
The full-service restaurant in Celestial Park is listed as a Pan-Asian Restaurant for the Atlantic Ocean (seafood, steak, sparkling environment) and Blue Dragon. On the quick service side, there is Oak & Start Tavern (with barbecue). Meteor Astropub, Gastropub. Comet dog hot dog; Celestiki Bar and Bar Zenith. Listed as snack and drink stops are Frosti Moon Ice Cream, Pizza Moon (theatre setting), Star Sorrel and a smudged owl bar.
Grog and cheese please
How to Train Your Dragon – On Burke Realm Island, there are Mac & Cheese cones for sale at Grog & Gruel in Hooligan. Spitfire grilled dishes are baked by “helpful (invisible) dragon fry cook,” the website says. Mead Hall is made for Viking Feasts and comes in a variety of meads, ciders and ales. This goes without saying that it’s a large Thawfest platter (glassed chicken drumsticks, grilled salmon, sausages, etc.).
Butter up
I got butter beer and cocktails, beer and French wine here at Café L’Air de La Sirene. The menu also features butterbeer crepes with flavors of butterbeer butter, Bavarian cream, strawberry butterbeer cream, butterbeer drizzle and butterbeer shortbread cookies.
Of course, these are not all dishes, and the grand revelation is fluid. If you’re up to date, go to Universalorlando.com, click “Explore the Park” and then move to your selected land in Epic Universe.
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