Fantastical fare. Cosmic culinary
creations. At neighboring Universal Studios Florida the slogan is
"live the movies." At Universal Studios Islands of Adventure
one appropriate mantra might be live the restaurants.
Universal Studios Islands of
Adventure is more than the theme park for the next millennium, it's the
theme park for the next "meal-ennium." The park's creators not
only feel they've assembled the greatest rides ever built, they believe
"Islands" collection of restaurants is unprecedented in
imagination and playfulness.
Green eggs and ham. Dragon Scale
Ale. Dagwood Sandwiches. Pizza Predattoria. Not only great alliteration but more importantly, taste bud titillation.
In Seuss Landing, the world-famous
victuals featured in the fabled Dr. Seuss tale of Green Eggs and Ham
become reality at the Green Eggs and Ham Cafe. Guests can sidle up to
the giant green ham-shaped cafe, order real green eggs and ham (or more
traditional breakfast fare) and consume the unconventional meal while
seated under sunshades which are replicas of colossal fried eggs - green
of course.
Mythos Restaurant represents the
ultimate dining experience in Universal Studios Islands of Adventure.
Designed by world-renowned restaurant designer Jordan Mozer whose
signature eateries span the globe, Mythos will re-define the very
essence of a restaurant.
Lying offshore a craggy grotto on
The Lost Continent, Mythos is nestled in a massive, dormant volcanic
rock formation. Once journeying inside, guests soon discover this
restaurant is very much alive.
Creative Development Mark
Woodbury, "Mythos is a place where the people of lost civilizations
gathered to view the natural phenomena of an embryonic universe -- the
alignment of the stars, the path of the sun, the sensory rapture of wind
and rain."
Subtle, yet extraordinary effects
accentuate the environment's magical milieu. While guests feast on
gourmet cuisine like blue corn crusted mahi mahi with sweet baby bell
peppers and tomatillo sauce, wood roasted Maine lobster with corn and
bacon stuffing and bourbon barbecue sauce or rotisserie game hen with
wild mushroom risotto and seasonal spring vegetables, the natural
harmonic sounds of a rippling estuary dance about Mythos' visitors.
Universal's own Dragon Scale Ale
is the featured adult beverage at the Alchemy Bar, located inside The
Lost Continent's Enchanted Oak. Architecturally fashioned after the
trunk of the oak tree into which (according to legend) Merlin the
magician was frozen by the Lady in the Lake, oak-fired bar-be-cue dishes
are featured along with occasional appearances by Merlin himself.
Guests who survive the harrowing
85-foot drop in the Jurassic Park River Adventure can watch other
visitors thrill to their harrowing plunge while seated in the dry
comfort of the Thunder Falls Terrace, which is entirely bordered on one
side by an enormous glass enclosure. An outdoor dining area is also
available for guests who want to feel the soft dew wafting from the
mammoth thundering waterfall.
On Toon Lagoon, guests can sample
edibles made famous by some of the world's best-known and most-loved
cartoon and comic-strip characters. Blondie's: Home of the Dagwood,
named for the insatiable appetite of comic-strip protagonist, Dagwood
Bumstead, serves an abundance of stacked sandwiches that guests can
purchase by the inch. The weight conscious Cathy is the star of Cathy's
Ice Cream and hamburger aficionados can sample the classic American
burger and other delights at Wimpy's, named in honor of Popeye's
hamburger noshing pal.
Numerous other food and beverage
outlets enhance the guest experience at Universal Studios Islands of
Adventure including the Captain America Diner and the Cafe 4 on Marvel
Super Hero Island, and the Pizza Predattoria and The Burger Digs in
Jurassic Park.
In Seuss Landing, guests will
discover the Hop on Pop Ice Cream Shop, Moose Juice Goose Juice and the
Circus McGurkus Cafe Stoo-pendous, a circus-based cafe featuring a
throng of Seussian characters from trapeze artists to jugglers. And in
the park's Port of Entry, visitors can select a snack at the Confisco
Grille (and Backwater Bar) or a tasty tidbit at the Croissant Moon
Bakery.
