OT: Help - where to eat at Universal Studios? - The DIS Discussion Forums

ZipaDeeDooDah · 06-21-2006, 02:20 PM

I would really appreciate any and all suggestions! Our boys are 10 and 7.

AuntieM03 · 06-21-2006, 10:26 PM

I usually eat at CityWalk. The Saddle Ranch is pretty good, BBQ, but on the expensive side. They also have a food court that includes Dodger Dogs, Subway, Tommy's burgers and others things that I am blanking on.

ZipaDeeDooDah · 06-21-2006, 11:15 PM

Thank you Michelle - I'll look into those, The Saddle Ranch sounds interesting. Does anybody else have any recommendations???

simba_one · 06-22-2006, 03:48 AM

I would also recommend Saddle Ranch Chop House. It's got SUCH a fantastic atmosphere. After a long day in the park you can go there sit outside and take a nice rest and enjoy some great food - much of which you probably won't even end up eating because it's SO filling and the portions are SO huge.

There's live entertainment (guys with guitars who wonder around and serenade people - very embarrassing when they sang at our table but all good fun nonetheless) and they give the kids marshmellows to cook over the fire pits outside. It's such a great place to dine. I love it there. Can't wait to go back.

There's a couple of other places which are nice to eat at in CityWalk too... the names escape me though. Towards the entrance (so the opposite end to where Saddle Ranch is) there's some small little places on the second level. Get your food and sit up there and just enjoy and watch the goings on in CityWalk.

Inside the actual park though I think that the place on the left right as you go in (name also escapes me - something to do with Frankenstein though) is the best. It's the normal "theme park food" served up here buy who cares. There's a nice patio to sit on outside (a lot less busy than the eating areas at Doc Browns - NIGHTMARE!) and the service inside is always good - even though it is a takeaway.

And the pizza place on the left hand side before you go down to the lower lot is good too.

indigoxtreme · 06-22-2006, 06:33 AM

Here is the link for the restaurants, Hard Rock is good, the bbQ ranch is good.

http://www.citywalkhollywood.com/din...staurants.html

ZipaDeeDooDah · 06-23-2006, 11:06 AM

Great suggestions - thank you everyone!

bjakmom · 06-23-2006, 07:26 PM

Are there menus posted anywhere for the City Walk restaurants?

ZipaDeeDooDah · 06-23-2006, 08:39 PM

I was curious too, so I did a bit of googling. These may not be totally accurate to what is actually on City Walk though, but will give you an idea...

http://www.bbkingblues.com/menu/index.html
http://www.bucadibeppo.com/fd_index.asp
http://www.cafetututango.com/menu.html
http://www.camachosinc.com/camcantina_menu_b.htm
http://dailygrill.zgraph.net/locatio...sections_id=28
http://www.hardrock.com/locations/ca...mID=3&MenuID=1
http://www.karlstrauss.com/PAGES/Loc...Menu/Start.htm
http://www.srrestaurants.com/menu.php?cid=23
http://www.citywalkhollywood.com/gro...ngroupmenu.pdf
http://www.tonyromas.com/files/menu.asp
http://www.citywalkhollywood.com/gro...igroupmenu.pdf
http://www.mouseplanet.com/sue_holland/sh050211.htm (this is a review of the cafe in Orlando, but gives an idea of what is on the menu)

bjakmom · 06-24-2006, 06:45 AM

Thank you, ZipaDeeDooDah!!! That is a huge help!

ZipaDeeDooDah · 06-24-2006, 10:05 AM

You're welcome!

spazzyjazzy · 06-25-2006, 02:56 PM

Buca Di Beppo and Tony Roma's are very yummy!! I am not sure when it is going to open but, Bubba Gump's is pretty yummy too.

ZipaDeeDooDah · 06-26-2006, 08:46 AM

Cool! I didn't notice anything on the Universal website about Bubba Gump's - we'll have to watch for it when we're there!

zandjmom · 07-05-2006, 10:16 AM

We ate Sunday at Saddle Ranch and loved it. We had a late lunch, got there around 2:30 and were seated by 3. The lunch menu ends at 3 but they assured us we could still order from it because we checked in before then. The portions are huge and could definitely be shared by 2 light eaters or even medium eaters! I had the grilled veggie and cheese sandwich which was fantastic and sweet potato casserole. There was enough sweet potatoes to feed4 people, I'm not kidding. It was $6.99.

DH got the Chicken Fried Steak, big portions with a huge baked potato. I thought the prices were very reasonable, especially for lunch although nobody got a steak.

We had a slight service problem, waitress punched in the wrong sandwich for me but the manager comped a dessert that 4 of us ate and still had left over. It was one of the best meals of our trip and we couldn't eat dinner that night. It's located right in front of USH so the walk is a cinch.

ZipaDeeDooDah · 07-06-2006, 01:53 PM

Thanks for the info, we're leaning towards eating at the Saddle Ranch - I think the kids will really enjoy it!

woody73 · 07-09-2006, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spazzyjazzy

. . . I am not sure when it is going to open but, Bubba Gump's is pretty yummy too.

I was at USH last Friday. Bubba Gump's is still under construction. There is a plywood barricade around the site with the Bubba Gump logo. It might have even had the opening date, but if it did, it is no time soon.

Woody

06-21-2006, 02:20 PM	#1
ZipaDeeDooDah What happens on the DIS boards, stays on the DIS boards!!! Not necessarily Best International WPASADI Cheerleader Join Date: May 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 2,860	OT: Help - where to eat at Universal Studios? I would really appreciate any and all suggestions! Our boys are 10 and 7. __________________ The higher the pedestal, the harder they fall.

06-21-2006, 11:15 PM	#3
ZipaDeeDooDah What happens on the DIS boards, stays on the DIS boards!!! Not necessarily Best International WPASADI Cheerleader Join Date: May 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 2,860	Thank you Michelle - I'll look into those, The Saddle Ranch sounds interesting. Does anybody else have any recommendations??? __________________ The higher the pedestal, the harder they fall.

06-22-2006, 03:48 AM	#4
simba_one "I wash my hands of this weirdness!" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South London Posts: 444	I would also recommend Saddle Ranch Chop House. It's got SUCH a fantastic atmosphere. After a long day in the park you can go there sit outside and take a nice rest and enjoy some great food - much of which you probably won't even end up eating because it's SO filling and the portions are SO huge. There's live entertainment (guys with guitars who wonder around and serenade people - very embarrassing when they sang at our table but all good fun nonetheless) and they give the kids marshmellows to cook over the fire pits outside. It's such a great place to dine. I love it there. Can't wait to go back. There's a couple of other places which are nice to eat at in CityWalk too... the names escape me though. Towards the entrance (so the opposite end to where Saddle Ranch is) there's some small little places on the second level. Get your food and sit up there and just enjoy and watch the goings on in CityWalk. Inside the actual park though I think that the place on the left right as you go in (name also escapes me - something to do with Frankenstein though) is the best. It's the normal "theme park food" served up here buy who cares. There's a nice patio to sit on outside (a lot less busy than the eating areas at Doc Browns - NIGHTMARE!) and the service inside is always good - even though it is a takeaway. And the pizza place on the left hand side before you go down to the lower lot is good too. __________________ DLR: '04, '06, '08 & '09 ~ WDW: '97, '99 & '01 ~ DLRP: '02, '05 & '07

06-22-2006, 06:33 AM	#5
indigoxtreme DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 2,351	Link for City Walk Hollywood Here is the link for the restaurants, Hard Rock is good, the bbQ ranch is good. http://www.citywalkhollywood.com/din...staurants.html __________________ Novermber 2013 Thanksgiving at WDW POFQ April 2013 Just us Girls Spring Break POR July-2012 POR Alligator Bayou with our Princesses Desiree and Savannah 05-09 POFQ with our Desiree Princess and Jasmine Princess: 11-07 POR with Family & Friends Granmaz and John 09-07 POR with Granddaughters 10-06 MNSSHP POFQ 02-06 POFQ 30th Anniv 9-05 POFQ 4-00 Son's Marching Band at Magic Kindom 7-96 Ft Wilderness Cabins Prior times in DTD Hotels when they were treated as Disney Guest.

06-23-2006, 11:06 AM	#6
ZipaDeeDooDah What happens on the DIS boards, stays on the DIS boards!!! Not necessarily Best International WPASADI Cheerleader Join Date: May 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 2,860	Great suggestions - thank you everyone! __________________ The higher the pedestal, the harder they fall.

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06-21-2006, 10:26 PM	#2
AuntieM03 Of course I hope he is happy and successful, blah, blah, blah Likes a mix of the old and new I still got some bad in me Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,346	I usually eat at CityWalk. The Saddle Ranch is pretty good, BBQ, but on the expensive side. They also have a food court that includes Dodger Dogs, Subway, Tommy's burgers and others things that I am blanking on.

06-23-2006, 07:26 PM	#7
bjakmom DIS Veteran Tag Fairies DO have a lot of love to go around! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: South Jersey Posts: 4,553	Are there menus posted anywhere for the City Walk restaurants? __________________ "Whatever tomorrow brings I'll be there, with open arms and open eyes" - Incubus

06-23-2006, 08:39 PM	#8
ZipaDeeDooDah What happens on the DIS boards, stays on the DIS boards!!! Not necessarily Best International WPASADI Cheerleader Join Date: May 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 2,860	I was curious too, so I did a bit of googling. These may not be totally accurate to what is actually on City Walk though, but will give you an idea... http://www.bbkingblues.com/menu/index.html http://www.bucadibeppo.com/fd_index.asp http://www.cafetututango.com/menu.html http://www.camachosinc.com/camcantina_menu_b.htm http://dailygrill.zgraph.net/locatio...sections_id=28 http://www.hardrock.com/locations/ca...mID=3&MenuID=1 http://www.karlstrauss.com/PAGES/Loc...Menu/Start.htm http://www.srrestaurants.com/menu.php?cid=23 http://www.citywalkhollywood.com/gro...ngroupmenu.pdf http://www.tonyromas.com/files/menu.asp http://www.citywalkhollywood.com/gro...igroupmenu.pdf http://www.mouseplanet.com/sue_holland/sh050211.htm (this is a review of the cafe in Orlando, but gives an idea of what is on the menu) __________________ The higher the pedestal, the harder they fall.

06-24-2006, 06:45 AM	#9
bjakmom DIS Veteran Tag Fairies DO have a lot of love to go around! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: South Jersey Posts: 4,553	Thank you, ZipaDeeDooDah!!! That is a huge help! __________________ "Whatever tomorrow brings I'll be there, with open arms and open eyes" - Incubus

06-24-2006, 10:05 AM	#10
ZipaDeeDooDah What happens on the DIS boards, stays on the DIS boards!!! Not necessarily Best International WPASADI Cheerleader Join Date: May 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 2,860	You're welcome! __________________ The higher the pedestal, the harder they fall.

06-25-2006, 02:56 PM	#11
spazzyjazzy RUFF! RUFF! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,961	Buca Di Beppo and Tony Roma's are very yummy!! I am not sure when it is going to open but, Bubba Gump's is pretty yummy too.

06-26-2006, 08:46 AM	#12
ZipaDeeDooDah What happens on the DIS boards, stays on the DIS boards!!! Not necessarily Best International WPASADI Cheerleader Join Date: May 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 2,860	Cool! I didn't notice anything on the Universal website about Bubba Gump's - we'll have to watch for it when we're there! __________________ The higher the pedestal, the harder they fall.

07-05-2006, 10:16 AM	#13
zandjmom Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 185	We ate Sunday at Saddle Ranch and loved it. We had a late lunch, got there around 2:30 and were seated by 3. The lunch menu ends at 3 but they assured us we could still order from it because we checked in before then. The portions are huge and could definitely be shared by 2 light eaters or even medium eaters! I had the grilled veggie and cheese sandwich which was fantastic and sweet potato casserole. There was enough sweet potatoes to feed4 people, I'm not kidding. It was $6.99. DH got the Chicken Fried Steak, big portions with a huge baked potato. I thought the prices were very reasonable, especially for lunch although nobody got a steak. We had a slight service problem, waitress punched in the wrong sandwich for me but the manager comped a dessert that 4 of us ate and still had left over. It was one of the best meals of our trip and we couldn't eat dinner that night. It's located right in front of USH so the walk is a cinch.

07-06-2006, 01:53 PM	#14
ZipaDeeDooDah What happens on the DIS boards, stays on the DIS boards!!! Not necessarily Best International WPASADI Cheerleader Join Date: May 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 2,860	Thanks for the info, we're leaning towards eating at the Saddle Ranch - I think the kids will really enjoy it! __________________ The higher the pedestal, the harder they fall.

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