Advice on not-to-miss restaurants

[Mary Diehl]

This will be our third year at US and was wondering if we've missed going to some of the better restaurants. We've done Nascar Cafe, Mythos, Emeril's Tchoup choup, Enchanted Oak, Mel's Drive-in and Schwab's Pharmacy. Any suggestions???? How's Margaritaville, NBA City, Mama Della's etc. Do we really need to do PS since we'll be staying on property. I was told we get PS when arriving anyway. Thank you to all who respond.

 

[themepark]

The atmosphere at Margaritaville is super...very lively and fun. We have eaten there 4 times and each time enjoyed our food and drinks. It is our kids' favorite Universal restaurant. If you want a good burger, the Cheeseburger in Paradise can't be beat. Yes, you should make a PS at Margaritaville. On our last visit even with our room keys, we still had to wait an hour. There were so many other hotel guests waiting that the wait was that long.

NBA City is great too. We have had salmon, a scrumptious pork chop (I can't remember the name of the dish), a pizza, and the kids have had chicken fingers and burgers. Each item was prepared perfectly and was very tasty. The service was very good too. Even though we aren't huge basketball fans, we really enjoy the atmosphere there. We have walked in each time we ate there without a PS or even showing our room key. Once we had bypassed the Hard Rock Cafe because the wait was over an hour, but there was no line at NBA City. I don't know if it's like that all the time though.

 

[AlexandNessa]

Mama Della's is awesome and worth a repeat visit for us. We also LOVED The Kitchen at the Hard Rock. We'll be eating there again in October as well!

P.S. As long as you go when the parks aren't letting out, I don't think you'll need a PS. All the hotel restaurants will take reservations though.

 

[the Dark Marauder]

Originally posted by Mary Diehl
This will be our third year at US and was wondering if we've missed going to some of the better restaurants. We've done Nascar Cafe, Mythos, Emeril's Tchoup choup, Enchanted Oak, Mel's Drive-in and Schwab's Pharmacy. Any suggestions???? How's Margaritaville, NBA City, Mama Della's etc. Do we really need to do PS since we'll be staying on property. I was told we get PS when arriving anyway. Thank you to all who respond.

Margaritaville: Fun. Great relaxing atmosphere + good food = popular spot.

NBA City: GREAT! This is one of my favorite CW restaurants. I had the ribs there once....YUM! And the BBQ chicken pizza....mmmmmm. Good stuff. The food is great, the service is great, and the atmosphere is great too.

 

[highlander447]

I heartily recommend Finegans at USO its great and really good atmosphere