Universal Studios Hollywood

Where to eat at Universal Studios Hollywood

All 18 places to eat in the park, with an honest verdict on each. We tell you which reservations are worth the 60-day scramble and which are a waste of a meal.

  • Places to eat18
  • Table service0
  • Quick service9
  • Tracked snacks35
Every dining location in the park. Sort by price, service style, or land.
RestaurantLandServiceCuisinePriceReservations
Mel's DinerUpper LotQuick serviceAmerican diner — burgers, fries and shakes$$No reservations
Illumination's Minion CafeUpper LotQuick serviceAmerican comfort food with Minion theming$$No reservations
Starbucks (Upper Lot)Upper LotQuick serviceCoffee, pastries and cold drinks$No reservations
Churro CartsUpper LotSnack cartChurros and sweet snacks$No reservations
Turkey Leg CartUpper LotSnack cartSmoked turkey legs$$No reservations
Krusty BurgerSpringfieldQuick serviceBurgers and American fast food$$No reservations
Cletus' Chicken ShackSpringfieldQuick serviceFried chicken$$No reservations
Lard Lad DonutsSpringfieldBakeryDonuts and sweet snacks$No reservations
Moe's TavernSpringfieldLoungeBar — beer, cocktails and the Flaming Moe$$No reservations
Duff BrewerySpringfieldLoungeOutdoor beer garden$$No reservations
Bumblebee Man's Taco TruckSpringfieldFood truckTacos$No reservations
Three BroomsticksThe Wizarding World of Harry PotterQuick serviceBritish pub food$$No reservations
Hog's HeadThe Wizarding World of Harry PotterLoungePub — beer, cider and Butterbeer$$No reservations
Butterbeer CartThe Wizarding World of Harry PotterSnack cartButterbeer in all three forms$No reservations
Toadstool CafeSuper Nintendo WorldQuick serviceThemed American and Italian-influenced dishes$$Reservations recommended
Jurassic CafeLower LotQuick serviceAmerican — grilled chicken, ribs and burgers$$No reservations
Isla Nu-BarLower LotLoungeTropical cocktails and beer$$No reservations
Starbucks (Lower Lot)Lower LotQuick serviceCoffee, pastries and cold drinks$No reservations

Last verified July 2026

9 in this park

Quick service

Quick service · Upper Lot

Mel's Diner

A 1950s diner near the entrance, built from the American Graffiti set dressing, serving competent burgers at Los Angeles theme park prices.

$$Mobile order

  • CuisineAmerican diner — burgers, fries and shakes
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Quick service · Upper Lot

Illumination's Minion Cafe

A large themed cafe next to Minion Mayhem where the Minions have supposedly taken over the kitchen, with better food than the branding suggests.

$$Mobile order

  • CuisineAmerican comfort food with Minion theming
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Quick service · Upper Lot

Starbucks (Upper Lot)

A full Starbucks on the Upper Lot, notable mainly because it is the one place in the park where the prices are not inflated.

$

  • CuisineCoffee, pastries and cold drinks
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Quick service · Springfield

Krusty Burger

The Simpsons' fast food chain built at full scale, serving a deliberately absurd burger under a giant Krusty head.

$$Mobile order

  • CuisineBurgers and American fast food
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Quick service · Springfield

Cletus' Chicken Shack

Fried chicken from the show's least hygienic character, and unexpectedly the best savory food in Springfield.

$$Mobile order

  • CuisineFried chicken
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Quick service · The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Three Broomsticks

The Hogsmeade inn, serving British pub food in a timber hall with the best interior of any restaurant in the park.

$$Mobile order

  • CuisineBritish pub food
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Quick service · Super Nintendo World

Toadstool Cafe

Toad's restaurant in Super Nintendo World, where every plate is themed and the food is genuinely the best inside this park.

$$Mobile order

  • CuisineThemed American and Italian-influenced dishes
  • ReservationsReservations recommended

Quick service · Lower Lot

Jurassic Cafe

The Lower Lot's main restaurant, next to Jurassic World, and the only substantial place to eat without going back up the Starway.

$$Mobile order

  • CuisineAmerican — grilled chicken, ribs and burgers
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Quick service · Lower Lot

Starbucks (Lower Lot)

The Lower Lot's coffee stop, and the reason you do not need to take the escalators back up for a cold drink.

$

  • CuisineCoffee, pastries and cold drinks
  • ReservationsNo reservations

4 in this park

Lounge

Lounge · Springfield

Moe's Tavern

A faithful recreation of the bar from the show, serving the Flaming Moe, and the best adult stop inside this park.

$$

  • CuisineBar — beer, cocktails and the Flaming Moe
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Lounge · Springfield

Duff Brewery

An outdoor Duff-branded bar in Springfield with the Seven Duffs statues, quicker than Moe's and less atmospheric.

$$

  • CuisineOutdoor beer garden
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Lounge · The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Hog's Head

The pub attached to Three Broomsticks, with an animatronic boar's head over the bar and the park's only interesting beer list.

$$

  • CuisinePub — beer, cider and Butterbeer
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Lounge · Lower Lot

Isla Nu-Bar

A Jurassic-themed outdoor bar on the Lower Lot, serving tropical cocktails to people who have just been soaked.

$$

  • CuisineTropical cocktails and beer
  • ReservationsNo reservations

1 in this park

Bakery

Bakery · Springfield

Lard Lad Donuts

A donut stand under a giant statue, selling the Big Pink Donut that is the most photographed food item in the park.

$

  • CuisineDonuts and sweet snacks
  • ReservationsNo reservations

3 in this park

Snack cart

Snack cart · Upper Lot

Churro Carts

Cinnamon-sugar churros from carts around the Upper Lot, priced well above what the same thing costs down the freeway.

$

  • CuisineChurros and sweet snacks
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Snack cart · Upper Lot

Turkey Leg Cart

The theme park turkey leg, sold from a cart on the Upper Lot, feeding two people badly or one person very well.

$$

  • CuisineSmoked turkey legs
  • ReservationsNo reservations

Snack cart · The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Butterbeer Cart

An outdoor cart in the Hogsmeade square serving cold, frozen and hot Butterbeer, with the longest drinks queue in the park.

$

  • CuisineButterbeer in all three forms
  • ReservationsNo reservations

1 in this park

Food truck

Food truck · Springfield

Bumblebee Man's Taco Truck

A taco truck parked in Springfield, and the closest thing to a light meal in an area otherwise built entirely from fried food.

$

  • CuisineTacos
  • ReservationsNo reservations

How we handle menus and prices

We do not mirror full live menus. The operators change hundreds of menu items across their US resorts in a single month, and any site claiming a complete live menu database is either doing enormous manual work or is quietly out of date.

What we maintain instead is the part that stays true: what each restaurant is, how it is served, who it suits, whether the reservation is worth chasing, and a curated set of signature items with prices we have actually checked and dated. Every price on this site carries the month it was verified. If that month is old, treat the number as a guide and not a promise.