Guess what’s finally arrived? The Universal Studios Mardi Gras food menu!
With over 60 mouthwatering items to choose from, you can embark on a flavorful journey through various cuisines that showcase the unique fusion of international flavors.
If you’re anything like me, you can’t wait to savor and relish the amazing dishes crafted by the talented Team Members at Universal.
Remember, Mardi Gras will be happening from February 3rd to April 7th, 2024!
That gives you ample time to plan your visit to Universal Studios.
If you’re a Mardi Gras enthusiast, you’ll appreciate how many of the food and drink options reflect the finest offerings from diverse countries around the world.
So, make sure to jot down all your must-try items before your visit!
Now, let’s explore this year’s top choices on the Universal Mardi Gras food menu, featuring a range of gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options.
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The 2024 Universal Mardi Gras Celebration at A Glance:
- Dates for this event are: February 3rd through April 7th of 2024
- Don’t miss the incredible Mardi Gras Parade at Universal
- Make sure you enjoy all of the rides and entertainments throughout Universal Studios Florida
- Don’t miss this year Universal Orlando will offer the Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience starting at $84.99. This guarantees your spot on a parade float.
- Capture the most incredible photos with a group of your beloved Hipster Friends
- Be sure to grab the latest Mardi Gras merchandise and treats at the Tribute Store
- Eat your way through the festival with the colorful cuisine (my favorite thing to do)!
Keep reading to get a full guide on how to conquer this Florida event like a pro!
What is Mardi Gras at Universal Studios Florida?
Mardi Gras is one BIG party that takes place in Universal Studios every spring!
Every night there is a street parade full of awe-inspiring street performers decked out in colorful costumes with sparkles, feathers, and beads, and performances by authentic New Orleans’ musicians.
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Best Things to Eat at Mardi Gras in Universal Studios Florida (2024)
Before I give you the full menu, I want to quickly give you the top dishes you can’t miss at this year’s event.
Top 10 Best Food at Universal Mardi Gras:
- Candied Bacon & Onion Poutine: $10.49 Candied bacon spiced curly fries with caramelized onion gravy, cheese curds, spiced maple bacon and parsley (Canada Booth)
- Potstickers: $5.49 Pork potstickers served with a black vinegar and chili oil dipping sauce (China Booth)
- Colombian Burger: $9.99 Grilled burger with Monterey Jack cheese, pineapple cabbage slaw, cilantro garlic sauce, potato sticks (Columbia Booth)
- Bananas Foster Crème Brûlée Crepe: $11.99 Banana caramel, vanilla cream, fresh bananas, whipped topping, brûléed sugar (France Booth)
- Quesabirria: $8.99 Birria beef in a corn tortilla with Monterey Jack, Oaxaca cheese, served with birria broth (Mexico Booth)
- Churro Loops & Chocolate: $7.99 Cinnamon sugar churro loops with Mexican chocolate dipping sauce (Mexico Booth)
- Beignets: $6.99 Sweet fried pastry with powdered sugar (New Orleans Booth)
- Crawfish Étouffée: $7.49 Creamy crawfish and vegetable stew over white rice (New Orleans Booth)
- Chicken & Andouille Jambalaya: $7.49 Mixed rice with andouille, blackened chicken, peppers and tomatoes (New Orleans Booth)
- Pastelón: $8.99 A layered casserole of sweet plantain, picadillo beef topped with Edam cheese (Puerto Rico Booth)
7 Best Gluten Free Options at Universal Mardi Gras:
- Pão de Queijo: $6.99 Brazilian cheese bread (Brazil Booth)
- Currywurst: $7.99 Crispy skin German bratwurst sliced and topped with a spicy curry ketchup (Germany Booth)
- Chilaquiles Verdes: $7.49 Tortillas topped with chile braised shredded chicken, salsa verde, cilantro onion mix with lime crema and cotija cheese (Mexico Booth)
- Pastelón: $8.99 A layered casserole of sweet plantain, picadillo beef topped with Edam cheese (Puerto Rico Booth)
- The Shrimp & Crawfish Boil: $14.49 Mixed bag with crawfish, shrimp, andouille, potatoes and corn on the cobb (New Orleans Booth)
- Green Curry with Chicken: $6.99 Spicy green curry chicken with shiitake mushrooms, eggplant, snap peas, red bell pepper, jasmine rice (Thailand Booth)
- Ensalada de Pulpo: $8.99 Traditional Spanish salad with octopus, fresh herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers, paprika, sherry vinegar (Spain Booth)
7 Best Vegan and Vegetarian Options at Universal Mardi Gras:
- Cookie Butter Liege Waffle: $7.99 Warm crystalized waffle topped with cookie butter, whipped topping, Biscoff® cookies (Vegetarian at the Belgium Booth)
- Pão de Queijo: $6.99 Brazilian cheese bread (Vegetarian at the Brazill Booth)
- Wild Mushroom Poutine: $9.99 Seasoned curly fries with vegan cheddar, mushroom gravy, truffle oil (Vegan at the Canada Booth)
- Bananas Foster Crème Brûlée Crepe: $11.99 Banana caramel, vanilla cream, fresh bananas, whipped topping, brûléed sugar (Vegetarian at the France Booth)
- Churro Loops & Chocolate: $7.99 Cinnamon sugar churro loops with Mexican chocolate dipping sauce (Vegetarian at the Mexico Booth)
- Beignets: $6.99 Sweet fried pastry with powdered sugar (Vegetarian)
- Fried Green Tomato Po’Boy: $12.49 Flash fried green tomatoes, lettuce, onions, pickles and Cajun remoulade served with Cajun kettle chips (New Orleans)
5 Best Drinks at Universal Mardi Gras
- Mango Caipirinha: Piras 51 Cachaça, Bols orange curaçao, lime juice, simple syrup, mango juice, mango purée, fresh min, lime wedge (Brazil Booth)
- Grand Framboise Slush: A decadent mélande of Grey Goose vodka, Gabriel Boudier Créme de Framboise, raspberry purée, white chocolate syrup. Add a float of Chambord. (France Booth)
- Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Radler at Germany Booth
- Classic Margarita: el Jimador blanco tequila, lime juice, Dekuyper triple sec, agave nectar, smoked sea salt (Mexico Booth)
- Category 5 Punch: Cruzan dark rum, Myers dark rum, lime juice, orange juice, simple syrup, passion fruit puree, grenadine (New Orleans Booth)
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2024 Universal Mardi Gras Food Menu
Now that you know what to expect at this international carnival, let’s go through the full menu for this year.
Belgium
- Sweet & Savory Gouda & Onion Waffle: $8.99 Warm crystalized waffle, smoked gouda, beer braised onions, black forest ham
- Cookie Butter Liege Waffle: $7.99 Warm crystalized waffle topped with cookie butter, whipped topping, Biscoff® cookies (Vegetarian)
- Hoegaarden: $15 comes with a 20 oz. Souvenir Cup
- Delirium Red: $17 comes with a 20 oz. Souvenir cup
Brazil
- Shrimp Moqueca: $7.99 Shrimp and coconut cream stew, micro cilantro, white rice (Gluten-Sensitive, Contains shellfish, Contains Tree Nuts)
- Pão de Queijo: $6.99 Brazilian cheese bread (Gluten-Sensitive/Vegetarian)
- Brigadeiros: $6.49 A Brazilian classic, chocolate with condensed milk and Mardi Gras sprinkles (Gluten-Sensitive, Food is Vegetarian)
- Mango Caipirinha: Piras 51 Cachaça, Bols orange curaçao, lime juice, simple syrup, mango juice, mango purée, fresh min, lime wedge (20 oz. Souvenir Cup 17.00, Refill 13.00, 12 oz. 13.00)
Canada
- Candied Bacon & Onion Poutine: $10.49 Candied bacon spiced curly fries with caramelized onion gravy, cheese curds, spiced maple bacon and parsley
- Vegan Wild Mushroom Poutine: $9.99 Seasoned curly fries with vegan cheddar, mushroom gravy, truffle oil (Vegan)
- Fire Cider: Fireball cinnamon whiskey, apple cider, cinnamon stick (20 oz. Souvenir cup 17.00, Refill 13.00, 12 oz. 13.00)
- LaBlatt Blue Light: 20 oz. Souvenir 15.00, Refill 11.00, 20 oz. 12.00
- La Fin Du Monde Draft: 20 oz. Souvenir cup 17.00, Refill 13.00, 20 oz. 14.00
China
- Szechuan Noodle Salad: $5.99 Spicy cold noodle salad with cucumbers, peanuts, cilantro, scallions (Vegan)
- Spicy Smashed Cucumber: $5.99 Spicy marinated cucumbers with peanuts, cilantro, scallions (Vegan)
- Potstickers: $5.49 Pork potstickers served with a black vinegar and chili oil dipping sauce
- Lucky Buddha Beer: $10.75 12 oz. bottle
- Hong Kong Boba Tea: $9.00 Hong Kong style oolong milk tea over ice with coffee boba and salted cheese foam (Vegetarian)
Colombia
- Colombian Burger: $9.99 Grilled burger with Monterey Jack cheese, pineapple cabbage slaw, cilantro garlic sauce, potato sticks
- Arepa de Choclo: $8.49 Traditional sweet corn cake filled with cheese and griddled with honey butter (Vegetarian)
- Oblea: $6.99 Crispy wafer filled with dulce de leche, strawberries (Vegetarian)
- Aguardiente Punch: Cumbe Aguardiente, lime juice, simple syrup, blackberry concentrate, berry gummies (20 oz. Souvenir Cup 17.00, Refill 13.00, 12 oz. 13.00)
France
- Bananas Foster Crème Brûlée Crepe: $11.99 Banana caramel, vanilla cream, fresh bananas, whipped topping, brûléed sugar (Vegetarian)
- Grand Framboise Slush: $15.00 A decadent mélande of Grey Goose vodka, Gabriel Boudier Créme de Framboise, raspberry purée, white chocolate syrup (Add a float of Chambord for 2.00)
- Charles De Fére Cuvee: $12.00
- Patient Cottat Sauvignon Blanc: $13.00
- Feudo Maccari Grillo: $12.00
- Domaine du pavillon Chavannes Côte De Brouilly: $17.00
Germany
- Chicken Schnitzel: $8.99 Fried crispy chicken thigh cutlet served with mustard and a lemon wedge
- Currywurst: $7.99 Crispy skin German bratwurst sliced and topped with a spicy curry ketchup (Gluten-Sensitive)
- Käsespätzle: $4.99 Cheese spätzle topped with crispy onions (Vegetarian)
- Bavarian Pretzel with Obatzda: $11.49 Warm pretzel with Bavarian beer cheese dip (Vegetarian)
- Mutzen: $6.99 Fried lemon-vanilla fritters dusted with powdered sugar (Vegetarian)
- Beer Flight: $12.50 Flight with Warsteiner Pilsner, Weihensthaner Hefe Weissbier, Ayinger Celebrator
- Schöfferhofer Grapefruit Radler: 20 oz. Souvenir Stein 16.00, Refill 11.00, 20 oz. Souvenir Cup 15.00, Refill 11.00, 20 oz. 12.00
- Warsteiner Pilsener: 20 oz. Souvenir Stein 16.75, Refill 11.75, 20 oz. Souvenir Cup 15.75, Refill 11.75. 20 oz. 12.75
- Ayinger Celebrator: 20 oz. Souvenir Stein 16.75, Refill 11.75, 20 oz. Souvenir Cup 15.75, Refill 11.75, 20 oz. 12.75
- Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier: 20 oz. Souvenir Stein 16.00, Refill 11.00, 20 oz. Souvenir Cup 15.00, Refill 11.00, 20 oz. 12.00
- Schladerer Himbeergist Brandy: $13.00 for 1.25 oz. pour
- Jägermeister: $11.50 for 1.25 oz. pour
Italy
- Roman Suppli: $7.99 Mozzarella and provolone filled risotto with vodka sauce, roasted red pepper aioli
- Zabaglione with Berries: $5.99 Frangelico anglaise with mixed berries topped with toasted hazelnuts (Gluten-Sensitive/Vegetarian)
- Aperol Spritz Sorbet: $14.00 Aperol aperitivo with blood orange sorbet
- Bollini Pinot Grigio: $15.00 for 6 oz. pour
- Querceto Chianti: $11.00 for 6 oz. pour
- Bertani Valpolicella: $14.00 for 6 oz. pour
Mexico
- Chilaquiles Verdes: $7.49 Tortillas topped with chile braised shredded chicken, salsa verde, cilantro onion mix with lime crema and cotija cheese (Gluten-Sensitive)
- Quesabirria: $8.99 Birria beef in a corn tortilla with Monterey Jack, Oaxaca cheese, served with birria broth
- Churro Loops & Chocolate: $7.99 Cinnamon sugar churro loops with Mexican chocolate dipping sauce (Vegetarian)
- Classic Margarita: el Jimador blanco tequila, lime juice, Dekuyper triple sec, agave nectar, smoked sea salt (20 oz. Souvenir cup 17.00, Refill 13.00, 12 oz. 13.00)
- Gran Añejo Margarita: Jose Cuervo Añejo tequila, DeKuyper Triple Sec, lime juice, agave, smoked sea salt (20 oz. Souvenir cup 17.00, Refill 13.00, 12 oz. 13.00)
- Jose Cuervo Añejo Tequila: $11.50 for 1.25 oz. pour
- Modelo: $11.00
- The Modelo Chelada Lime: $14.50 (Modelo Lime y Sol can)
- Modelo Chelada Pineapple: $14.50 (Modelo Pineapple can)
- Agua Frescas: $5.49 Mango, Strawberry, Jamaica Hibiscus
New Orleans
- Beignets: $6.99 Sweet fried pastry with powdered sugar (Vegetarian)
- King Cake Mini: $6.49 Traditional cake with cinnamon swirl icing, Mardi Gras sprinkles and a Mardi Gras baby (Vegetarian)
- Crawfish Étouffée: $7.49 Creamy crawfish and vegetable stew over white rice
- Chicken & Andouille Jambalaya: $7.49 Mixed rice with andouille, blackened chicken, peppers and tomatoes
- Fried Green Tomato Po’Boy: $12.49 Flash fried green tomatoes, lettuce, onions, pickles and Cajun remoulade served with Cajun kettle chips (Vegan)
- Shrimp Gumbo: $7.49 Stew of trinity, shrimp, andouille and bacon over white rice
- The Shrimp & Crawfish Boil: $14.49 Mixed bag with crawfish, shrimp, andouille, potatoes and corn on the cobb (Gluten-Sensitive)
- Category 5 Punch: Cruzan dark rum, Myers dark rum, lime juice, orange juice, simple syrup, passion fruit puree, grenadine (Souvenir 17.00 Refill 13.00 12oz 13.00)
- Espresso Martini: $14.00 Brewed coffee, JF Haden Espresso liqueur, New Amsterdam vodka, black sugar syrup
- Chicory Coffee: $8.00 for a 16 ounce pour with Chicory coffee, toasted marshmallow syrup, with toasted marshmallow cold foam
Philippines
- Pancit Bihon: $8.49 Rice noodles, sautéed vegetable, pulled chicken, garlic, soy sauce
- Crispy Lumpia: $7.49 Pork filled crispy rice paper roll with dipping sauce
- Pandan Cheesecake: $6.99 Pandan cheesecake with whipped topping, shaved toasted coconut
- Buko Juice: $12.00 Coconut water, coconut milk, coconut cream, pandan extract, smoked sea salt (Served in a souvenir coconut cup)
- San Miguel: $10.75 European-style pale lager bottled
Puerto Rico
- Pastelón: $8.99 A layered casserole of sweet plantain, picadillo beef topped with Edam cheese (Gluten-Sensitive)
- Bacalaitos: $7.99 Crispy salt cod fritters with bell peppers, cilantro and onions served with mayo ketchup
- Pastelitos de Guayaba: $5.99 Guava filled puff pastry with powdered sugar (Vegetarian)
- Piña Colada: Ron del Barrilito Santa Ana Overproof rum, lime juice, coco cream, pineapple juice, smoked sea salt (20 oz. Souvenir cup 17.00, Refill 13.00, 12 oz. 13.00)
- Fanta Piña Colada: $4.99
Spain
- Ensalada de Pulpo: $8.99 Traditional Spanish salad with octopus, fresh herbs, tomatoes, cucumbers, paprika, sherry vinegar (Gluten-Sensitive)
- Papitas Bravas: $5.99 Seasoned crispy potatoes, paprika aioli (Gluten-Sensitive/Vegan)
- Crèma Catalana: $6.49 Brûléed citrus milk custard with candied orange peels (Gluten-Sensitive/Vegetarian)
- Sangria Flight: $17.00 (Flight of Sangria Tinto, Sangria Blanco, Sangria Rosado)
- The Sangria Tinto: $12.00 Red sangria with Honoro Rioja, Torres 10 brandy, Ferrand dry curaçao, lemon juice, orange juice, blackberry extrac, simple syrup
- Sangria Rosado: $12.00 Rosé sangria with Honoro Rosé, New Amsterdam gin, strawberry purée, a pinch of smoked sea salt
- The Sangria Blanco: $12.00 White sangria with Honoro Vera Rueda, Bacardi rum, pineapple and lemon juices, simple syrup, lemon bitters, a pinch of smoked sea salt
Thailand
- Green Papaya Salad with Shrimp: $8.49 Sautéed shrimp on a salad of shredded green papaya, carrots, with Thai basil, peanuts, tossed in a spicy Thai dressing (Gluten-Sensitive)
- Green Curry with Chicken: $6.99 Spicy green curry chicken with shiitake mushrooms, eggplant, snap peas, red bell pepper, jasmine rice (Gluten-Sensitive)
- Chicken Satay: $8.99 Marinated grilled chicken skewer with Thai cucumber, topped with peanut sauce
- Butterfly Pea Blossom Tea: New Amsterdam gin, butterfly tea matcha, passion fruit syrup, mint syrup, simple syrup, lime juice in pipette (20 oz. Souvenir cup 17.00, Refill 13.00, 12 oz. 13.00, Mocktail 8.00)
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2024 Universal Orlando Resort “Food and Beverage Card”
Upgrade your day by purchasing the Food and Beverage Card.
Now Universal is offering the “Food and Beverage Card.”
In essence, this allows you to spend a certain amount and get a few bucks back versus the previous “scanning for points” system that was used in years’ past.
What’s the cost of the Mardi Gras Food and Beverage Card?
This “tasting” card will be $65 for a $75 card and $120 for a $150 card. The card is available for purchase at Mardi Gras food & beverage locations throughout Universal Studios Florida.
My Final Thoughts on the Mardi Gras Menu
As you can see, this year’s Universal Orlando Mardi Gras food menu is going to have some heavy hitters!
You’re really going to have a great time, so try not to stress too much if you find yourself spending too much time at the food booths instead of on the rides and attractions.
There’s always something going on in the park that will bring great delight to your heart.
I’d like to know which dish are you most excited to try out this year. Please let me know in the comment section below.
Until next time, Happy Park Hopping Hipsters!
About the Author
My name is Nikky. I’m a wife, a mother, a pharmacist turned theme park blogger, USA Today 10Best Contributor, and a writer who loves ALL things amusement park related!
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