The REAL Universal Monster Cafe! (lots of pics)

[Earth 2 Chris]

So, we just made our first trip to Universal Studios, Florida. We did a combo vacation. 2 and a half days at Disney, 2 and a half at Universal. I knew the Uni monsters were under represented at the parks nowadays, but I also knew there was a Universal Monsters Cafe. An OFFICIAL one. So my lovely wife Cindy was determined we were going to eat there. I saw the cool rotating statues of Frankie, Wolf Man and Creech from the outside, but I didn't expect a whole lot on the inside.

Boy, was I surprised to find a mini Acker-mansion inside! GREAT atmosphere, tons of repro-movie posters, props, Basil Gogos paintings...it almost made up for the near total lack of representation in the rest of the park. And, the food was pretty good!



































Chris

[palitoy]

Now that's a Monster Cafe I'd visit. Completely envious.

[Gorn Captain]

Yep, that looks like a lot of fun.

[PNGwynne]

Well, that's awesome. Nice décor, too--not too overdone.

Is there anything Mexican on the menu?

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Ha, no Mexican. They did have a nice Monster burger with pulled pork and coleslaw on top! After walking in both Disney and Universal for 4 days, I could manage it!

Chris

[Brown Bear]

Right up my alley. Love to go here someday.

[cjefferys]

Very cool, that place sure wasn't there when I worked at Universal Studios back in the 90's. I'm hoping to hit Orlando at the end of the year, so if I do I'm definitely checking out this place!

[TrekStar]

Gotta love the Wolfman holding a pizza.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Very cool, that place sure wasn't there when I worked at Universal Studios back in the 90's. I'm hoping to hit Orlando at the end of the year, so if I do I'm definitely checking out this place!

That's interesting. I just assumed it was something left over from the early days of the park. Nice to know they put some effort into the Monsters today. I understand the Horror Makeup show has some nice Monster material in the theater as well. We didn't make it over there, unfortunately.

Chris

[thunderbolt]

I was there Thursday. We ended up eating at Krusty Burger, tho. The Clogger!!

[Earth 2 Chris]

I was there Thursday too. Saw Krusty Burger, but had to do the Monsters.

Small world!

Chris

[thunderbolt]

^^ last time we were there we got dessert at the monsters, the Key Lime Pie is great.

[Dark Shadow]

Awesome...thanks for sharing your pictures!

Universal Hollywood had Universal's House Of Horrors, a walk through attraction which housed some great mannequins and props (including Frankenstein's lab). Unfortunately they closed it down about a year and a half ago.

[Werewolf]

That's super cool! Thanks for sharing. Looks like a blast.

[Hector]

A proper Monster Cafe with actual customers...and no drug cartels in sight...nice...