Universal Orlando Vegans
Overview of Vegetarian organizations around the world:
- International Vegetarian Union (IVU) is the umbrella organization for all vegetarian an vegan activities around the globe.
- List of vegetarian organizations
Introduction
Universal Orlando Vegans seeks to identify vegan food options at Universal Orlando Resort. A Facebook group can be found at https://facebook.com/groups/217893395309531.
Disclaimers
While great effort is taken to ensure that everything on this list is accurate, there is always a chance of miscommunication, misinformation, or recipes and food vendors that change over time. It is always advisable to double check with a chef. Some locations also have allergy or ingredient binders or posters available.
Many foods such as french fries are cooked in the same oil that animal products have been cooked in. Everything on this list is assumed to be cooked in a shared fryer unless otherwise noted. If you are concerned about shared fryers, please discuss your concerns with a chef.
Universal Orlando Resort does offer some options that are both gluten free and vegan, such as at Mythos Restaurant at Islands of Adventure (there are gluten free and vegan labels on the menu).
Vegan options listed for CityWalk and Resort restaurants are from dinner menus. The same dishes may not be available for lunch.
Universal Studios Florida
Snack stands throughout the park
Vegan:
Popcorn
Fruit cups
Whole fresh fruit
Chips (check the bag)
Traditional soft pretzels
Dippin' Dots (rainbow variety)
NOT Vegan:
Bavarian pretzels
Production Central
Universal Studios' Classic Monsters Cafe
Vegan:
French Fries
Bone Chillin'
Vegan:
Tradition soft pretzels
Chips (check the bag)
NOT Vegan:
Bavarian pretzels
New York
Finnegan's Bar & Grill
Vegan:
The Leprechaun's Rainbow (fruit plate with raspberry sorbet)
NOT Vegan:
Black Bean Burger
Potato & Leek Soup
Louie's Italian Restaurant
Vegan:
Spaghetti & Marinara (no meatballs, no breadsticks)
Side Salad (plain lettuce only, no Caesar dressing)
Minestrone Soup
Guido's Gelato & Italian Ice
N/A
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
Vegan:
P.B. & Cookies (almond milk ice cream) in a cup or banana split
Various sorbet flavors in a cup or banana split
Starbucks
Vegan:
Hearty Oatmeal (if available)
Auntie Anne's
Vegan:
Soft pretzels (various varieties, must ask for no butter)
San Francisco
Richter's Burger Co.
Vegan:
French Fries (includes free burger toppings bar)
Seasonal Fresh Fruit Cup
NOT Vegan:
The Fault Line (veggie burger)
Chez Alcatraz
Vegan:
Bucket of Chips with choice of seasoning (confirm first)
Lombard's Seafood Grille
Vegan:
Portobello Quinoa (without cheese and thin crispy fried onions)
Possibly Vegan:
Chinatown Noodle Bowl (without chicken)
Modified salad or vegetable pasta
San Francisco Pastry Company
N/A
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley
Hogwarts Express – King's Cross Station
Vegan:
Fruit cups
Whole fresh fruit
Chips (check the bag)
Leaky Cauldron
Vegan:
Various vegetable sides (ask for non-dairy margarine)
Garden salad with Italian dressing and croutons
Breakfast items (baked breakfast beans (confirm first as this is sometimes not made vegan), grilled tomato, sauteed mushrooms, and breakfast potatoes)
Tongue Tying Lemon Squash
Otter's Fizzy Orange Juice
Peachtree Fizzing Tea
Pumpkin Juice
Gillywater
NOT Vegan:
Peasant bread
Apple and beet salad (contains anchovies)
Butterbeer (all varieties)
Fishy Green Ale
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes
Vegan:
Dark Mark Lollipop
Puking Pastilles
Sugarplum's Sweet Shop
Vegan:
Candy in a Can
Tongueburners Tooth Splintering Strong Mints
Pear Drops
Pineapple Cubes
Fizzy Wizzy
Sherbet Lemons
Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour
N/A
The Fountain of Fair Fortune
Vegan:
Pumpkin Fizz
Pumpkin Juice
Gillywater
NOT Vegan:
Butterbeer (all varieties)
Fishy Green Ale
The Hopping Pot
Vegan:
Chips (check the bag)
Tongue Tying Lemon Squash
Otter's Fizzy Orange Juice
Peachtree Fizzing Tea
Pumpkin Juice
Gillywater
NOT Vegan:
Butterbeer (all varieties)
Fishy Green Ale
Eternelle's Elixir of Refreshment
Vegan:
Gillywater with various flavor enhancers
London Waterfront (snack stand)
Vegan:
Jacket Potato (plain or with chips; beans are made with dairy)
World Expo
N/A
Springfield: Home of the Simpsons
Bumblebee Man's Taco Truck
Possibly Vegan:
Nachos without meat, cheese, and sour cream
Lard Lad Donuts
N/A
Duff Brewery
Vegan:
Chips (check the bag)
NOT Vegan:
Bavarian pretzels
Moe's Tavern
N/A
Flaming Moe's
Vegan:
Various non-alcoholic cocktails
Krusty Burger
Vegan:
Kurly Fries
NOT Vegan:
Mother Nature Burger (veggie burger)
Cletus' Chicken Shack
N/A
The Frying Dutchman
N/A
Luigi's Pizza
Vegan:
Vegetarian Pizza without cheese (personal size pizza with whole wheat crust)
Lisa's Teahouse of Horrors
Vegan:
Hummus with pita and veggies
Fruit cups / Fruit plate
Chips (check the bag)
NOT Vegan:
Veggie Sandwich (bread is not vegan)
Woody Woodpecker's KidZone
KidZone Pizza Company
N/A
Hollywood
Cafe La Bamba
Universal's Superstar Character Breakfast Buffet (not recommended)
Mel's Drive-In
Vegan:
French Fries
NOT Vegan:
Garden Burger (veggie burger)
Schwab's Pharmacy
Vegan:
Various sorbet flavors in a cup or banana split
Beverly Hills Boulangerie
NOT Vegan:
Health Sandwich (bread is not vegan)
Islands of Adventure
Snack stands throughout the park
Vegan:
Popcorn
Fruit cups
Whole fresh fruit
Chips (check the bag)
Traditional soft pretzels
Dippin' Dots (rainbow variety)
NOT Vegan:
Bavarian pretzels
Port of Entry
Croissant Moon Bakery
N/A
Confisco Grille
Vegan:
Portobello Veggie Wrap
Vegan Fajitas (off-menu)
Backwater Bar
Same menu as Confisco Grille
Starbucks
Vegan:
Hearty Oatmeal (if available)
Cinnabon
N/A
Marvel Super Hero Island
Cafe 4
Vegan:
Spaghetti & Marinara (no meatballs, no breadsticks)
Side Salad (plain lettuce only, no Caesar dressing)
Fruit Cup
Auntie Anne's
Vegan: Soft pretzels (various varieties, must ask for no butter)
Captain America Diner
Vegan:
French Fries
Chill Ice Cream
N/A
Toon Lagoon
Comic Strip Cafe
Vegan:
French Fries
Spaghetti & Marinara (no meatballs, no breadsticks)
Side Salad (check dressing and toppings)
Possibly Vegan:
Rice and Vegetables
Cheese Pizza (without cheese)
Blondie's
Vegan:
Fruit Cup
Crinkle Cut Fries
Chips (check the bag)
Wimpy's
Vegan:
French Fries
Cathy's Ice Cream
N/A
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
N/A
Jurassic Park
Thunder Falls Terrace
Vegan:
French Fries
Fruit Cup
Possibly Vegan:
Mixed Green Salad
Roasted Corn
Roasted Potatoes
Black Beans
Yellow Rice
Tortilla and Roasted Tomato Soup
Pizza Predatoria
Vegan:
Fruit Cup
Side Salad (plain lettuce only, no Caesar dressing)
Possibly Vegan:
Cheese Pizza (without cheese; no breadsticks)
The Burger Digs
Vegan:
French Fries
NOT Vegan:
Garden Burger (veggie burger)
The Watering Hole
Tradition soft pretzels
Chips (check the bag)
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade
Hog's Head Pub
Vegan:
Tongue Tying Lemon Squash
Otter's Fizzy Orange Juice
Peachtree Fizzing Tea
Pumpkin Juice
Gillywater
NOT Vegan:
Butterbeer (all varieties)
Fishy Green Ale
Three Broomsticks
Vegan:
Various vegetable sides (ask for no butter)
Baked potato (no butter or sour cream)
Garden salad with Italian dressing and croutons
Breakfast items (baked breakfast beans (confirm first as this is sometimes not made vegan), grilled tomato, sauteed mushrooms, old fashioned steamed oats, fresh fruit and breakfast potatoes)
Tongue Tying Lemon Squash
Otter's Fizzy Orange Juice
Peachtree Fizzing Tea
Pumpkin Juice
Gillywater
NOT Vegan:
Butterbeer (all varieties)
Fishy Green Ale
Honeydukes
Vegan:
Cinnamon Balls
Sherbet Lemons
Pepper Imps
Jumping Snakes
Blood Pops
Sugar Quills
Candy Floss
Fruit Slices
The Magic Neep
Vegan:
Fruit cups
Whole fresh fruit
Pumpkin Juice
Gillywater
The Lost Continent
Doc Sugrue's Kebab House
Vegan:
Vegetarian Kebab (without Greek yogurt sauce)
Hummus with pita and veggies
Fruit Cup
Traditional soft pretzels
Chips (check the bag)
Possibly Vegan:
Greek Salad (modified)
Fire-Eater's Grill
Vegan:
French Fries
Dippin' Dots (rainbow variety)
Mythos Restaurant (reservations recommended)
Vegan:
Mezze Platter (request vegan)
Pad Thai (request vegan)
Seasonal Risotto (request vegan)
Seuss Landing
Moose Juice, Goose Juice
Vegan:
Traditional soft pretzels
Chips (check the bag)
Hop On Pop Ice Cream Shop
N/A
Circus McGurkus Cafe Stoo-pendous
Vegan:
Spaghetti & Marinara (no meatballs, no breadsticks)
Side Salad (plain lettuce only, no Caesar dressing)
French Fries
Corn on the Cob (without butter)
Green Eggs & Ham Cafe
Vegan:
French Fries
Universal CityWalk
Antojitos Authentic Mexican Food
Vegan:
Complimentary chips and salsa
Guacamole appetizer (prepared table-side)
Elotes (roasted corn on the cob) appetizer (ask to remove mayo and cheese)
Vegetable quesadillas appetizer (ask to remove cheese)
Vegetable fajitas (ask to remove cheese and sour cream)
Vegetarian enchiladas (ask to remove cheese and sour cream) - There have been some reports that the side of rice may not be vegan. Ask to confirm with a chef or replace the side of rice and beans with another side such as sweet plantains or yuca fries.
Bob Marley - A Tribute to Freedom
Vegan:
Jammin' Chips and Salsa (may have to replace pita with additional plantain chips)
No Woman, No Cry Jerk Chicken Salad (ask to remove chicken)
Trench Town Rock Pepper Pot Soup
Jamaican Side Salad
Ital Eats Stuffed Peppers
Sweet Plantains (side)
Rice and Peas (side)
Yucca Fries (side)
White Rice (side)
Possibly Vegan:
Coco Bread (side)
Red Bliss Mashed Potatoes (side)
NOT Vegan:
Natty Dread Vegetable Patties
Bread Box Handcrafted Sandwiches
Vegan:
Chop salad (ask to remove turkey, egg, cheese, and bacon)
French fries
Tator tots
Potato chips (check the bag)
Apple chips
Fruit cup
NOT Vegan:
Veggie sandwich
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant & Market
Vegan:
Shrimp & Veggie Skewers (ask to remove shrimp and lemon garlic cream sauce)
Burger King Whopper Bar
N/A
Cinnabon
N/A
Cold Stone Creamery
Vegan:
Sorbet (various flavors)
Fresh fruit and nuts (toppings)
Emeril's Orlando
Possibly Vegan:
Mushroom Pasta Appetizer (without cream)
Butternut Squash Bisque
Emeril's Orlando House Salad (without cheese)
Quinoa & Kale Salad
Baby Spinach & Beet Salad
Grilled Vegetable Lasagna
Grilled Asparagus (side)
Steamed Broccoli (side)
Caramelized Sweet Potatoes (side)
Sweet Corn Maque Choux (side)
Penne Pasta with Marinara (kid's menu entree)
French Fries (kid's menu side)
Mashed Potato (kid's menu side)
Broccoli (kid's menu side)
Fresh Fruit Cup (kid's menu sweets)
Fusion Bistro Sushi & Sake Bar
Vegan:
Garden Max (Maki Roll)
Cucumber Roll
Avocado Roll
Edamame (side)
Ginger Salad (side)
Seaweed Salad (side)
Rice Bowl (side)
NOT Vegan:
Miso Tofu Soup (contains fish powder)
Hard Rock Cafe Orlando
Hot Dog Hall of Fame
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
Lone Palm Airport
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
Moe's Southwest Grill
NBC Sports Grill & Brew
Panda Express
Pat O'Brien's
Red Coconut Club
Red Oven Pizza Bakery
Starbucks
The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar
The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen
VIVO Italian Kitchen
Hard Rock Hotel Orlando
beachclub
Emack & Bolio's Marketplace
Hard Rock Hotel Character Breakfast
Hard Rock Hotel Character Dinner
The Kitchen
The Palm
Velvet Bar
Wine Riffs
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel
Bar American
Bice Ristorante
Gelateria
Harbor Nights
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel Character Dinner
Mama Della's Ristorante
Sal's Market Deli
Splendido Bar & Grill
Starbucks
The Thirsty Fish
Trattoria del Porto
Loews Royal Pacific Resort
Bula Bar & Grille
Emeril's Tchoup Chop
Closed permanently (new restaurant TBA)