Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights is bringing the wasteland from Fallout to life in more ways than the haunted house inspired by the hit Prime Video show and video game.
io9 was recently invited to HHN Hollywood’s food tasting to try the frightful fare coming to the spooky season haunt event. We had the option to preview selections from menu items and merch inspired by this year’s slate of horror IPs coming to the theme park, including Terrifier, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and the Jason (Voorhees) Universe. But it was Fallout that nuclear blasted us away with big hits and surprising misses.
Let’s start with the main courses!
Fallout Post-Apocalyptic Rations
Loaded Cram Fries: These hearty, cheesy pub fries with fried spam chunks are good for sharing; it’s pretty standard theme park fare. I love the cheese and potato combo always but could do without the spam; the dry, greasy canned meat on top of greasy fries was too heavy.
Roasted Radroach Legs: The TV dinner-style blackened Radroach (turkey) wings with a side of pub fries were pretty solid. The glaze did give it the right color to pass for, you know, a giant roach piece, which works.
Roasted Stingwing: I was pleasantly surprised by the plant-based meatloaf served with insta-mash and mushroom gravy. The mash was a bit flavorless, but that was fine because once it’s worked in with the Stingwing (Beyond) meat and mushroom gravy, it’s so tasty! I had two of these and plan to order at the park when I go again, instead of the Radroach—and I’m not even a vegan; that’s how you know it’s good. I would fight a mutated scorpion fly to eat it if it was rationed in the wasteland.
Other savory options and their descriptions from Universal Studios HHN we’ll try when it’s open:
Brahmin Burger – all-beef burger topped with smoked brisket, pickles and BBQ sauce
Gulper Stew – creamy clam chowder topped with green onions and crispy bacon
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