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
- Iguana on a Stick – cheesy cornflake-crusted corn dog
Fallout Dessert and Drinks
Yum Yum Deviled Eggs: These nearly got me tricked. I love deviled eggs, and while I do think that would have been a haunting choice to later experience as part of the gaseous smells of the haunted houses, it turns out they’re dessert! The eggs are actually coconut panna cotta filled with Chamoy pineapple bits and topped with mango topping and Tajin. As someone who is not into that profile of flavors, I bowed out but have to hand it to the Universal culinary team; the texture and look had me so fooled. It’s a playful callback to the safe-to-eat-for-200-years Yum Yum Deviled Eggs in the show and games.
RadAway: It comes in a pouch that’s game accurate over show accurate, which is just awesome. It’s a lemonade that has faint notes of chipotle but definitely overpowers the palate with pineapple flavor. If that’s your bag, have fun; I’d rather be a ghoul than drink the RadAway.
The rest of the drink and dessert fare:
- Vault Dwellers Wedding Cake – red velvet sponge cake with cream cheese mousse
- Sunset Sarsaparilla – hot honey root beer topped with sweet cold foam (non-alcoholic)
- Quantum Fizz – blue raspberry Sprite with a sour blue raspberry rim (non-alcoholic)
- The Nuclear Blast – vodka, peach schnapps, blue curaçao, orange and lemon juice, simple syrup, and Sprite topped with a dehydrated lemon wheel
Take a look at the gallery below for a full preview of the options that will be available this fall at HHN Hollywood!
Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights starts Thursday, September 4, and runs through Sunday, November 2. Tickets are available for purchase here.
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