Hua Mei Cafe

It's theme park food. What do you expect. I was just grateful to be eating organic tofu with sweet chili sauce on a bed steaming hot rice at the Zoo. To me, that is a stand-out offering. Lots of shaded seating even on a busy weekend. There was no white meat chicken for my kids and no options for just plain vegetables. Again it was a wonderful surprise to be able to eat organic tofu instead of pizza, burgers, fries, frozen chicken strips. They had compostable paper plates/bowls and aluminum fountain drink cups rather than plastic! That's another star. Kids menu - very good price and it came with a reusable souvenir bag, mini souvenir cup with straw, and whole wheat animal crackers. Portion was huge, adult sized.

The food here is pricey, but that's to be expected inside any zoo or amusement park. That being said, I like it because there are vegetarian options. I got the mandarin orange salad with spicey tofu, I thought it was pretty good. Food is a little on the salty side. There's a combo of american and Asia food here. Line can get long, especially during lunch in the summer. I would like to see more vegetarian options, like gardein 'chicken' or beyond burger patties. The tofu is okay here. If you feel like eating Asian-style food at the zoo, this is the place to come.