Sci-fi Dine-In Theater

Every time that I (Anna) have wandered by the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater in Hollywood Studios I’ve always wanted to go in and eat. It has always been really busy though and to “walk-in” would be nearly impossible. I finally found a weekend that I could go and got reservations for Matt and me.

As we were being seated, our host told us about the atmosphere of the restaurant. We were heading back in time to 1957 California where drive-in theaters were all the rage. Each “car” seated six diners in groups of two. We sat in the far back seat behind a family of four. There didn’t appear to a seat that wasn’t good to see the screen that was up ahead. They played old commercials and sci-fi thriller trailers mostly and I could tell that everyone was getting a laugh from them.

The menu didn’t have a lot of food options, but it was enough for anyone to find something they’d like. We ordered fried pickles (my favorite) as an appetizer and Matt got a long island iced tea which he really liked. The pickles were pretty good, but not the best I ever had. For our entrée, Matt ordered a half rack of baby-back ribs, while I got their salmon BLT. Matt loved the ribs that came with baked beans and coleslaw. I don’t know if it wasn’t enough food or if he was just hungry because after he was done he ate some salmon out of my sandwich. The BLT was very good and also very filling.

All-in-all, I’d give the atmosphere of the restaurant a 9/10 and the food experience a 7.5/10.