Poké Bar, a restaurant that specialized in poké bowls, has permanently closed its doors at Universal CityWalk Hollywood. The location struggled to keep consistent hours of operation and finally closed down altogether. Poké Bar first opened in August 2017, but struggled to stay afloat during its time at Universal CityWalk Hollywood. The nearest location is … Read more
The new Starbucks in Universal CityWalk Hollywood has opened! We came to visit the new location that replaced Karl Strauss Brewery and Restaurant. The Starbucks is on the second floor. The entrance has two flights of stairs or elevator access around the right corner. The terrace overlooks Universal CityWalk Hollywood where you can enjoy coffees, … Read more
Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen is coming soon to Universal CityWalk Hollywood. The chocolate restaurant’s steampunk exterior is slowly coming together as construction progresses. Red steel towers, possibly for smokestacks, are at the front of the building. Scaffolding surrounds the towers and most of the building. Black scrim blocks the view of some … Read more
Construction continues at the future location of Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen at Universal CityWalk Hollywood. Much of the building is surrounded by scaffolding and black scrim. An excavator is outside the building’s front entrance. A small trench now leads away from building, around a concrete platform. Red steel towers rise out of … Read more
Quiet on set; we’re ready to roll! We headed out to Universal Studios Hollywood today to see how the Halloween Horror Nights construction is going, peek at Super Nintendo World, and see what else is new. So come along to see everything we found at Universal Studios Hollywood in today’s photo report. CityWalk Construction at … Read more
A new doughnut in honor of the newly-released “Jurassic World: Dominion” has debuted for a limited time from Voodoo Doughnut at Universal CityWalk in Orlando and Hollywood, available now through June 25. Jurassic World Doughnut – $3.50 Yeast shell filled with blueberry filling, topped with vanilla frosting and Jurassic World logo This was advertised to … Read more
Universal Studios is celebrating Pride this year with more “Love is Universal” merchandise, which first released back in 2020. We spotted several shirt designs, and a mug, at the Universal Studios Store in Universal CityWalk Hollywood. Love Is Universal – Stars Denim Shirt – $30 This light blue shirt features a dark blue star pattern. … Read more
The old location of the Production Central shop at Universal CityWalk Hollywood has closed, and the merchandise has been moved into what was previously the Cartooniversal Toy Shop. There are blue construction walls up around the original Production Central façade. A sign on a post outside what was once Cartooniversal Toy Shop advertises it as … Read more
Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen is coming soon to Universal CityWalk Hollywood. Since our last construction update, the restaurant has been surrounded by scaffolding and black scrim. The scrim blocks the view of most of the second-floor balcony. A construction vehicle is parked in front of the building. Construction materials are stacked around … Read more
The exterior of the Universal Studio Store at Universal CityWalk Hollywood has been decorated with “Jurassic World Dominion” wraps. The three pillars outside are wrapped with images of a forest. Each pillar advertises “summer 2022.” There are also wraps in the windows above the entrance. The wraps feature dinosaurs and the “Jurassic World” T. rex … Read more
After a long gap in visible progress on Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen at Universal CityWalk Hollywood, construction walls went up in January. We’re now seeing more work on the upcoming chocolate emporium, which already exists at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Beijing Resort. Behind the construction walls, a section of dirt is surrounded by wooden … Read more
After permanently closing in January of this year, signage for Blaze Pizza is now being removed in Universal CityWalk Hollywood. The fiery logo remained, but “Blaze Pizza” and “Fast Fire’d” were gone. A crew member in a scissor lift was working on the sign. We expect the whole thing to be gone soon.
Chick Chick Chicken is the newest eatery at Universal CityWalk Hollywood. Today was the restaurant’s grand opening, so we decided to check it out. Come along with us! Chick Chick Chicken replaced Ludo Bird, another chicken restaurant, which closed in summer of 2020. A temporary “Sweets & Treats” location for the Wizarding World of Harry … Read more
Universal CityWalk Hollywood will be hosting a Kirby and the Forgotten Land 3D walkthrough starting tomorrow, March 25, through Sunday, March 27. We saw a Kirby archway and backdrop being set up at CityWalk today. The entrance is outside the cinema. The event is billed as “Get inhaled into the world of Kirby and the … Read more
After a long gap in visible progress on Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen at Universal CityWalk Hollywood, construction walls went up last month. We’re now seeing more work on the upcoming chocolate emporium, which already exists at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Beijing Resort. The domed building is currently just plain white. Paint … Read more
We’re finally seeing progress on Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen in Universal CityWalk Hollywood. The chocolate-themed restaurant was set to open in 2021 but is now simply “coming soon.” Construction walls were initially around the Toothsome building but were removed last summer. We haven’t seen any exterior progress since then. The walls are … Read more