With Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift speeding around the corner, Universal Studios Hollywood is ready to celebrate with a menu takeover of Hollywood & Dine called Drift & Dine. We tried a bunch of the the new menu and are happy to share our thoughts so you know what you must try and what to skip.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Drift & Dine menu at Hollywood & Dine for the 2025 Universal Holiday season at Universal Studios Hollywood.
What to Expect
The Hollywood & Dine menu has shifted into high gear with an all-new lineup celebrating the upcoming Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift. Specialty drinks take center stage, featuring the vibrant Orange Nitro Rush, which combines citrus soda, energy drink, and mango puree with a sweet cream cold foam topper, and The Burnout, a smoky, spiced mezcal cocktail finished with a salted rim and lime wheel.
The main menu delivers high-octane options to keep you fueled including the LA Drift Dog Meal, a bacon-wrapped hot dog loaded with sautéed peppers and pickled jalapeños, and the unique Fried Elote Corndog Meal, which puts a street-corn twist on a classic favorite with lime crema, cotija cheese, and cilantro. Desserts keep the energy high including Quarter Mile Funnel Cake, topped with ice cream, chocolate sauce, and crushed cookies, and the refreshing Street Cart Watermelon and Pineapple paired with Tajín and chamoy.
Video Review
Check out our full video review of everything we tried from the new menu!
@mouseinfo Fast and Furious drift and dine is a temporary takeover of the Hollywood dime restaurant at the entrance of Universal Studios Hollywood for the Mega Movie Summer promotion. We are sharing our thoughts on everything we reviewed. Menu items we tried include: 🟢 Orange Overdrive Cake 🟢 LA Drift Dog Meal 🟡 BBQ Chicken Platter 🟡 Tuna, No Crust Meal 🟡 Fried Elote Corndog Meal 🟡 BBQ Corn Ribs Meal
Complete Menu
Below is a look at everything on the menu including ratings and reviews for what we tasted!
Entrees
LA Drift Dog Meal
RATING: ☀️☀️☀️⚫⚫
LA Drift Dog Meal ($15.99) features a bacon wrapped hot dog with sautéed onions and bell peppers, and pickled jalapeños, served with BBQ seasoned fries. This was probably our favorite thing we had here which doesn’t say much. The bun was hard but not quite stale. The hot dog tastes great and all the toppings are a perfect compliment but considering the price for an actual LA dog on the streets makes this a little harder to swallow. The fries didn’t seem to taste like they had any special seasoning other than salt.
Fried Elote Corndog Meal
RATING: ☀️☀️☀️⚫⚫
Fried Elote Corndog Meal ($13.99) is a regular battered corn dog with lime crema, cotija cheese, Tajin, and cilantro, served with BBQ seasoned fries. The corn dog was not particularly remarkable and the toppings didn’t exactly scream “elote” despite the ingredients and the fun appearance. This felt more for show than anything else. Pretty forgettable otherwise. The fries didn’t seem to taste like they had any special seasoning other than salt.
Tuna, No Crust Meal – $14.99
RATING: ☀️☀️☀️⚫⚫
Tuna, No Crust Meal ($14.99) features a tuna salad sandwich with the crust cut off, served with BBQ seasoned fries. The tuna salad is tasty but served on a very small piece of bread (no crusts, of course) with a light sear on the bread (that we wish were toasted a little more). It’s not bad it’s just not a super filling meal.
BBQ Corn Ribs Meal
RATING: ☀️☀️⚫⚫⚫
BBQ Corn Ribs Meal ($13.99) features fried corn ribs basted in BBQ sauce, served with BBQ seasoned fries. These are a completely suitable option if you’re looking for something light but it’s not very filling. A cob of corn and a side of fries a complete meal does not quite make. Plus, the fries didn’t seem to taste like they had any special seasoning other than salt.
BBQ Chicken Platter
RATING: ☀️☀️☀️⚫⚫
BBQ Chicken Platter ($18.99) features a roasted half chicken basted in BBQ sauce, served with BBQ seasoned fries. The chicken had a great flavor but ours seemed to have not been properly drained from its brine and exploded with liquid when we cut into it — it was not appetizing. Unlike other dishes we tried, the BBQ seasoning on the fries was prominent and a nice complement.
More to Explore:
- Grill Master’s Burger Meal ($18.99) All beef burger with 1000 Island dressing, grilled onions and bell peppers. Served with BBQ seasoned fries.
Desserts
Orange Overdrive Cake
RATING: ☀️☀️☀️☀️⚫
Orange Overdrive Cake ($7.99) is an orange-zest-infused cake filled with vanilla mousse. The flavors here are pretty good and this is just about the only thing that got more than 3-star ratings for us. It’s pretty sweet but not overpowering and the orange flavor is just orangey enough!
More to Explore:
- Quarter Mile Funnel Cake ($14.99) Chocolate dusted funnel cake with ice cream, chocolate sauce, chocolate whipped topping, and crushed chocolate cookies.
- Classic Strawberry Funnel Cake ($12.99) Funnel cake topped with strawberry sauce, vanilla ice cream, and whipped topping.
- Street Cart Watermelon and Pineapple ($5.99) Fresh pineapple spear and watermelon wedges with Tajín and chamoy.
Specialty Drink (Non-Alcoholic)
- Orange Nitro Rush ($12.00) is a non-alcoholic beverage with Fanta® Orange, NOS® Energy Drink, mango puree, and pear nectar topped with sweet cream cold foam and sprinkled with Tajín.
Specialty Cocktail
- The Burnout ($18.00) is an alcoholic beverage with mezcal, jalapeño, passion fruit puree, blue curaçao, lemon juice, and agave nectar topped with salted rim and lime wheel.
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