Over in Epic Universe, you’ve got dozens of new food stalls, restaurants, bars, and everything in between to check out. We’re making it our mission to try them all and help you decide what’s worth it for your first trip to Epic Universe!

Dark Universe

In Dark Universe, near the Burning Blade Tavern, you’ll find DeLacey’s Cottage. This is a quick service spot with a limited menu, and we figured it was finally time to try one of the more savory items we’ve had our eyes on. However, this snack might be a little different from what we were expecting.

The Frank & Friends Pretzel is $12.99 and comes with a small cup of “white cheese sauce.” This thing is cute, looking like Frankenstein’s monster, but that might be our favorite part of this pretzel.

Frank & Friends Pretzel

It’s not our favorite soft pretzel we’ve ever had at a theme park. It doesn’t have that chewy exterior that you want from a soft pretzel, and while there’s some salt on it, we think it could have benefited from a little bit more. The cheese sauce tastes like it’s flavored with processed white American cheese, which we think is the best-executed part of the snack. If you’ve been following Disney Food Blog for a while, you know we LOVE our plastic cheese, especially with pretzels, and this one did not disappoint.

The cheese sauce

There are so many better snacks in Epic Universe that are CHEAPER or the exact same price as this one that won’t leave you disappointed. If you were really craving a pretzel, you might want to pick one up at Auntie Anne’s at Universal’s CityWalk. No, it won’t be as cute, but it will be a well-executed pretzel.

Universal CityWalk

This means (and we never thought we’d say this) that a Mickey Pretzel wins against this by a MILE. Mickey pretzels are far from the best ones out there, but they usually don’t let us down, especially if we’re just craving the classic snack. Not to mention it’s only $7.99 versus the $12.99, so it’s a much better bang for your buck.

Mickey Pretzel

While you’re in Dark Universe and are looking for a snack to try, we love the Burning Cheddar Bites at Burning Blade Tavern. These have a lovely texture with a bit of heat. They’re even shareable and only cost a dollar less than the Frankenstein’s Monster pretzel.

Burning Cheddar Bites

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