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Eat at the Zoo - Your Favorite Treats Await You

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Houston Zoo offers a wide variety of eating establishments. Closest to the main entrance is our Macaw Café where you can sit down in air conditioned comfort and enjoy a hot chicken tender basket, a delicious fresh salad or a cool drink.
 
 
                                                 Macaw Café (Open daily)
Hamburgers Whole Fruit Water           
Veggie Burgers Pudding Cups Gatorade
Hot Dogs Chips                                      Juice Pouches
Corn Dogs Fresh Fruit Cups Milk
Grilled Chicken Trail Mixes Fountain Sodas           
Chicken Tenders Krispie Treats Coffee
Pizza, whole (8 pieces) or slice Cookies Hot Tea
French fries Yogurt Parfaits Beer
Seasonal Rotation of: 
     Market Salads and Wraps Grab & Go Salads Sandwiches
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Cypress Circle Grill/Po-Boys Cypress Circle Pizza
Hamburgers Pizza, whole (8 slices) or by the slice
Hot Dogs Wraps
Chicken Tenders Salads
Shrimp/Roast Beef/Catfish Po-Boys   Chips
Gumbo/Red Beans
Cookies
Bread Pudding Bites Krispie Treats
French Fries Water
Chips Juice Pouches
Water Fountain Sodas
Fountain Sodas Beer
Variety of Beers Wine
Frozen Alcoholic Beverages
 
     (Hurricane & Daiquiri)  
   
Cypress Circle Hot Dogs  
Hot Dogs Water
Brats Fountain Sodas
Sausages Variety of Beers
Gourmet Toppings Frozen Alcoholic Beverages
Chips      (Daiquiri & Margarita)
Pickles  
Cookies  
Krispie Treats  
   
 
 
The African Forest Concessions  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The African Forest, Houston Zoo's newest exhibit complex, featuring chimpanzees, rhinoceros, greater kudu, and giraffe, also features two unique concession areas:
Twiga Terrace and Herzstein Trading Post. 
 
 
 
 
Twiga Terrace
Hamburgers                                   Chips                                      Water                                      
Turkey Burgers Fresh Fruit Cups      Gatorade                             
Veggie Burgers Whole Fruit Juice Pouches   
Hot Dogs
Pudding Cups Fountain Sodas               
Grilled Chicken Cookies Milk
Chicken Tenders Krispie Treats Coffee
Mac & Cheese Whoopie Pie Hot Tea
Grilled Cheese Trail Mixes  
Kids Cheese Quesadilla  
Shaved Braised Beef Sandwich
Pizza, whole (8 pcs) or slice 
Seasonal Rotation of:
     Market Salads and Wraps Grab and Go Salads Sandwiches
 
Herzstein Trading Post
Soft Serve Ice Cream Whoopie Pies Floats
Sundaes Brownies Fountain Sodas
Toppings Cookies Pepsi Polar Shock (Slush)
                  Coffee
 
 

Carts and Kiosks

Looking for a quick, cold treat? If the Houston heat affects you, make a pit stop at one of our many carts to grab a frozen lemon chill or a frosty-cold bottled water. And if you happen to be near the Okapi exhibits, you can also cool off with a snow cone!
 
Sea Lion/Cypress Ice Cream Kiosks Sea Lion/Cypress Sno Kone Carts
Soft Serve Ice Cream Jumbo Pretzels
Floats Popcorn
Water Cotton Candy
Fountain Sodas Dippin' Dots
Pepsi Polar Shock (Slush) Sno Kones
  Water
Fresh Fruit Cart (Birds/WWP)  
Fresh Fruit Cups Okapi Kiosk
Watermelon/Pineapple Wedges Nachos
Popcorn Popcorn
Cotton Candy Cotton candy
Lemon Chill Cups Sno Kones
Lemonade Water
Water Fountain Sodas 
   
Children's Zoo Dippin' Dots Castle Children's Zoo Kiosk
Dippin' Dots Hot Dogs
Popcorn Nachos
Cotton Candy Soft pretzels
  Popcorn
Carousel Sno Kone Cart Cotton Candy
Popcorn  Water
Cotton Candy Fountain Sodas
Sno Kones Pepsi Polar Shock (Slush)
Water
  Turkey Leg Cart (African Forest Walk)
Vulture/Elephant Dippin' Dots Cart           Smoked Turkey Legs
Dippin' Dots Sausage on a Stick
Jumbo Pretzels Popcorn
Popcorn Water 
Cotton Candy Beer
Water  
   
 
*Fountain and bottled Pepsi Products available throughout the Zoo.
 

Frequently Asked Questions:

Can I bring food and beverages to the Zoo?
Absolutely! It's long been a Zoo tradition for guests to bring their own coolers. 
All we ask is that you follow a few simple rules and be mindful of our animals and their home. Be sure to pick up all trash and pack out what you bring into the Zoo. You may NOT bring:

  • Glass bottles
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Plastic straws
Like to do something a little extra special in the way of food and fun?
Click here for birthday party and private event details.