Kings Island 2026 Food Reviews and Discussion

[IndyGuy4KI]

Let's use this thread to discuss. Food plans, meal options and perk treats.

[KICP16]

So I’m just going too accept that this was due first day open, new employees, still learning, still fine tuning things. I got the chicken tenders are chicken shack the portion size was TINY TINY TINY. 3 of the smallest chicken tenders you’d ever seen pretty much 3 small chicken chunks wish I would’ve taken a picture.  I have all season meal plan so I didn’t care but if I were someone who didn’t have a meal plan and I paid $20 for this I would be throwing a fit. 
but I’m gonna accept it’s early and things will get better. Bbq sauce empty outside chicken shack too happened a lot last year so right back too it 

[Diamondback_Is_King]

3 minutes ago, KICP16 said:

So I’m just going too accept that this was due first day open, new employees, still learning, still fine tuning things. I got the chicken tenders are chicken shack the portion size was TINY TINY TINY. 3 of the smallest chicken tenders you’d ever seen pretty much 3 small chicken chunks wish I would’ve taken a picture.  I have all season meal plan so I didn’t care but if I were someone who didn’t have a meal plan and I paid $20 for this I would be throwing a fit. 
but I’m gonna accept it’s early and things will get better. Bbq sauce empty outside chicken shack too happened a lot last year so right back too it 

From every time I've ever gone to Chicken Shack they always load me up with chicken and fries. Probably was an opening day thing. Or maybe their cutting down on portion sizes again. We saw this with Panda Express, Enrique's, and i'm sure there were others too. Give it time. I don't really like going to KI during the first month or 2 of operation because of how packed and slow everything is. But I'll be there tomorrow so I'll have to check it out.

How were the food lines today? Normally they are pretty long in the first few opening weeks.

[KICP16]

1 minute ago, Diamondback_Is_King said:

From every time I've ever gone to Chicken Shack they always load me up with chicken and fries. Probably was an opening day thing. Or maybe their cutting down on portion sizes again. We saw this with Panda Express, Enrique's, and i'm sure there were others too. Give it time. I don't really like going to KI during the first month or 2 of operation because of how packed and slow everything is. But I'll be there tomorrow so I'll have to check it out.

How were the food lines today? Normally they are pretty long in the first few opening weeks.

Last year the portion sizes were very generous and I’ve heard rumors from other parks this year that portion sizes have shrunk dramatically so when I got that from chicken shack it worries me but we shall see. My other meal was the shrimp po boy so you can’t really adjust that portion size it’s always the same and it was delicious as always. 
food lines were very reasonable from what I saw around dinner time they got a little long but they seemed too be moving and not much slow downs. For first day open they probably did very well 

[brenthodge]

Burgundy beef. BAD replacement for soy glazed. Weird taste. Weird texture. Like a pasty stew with sad carrots. Definitely a step down. 

[IndyGuy4KI]

39 minutes ago, brenthodge said:

Burgundy beef. BAD replacement for soy glazed. Weird taste. Weird texture. Like a pasty stew with sad carrots. Definitely a step down. 

I actually liked it. Sometimes the soy beef was very dry and this had a good taste and was very tender. The pork was very good today too.

[KICP16]

I had the shrimp po boy and pasta salad and chicken shack tenders today 

shrimp po boy and pasta same as last year very good hope this location is open more this year during the week it was mostly open weekends only last year. I kept going back and forth what I wanted for my second meal I wanted too try the new footlong hot dog with Mac and grippos at brewhouse but it was a pretty long line at dinner time so I decided too try too get that another day 

[BB1]

I had the burgundy beef today. I think it was way too salty for my tastes but had really good flavor. Which I feel as if is a detriment to the overall profile as the food itself was delicious but the salt just overpowered everything. Definitely way too hardy for a summer day but would be something I would enjoy in the fall. I hope the park sees value in a rotational menu and maybe starts doing a form of seasonal kitchen out of Grain and Grill as I feel like there is a lot more that can be had from that location. I just wish we had a lemon herb chicken or some form of white meat that isn't fried/processed beyond measure like the chicken tenders. 

[Losantiville Mining Co.]

2 hours ago, Diamondback_Is_King said:

How were the food lines today? Normally they are pretty long in the first few opening weeks.

The line for the Brewhouse was out of the front door around 3 as we were walking toward Potato Works. Then, we decided to ride the train before getting our food. When we got off of the train around 3:20, Brewhouse didn't have a line so we went inside and only waited about 10 minutes in line due to some register issues (which I witnessed while getting a drink from LaRosa's on I-Street as well). What we actually waited for was our food. We snagged a booth and proceeded to wait 30 minutes for a plain Pub Burger, a Mac & Cheese Dog, and a Hail Caesar Salad. The receipts still say "King's Island" with the wrong spelling and all. I swear it should be as easy as editing the name in a Settings menu, but it's not been done. For those who keep track like I do, the meal plan "price" is $11.00 per meal and the drink plan "price" is $2.00 per SP paper cup. I'm glad that the Brewhouse does still allow guests to refill their cups, but I wish they could find a way to reconfigure the guest flow and partially separate the register exit from the soda fountains. 

 

Now for my actual food review: I ordered a plain Pub Burger (no L, T, or O) and a Coke from the Miami River Brewhouse around 3:30PM today. It took about 10 minutes to get to the register due to POS system issues in front of us and about 30 minutes to get our food after ordering. We've waited that long before, but it's not a great experience when we could've just gone over to the Rivertown Potato Works and had our food out quicker. When our food did come out my burger was absolutely steaming hot (mmm yes SuperNintendo Chalmers, those were indeed steamed hams 🍔) and my tater tots — uh, I mean potato barrels — were cooked to perfection. The member of my group who got the Mac Dog received it without the Grippos despite requesting everything stay on it. It sounded like the salad was good as well. I was really close to joining the clean plate club, but I started to feel full right before I could get there. Overall, it was a really good meal!