Review of Restaurants in the Mall of America: Rainforest Cafe

Rainforest Cafe Offers Something for the Entire Family

The Rainforest Café is an experience in itself. It is more than just a restaurant. It is definitely a place for the entire family. Filled with the looks of a rainforest jungle, complete with trees, animatronics animals, and the sounds that one would experience, there is something at this establishment for everyone.

The restaurant's menu features a menagerie of Island inspired dishes. Well, not really inspired by the islands, more like their names are inspired by the islands and rain forests of the world. For appetizers, you may opt for the Rainforest Pita Quesadillas or the Coastal Calamari. The quesadillas are made using grilled chicken and grilled pita bread, served with pico de gallo and sour cream. The calamari is breaded, deep-fried, and served with marinara sauce. For salads, there is the Big Islander Caesar Salad or the Jungle Chop Salad. Surprisingly, the pizzas on the menu are better than I assumed they would be. There are various seafood dishes including the Congo Catfish Plate, Cyclone Crabcakes, Monsoon Grill, and the Shrimp Platter, which includes Shrimp Scampi, Safari Shrimp Skewers, and Shrimp Enbrochette.

There is also a children's menu, which includes pizza, pasta, grilled cheese, hot dogs, shrimp, and the ever-popular kiddie favorite chicken tenders. There also is a special children's dessert menu as well.

For the Vegetarians, There Are Not Specific Non-Meat Dishes on the Menu. However, many of the pasta dishes can be prepared without meat, as can the salads that include meat. There is also the option of having a pizza vegetarian style. Be sure to ask your server to ax the items you do not want.

Being that this is a children's focused restaurant there are no drink specialties offer.