Very Best California Adventure Quick Service Restaurants

Looking for the very best California Adventure Quick Service Restaurants? You’re in the right place! If you’re visiting the Disneyland Park, at some point you’re going to be hungry and looking for a great spot to grab a meal. Table service restaurants at the Disney theme parks are a great option. I’ll never turn down a meal at the Blue Bayou or Lamplight Lounge, but those types of Disneyland restaurants usually require a dining reservation. Sometimes you just need a quick meal.

There’s so many quick service(AKA counter service) options and many of the offer mobile ordering! Disney California Adventure park has some of the best places for a quick meal! There’s I’ve put together my top 10 California Adventure quick service restaurant favorites to help you narrow it down! These quick-service restaurants are inexpensive and you don’t need a reservation. Plus, they have some of the very best food California Adventure has to offer!

I’ve made a super handy printable that gives you a brief overview of the menu and the prices! This way you can have all your options on one paper and quickly and easily decide where you want to eat! Of course, you can scroll through the menus on the Disneyland app, but this printable will save you some time when your looking for California Adventure quick service restaurants. Find the link to the printable down below.

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Mobile Ordering

Before we get to the very best California Adventure quick service restaurants, let’s chat real quick about mobile ordering. Mobile ordering is your new best friend! It will save you so much time waiting in long lines for food. You can use your Disneyland app to mobile order from many of the California Adventure quick service restaurants. You’ll pay for your food right on the app. When it’s time, you can head to the restaurant, select “I’m here, prepare my food” and find a table to relax for a few minutes. When your food is ready, you’ll get a notification on the app and you can head straight to the pick up window to grab it! Just show the cast member your notification and confirmation number and you’re on your way. Easy Peasy!

10. Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta

Location: Paradise Garden Park

Food Type: Italian Cuisine

Mobile Ordering: No

Price: $ ($14.99 and under per adult)

You can find something for everyone here! They have 3 stations set up. Pizza by the slice, pasta and salad. This restaurant is cafeteria style. So, you grab what you want(it’s plated up and ready for you) and then check out with your tray. My kids love the cheese pizza and I like the chicken caesar salad. You can also order a whole pizza if you prefer.

9. Paradise Garden Grill

Location: Paradise Garden Park

Food Type: Seasonal cuisine and vegetarian offerings

Mobile Ordering: Yes

Price: $ ($14.99 and under per adult)

The menu here changes often, so it’s always worth checking it out! We love the brisket fries and they serve an impossible gyro submarine if you’re into that sort of thing. The have an uncrustable sandwich that will make even your picky eaters happy! Check out the desserts before you leave. They usually have something tempting. This is a nice place for a meal. There’s plenty of seating.

8. Award Wieners

Location: Hollywood Land

Food Type: American Cuisine

Mobile Ordering: Yes

Price: $ ($14.99 and under per adult)

If you’re looking for gourmet, street style sausages and hot dogs you’re in the right place! The selection is impressive. Try the carne asada fries, they are delicious! They have a plant based option and their fries are pretty good. There’s mini hot dogs for the kids and the apple pie funnel cake fries are always a good idea.

7. Pacific Wharf Cafe

Location: Pacific Wharf

Food Type: American Cuisine

Mobile Ordering: Yes

Price: $ ($14.99 and under per adult)

Hearty soups in bread bowls keep us coming back! We love all the offerings here! The turkey pesto club is divine. If you’re craving a salad, the chicken, apple and walnut salad is a great choice. They even serve mac and cheese in a bread bowl! Plenty of seating right on the pier. You can watch the ducks while you enjoy your meal.

6. Corn Dog Castle

Location: Pacific Gardens Park

Food Type: American

Mobile Ordering: Yes

Price: $ ($14.99 and under per adult)

Craving a corn dog, but don’t want to go all the way over to Disneyland? Guess what? You don’t have to! We love these corn dogs! Although some claim the corn dogs from Little Red Wagon on Main Street are better, I’m pretty sure they are exactly the same. This location has my kid’s favorite! The cheddar cheese stick. Instead of the hotdog, the inside is filled with melted, gooey cheddar cheese. Yum! Not much seating here, but you can easily take corn dogs to go!

5. Lucky Fortune Cookery

Location: Pacific Wharf

Food Type: Asian Cuisine

Mobile Ordering: Yes

Price: $ ($14.99 and under per adult)

When you’re needing a break from the ordinary or want to feel a little more healthy check this place out. Tons of flavors and dishes to choose from! Pot stickers are a family favorite and the teriyaki chicken is a classic! The dessert bao should be top on your list. So yummy! There’s lots of shady seating in this area.

4. Cozy Cone Motel

Location: Cars Land

Food Type: American

Mobile Ordering: No

Price: $ ($14.99 and under per adult)

A crowd pleaser with the cutest “cars” themed atmosphere! Each of the cozy cones serve different menu items. This place is a personal favorite! This location has 5 giant cones each with its own delicious offering.

Cone 1: Churros. Add the dipping sauce. You deserve it.

Cone 2: Soft serve ice cream. For some reason this soft serve is better than any other!

Cone 3: Cone shaped bread bowls with chili or mac and cheese. These are so yummy! The perfect, portable meal.

Cone 4: Pretzels and twists. Pretzel bites and cheddar garlic bagel twists.

Cone 5: Flavored Pop”cone”. We love the garlic parmesan. I still haven’t been brave enough to try the dill pickle!

Each cone also has a selection of drinks. Seating here is limited, but all the options are designed to be taken “to go” so they are easily portable.

3. Pym Test Kitchen

Location: Avenger’s Campus

Food Type: American/Unique options

Mobile Ordering: Yes

Price: $ ($14.99 and under per adult)

Hungry Avengers fuel up at Pym Test Kitchen! Don’t be surprised if the selections here are a bit different than what you’re used to! This place is a really fun, themed option so it had to make my list of top California Adventure Quick Service Restaurants. Everything is delicious and they serve breakfast! I love the Quantum Pretzel and the Not so Little Chicken Sandwich. Make sure you try the Celestial-sized Candy Bar: Choco-Smash CANDY Bar! It’s so yummy and definitely large enough to share!

2. Cocina Cucamonga

Location: Pacific Wharf

Food Type: Mexican Cuisine

Mobile Ordering: Yes

Price: $ ($14.99 and under per adult)

This is a great place for quick service dining at California Adventure! The street tacos are delicious! I’m obsessed with the quesabirria tacos right now. So good! There’s plenty of covered, shaded outdoor seating. The restaurant is situated right on the pier so the views are incredible, especially at sunset!

1. Flo’s V8 Cafe

Location: Cars Land

Food Type: American Cuisine

Mobile Ordering: Yes

Price: $ ($14.99 and under per adult)

Don’t you dare go to California Adventure without going to Flo’s! It’s my top pick for California Adventure Quick Service Restaurants! This is by far our very favorite of all California Adventure Quick Service Restaurants. Whether you want breakfast, lunch, or dinner you can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. Flo’s famous fried chicken has my heart. My kids love their shakes. Seating is ample indoor but if you can score a seat outside you’ll have amazing views of the rugged Ornament Valley and may even catch a glimpse of Radiator Springs Racers zooming by.

California Adventure Quick Service Printable

Here’s the free printable I promised! It’s going to be so helpful for you and hopefully give you a quick overview of what’s available for quick service dining at Disney’s California Adventure Park. I could not include every single menu item, but I included as much as I could. I update this printable once a year. Keep in mind, menu items and prices are subject to change at any time.

Click on the image below and I’ll email you my free printable! I’ll also include one for Disneyland as well, because I like you:)

Wrap Up

There you have it! My top ten very best California Adventure Quick Service Restaurants. I hope you get to try some of these dining options! Make sure you take advantage of Mobile Ordering whenever possible! This will save you so much time and stress. You can order using the Disneyland app and just pick up your food when you’re ready. Find full menus on the Disneyland app or website.

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