Reviews and Awards
Our Florida Restaurant has been named Florida's restaurant of the Month for November. Congratulations to everyone at the restaurant that has made it possible for them to deserve this award.
Here's a recent review of our Illinois Restaurant by Top Travel...
Scene: Forestfield Shopping Center, Schaumburg, USA - the fluorescent lights glare overhead as signs promising "anniversary sale" or "1/2 price today" entice you towards brightly lit shops. The gentle strains of a muzak version of Twist and Shout float through the air, and the scent of fresh caramel corn and cafe lattés waft on the air conditioned breeze.
Ahhh, a little piece of suburban heaven. But wait, what's that? Just ahead thunder rolls and lightning lights up a night sky. A magical curtain of rain appears and through that curtain lies a mysterious world filled will tropical plants and brightly colored fish and parrots. A world where an elephant or gorilla might graze beside your dinner table. A world where a fantasy jungle adventure comes with a side order of burgers, pasta or dessert. The World of the Tropical Experience Restaurant & Grill.
Combining good food with entertainment and education is a winning mix for the chain of themed restaurants. Every 18 minutes the entire establishment experiences a "thunderstorm." Every 12 minutes an audio-animatronic display of wild animals "comes to life" before the wide-eyed stares of children who have run from all over the place to ogle them.
While all the theatrics might make the Tropical Experience sound like a high tech version of Chucky Cheese, this is a theme restaurant that adults won't mind going to. The food, although not the primary reason for going to such a restaurant, is actually good! Go hungry because the portions are huge. All of your favorite comfort foods are here, meatloaf, fried chicken, pot roast or even vegetarian lasagna, along with a wide selection of appetizers, burgers and salads.
If you're not all that hungry, you can shuffle up to the bar, find yourself a giant mushroom to sit on, and order up an exotic cocktail or fresh juice smoothie. As bars go, this one evokes a sense of calm, as you find yourself surrounded by the dazzling color and hypnotic motion of hundreds of tropical fish.
One of the most refreshing things about the Tropical Experience is that they haven't forgotten about their theme. Tropical rainforest education abounds. Each restaurant has a complete rain forest habitat where their resident parrots reside. The parrots come out with "their humans" to visit Tropical Experience guests from time to time. Each cafe employs a full time curator and a staff of animal care specialists to care for their aquariums and resident parrots. These experts are on hand to share knowledge and answer guest questions throughout the day.
You can also check out what Zagat has to say about any of our Restaurants.