It's a little odd to eat meat at a zoo. I dig into the chicken and can't help but think of all the interesting birds I was just looking at minutes before. (Vegans and vegetarians begin spiel here.) That said the food here is delicious. I was more than a little concerned considering we'd gone to the zoo in the off season and Le Tropical was the only restaurant open in the park. They had a captive audience and they knew it so if they'd wanted to they could phone it in for the next few months and they'd still make plenty of money. But my meal was wonderful and I generously sampled several other items from people in our party. They were all delicious. The line was insane, again only place to eat in the park, and waiting out in the cold wasn't exactly fun but they got us through the line efficiently and there was plenty of seating upstairs. A surprisingly positive experience and far better food than I ever remember eating at an American zoo. read more