LOUIE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT

LOUIE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT is a quiet keeper — an A kitchen, 96/100, no fuss, last checked January 28, 2026.

On health score it's safer than 66% of Orange County restaurants we grade. Diners rate it 3.8 from 1,431 reviews. Cuisine: Italian. Menus here flag options for vegan and vegetarian diners.

Get directions Call (407) 363-8000

Restaurant details

Health grade
A (96/100)
Violations
2 total — 1 intermediate, 1 basic
Address
1000 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS PL, Orlando, FL
Cuisine
Italian
Categories
Italian restaurant, Restaurant
Price
$10–20
Rating
3.8 stars (1431 reviews)
Neighborhood
Florida Center
Seats
300
Phone
(407) 363-8000
Website
Official website
Photo of LOUIE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Photo: Louie's Italian Restaurant

Community Rating

Reviews via Google
3.8 Community-sourced rating 1,431 reviews
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What diners say — our read

Consensus here is lukewarm rather than hostile. Reviews mentioning service average 3.1 stars, so it divides opinion rather than settling it.

13 of 26 rated reviews are four stars or higher; 6 are two or lower. If you had to pick one number to represent this corpus it would be 5, the most frequently given rating (9 reviews).

On the inspection side the picture is cleaner: DBPR graded this kitchen an A (96/100), with 1 intermediate and 1 basic violations. Whatever the reviews argue about, sanitation is not the weak point. DBPR last walked in on January 28, 2026. Ranked against Orange County, it is safer than 66% of the restaurants we score. The citations behind that grade include food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized.

The honest summary is that the evidence is mixed on both sides. The individual reviews are below, newest first, if you want the raw material.

Our own analysis of 26 reviews for this restaurant, set against its Florida DBPR inspection record. How we calculate grades →

  • June 26, 2026

    Ordered a jumbo slice pizza $17.99 and it was literally a normal slice of pizza. But nevermind, we thought we'd have a dessert. Ordered 1 cannoli each. They all came on the same plate - had to eat off serviettes! Plus one had nuts which was placed in the middle of the other ones so all touching. Not great considering one of the party can't eat nuts!

  • June 14, 2026

    The Lady didn’t wash the salad. She took the salad out of the bag and put it in the salad bowl. That is unacceptable.

  • June 8, 2026

    The food was alright the garlic knots were good for the price $5 the other food was okay atmosphere was not very nice. The staff was misleading on the kids meal they said you get pasta, apple sauce. I bought some though and they were great.

  • June 7, 2026

    Worst service ! Staffs are Not friendly at all!!!

  • June 5, 2026

    Louis Italian restaurant Louie's Italian restaurant is a fun little stop here in Universal Studios Florida. They offer different varieties of pasta. I chose spaghetti and meatballs today and it was actually pretty dead gum good.

  • May 28, 2026

    This was our best Universal food experience in 3 parks and a resort. The pizza crust is incredible and the pizza is delicious and among the most affordable meals at Universal.

  • May 15, 2026

    🔝

  • May 10, 2026

    You expect to overpay for food at the parks so that's not an issue, but at least make the pizza taste better than frozen pizza half baked. That is all

  • May 10, 2026

    pizza was gross and also probably the most expensive pizza i’ve ever bought in my life

  • May 9, 2026

    Louie's is primarily a pizza place, but they do have a small number of basic Italian entrees. That said, the pizza was pretty good, but all of the other food was mediocre at best. I can't say I was expecting anything great with pasta in a theme park, but it definitely didn't meet my expectations. If you're looking for pizza it's worth checking out, but otherwise I would pass. As for the restaurant itself, seating is fairly limited especially considering how busy this place can get during peak meal times. Also, remember they do accept mobile orders here to save time.

  • May 5, 2026

    A fun, very enjoyable theme park pizza place, while rest of menu may not be incredibly interesting, the pizza and also the themed spaghetti and meatball pizza they had during Halloween is great! Good service and some good Brooklyn Brewery beers on tap.

  • May 3, 2026

    The food is too greasy. Maybe my expectations are too high but I was thinking that the restaurants should be part of the experience as well. So, in an Italian restaurant I'm expecting to eat a véritable Italian food.

  • April 19, 2026

    Really good food. Pizza with basic Caesar salad is 20. The ice cream with afogoto

  • April 6, 2026

    Food was very expensive. Staff looked very bored and uninterested in their duties or customers. But the ravioli tasted alright. Would not recommend to the average consumer.

  • March 21, 2026

    best food i’ve ever had

  • March 21, 2026

    Came here after Megacon on Friday 3/20 for the after hours private event. I have a few food issues and gluten is one. So is basil. Asked about a gluten free pasta option, the manager, Gabe, came out of the kitchen and we talked about a couple dishes I could possibly have based on my restrictions. I was like "I know, I love Italian but basil doesn't love me." Anyway he checked with the kitchen, came back out, and we decided I could do GF penne, a garlic cream sauce, and chicken. Basically chicken Alfredo but no cheese in the sauce. The chicken had a kick to it because of how it was seasoned. The dish was great, honestly. I finished the whole thing. Would come back here again for sure.

  • March 3, 2026

    Todo excelente

  • February 21, 2026

    If you want to eat good pizza freshly cooked daily this is the place to come

  • February 16, 2026

    I think this is one of the cheapest meals in the park. Pizza is okay-definitely park food! Very fast. Easy to grab and go. There was no wait. Lots of tables were free. There was outside seating. Inside tip: save some money by not getting the salad.

  • February 14, 2026

    Fui a Louie’s Italian Restaurant y la comida me encantó 🍝🍕. La pizza estaba buenísima y la pasta muy bien preparada, se nota el estilo italiano clásico del lugar. El ambiente es sencillo y auténtico, muy neoyorquino. Lo único es que uno de los meseros mayores fue un poco brusco en la atención, aunque el resto del servicio estuvo bien. Aun así, volvería por la comida sin pensarlo.

  • February 4, 2026

    The spaghetti was weak. Salad was all Cobb.

  • February 4, 2026

    Bardzo średnio , mało ma wspólnego z klimatem Włoch a bardziej z barem szybkiej obsługi

  • January 27, 2026

    Solo la pasta recomendable

  • January 23, 2026

    The food here was good, especially the Caesar chicken salad. The staff were friendly and helpful.

  • January 22, 2026

    Very mediocre. The system in place is not optimized and they scan your cups so you can’t refill which is insane with the markup costs they get on soda. And ours didn’t fill up all the way and wouldn’t let us add the rest later. Skip this unless you have to eat here.

  • January 17, 2026

    terrible employees and over priced

Overall Score

66 / 100

  • Health inspection grade 40/40
    Grade A
  • Dietary transparency 7/20
    2 options listed
  • Community rating 15/20
    3.8★ average
  • Hidden-gem status 0/10
    Not flagged
  • Track record 4/10
    Stable, 0% clean

Composite score from health grade, dietary options, ratings, and inspection record — distinct from the state-derived health grade.

Opening hours

Monday
11 AM to 9 PM
Tuesday
11 AM to 9 PM
Wednesday
11 AM to 9 PM
Thursday
11 AM to 9 PM
Friday
11 AM to 9 PM
Saturday
11 AM to 9 PM
Sunday
11 AM to 9 PM

Inspection history

The following records are from Florida DBPR public inspection records, most recent first.

  1. January 28, 2026 · Routine - Food

    Inspection Completed - No Further Action

    0 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 1 basic

    • 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained
    • 22 — Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
  2. August 1, 2025 · Routine - Food

    Inspection Completed - No Further Action

    0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 1 basic

    • 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation

This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →

Data last updated: January 28, 2026