ABC Commissary

ABC Commissary: dining at Disney's Hollywood Studios — location and planning data on MouseHub.

Visitor sentiment

4.0· 1,773 Google ratings

People say this restaurant serves good shrimp tacos, chicken sandwiches, and Mediterranean salad. They also highlight the fast mobile ordering and the generous portion sizes. Other reviews mention the buffalo grilled chicken can be disappointing.

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The MouseHub take

ABC Commissary sits on Commissary Lane at Disney's Hollywood Studios, a quick-service counter with a large air-conditioned dining room behind it. Disney dresses the space as an Art Deco studio commissary and hangs posters from ABC shows on the walls, and that is where the theming stops. Order at the counter or through Mobile Order, then carry a tray to whichever seating section has room. The menu runs wider than most park counters: pork carnitas tacos, shrimp tacos, a buffalo chicken grilled cheese, a Mediterranean salad, and a plant-based California Burger.

Most people come for the room and leave talking about the food. Adult entrees run $10.99 to $13.99, the kitchen publishes seven separate allergy-friendly menus, and the counter pours beer, wine, and margaritas alongside the fountain drinks. The trade is atmosphere. Hard surfaces and a full house at noon make the room loud, and nothing here feels like a set you walked into. Families with a mixed table of eaters do well. Anyone hoping the meal will extend the park should eat somewhere else.

At a glance

Best for
Families who want a guaranteed indoor seat and a menu that covers adventurous eaters, picky kids, and restricted diets in one line.
Skip if
Guests who want the restaurant itself to be part of the show, or a quiet hour away from the crowd.
Worth ordering
Shrimp Tacos, Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Pork Carnitas Tacos, Plant-Based California Burger
Reservations
Nothing to book. This is a quick-service counter, so the only thing you can do ahead is place a Mobile Order.
Value
Adult entrees run $10.99 to $13.99, and reviewers think the plates that arrive are worth it.

The good

  • The air conditioning does the heavy lifting
    The dining room is a reliable escape from an August afternoon, and visitors name the cold air as the reason they walked in.
  • The room swallows the lunch crowd
    Seating runs deep enough to absorb the midday rush. Finding an open table takes less work here than at the smaller counters around the park.
  • The menu goes past burgers and nuggets
    Pork carnitas tacos, shrimp tacos with mango salsa, and a Mediterranean salad with hummus and grilled flatbread all sit on the standard menu. Diners say the food beats what the word commissary suggests.
  • Restricted diets get real choices
    The menu carries seven allergen-specific lists, covering gluten and wheat, egg, fish and shellfish, milk, peanut and tree nut, sesame, and soy. The Plant-Based California Burger is on the standard menu at $13.99.
  • Mobile Order skips the counter line
    Ordering in the app and picking a window keeps you out of the queue at the registers, which is where the wait actually happens.
  • You can get a beer with lunch
    Draft Bud Light and Yuengling run $10.00 and $10.50, wine by the cup is $12.00, and there is a Patron watermelon margarita at $18.50.

The bad

  • The theming stops at the posters
    The studio cafeteria idea reads as a big plain room with show art on the walls. Visitors coming off Sunset Boulevard notice the drop.
  • It gets loud when lunch peaks
    Hard surfaces and an open floor bounce the noise around. Conversation gets difficult at a full table around midday.
  • The standard fries let the tray down
    Mains get the praise and the sides do not. Reviewers single out the plain French Fries as the weak part of the plate.
  • The pickup area clogs up
    Ordering and pickup counters sit close together, so guests carrying trays have to pick their way through people waiting for numbers.
  • Some entrees arrive with nothing beside them
    The Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich is $12.79 on its own, while the Chicken Club and the California Burger include a side. Adding fries afterward costs $5.49.

Veteran tips

  • Put your order in before noon
    Pick an arrival window in the app ahead of the lunch rush. The kitchen slows down once the room fills.
  • Pay the extra for the truffle fries
    Black Garlic, Truffle, and Parmesan Fries cost $6.99 against $5.49 for the plain ones, and they fix the one thing reviewers complain about.
  • Kids can eat off the Disney Check menu
    The Shrimp Bowl at $8.99 and the Chicken Arugula-Farro Salad at $8.29 meet Disney's nutrition guidelines. The Grilled Ham and Cheese half-sandwich is $7.79 and the Pork Taco is $8.29.
  • Speak up about allergies at the register
    Disney asks guests to speak with a Special Diets Trained Cast Member on arrival at the location. Reading the allergen list in the app first makes that conversation short.
  • Budget under fifteen dollars per adult
    The posted range is $14.99 and under for an adult entree, with the Mediterranean Salad at $10.99 at the low end and the California Burger at $13.99 at the top.
  • Walk to the back for a quieter table
    Tables near the door and the pickup counter turn over constantly. The sections further in stay calmer through the rush.
  • Doors open at 10 and close at 8
    The posted hours run 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, so this works for lunch or an early dinner rather than breakfast or a late stop.
  • Grab napkins before you sit down
    The tacos and the buffalo chicken grilled cheese both make a mess. Pick up more than you think you need on the way to the table.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed .

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