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Visitor Information > Concessions, Gifts & Rentals


Food Court and Roaring Lion Café (located in the Welcome Plaza):

Cape Café: Fresh made to order deli sandwiches, selection of fresh made salads, wraps and healthy low-calorie beverages. Open 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Memorial Day - Labor Day

Pizza Hut Express: Personal pan pizzas (cheese, pepperoni, supreme), breadsticks, beverages, ICEE, hot Dogs, italian sausage, nachos, pretzels. Open year round 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

McDonald's: Extra Value Meals, Happy Meals, Apple Dippers, McFlurries, shakes, cones, milk, juice. Open April 1 - October 31


Okavango Café in African Elephant Crossing: Daily Signature Sandwich, Daily Signature Salad, Hot Dogs, Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches, Nacho Chips, Hummus & Veggie Sticks, Fresh Fruit Cup, Fountain Beverages, and Tum-E-Yummies for children.

The Amazon Café in The RainForest: Daily hot dishes, freshly prepared grilled items, made-to-order deli sandwiches, fresh local salad bar selection, soups, pizza, panini's, beverages, ICEE and more. Open year round 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Treetops Café (near the Primate Cat & Aquatics Building): offers fresh, made-to-order sandwiches, hot dogs, Italian sausage, chicken sandwiches and wraps, fresh, made-to- order burgers chicken tenders, fries, nachos, popcorn, pretzels, beverages, ICEE and soft serve yogurt. Open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Memorial Day - Labor Day

Matilda's Grill in Australian Adventure: hot dogs, Italian sausage, nachos, popcorn, pretzels, soft serve yogurt, beverages and ICEE. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Memorial Day - Labor Day

Wilderness Grill: fresh, made-to-order sandwiches, hot dogs, Italian sausage, chicken sandwiches and wraps, chicken tenders, fries, grilled cheese, fresh, made-to-order burgers, pretzels, beverages, ICEE and veggies with hummus. Open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Memorial Day - Labor Day

Grin N Bear Eats (in Northern Trek): soft serve yogurt with assortment of toppings, hotdogs, nachos, popcorn, pretzels, beverages and ICEE. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Memorial Day - Labor Day.

Wade Hall (near Waterfowl Lake): Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Memorial Day - Labor Day.

Savanna Watering Hole (near Giraffe Exhibit): domestic and imported beer, nachos, pretzels, soft drinks. Open during summer season.

Other food concessions throughout the Zoo: sno cones, ICEE's, cotton candy, funnel cakes, pretzels, bottled beverages, pre-packaged novelty ice cream. Weather and patronage traffic will determine exact closing times at some locations

* Tip for parents with young children: concession areas do not provide straws or lids for animal safety so you might want to bring "sippy cups" or other non-spillable containers from home.

Picnic at the Zoo:

The Zoo has picnic areas with picnic tables located near the Welcome Plaza, near the Primate Cat & Aquatics Building, and in Australian Adventure. You are welcome to bring in a cooler but there are no secured storage areas. Grills are prohibited.



The gift shops in the Zoo's Welcome Plaza and The RainForest are open year-round. Additional gift shops in Australian Adventure, Wolf Wilderness and the Primate Cat & Aquatics Building are open seasonally. The gift shops do not have Internet service but they accept phone orders. For that hard-to-find plush animal or any Zoo merchandise, call 216-661-7603 for more information.


Wheelchairs and strollers:

All areas of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and The RainForest are wheelchair accessible. The Zoo gift shop, Machaba Curios, in the Welcome Plaza has the following items available for rent:

Single Stroller: $8
  Double Stroller:   $10
  *Electric Wheelchair:   $25 (+ $25 deposit + ID required)
weather-permitting
  *Push Wheelchair:
(not an adult stroller)
  $12 (+ $10 deposit + ID required)

*Wheelchairs must be reserved in advance. To reserve a wheelchair, call the Zoo gift shop at 216-661-7603 (the gift shop does not have email access).

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