Meals at the Zoo

We offer a variety of tasty treats and foods to get you through your visit!

The Mayan Restaurant offers a variety of food items for guests to enjoy in our comfortable dining room. During summer months, the Zoo also features two concession stands serving “grab-and-go” items: one located in the Children’s Zoo and the other located near the Carousel. Guests that bring picnic meals must eat them outside of the zoo, at any of the many picnic tables that surround the parking lots and Adventure Park facility. You must bring your own trash bags and carry all items out with you; there are no trash receptacles provided outside of Zoo & Adventure Park grounds, per Brown County regulations. You can ask to have your hands stamped upon leaving the Zoo, so you can re-enter after eating.

Front of Mayan Restaurant with picnic tables and garbage cans in foreground
Close up of french fries and chicken nuggets in paper trays
Mayan restaurant dining room with tables and chairs

Mayan Restaurant Hours

  • The Mayan is typically open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during summer months and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily in winter months. Hours are subject to change.
  • The Mayan Restaurant is closed on the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. Snacks and refreshments are available, however, in our Gift Shop on those days.

Mayan Menu

Cheeseburgers, chicken nuggets, French fries, hot dogs, soft pretzels, nachos, and more are regularly on the menu for hot food.  The restaurant also features Slush Puppies in the summer months along with a variety of beverages, ice cream treats, Dippin’ Dots, and snacks to choose from.  Menu is subject to change.

Carry-Ins & Picnics

  • Carry-in foods/drinks are not permitted inside of the NEW Zoo.
    • Bags may be checked on arrival.
    • Refillable water bottles are allowed and can be refilled at our bottle-filling station inside the Education & Conservation Center building.
    • Infant & toddler snack foods are allowed.
  • Picnics can only be eaten outside of zoo grounds. Picnic tables are provided near the parking lots across the street from the zoo and also near the Adventure Park facility. Picnic tables are first-come, first served.
  • You must bring your own trash bags and carry all garbage items out with you; there are no trash receptacles provided outside of Zoo & Adventure Park grounds, per Brown County regulations.
  • For re-entry to the Zoo after eating, please ask to have your hands stamped upon leaving the Zoo

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