We have a Fried Cheesecake review from the Asian Market at SeaWorld Orlando’s Seven Seas Food Festival, covering flavor, texture, presentation, and the sampler lanyard value.
SeaWorld Orlando’s Seven Seas Food Festival isn’t just about global eats and killer live music. It’s also where adventure meets your appetite. Everywhere you turn are booths packed with food that might change your life… or at least your Instagram feed.
One such stop? The Asian Market’s Fried Cheesecake — a dessert so audacious it could make a churro blush. We hoped for more than we got with the General Tso’s Chicken from this same marketplace.
Fried Cheesecake Review First Impressions: Looks Great, Eats… Dependent
Let’s break this down like a roller coaster:
The Basics
- Price: $9.99 without a sampler lanyard
- Presentation: Positively chef’s kiss — strawberry sauce swirled like a Jackson Pollock painting on your plate. (Just pray it doesn’t splatter everywhere.)
Taste & Texture
This fried cheesecake features a thin, crispy exterior shell holding a warm, soft cheesecake filling. We expected that based on the photos.
Here’s the catch: the warm interior oozes, which might earn you a sticky smile or a sticky shirt. Some guests might have texture issues because the filling is very soft, like cheesecake that has melted and has not firmed straight out of the freezer section at Sam’s Club.
Compared to everyday quick-service desserts in SeaWorld Orlando, this version feels lower quality. Still, props to the presentation — visually, it wins likes. And the portion size? Generous for a festival bite. Honestly? We’d pick one of the Seven Seas Food Festival cupcakes over this fried cheesecake any day, primarily because at least the cupcakes taste like they want to be here.
What Is the Seven Seas Food Festival?
SeaWorld Orlando’s Seven Seas Food Festival runs select dates through May 17, and is included with your park admission.
It’s a culinary celebration featuring:
- 200+ international dishes and drink options
- Dozens of global marketplace booths
- Live music and entertainment throughout the event
From Latin flavors to European bites, this festival is an easy excuse to keep eating while you stroll through SeaWorld. Even coaster riders need snacks.
The Sampler Lanyard — Your Pocket’s Best Friend
Walking up each booth and dropping $10+ for every item? Ouch. Enter the Seven Seas Food & Beverage Sampling Lanyard.
Here’s the deal (2026 prices from SeaWorld Orlando’s site):
- 10-Sample Lanyard: $74.99 (~$7.50 per sample)
- 15-Sample Lanyard: $89.99 (~$6 per sample)
- Pass Member Deal: Annual Passholders get 18 samples for the price of 15 — essentially ~3 bonus items!
The lanyard can be shared among friends or family and is valid throughout the festival dates, not just on a single day. Using a lanyard will almost always save you money compared to buying each item individually, especially pricier savory dishes or specialty drinks. So that $9.99 fried cheesecake suddenly feels a lot more reasonable if you punch it instead of paying cash. Okay, use a debit card since SeaWorld Orlando is cashless.
Fried Cheesecake Review: The Truth in Every Crumb
Verdict:
- 🟡 Presentation: 👌
- 🔵 Portion: 👍
- 🟠 Flavor: Meh
- 🔴 Texture: Potential trouble for some
This Fried Cheesecake tries, but it doesn’t quite land. It’s best enjoyed if you’re in a sampling mood (thanks to the lanyard), and it definitely looks better on the plate than it tastes in the mouth. Would we eat it again? Only if we’ve already used most of our 18 lanyard punches and want to spend the last one on a dessert gamble.
Bonus Tip (Because We Care)
If you’re playing food festival strategy, prioritize high-value dishes with your sampler lanyard and use those punches on big flavors first. Save the clever desserts for last… or skip them if a cupcake calls your name louder as it did for us during this Fried Cheesecake review.
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