Who’s ready to EAT?!

The EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is BACK, and we couldn’t be more excited! With dozens of fun food booths and some specialty dishes for the 30th Anniversary of the festival, there’s a lot to celebrate. We visited the Hawai’i booth to check out their eats for 2026, and now we’re here to give our full review. Let’s go!

Menu

As far as food goes, all three items on the menu are returning this year, and one of them is a longtime favorite that’s back for the 30th Anniversary of the festival. The one new item at the booth is actually a beverage: the Florida Avenue Brewing Co Lei’d Back Double IPA. 

Now that we’ve taken a look at the menu, let’s dive into the food itself!

Eats

The first thing we tried was the Slow-roasted Pork Slider with sweet-and-sour chutney featuring DOLE Pineapple and spicy mayonnaise. This was a staple of the festival for many years, and it has returned as a 30th Anniversary legacy item for $5.99. We have absolutely loved this in the past — a great combination of savory and sweet. It didn’t disappoint us this year either! First, we appreciate how easy it is to eat this on the go, which is important during a festival!

The pork on the slider was tender and juicy. It was packed with lots of good flavor. The spicy mayonnaise isn’t spicy at all, but it’s a nice addition, allowing it to elevate the flavor of the slider. The sweet and sour chutney with the pineapple gives it a little bit of sweetness, which we really loved. We are declaring this a Best of the Fest!

We’re also snagging the Hawaiian Rice Bowl, made with Spam, eggs, eel sauce, spicy mayonnaise, and furikake. You can pick this up for $6.29. Last year this was one of our favorites, and we thought the flavors balanced perfectly. This year it’s still reigning on our Best of the Fest list.

Now we will be honest, we usually don’t love spam, but we look forward to this dish. Again, the spicy mayo isn’t that spicy. Don’t let the eel sauce scare you either — it’s not overly fishy in flavor. There’s good texture in this bowl with some crunch, and the flavors all work together nicely. We think this dish is filling and, for the price, is a great serving!

And for dessert, we’re rounding it out with the Pineapple Cheesecake. This has passion fruit curd and macadamia nuts for $5.49. It’s also an Emile’s Fromage Montage item. Last year, this was a bit too mild in flavor for us, but did it improve in 2026?

Is this dessert cute? Yes. Is it anything special? No. The overall flavors are pineapple and passion fruit. The consistency is typical of cheesecake. If you love those flavors, you might want to grab this. We could also see this being a great kid option as well.

Now, on to the drinks!

Drinks

The new drink here is the Florida Avenue Brewing Co Lei’d Back Double IPA. It’s $6 for 6 oz. or $9.75 for 12 oz. There’s also the returning Florida Orange Groves Winery Sparkling Pineapple Wine for $10. This is a very sweet and fruity wine that’s lovely on a hot day.

For our beverage this year, we ordered the O’ahu Sunrise, made with Vodka, DOLE Pineapple Juice, and grenadine for $14.50. When we had it in 2025, it was sweet and pineapple-forward, pairing well with the food. This year, we think it’s fruity and tart. We don’t think the alcohol flavor is overly strong. It is a very beautiful drink, and we had several other guests ask us where to find it.

So how did Hawai’i stack up in 2026?

OVERALL

This booth is a hit for us! It’s delivering two items on our Best of the Fest list for 2026 — the Slow-roasted Pork Slider and the Hawaiian Rice Bowl. We appreciate how filling the dishes are here, especially for their price points! The pork slider brings a tender and juicy flavor. The rice bowl is a great portion, has a complex flavor, and works as a stand-alone meal! While the Pineapple Cheesecake is not necessarily special, if you are going for Emile’s Fromage Montage, this is a safe choice. Finally, the O’ahu Sunrise really brings the tropical flavors to round out your meal here!

We think the Hawai’i Booth is worth a spot on your Food & Wine Festival day. If you are looking for something savory and worth your money — this is the booth to hit up!

That’s a wrap on our visit to the Hawai’i booth! Stay tuned for more reviews.

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What items from this booth would you most want to try? Tell us in the comments!