Patch Notes // latest change 2021.06.16
Aventura · Universal Orlando Resort Hotels · Universal Orlando
Restaurant · tracked since 2018 · Universal Orlando Resort Hotels · 4 changes on record
Bar 17 Bistro went dark when its host, Universal's Aventura Hotel, temporarily closed in August 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and remained shut through the rest of the year.
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Bar 17 Bistro opened as Universal Orlando's first-ever rooftop bar and grill on the 17th floor of the newly built Universal's Aventura Hotel, offering floor-to-ceiling glass-walled views of all three Universal theme parks.
Ahead of opening, Universal revealed Bar 17 Bistro's debut menu of small plates and craft cocktails, including bao buns (braised pork belly, firecracker shrimp), Wagyu beef sliders, and signature drinks like the Firebird (tequila, jalapeno, strawberry, cilantro).
That's every change on the record at Bar 17 Bistro since 2018.
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Per the documented record, Bar 17 Bistro at Universal Orlando Resort Hotels opened on Aug 16, 2018.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Bar 17 Bistro is dated Aug 2020: Bar 17 Bistro went dark when its host, Universal's Aventura Hotel, temporarily closed in August 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and remained shut through the rest of the year.
The latest documented change (documented Jun 16, 2021): Bar 17 Bistro reopened when Universal's Aventura Hotel resumed operations on June 16, 2021, the last Universal Orlando hotel to return from its pandemic closure.
4 documented changes, dating back to 2018 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.
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