Death Of The Mall Food Court

Just remember, the cookie stand is not part of the food court. It's an autonomous unit for mid-mall snacking.

"Food Court" should be a show where restaurants get to confront their reviewers

The Mall Food Court, to me, used to be like finding an inn or a tavern in the middle of the night, during times when horse and buggies were still the fastest way to travel. It’s been raining all night, the coachman is soaked to the bone, the passengers are bored, all weary and tired. Much like how my family and I might feel after spending so much time walking around the mall, my parents feeling much like that coachman after dealing with my sister and I all day. But there! In the distance! What could it be?! Yes, it’s shelter! I mean, it’s the food court! That’ll pick our spirits back up! It shall revitalize us! Ohh, happy days are here!

I live in Tennessee, and the best teriyaki in town exists at a mall food court. They’ve been open since the early 2000’s and are basically always packed, and it’s been the same Japanese family the whole time. I’m fact, I’d almost be inclined to say that every other place that tries to open in the food court bombs terribly and goes out of business in a month, because every single person that goes through that damn food court gets teriyaki 😂

Malls and food courts are still a thing in many European countries because often malls are located in more central areas in the cities reachable also by public transport. So swarms of teenagers can enjoy some trash food without having to be chauffeured there

I worked in a mall food court for a few years. Great work experience for sure. This was back in the Nineties when the mall was still a hive of activity.

Most of the casinos here in Vegas are taking out their buffets and putting in food halls. Most of them have local establishments right next to the national chains.

Hi! Just wanted to mention that at 8:34 the footage was incorrectly credited. The original footage is from @Sal. Would just like to see some credit to him, whether that’s reuploading the video or just updating the description.

I'm glad the mall near me is still quite busy pretty much all the time and I've never seen the food court not completely packed, even in the middle of the week. Also please credit Sal for the footage at 8:33.

Please give Sal proper credit for his footage at 8:33. You seem to have incorrectly credited it to Business Insider. Also, unrelated, but you spelled "weird" wrong in the video tags.

Would love to see you give some credit to @Sal for the footage shown at 8:34 he makes great content that should be recognized!

Give @sal credit for his footage.

Give Sal the credit he has earned.

watching this video is like watching a glimpse of a time long gone. I'm glad I grew up in the 90s and got experience this culture.

I was just talking to my coworker about this topic and how it is strange that Public Houses/Eatery's are incredibly popular. They are basically the same as mall food courts minus the shopping but are booming compared to the former.

in the late 80's I worked in a record store in a little, run-down mall (since torn down & replaced by a shopping strip). It wasn't big enough to have a food court, just four or five not very good food places scattered throughout it. But hearing the name Orange Julius always makes me think of it. Nobody who actually worked at that mall would eat at the OJ there because it was so filthy. There were even rumors that they re-used cups to save money. This one time the entire daytime staff was fired as a group because they had a big food-fight, driving the few customers they had out of the place. Finally the franchise dropped the location (or maybe they couldn't pay the fees, I don't know) and they struggled on for a few more months as "Orange Drinks and Burgers" using handwritten cardboard signs before going out of business.

back in the 80s, I used to go to the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, CA.. if the food court was a new Chinese Restaurant, called Panda Express. It was their first and only location. I always got Orange Chicken and Beef/Broccoli. It was my favorite lunch spot at the mall. Little did I know what they would turn into today....

It really depends on the mall. I just got back from Tysons Corner and that food court is always jumping.

At 8:35 that footage belongs to Sal, that’s his footage and he should be credited!

@8:53 just to clarify, The city is called Tampa. Tampa Bay is a body of water.