The mall food court was the beating heart of many a teenage hangout, but sadly many once-loved chains have long shuttered. Here are 13 food court restaurants that ruled the mall scene but have ...

Cross Creek Mall welcomed two Fayetteville-owned restaurants to the food court late last year, but the two eateries disappeared nearly as quickly as they arrived. SimLo’s Jerk Hut, a sister ...

Madeline Wells is a senior food reporter at SFGATE, where she has covered the Bay Area restaurant scene since 2019. Her column "Eat Like a Tourist" won a San Francisco Press Club award in 2023.

“It’s good,” he said of the restaurant’s offerings. Another customer remarked on the variety now available at the mall food court with the arrival of the new food vendor.

Fayetteville restaurant owner said she spent thousands renovating her spot in the food court Atlan said mall management gave her two choices — move to Manhattan Deli’s old spot or leave the ...