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 ...

By Ny MaGee January 8, 2025 AI-generated image using GROK *A group of teenagers caused chaos at a California shopping mall when they raced dirt bikes through the food court.

Most of the stores were food court favorites or small kiosks, and in 1985, they were selling around 18 million pretzels a year. What, exactly, happened to Hot Sam is difficult to determine.

With that in mind, we had to know what restaurants still live rent-free in mall-goers hearts and minds, even though they may have disappeared completely (or almost completely). Many mall food ...