The mall food court used to be more than a place to grab a bite. It was a hangout, a pit stop between stores, even the social hub of a Saturday afternoon. From the smell of pretzels drifting through ...

Ah, the mall food court. The sight of so many lunches between mammoth shopping trips, of awkward first dates between gawky teenagers, of once-beloved chains, and of people from all walks of life ...

Mall food courts were a fixture of life for many Americans who grew up in the 80s and 90s, but as the way people shop evolves, the chains that called food courts home have had to evolve with them.

An empty food court in a mall, with chairs in the foreground - Mihailomilovanovic/Getty Images Ah, the mall food court. The sight of so many lunches between mammoth shopping trips, of awkward first ...