food court
noun
: an area within a building (such as a shopping mall) set apart for food concessions
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In addition to art and music, attendees will find a wide variety of eats at multiple food courts across the festival.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
There’s a mandate that every fourth movie that shoots in Los Angeles has to include a scene that takes place in either Union Station, the Griffith Observatory (though simply giving it an establishing shot is fine as well), or the food court in the Grand Central Market.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
Flies and roach poop caused a mall food court chain’s Kendall location to fail inspection last week, a week after its Hialeah location also flopped inspection.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Setting itself apart from standard suburban food courts (fantastic in their own right, of course) Katella Commons aims to be a culinary ecosystem featuring 21 kitchens and six distinct bar and lounge concepts.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
There’s a mandate that every fourth movie that shoots in Los Angeles has to include a scene that takes place in either Union Station, the Griffith Observatory (though simply giving it an establishing shot is fine as well), or the food court in the Grand Central Market.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
Flies and roach poop caused a mall food court chain’s Kendall location to fail inspection last week, a week after its Hialeah location also flopped inspection.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Setting itself apart from standard suburban food courts (fantastic in their own right, of course) Katella Commons aims to be a culinary ecosystem featuring 21 kitchens and six distinct bar and lounge concepts.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Food court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20court. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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