food court
noun
: an area within a building (such as a shopping mall) set apart for food concessions
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The food court sells tacos, pupusas, breakfast burritos and more.
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Two new restaurants recently landed in the Public Market Emeryville, an ever-changing food court in the tiny but intriguing city.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Several customers dressed up in hot dog costumes out of appreciation of the company’s food court offerings.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Scott Johnson started working in the Alliance Bank Center’s food court in 1996, at his father-in-law Pino Lipari’s sandwich shop The Nectary, and Johnson opened Skyway Grill there in 2014.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Two new restaurants recently landed in the Public Market Emeryville, an ever-changing food court in the tiny but intriguing city.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Several customers dressed up in hot dog costumes out of appreciation of the company’s food court offerings.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Scott Johnson started working in the Alliance Bank Center’s food court in 1996, at his father-in-law Pino Lipari’s sandwich shop The Nectary, and Johnson opened Skyway Grill there in 2014.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Food court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20court. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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