food court
noun
: an area within a building (such as a shopping mall) set apart for food concessions
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Poppin Plates will lease kitchen space to cooks, bakers and food truck operators, with food trucks setting up something of a food court in the parking lot, the mayor said.
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Footage of the chaotic scene that was shared on social media shows groups of teenagers running through a mall food court, as yelling can be heard in the background.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 18 May 2025
The Business Centers and, as Chowhound points out, only four Costco Business Centers have a food court, so don’t go looking to nab one of the store’s famous hot dogs.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
Goldfarb, the owner, says the venue will feature its own food court with restaurants and eateries including California Pizza Kitchen, Mr. Beast Burger, Great American Cookies, Buddy V.’s Cake Slice, Man vs. Fries and Ballpark Bites.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
Footage of the chaotic scene that was shared on social media shows groups of teenagers running through a mall food court, as yelling can be heard in the background.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 18 May 2025
The Business Centers and, as Chowhound points out, only four Costco Business Centers have a food court, so don’t go looking to nab one of the store’s famous hot dogs.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
Goldfarb, the owner, says the venue will feature its own food court with restaurants and eateries including California Pizza Kitchen, Mr. Beast Burger, Great American Cookies, Buddy V.’s Cake Slice, Man vs. Fries and Ballpark Bites.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Food court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20court. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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