mall food courts?

nickatine
nickatine Posts: 451 Member
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
with the holliday season in full swing and many of us spending time shopping in malls, what are your go to food court picks?
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  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    I would generally bring my own food if I knew I was going to be in the mall all day (yay purses), but if caught without, I would get a veggie delight sub at Subway. I like the flatbread, and if you ask they'll toast some of the vegetables with oregano, which is super yummy.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    Subway usually. But sometimes mama just wants the sesame chicken from the questionable Chinese food joint.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Look up the calories beforehand.
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Usually subway for me too, or I'll go to starbucks and get a bento box or a parfait and random fruit cups
  • kailibertsch
    kailibertsch Posts: 139 Member
    I would go with Subway also.
  • xmichaelyx
    xmichaelyx Posts: 883 Member
    The mall is for shopping, not eating. Except Auntie Anne's pretzels. And Cinnabon.
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    Online shopping, for the win!
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    xmichaelyx wrote: »
    The mall is for shopping, not eating. Except Auntie Anne's pretzels. And Cinnabon.

    Mmm the pretzels.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Subway or chick-fil-a. Probably chick-fil-a because I'm likely going to have to share with my toddler, and the nuggets are an easy food to give her. But realistically, I never spend more than 2 hours at the mall, so I'd probably just eat before or after the visit.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    xmichaelyx wrote: »
    The mall is for shopping, not eating. Except Auntie Anne's pretzels. And Cinnabon.

    What malls are you gong to?
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    TheVirgoddess wrote: »
    xmichaelyx wrote: »
    The mall is for shopping, not eating. Except Auntie Anne's pretzels. And Cinnabon.

    Mmm the pretzels.


    The pretzels are my fave!

  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    PRMinx wrote: »
    Online shopping, for the win!



    Online shopping is the only way to fly.

  • Krock83
    Krock83 Posts: 64 Member
    Saladworks - they are a little high priced for a salad, but I can control exactly what goes in it.
  • PwrLftr82
    PwrLftr82 Posts: 945 Member
    Ugh, my mall is "too posh" for a food court, but we do have sit down restaurants. PF Chang's all the way!!!
  • mightygirlruns
    mightygirlruns Posts: 18
    Panera salad or Chickfila sandwich (no fries).
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    libbydoodle11 wrote: »
    PRMinx wrote: »
    Online shopping, for the win!



    Online shopping is the only way to fly.

    Hell yes. Just the idea of being in a mall makes me cringe.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    ^^this.

    eat ahead of time- or plan to eat at home.

    The only thing I'll eat at a mall is pretty much Sarku (sp) chicken.

    But if I don't want to eat mall food- then I don't eat mall food. Unless you're spending over 4 hours a at mall- just plan to eat at another time before or after.

    Or work it in to your calorie counts for the day.

  • clearlybrunette
    clearlybrunette Posts: 6 Member
    our mall has a fast food Japanese hibatchi and I get chicken no rice and extra veggies
  • njitaliana
    njitaliana Posts: 813 Member
    We have ruby tuesday at the mall here. I go to the mall just to eat there. Good food!
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
    That's gross. I'd rather starve than eat in a mall food court.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Panda Express - mixed veggie side is 80 calories, then choose one of their lower calorie main dishes... YUM!
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    The people who make smoothies will usually sell me a cup of fruit. It's not that great, though.

    We have restaurants attached to the mall, so a salad isn't hard to come by. It's difficult to eat in the Cheesecake Factory and not indulge.

    I do most of my shopping online, though, so it's not like the old days, when I'd spend two full days at the mall, shopping for Christmas presents. I'm in and out within hours and don't need to eat there.
  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 Member
    i go to my mall every two weeks for two of the most glorious slices of pepperoni pizza on the planet (or in my neck of the woods)
  • silentKayak
    silentKayak Posts: 658 Member
    Panda Express or other chinese joints will sometimes give you mixed veggies instead of rice or noodles. Add on one or two non-fried entrees and you're good to go.

    Other ideas are Nando's, teriyaki, or Indian with no rice.

    But yeah, if we had chik fil a here I would totally eat that.

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  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    The delicious stuff I can't get anywhere else. Otherwise you can always get a McDonald's cheeseburger or something. They're not too bad.
  • jasonmh630
    jasonmh630 Posts: 2,850 Member
    lynn1982 wrote: »
    That's gross. I'd rather starve than eat in a mall food court.

    I don't know about the malls around you, but food courts at malls around here aren't that bad... There's usually a Subway, Quizno's, or a few sit down places like Ruby Tuesday's or Chili's. And there's usually some stand alone restaurants on the property really close to the mall.
  • obscuremusicreference
    obscuremusicreference Posts: 1,320 Member
    I haven't eaten at one in ages, but I used to like Nature's Table

    But I prefer the Mexican place across the street.
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Ohhh forgot to mention Chipotle!
  • court_alacarte
    court_alacarte Posts: 219 Member
    ^^ dude i'd be all over chipotle if it was at my local mall.

    if you're trying to be good, i would go with something like a sandwich place or chick fil a. or any other fast food joint for that matter. 9 times out of 10, they have nutrition info online readily available and you can gauge from there.
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