The mall food court was the beating heart of many a teenage hangout, but sadly many once-loved chains have long shuttered.

Let's take a walk down memory lane and revisit some old favorites. Read more: 13 Chinese Restaurant Chains, Ranked Worst To Best Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour pre-dated the mall food court by about ...

People would go to malls and spend their entire day there. The hottest spot in middle school and high school was the mall. Food courts became local hotspots. The first mall food court opened at ...