Three corn dogs on a plate, drizzled with ketchup. - Nunung Noor Aisyah/Shutterstock There was a time when malls seemed like the center of American life. They were meccas of consumerism, as bright and ...

Mall food courts don't always have specific rules, but they aren't free-for-alls either. A bit of extra courtesy is ...

If you grew up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, you know the mall food court was the beating heart of many a teenage hangout, family gathering after shopping, movie, or whatever. It was a place to choose from ...

Now there are shopping mall food courts. But once all the classiest department stores used to have their own lunchrooms, featuring food like iceberg lettuce wedges with old-fashioned white boiled ...