Customers wait in line at the food court outside a Costco Wholesale Corp. warehouse store in Inglewood, California, on June 12, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) ...

Costco is also easily one of the nation's biggest suppliers of hot dogs to the populace. In 2023, Costco food courts altogether sold just about 200 million hot dog and soft drink combo meals ...

The food court is best known for three main traits: simplicity, ... Costco announced that starting in April, locations with outside food courts will require membership cards to purchase menu items.

Like most grand ventures, the food court at Costco had humble beginnings. The original warehouse club opened in 1983, and a simple food stand was established a year later outside a San Diego ...