An empty food court in a mall, with chairs in the foreground - Mihailomilovanovic/Getty Images Ah, the mall food court. The sight of so many lunches between mammoth shopping trips, of awkward first ...

Ah, the mall food court. The sight of so many lunches between mammoth shopping trips, of awkward first dates between gawky teenagers, of once-beloved chains, and of people from all walks of life ...