Theyve got these all over the bay area and east bay/central valley.
Its not bad. Think of it like a food court that exists outside of a mall. Kinda nice when everybody in the family is in the mood for something different.
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This is what i was talking about, basically a higher class mall food court in some old warehouse building.
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In Berlin they also had these type of places (Markthalle Neun and Arminiusmarkhalle were the two I remember) which have a mix of other vendors and food / drink service.
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These places exist and Iām pretty sure thereās one in Minneapolis.
There was one in SLC too.
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Ya, I like these places. Would recommend Foodhallen in Amsterdam. I guess something similar we have in America is like a food truck fest, but itās in a parking lot somewhere.
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Or he didnāt fall hard enough.
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This one is near me. Been there, enjoyed it.
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A few more degrees forward.
Alas
Peter Gabriel Phil Collins made it better.
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Ever been to Grand Central Market in DTLA? Big food hall with lots of international options. And thereās a bar!
They opened up an upscale food hall type place called the āsky deckā in my neighborhood and it is the most frustrating overpriced piece of shit ever.
First of all, how are 13 different restaurants suppose to thrive together? Why would a chef go through all the trouble to open up a 20 seat restaurant? Iām pretty sure a busser working at a neighboring real restaurant makes more than a head chef at any of these places.
The biggest problem though is all of these places have separate liquor licenses. Thatās right, you show up thinking wow this is a cool concept, Iāll go up to the top floor to the brewers deck, grab a beer from one of 3 breweries there, and head down for some food.
Not so fast! You cannot bring your beer down?!? Ok, fine, thatās stupid, but we can mobile order some food from a place and have it sent to us. Hold on, you canāt order off the full menu? And when you do, it takes forever, itās dropped off with no utensils, and the food runner is already gone and never coming back.
Just a total disaster. I get that things are messy legally with liquor licenses and the exact places you can actually drink, but it ruins the entire fucking concept.
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Yeah I have wondered if itās worth it for the chefs at most of these places. The venue is going to charge rent based on the overall traffic and itās going to be a lot relative to the number of seats, thus putting a lot of pressure on margins.
The alcohol service issues youāre raising do seem uniquely bad in that venue
I donāt mind food halls, but the place I took a picture of isnāt big enough to fit that many restaurants in a food hall layout. Iām not sure what the setup is going to be. Maybe it will only do takeout and delivery, or maybe it will have a single counter for dine-in orders with limited seating.
ETA: I found a trip report for one thatās already open in another neighborhood. It has 12 seats
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Well now I have to think twice about getting unlimited boneless buffalo wings.
Oh, who am I kidding
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More brands should have completely random geopolitical stances, it would be fun.
I think the place in Boulder thatās like this has a separate bar on each floor and the food places only do food.
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