Baby Food Grill

When I walk in the mall to increase my step count I often have a bite to eat. This food court does not have a lot of choices; they did, but now there are three empty stations. I suppose that fewer selections mean fewer customers. There is certainly room for people to sit, the room is clean and modern looking Hopefully, they will find new tenets. I might be wrong, but I think most of the remaining tenets are franchises. I hate to think that people who put their dreams and money to open a business here would have to leave because the mall management doesn't even advertise there is a food court. There were a couple of great spots to eat; they were evicted to make-way for this empty court.

We went to the mall figuring we could eat at the food court but three spots are permanently closed down leading to a lack of choices and long wait times.

Not a lot of selection when 3 food booths are closed, Chicken Connection, Cilantro, and Pizza Studio. Add to that the homeless in the seating area makes for an unappetizing dining experience. The restaurants outside the mall are much better. The anchor stores are still here, Macy's JC Penny, and Sears (for how long who knows? , but many of the smaller stores aren't upscale as in Walnut Creek. 30 years ago this mall was still rather upscale. Now? Well... No idea what the solution is. Sad...

However's I idea it was to open a food court that only serves four different kinds of chicken is an idiot. You have the entire food court owned by the same people and yet one of their businesses is always closed. Charley's is the only good place to eat, as well as the only one who didn't have a huge RAT problem in the mall. Your food court is fast it failing and needs to be rethought. Bring back the old food court were people actually got to enjoy a good meal, as well as have a choice on if they wanted to eat chicken four different ways.

I was going to give 1 Star but my husband and I had food at 2 different places so... it averages to 3. 5 stars for Charley's Philly Steaks: they have Dr. Pepper their subs are hot and tasty and actually full of flavor. Speaking of flavor the spot I chose was Lotus Express. Apparently they don't know what flavor is. Their fried rice was awful. It was clumpy and tasted old. How does it taste old? It just does. Not even JUST stale but like if you walked into a haunted house and somehow took the essence of old spiders and dust and ghosts and wrap them all up together to make a spice you sold on shelves. Like that. The orange chicken was alright. Mostly. There were pieces that were good and some that were bad. I really tried to power through it but eventually gave up. The sweet and sour... pork? chicken? (there is no signage for you to be able to tell what it's supposed to be) was more breading than any sort of meat. Then the egg roll was what you would expect old cabbage with a little bit of pepper to taste like if it was soggy and left out in the sun for 3 days. I hate to leave bad reviews but I couldn't let this stand. Hopefully this was a fluke and maybe their food is better. Or maybe someone will make them see this review and they improve somehow.