Places to Eat in the Food Court at Work

If I worked in the loop, I would eat at Frontera Fresco every day.

The line is crrrrrazy long unless you get there at 11.

well some people have assitants to wait in line for them ::adjusts bowtie::

Panda gets my vote.

The cafe at my office has gone from a not bad housemade soup/daily special + short order sandwiches to totally dreadful everything-from-Sysco to its current incarnation as a pathetic bbq place where multiple people have gotten food poisoning in the 3 years I've been working there. I was working at a customer's site in Birmingham AL a few weeks ago and ate at the Chick-Fil-A in their food court every damn day (by choice; there aren't any at home). When I'm back next month, I might explore the other (all non-chain) options.

The Panda Express is good, and very fast, even with awful-looking lines. But what makes it fast makes it terrifying. If you are anything but 100% alert and ready to speak your selections QUICKLY - speak up; no needless words, "white rice and entree!" "medium Pepsi!" - you will be eaten alive.

The first couple of times I ordered there I left with heart palpitations and pupils the size of saucers. You need to have your shit together.

The Katz's Deli of the food court.

It feels like 1 minute of boot camp.

There is a Wendy's in the Loop that is also very, very efficient, but not quite as terrifying. They have huge lines, but at busy times, a person with a pen and order form takes your order and hands it to you to give to the cashier. It is a really smart idea! All the hemming and hawing and questions are taken care of during time you would be idle.

But then there is sometimes that one d-bag who for some reason insists on ordering at the register. >:(

If I worked in the loop, I would eat at Frontera Fresco every day.

― illegal crew member (C.K. Dexter Holland), Friday, December 30, 2011 2:09 AM (29 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

did you guys know there's a Frontera Fresco at O'Hare, in terminal 3? they don't have all the options though (no huaraches, which is what I usually order).

smh @ arby's apologism

we can't all eat at the snake shack

huh apparently pizza hut pizza sauce is vegetarian (contrary to what i had heard) so i voted that

if faced with these choices today I would probably get some regular burritos at taco bell and use lots of hot sauce

I haven't had taco bell for years but have a weird craving for it sometimes

i always associate arby's with that location w/ all the crackheads, by the sunset/bronson studios. it's pretty dire in there.

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http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/arbys.asp

Frontera in O'Hare is pretty great, as in I would probably eat there if I wasn't trapped in an airport. Flights into my hometown all go through ORD and I ate there twice this summer.

In my food court aka the student union I'm always kind of amazed at how many people are waiting in line for Panda Express. Way more than Subway which is in second place. I imagine it has to do with the default restaurant in the NW being one that serves the holy trinity of pho, teriyaki, and sushi and this is as close as it gets.

I pack lunch every day.

Arby's Roast Beef consists entirely of Beef and a Self-Basting solution

my man!

xp

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It feels like an Arby's night.

#2, super size, hurry up I'm starving

sorry just an attempt to get that out of my FUCKING HEAD

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I always eat in whatever Asian place has bourbon chicken (cuz there's always one!)

I think Panda Express is overpriced but its usually the best-tasting of the food court choices, IMO. It is kind of like a giant pile of salt, though.

The Oh and a completely horrid "Cajun" place that is indescribably disgusting has bourbon chicken.

You know what tho, I never thought it was such a bad place. I've eaten there a couple of times.

I miss the DQ.

Arby's Market Fresh sandwiches used to be the shit (relative to other fast food options).

Their Jamocha shakes are good. Also, the jalapeno poppers.

I always eat in whatever Asian place has bourbon chicken (cuz there's always one!)

Ha, the terrible Cajun place has bourbon chicken and is run by Asian people.

The line is crrrrrazy long unless you get there at 11.

Didn't we meet there at like 1 PM one time, and it was practically empty? (Actually, I can't remember if you were there or not -- I know Jesse and n/a and Sarah were.)

Can you hear me....
Can you hear me fappin....

I was not there in that fateful day. I believe it is possible but I stand by my caution that most days the line during peak lunch hours is prohibitively long.

It's because a specific cashier is painfully slow.

GD, why are my posts fro Zing not showing up.

I said earlier that the according-to-Jenny shitty Cajun place had Bourbon chicken and it was run by Asians. And I thought that overall it was not such a bad place.

Wait, my post did show up. Please forgive and disregard me.

Their macaronic and cheese tastes like dishwater. Unforgivable IMO.

It's New Years Eve, let's not fight.

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Surprised there were no secret shame votes for Taco Bell.

At the food court at the local mall, there are four or five restaurants that usually have someone giving out free samples on a toothpick. Sometimes when i'm hungry i'll walk through and eat one of each. I'm so cheap....

that is just a smart way 2 be proactive abt portion control imo