Your mall food court weakness

So I'm finally starting my holiday shopping today, and as I pass by the food court I get a whiff of this delicious, stimulating, wonderful odor.

Auntie Anne's.

I swear, I nearly stopped and inhaled 1,273 calories on the spot. Mmmm, buttery and fattening, fresh, doughy pretzels.

The chinese place was tempting, too.

It's either AA or Mrs. Fields' that tempts me when I walk by.

 

I don't go to malls any more, but when I did it was Boardwalk Fries.

 

I haven't drank any soda for about 10 years now, except ... if I see an A&W, I'll get a root beer float. That only happens about once, maybe twice, a year, though.

 

Chick-fil-A

 

Panda Express Orange Chicken. Stuff's going to kill me. Big whoop. Still good.

 

Sbarro's. They just put those thick, exotic slices out there tempting you ... well, I'm not that strong.

On a side note, I LOVE food courts that have the news stands right in them, so you can go check out papers and stuff while waiting for your food.

 

Those big pretzels. Seems like the name of the place is different at every mall, but I love thsoe things, esp. with cheese dipping sauce.

 

The Great Steak and Potato Company. If I were rich, I'd hire one of their employees to make me chopped steak sandwiches until my arteries exploded.

 

Well, in the middle of the food court at the local mall, our paper has a massive banner. In fact, there's a couple around the mall. So even if you can't read the paper, you feel its presence.

And then there's about 10 more banners inside the local gym. And on paper placemats at all the local chain restaurants. Branding, branding, branding, we're told.

 

Wow, the same thing happened to me on Saturday.

 

I'll third both of those. great steak and panda. a perfect combination.

 

The Cajun Grill's Bourbon Chicken.

Or the Chinese fried chicken at Wong's Wok. Chinese fried chicken may be the most fattening way possible to eat chicken. And then dip it in ranch dressing.

To. Die. For.