It is, it appears, the era of the food court in Las Vegas, with new ones opening and older ones expanding or refreshing. Consider it the latest example of the city continually redefining itself.
For decades, anything approximating an American food court or European food hall was pretty scarce on the Strip.
“Remember that at one time, the whole idea was cheap food, cheap rooms — and you’ll pay for it at the tables,” said Michael Green, an associate professor of history at UNLV. “For that reason, it wasn’t necessarily that beneficial even to a fast-food chain to be involved, when they have their own bottom line.”