# Food Court Wars

Food Court Wars is an American competitive reality television cooking show on the Food Network that puts two teams of entrepreneurs in a shopping mall together with the teams having to battle each other in order to win a food court restaurant of their own, rent-free, for a year. Each week's show is at a different city mall in the United States. The malls want to open a new "local" eatery in the mall's food court that offer a fresh, region-specific menu. The teams test, market, then run their concept for a full day feeding shoppers. The team restaurant that makes the most profit at the end of the day wins their eatery space, which is a prize worth an estimated $100,000, and the losing team must vacate the premises. The show premiered on July 7, 2013. The first season finale, which was a rebroadcast of the pilot episode, aired on August 18, 2013. Season 2 premiered on February 23, 2014, and consisted of thirteen episodes.

## Summary

Food Court Wars pits two teams of food entrepreneurs against one another as they battle to win their own food court restaurant. The team whose restaurant makes the most profit wins their eatery space—a prize worth $100,000.

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2013)

| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Location | City | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (million) |
| 0 | 0 | "Perkins & Sons vs. Kettle n' Spouts" | Madison Square Mall | Huntsville, Alabama | December 29, 2012 (2012-12-29) | VW0100H | N/A |
| Pilot re-aired on August 18, 2013, as the first season finale. ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Suck the Shuck vs. Po'Boy" | Bonita Lakes Mall | Meridian, Mississippi | July 7, 2013 (2013-07-07) | VW0101H | 1.54 |
| 2 | 2 | "Tirado's Empanadas & More vs. The Taco Spot" | WestGate Mall | Spartanburg, South Carolina | July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14) | VW0102H | 1.05 |
| 3 | 3 | "Casual Joe's vs. The Wrap Trap" | Wausau Center | Wausau, Wisconsin | July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21) | VW0103H | 1.01 |
| 4 | 4 | "Oasis vs. Chip-n-Wich" | Midland Mall | Midland, Michigan | July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28) | VW0104H | 1.43 |
| Jonathan Neely and Craig Jones, owners of Chip-n-Wich, offered locally-tailored sandwiches with fresh-made potato chips. Diana Hadad and Melania Paster, owner and pastry chef at World Café in Bay City, offered their take on Lebanese cuisine. Chip-n-Wich won the competition and opened to the public on August 5, 2013. ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Slum Dogz vs. Pimento Jamaican" | Burnsville Center | Burnsville, Minnesota | August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04) | VW0105H | 1.20 |
| 6 | 6 | "Charleston Gourmet Burger Company vs. Holy City Pizzeria" | Citadel Mall | Charleston, South Carolina | August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11) | VW0106H | 1.19 |

### Season 2 (2014)

| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Location | City | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (million) |
| 7 | 1 | "House of Doggs vs. Matts' Beignets" | Grand Traverse Mall | Traverse City, Michigan | February 23, 2014 (2014-02-23) | VW0201H | 1.11 |
| 8 | 2 | "Fat Shallot vs. Glutton Force 5" | Spring Hill Mall | West Dundee, Illinois | March 2, 2014 (2014-03-02) | VW0202H | 0.80 |
| 9 | 3 | "Brunchaholics vs. Modern Southern Table" | Colony Square Mall | Zanesville, Ohio | March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09) | VW0203H | 1.08 |
| 10 | 4 | "The Mayobird vs. Wingzza" | Valley Hills Mall | Hickory, North Carolina | March 16, 2014 (2014-03-16) | VW0204H | 0.96 |
| 11 | 5 | "Full Circle Sliders vs. Jonathon's Gravy Train" | Vista Ridge Mall | Lewisville, Texas | March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23) | VW0205H | TBA |
| Full Circle Sliders won the competition but announced in late May 2014 that they would not be opening a location at the mall. ||||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Gaufre Gourmet vs. Pressed" | Three Rivers Mall | Kelso, Washington | March 30, 2014 (2014-03-30) | VW0206H | TBA |
| 13 | 7 | "Bistro to Go vs. Southern Traditions" | Pierre Bossier Mall | Bossier City, Louisiana | April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06) | VW0207H | TBA |
| 14 | 8 | "Submarino's vs. Molly's Kitchen" | Cache Valley Mall | Logan, Utah | April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14) | VW0208H | TBA |
| 15 | 9 | "International Grille vs. Sensational Slyders" | The Mall at Turtle Creek | Jonesboro, Arkansas | April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20) | VW0209H | TBA |
| 16 | 10 | "Sabor de San Miguel vs. Ramen Bar" | NewPark Mall | Newark, California | May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04) | VW0210H | TBA |
| 17 | 11 | "Ophelia's vs. Ms. Ney's Gourmet" | Collin Creek Mall | Plano, Texas | May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15) | VW0211H | TBA |
| 18 | 12 | "J's Kitchen vs. Kadook's" | The Mall at Sierra Vista | Sierra Vista, Arizona | May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22) | VW0212H | TBA |
| 19 | 13 | "Mark's Gourmet Dogs vs. Grand Grillin'" | Lansing Mall | Lansing, Michigan | May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29) | VW0213H | TBA |