In the grand scheme of fine dining most people rank mall food somewhere between airline food and the fare at a high school football game. Mall food, like the reason for climbing Mt. Everest, is consumed because it is there.
Necessity outweighs choice and whatever's available beats going without.
There's probably no reason why it should be otherwise. You don't go to a high school football game expecting to leave raving about the food. A place where choices abound, where the shops are chic and the atmosphere is conducive to spending vast amounts of money in the pursuit of happiness. One of the best places to pursue this American Dream is at 71 st and Memorial. Woodland Hills Mall.