[Tagging] amenity=food_court - some questions

[Philip Barnes]

On Wed, 2022-04-06 at 17:49 +0200, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
> What are the hard requirements for a food court? 
> 
> 1.
> The wiki says it requires "multiple food vendors" and has to do with
> "self-service".
> 
> Is "multiple" more than one or more than 2? Is the term "vendor"
> referring to different brands / cuisine types, or to the business
> structure, in other words, if the same vendor (and noone else) has 2-
> 3 counters where different food (style, cuisine, brand, etc.) is
> offered, is it still a food court?
> 
> 
> 2.
> It also states they are found in "shopping malls, airports or
> standalone".
> 
> Can they occur elsewhere?
Never seen one, by their nature they need to be places with high
footfall.
> 
> 
> 3.
> And that they are "usually" indoors. (what climate zone is this
> referring to, or is it everywhere?)
> 
> 
> 4.
> Is "self-service" a hard requirement, or is table service possible?
> 
Table service seems unlikely. Tables are not assigned to a particular
food outlet so sitting down and waiting is not doing to work.

This is one of the pluses of a food court in that a group can by
different food from different outlets and sit and eat together.

> 
> 5.
> Does it matter whether every business has a dedicated space or
> customers of different businesses can sit mixed on all the tables?
I think the ability to mix is important. If businesses have dedicated
tables then its not a food court, just an area with several outlets.

> 
Phil (trigpoint)