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    What Your Favorite Mall Food Says About You

    It's dangerous to go alone. Take this slice of Sbarro pizza.

    Auntie Anne's

    T: Everyone who chooses Anne's is a rockstar. It brings the world together.

    K: She's literally the aunt everyone wants: just a giant pretzel covered in sugar.

    A: People who choose pretzels at the mall know how to live. They make love like champions.

    K: I feel like those pretzels are the ultimate child pacifiers. Kid's crying, give it a pretzel, kid is no longer crying.

    T: Teen is angsty with mom for not buying the shell necklace at Pac Sun, give it a pretzel, teen is no longer angsty.

    A: I feel like Beyoncé would head straight for the pretzel stand and get two sour cream & onion pretzels, one for her and one for Blue Ivy, and then she'd eat them both in the limo.

    J: My mom used to get me the regular pretzel. I had no idea of the other options until I was a teen on my own at the mall. We don't speak anymore.

    Sbarro

    A: People who eat at Sbarro know they're going to die young from too much Sbarro and they're like, "Whatev, man."

    T: Yeah, people who choose Sbarro know exactly what they're getting and they DON'T CARE.

    J: Sbarro is where the "dab your pizza with a napkin" idea originated.

    K: Sbarro is legitimately delicious.

    A: Date someone who eats at Sbarro. They'll accept you for you.

    Panda Express

    T: Panda Express is for white girls who love orange chicken and call it Chinese Food.

    J: People who eat at Panda Express only eat at Panda Express because the other mall options are too crowded.

    A: People who eat at Panda Express probably couldn't point out a real panda at the zoo.

    K: Panda Express is for people who are too lazy to drive over to the real chinese restaurant.

    A: It's great hangover food, though.

    K: AND THOSE SAMPLES IN THE MEDICINAL PLASTIC CUPS WITH THE TOOTHPICK!

    A: Panda Express fans eat the toothpick sometimes by accident.

    Hot Dog on a Stick

    K: Hot Dog on a Stick is for people whowant to feel like they're at the county fair without actually going to the county fair.

    A: Hot Dog on a Stick is for moms and dads who need to eat but also hold 15 bags of back-to-school underwear for their teen who hates them.

    K: People who need to get to Macy's, like, now.

    T: The food was designed to be held with 6 shopping bags on your arms, so you're comfortably browsing The Body Shop with a corn dog in tow.

    A: Yeah and you're like, "Why does Body Shop have hot dog scented lotion oh wait that's me."

    Kelly's Cajun Grill

    T: I feel like only large families or single dudes go to Cajun Grill.

    J: Cajun Grill is for daredevils who like to eat mall seafood in landlocked states.

    A: It's is for bros who don't mind farting for the rest of the afternoon. You eat at Cajun Grill and you're like, "I'mma go fart for 29 minutes straight in Hollister."

    T: But the Hollister scent masks it so no one knows but you.

    A: I love Cajun Grill.

    TCBY

    K: TCBY fans are all on Team Edward.

    J: People who say their favorite mall food is TCBY are just trying to hide their love of Panda Express.

    A: People who go to TCBY just came from half-assing it at yoga.

    J: TCBY is for middle schoolers who think they're cooler than you.

    A: People who get TCBY soft-serve have never had real frozen yogurt or probably even yogurt and maybe wouldn't recognize a vegetable if they saw it.

    K: They buy vitamins but forget to take them.

    A: People who eat TCBY love Nicholas Sparks movie adaptations. They love sneaking TCBY into Nicholas Sparks movie adaptations.

    Jamba Juice

    K: Jamba Juice is the Regina George of juice joints.

    A: Cool moms like to carry Jamba Juice around Target while shopping for home essentials.

    T: It's an extension of their hand, which also has a purse hanging off of it.

    K: And they pronounce "Jamba" like "jam."

    J: If Taylor Swift had less money, she would spend a lot of time at Jamba Juice.

    K: People who go to Jamba Juice always ask bartenders if they can make a piña colada.

    A: Thay say things like, "BRB, gotta get my Jamba Juice! Can't live without my Jamba Juice."

    J: And they really want to tell you all about their Zumba classes.

    Orange Julius

    A: People who go to Orange Julius think Jamba Juice is "gourmet" and pretentious.

    J: The people who love Orange Julius are the same people who plan their July around free slurpee day at 7-Eleven.

    A: They take time off from work whenever Michael Bay releases a new movie.

    K: Orange Julius fans miss the age of the VHS tape.

    A: They're annoyed that Blockbuster went out of business.

    J: Most Orange Julius fans lost their virginity in the backseat of a Volvo.

    A: if you go to their home, everything is covered in a thin layer of Cool Ranch dust.

    Dippin' Dots

    A: Dippin' Dots fans will be attending a full scholarship next year to MIT.

    K: Fact: if you eat Dippin' Dots as a child, you will become a Fulbright Scholar.

    T: They also are just splendid people who lead splendid lives.

    A: Dippin' Dots fans can actually tell you how Dippin' Dots is made, but not be condescending about it.

    K: Dippin' Dots fans still watch Bill Nye on YouTube.

    T: People who always choose Dippin' Dots know that Dippin' Dots choose you back.

    Mrs. FIelds Cookies

    A: Mrs. Fields is where you go when Cajun Grill didn't fill you up all the way.

    J: It's what you get your kid when Auntie Anne's is too far away and you need it to shut up immediately.

    K: People who go to Mrs. Fields literally don't give a shit about anything.

    A: Mrs. Fields is for people who like to fake faint for attention.

    Cinnabon

    K: People who go to Cinnabon are great at foreplay.

    A: People who regularly go to Cinnabon have probably eaten a Cinnabon on the toilet.

    J: Cinnabon is the Parks & Rec "Treat Yo' Self" of mall foods.

    A: They eat Cinnabon VERY slowly with their eyes closed. And they feel OK saying the word "climax."

    T: No, they "start" and they "finish."

    A: They don't start, they "commence."

    T: If their significant other was stranded on a highway, they would stop to get a Cinnabon before rescuing them.

    Quiznos

    K: There's a reason they don't call it "Quizyes."

    A: Ugh, if that joke was a person, it would eat at Quiznos.

    T: People who go to Quiznos make a lot of plans and always fall through.

    J: People who like Quiznos only hang out with other people who like Quiznos.

    A: People who eat at Quiznos are gonna play Call of Duty later.

    J: "I gotta run to GameStop. Meet at Quiznos in 30?"

    A: Quiznos fans will attend an orgy at some point in their lives.

    K: Quizno's fans are still into Sugar Ray.

    Mall Sushi

    Everyone: Ew.

    Chick-fil-A

    T: Chick-fil-A is for families who spend ALLLLL day at Macy's.

    A: Yeah, people who shop ALL DAY and come to the mall with a list and a hand drawn map of the building. And COUPONS.

    J: "Bed Bath & Beyond coupons never expire!"—people who love Chick-fil-A.

    A: People who eat at Chick-fil-A love the Oscars, but have never seen any of the nominated movies except for Frozen.

    K: People who eat Chick-fil-A aren't afraid to rock a fanny pack.

    J: Chick-fil-A love Six Flags.

    A: They even love the song in Six Flags commercials.

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