Originally Posted by
Andrea Waters
Although the OP mentioned T5, I'm nearly positive that he means T1. I fly evening flights at O'Hare every single week and I have been met with an unpleasant surprise when I try to eat dinner after 8:00 p.m. Tortas Frontera is almost always closed by 7:45. The only restaurants that are open after 8:00 p.m. are McDonald's and Tuscany. No shops, even Hudson News, are open after 8.
You may be nearly positive they mean T1, but I'm 100% positive they mean T5, because some of the restaurants they specifically mentioned only exist in T5. But again, these issues aren't unique to T5 or even ORD, so it's no surprise that some of the same things are popping up in T1 and leading to confusion. Could probably pick half the airports in the US and be able to say the same thing - MSP comes to mind. PHX used to, but has gotten better last time I flew through there.