cesco.g

Beside W Puck as a real restaurant, for decent fastfood there is a Carls jr in T8, which many UA fliers who are only in the busier T7 might miss.

physioprof

Tortas Frontera is delicious! In addition to the bar stools, there are a number of regular low tables with chairs inside the Tortas Frontera space specifically for its own diners. And while they don't really indicate this in any way, if the line at the register is long, but there are open seats at tables or bar, you can grab a seat, and order a drink and/or your food from the bartender instead of waiting in line.

WheelsUpGal

Thanks for the Tortas Frontera info . . . My flight is at 3:30 so I will be at ORD around 11:30 ish? Good to know they will last - do I need to order it 'dry'? I do know the Polaris Lounge is an option. I haven't seen anything on the dining room menu that I can live without - depends on what it on offer in September AND how crowded the Lounge is. But certainly an option. Many thanks! Not all airports have decent places to eat. BNA got rid of all their Starbucks. I know, not every one likes Starbucks, but the replacement coffee shop is not great.

emcampbe

shhhhh…this is our ‘secret’ way to get in quickly. While it can be crowded, we’ve had pretty good luck grabbing a table within a few minutes this way. Personally, think they are happy to leave this option as unadvertised - I know we are happy with it this way.

Polytonic

Mobile ordering is great too. Put it in while taxiing to gate, pick up by the time you get to B11.

eng3

Any PP restaurant because of the price ratio. Though if you include gratuity, sometimes even that is questionable. It's been a long time since I've ever eaten at a non-PP airport restaurant. So based on that, I think the PL restaurant is probably the best actually. Not sure which one.

WheelsUpGal

I promise. I won't tell! Thanks!

pseudoswede

The McDonald's at DEN (B Concourse) was a long-time hold out (I think it disappeared post-Pandemic) years after all of the other McDonald's in the region got rid of it--though I preferred sausage to steak.

Winkdaddy

Another vote for Tortas Fronteras at ORD. I do wish the location in Terminal 1 would start serving breakfast again. Also underrated is the Skybridge Restaurant in concourse F (ORD)---for a great, greasy bfast sandwhich. They are also noticeably cheaper then everywhere else.

dmurphynj

EWR native here … my favorite EWR restaurant is my kitchen. Do my best to arrive as close to boarding as I can, and head out immediately on landing. Only need to grab a meal there if I’m delayed significantly. (Which, being EWR, happens.) If so, then Classified (sadly closed), the pizza place next door to it, or the United Club.

For other hubs …. Basically concur with most of the above posts.

ORD - Tortas of course. Nothing else there I care for.
SFO - Yankee Pier. Used to like the Chinese food place in the rotunda, but it’s long gone. Klein’a is OK at best. Being a Jersey guy, I’m spoiled by great delis.
IAD - almost never here so … United Club.
IAH - Pappadeaux of course. Clear winner.
LAX - United Club. Everything else there kinda sucks.
DEN - Elway’s. City Wok for an occasional guilty
pleasure.

MysteryTour

At DEN, we like all of these in the center area of B:
- Elway's. Sit down, eat in. (a bit pricey, but almost always good service)
- Modern Market. Take-out.
- Garbanzo. Take-out. They often close early which is a little frustrating.
- Shake Shack. Take-out with their own seating area. Upstairs.

There is another Elway's in the Ritz in downtown Denver.
There is a Pappadeaux in Denver too - south of downtown, and just west of I-25. Sadly not in the airport.

Millionmilesgirl

better question- what’s the best sandwich shop / deli in Houston airport ? I will have enough time to go to Polaris or centurion lounge in Houston but +1 has tight connection…. Don’t want to have a hangry husband on this trip so I want to be prepared

marks88

Potbelly in C is probably the best option for deli-style. A few other ideas:

If you're passing thru A, then Hubcap (burgers - local); if B, then Whataburger (burgers, local-ish to TX - but now owned by Chicago private equity). Both fine, but not worth a detour if you aren't passing through A/B.

Hugo's Cocina in D, across from Amex Centurion lounge (local Mexican chef - some tortas and burger-y type items, & tacos).

Millionmilesgirl

thank you so much!!!

lilpisher

Agreed - really miss Tortas for breakfast. Also really like Summer House between T1 and T2.