Author’s Note: According to the New Orleans Culinary Rating Standard, ‘food court’ and ‘vending machine’ share the same subgroup. While it’s true that cost and convenience generally excuse mass-provisioning, quality exceptions should be noted. Even in a city of destination dining.

Like other tenants at the Place St. Charles office tower (PSC), I too may be guilty of taking our food court for granted. We really ought to celebrate the apparent quality and multinational variety of lunch options here.

For my part, I hope to persuade the many CBD lunch-goers, who’d otherwise settle for a Subwich, to come enjoy the fast, fresh world’s fare at PSC. Observe this is not ‘fast food,’ it’s just expedited.

PSC’s food court also follows that familiar convention which establishes 4 requisite court offerings: Burger, Italian, Mexican and Chinese. Enjoyable as these choices are, I include only their neighbors’ profiles below.

St. Charles Noodle: Vietnamese – Noodle and rice bowls, meal soups and spring rolls; add some fresh lime, mint, cilantro, mung bean sprouts, red chili and hoisin sauce

Koboshi: Japanese – Sushi, teriyaki, hibachi and more

Sir Gyro: Greek favorites and breakfast – Come early for the sell-out biscuits

Steve’s Diner: Reliable Southern American – Big breakfast, hot plates, salads & deli sandwiches

Rick’s Grill: Authentic Philly Cheesteaks, Cuban Sandwiches and plantain chips

Sweet Leslie’s: Bakery – Pastry, muffins, scones, cakes and pies, all made by Leslie.

Court is in recess.