"One could describe 2019 in Chicago’s food scene as the year of the food hall. Many of them — including Aster Hall, One Eleven Food Hall, Wells Street Market, and the aforementioned Time Out Market Chicago — debuted since mid-2018, and many more announced their impending openings in 2019. Which makes the quick shutter of Fulton Galley even more surprising — or not — depending on one’s point of view. If food halls are so trendy how did one fail so quickly? Is Chicago’s dining scene finally becoming oversaturated with food halls? How many food halls can survive in the city and how many do diners really want to visit? These are fair questions after Fulton Galley’s ownership threw in the towel after just five months in business — and less than one week before the much larger Time Out Market would debut with many famous chefs just down the street." - Daniel Gerzina
