Explore Hayden Hall, DMK’s new Loop food hall powered by Grubhub | Eater Chicago

"At the corner of Wabash and Jackson inside the famously red John Buck Company building in the Loop, I saw a new 25,000-square-foot food hall set to open Monday that combines a distinctly Chicago vibe with modern tech-forward ordering. The rumble of CTA trains outside the upstairs windows gives the space a uniquely local feel, while DMK Restaurants’ David Morton and Michael Kornick worked with designer Karen Herold of Studio Khave to shape the layout: customers walk upstairs, veer left into a hallway with seven food stalls, and can check a video screen showing estimated wait times for each vendor. Each stall has a lime-green art-deco touch and a Grubhub Ultimate touchscreen where you swipe a credit card or order via the Grubhub app, provide a phone number, and then get a text when your food is ready; Grubhub will also deliver select items. The hall includes two bars, a coffee shop, and ten restaurants (one full-service), and takes design cues from the Columbian Exposition—a Grip Design mural featuring obsolete maps leads up the stairs and whimsical monkey lamps punctuate the space—while honoring Sophia Hayden in its name." - Ashok Selvam