S. L.
Yelp
I love, love AMC Theatres, but trust me when I tell you that this location is a hot mess. Anyone who says that this location is great must totally be avoiding what is commonly known as the "concession stand."
It's NOT a concession stand, folks. Rather, it's a 'where are the concessions' and 'what the heck do you mean it will be delivered to me' counter. If you're like 99.999999% of Americans, when you go to the movies, you expect to SEE and SMELL popcorn, SEE jumbo boxes of candy, SEE fountain machines, SEE self-serve butter stations, SEE bright colorful posters of food... What you get instead is a sterile, blah, there's-no-way-this-is-the-concession-stand-I-must-be-standing-in-line-for-a-Covid-shot desk.
All I wanted was a friggin' box of popcorn and a soda. Just put it in my hands. I am right. here. right. now. It doesn't take a trip on Blue Origin to forage outer space in search of popcorn and soda. This is not a 5-course meal at the local Benihana's. Pop. Corn. So. Duh. Movie theater staples. When I asked how long, dude said 15 minutes. 15 minutes??? Do you need to make a run to Sam's?
Turns out, it was an alarming FORTY-FIVE minutes before I received my items. Let that sink in. It was 45 minutes INTO the movie before I had popcorn and a soda. I was almost hoping they'd forgotten so that I could demand a refund of my $15. Nope, here comes someone with a smooshed down bag of popcorn, with a little cup of melted butter, and a Freestyle Coke that was so nasty that I should have demanded a refund on the spot. There is NO reason on the planet for ANY remaining Freestyle Coke machines to still be in use. It was the worst idea ever by Coke, yes, worse than "New Coke" of years past. But I digress...
It's a real treat to try to get into a movie scene when someone approaches you to off-load popcorn, soda, butter, napkins, and a straw from hands and arms. Yeah, you're ruining the moment for me. Get out of the way, please! There was no sanitary serving system being used by any of these 'delivery' folks dashing in and out of the room. Some had on blue gloves, but I got to see one person in said gloves constantly touching his face, rubbing his nose, so... the gloves mean nada. Just imagine the trips back and forth by some unknown getting your food from a hidden cave, breathing over it, handling it, walking around with it in the hallway... No, thank you!
Never again at the so-called concession stand. If I ever return to this theatre (and that's a BIG if), I'll pack my own popcorn and soda. This location, which used to be under a different brand, was taken over years ago by AMC. Clearly (and surprisingly), it still has a long way to go.