Ariel W.
Yelp
Aventura's Mall Treats Food Hall was the malls attempt to transform the tired mall food court in to the newer food hall experience. Located on the third floor of the mall, Treats was part of a 12 million dollar expansion that was built in 2019. "We've added a lot of luxury over the last 10 years, and we realized that we needed to bring in better-quality food and restaurant options to keep up," says Jackie Soffer, CEO of Turnberry Associates, the owner and manager of Aventura Mall. When you think mall food, Sbarro Pizza and Panda Express comes to mind. Aventura Mall tried to elevate the experience of eating in a mall by adding a mix of local and national celebrity chefs and chains for more dining options.
It has been a few years since Treats first opened and some of the original tenants have left. Today you will find Jrk! a Caribbean bowl restaurant, Yalla Motek, an Israeli Mediterranean restaurant. Sproutz, serving vegetarian food, Yip, a dim sum concept, Little Brittany Crêperie serving sweet and savory crepes, and Villa Italian Kitchen a counter service pizzeria. They also have a Poke 305 and a Shake Shack.
I like the third floor view from the food court and the open space but the tables were dirty. I wasn't impressed with the food choices and ending up grabbing a burrito from Chipotle Mexican Grill which is more food court and less food hall. Food Halls are supposed to be a way for local up and coming chefs to showcase their food before making the investment of owning a restaurant. Treats is definitely a step up from a food court but now that they have been open awhile they need to have more local chefs to be a real hood hall. You would never see a Häagen Dazs in a food hall, instead you would find locally made aritsanal ice cream. Treats is good for what it is, a quick meal in the mall so you can go back to shopping.