Say goodbye to Ruby Tuesday and Chilis. These are the hot new mall restaurants [Video]

Looking for a bite at your local mall? As U.S. malls race to reinvent themselves, they’re turning to sushi conveyor belts, craft-beer membership clubs and Korean barbecue to replace burgers and fries.Video above: Why fancy food halls are taking over the mall food courtOver the last few decades, malls have become the town center of many American communities. But the pandemic, over-building and a move by consumers toward discount and online shopping changed all that. As anchor department stores left malls, so did some name-brand chains like Ruby Tuesday, Chili’s, Applebee’s and others.What’s taking their place illustrates a large shift in U.S. tastes: There’s a boom in smaller and regional restaurant chains with a local following. Plus a much wider menu of global cuisines.Landlords are counting on emerging restaurant brands like Lazy Dog, Gen Korean BBQ and Postino Wine Café to draw customers back to malls. So-called “eatertainment” concepts such …