"An afternoon shopping session at Costco can be an internal battle between your brain, the crowd, and your belly. Your brain says you need to check out and leave the busy store as soon as possible, but your belly says it's lunchtime - and the Costco food court items are just too tempting. Costco's food court is pretty iconic - not only can you get a hot dog and soda for $1.50, but the cookies are truly worth the hype."
"Turns out, the lunch rush is actually when the kitchen is making the freshest food, and making it as fast as possible to get those hungry Costco food courters fed. "Lunch time is always a safe bet for fresh food," wrote an apparent Costco employee in a Reddit thread where they told people to ask them anything. "'When the lines are long then the churros are good' - confucious," they added."
Shopping at Costco during peak times yields the freshest food court items because high demand forces constant preparation. Lunchtime rush and the first hour after store opening produce newly assembled pizzas, hot dogs, sandwiches, churros, and chicken bakes that rarely sit for long. Long lines indicate rapid turnover and prompt cooking, so items are hot and freshly made. An apparent Costco employee noted that lunchtime is a safe bet for fresh food and that busy periods often correlate with better churros. Choosing these busy windows increases the chance of a hot, fresh, inexpensive meal.
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