Costco Food Court — Restaurant in Portland

In an era where prices float ever upward and the familiar quietly erodes, the $1.50 Costco hot dog remains a fixed point in a spinning world. It's more than just a cheap meal—it’s a cultural checksum, a tiny ritual that verifies we're still living in some recognizable version of modern American life.

Served with industrial efficiency and wrapped in brown paper, the Costco hot dog is a humble reward at the end of a consumer’s pilgrimage. You’ve braved the towering aisles, dodged forklifts, maybe even navigated the self-checkout gauntlet. And at the end, like a reward from an MMORPG gathering quest, comes this enduring combo: hot dog, soda, satisfaction.

The beauty is in the completeness. Ketchup. Mustard. Relish. Onions—sometimes elusive, now triumphantly restored. It’s not gourmet; it’s grammar. A syntax of familiarity. In a landscape of curated branding and inflated indulgence, the Costco hot dog says: show up, participate, and you’ll get something back.

It’s not just a bite. It’s a baseline. A reminder that not everything has to be reinvented. Some things—if only a few—are worth keeping...

I agree with other reviewers about their lacking customer service at the whole pizza pickup counter. I had two bad experiences with one of their employees at the food court. First time, he let us (me and my 2 kids) stood there and waited for over 1 hour and he skipped our number and called roughly 10 orders behind us (same whole pizza orders) My kid checked in with him couple time during the wait. 2nd time, my order was ready as I checked the ready to pickup time before I went shopping. I stood in front of him with my receipt in hand, he kept moving away, no eye contact, not answering me when I politely asked him. There were no customers in front of me at that time. I felt like I had to follow him from one window to another until he could not ignore me anymore. After 10 minutes, finally he looked at me and asked “YES” in a disrespectful way. I had really nice experience with other ladies working there though. Giving one star for customer service wasn’t fair for other people but I hope Costco should improve...

Customer service is very lacking especially for whole pizza pick up waited over half and hour with no numbers being called out, having people go up to the counter with receipts to get there order. I figured I would do the same since others did that I was ignored for 4-6 minutes until I asked politely if my order was ready and met with rude I’ll get to you when I can. This lady was doing absolutely nothing to speed the pizza and orders along except stacking ready made pizzas while she could’ve handed me my cheese and one pepperoni probably 15-20 minutes before. She finally decided to start calling numbers out like she had a stroke and remembered what to do suddenly. Picked up 2 pizzas after 35 minute wait. The person working the normal single pizza orders was doing a great job calling out orders whoever was working the whole pizza pick up was clearly having a bad day and taking it out on customers, refusing to communicate or...