Last spring, the Holyoke Mall made some questionable changes to its downstairs food court. Once such change was replacing the beloved Wendy’s with a new Danish hot dog place called Copendogen.

When I visited the restaurant to review it I noticed not a single person working but there was a sign that said, “Be back in 10.”

After waiting about 10 minutes, I was not very pleased when the worker got back, although I was pleasantly surprised when he started talking to me and was so enthusiastic about the food.

I ordered a regular old hot dog and a drink. The meal was decently priced, which I enjoyed, but the hot dog was mediocre at best and the mustard had an odd seasoning which I did not particularly enjoy. The food at Copendogen isn’t like your everyday American hot dog place, which is why it attracts such a small audience. This has proven to be a poor decision by the mall because Copendogen has already gone out of business and will soon be replaced by a new restaurant.

I believe in order to make the food court a more enjoyable place for all mall goers they need a more mainstream restaurant to replace it. Clearly, Copendogen was not the right choice.