8 Costco food court menu items employees swear by

"The hot dog soda combo for $1.50 is a classic," one San Diego-based Costco employee told Business Insider.

One Costco worker in Illinois told Business Insider that they liked the bratwurst and felt disappointed when their store got rid of it for chili.

Another worker who's been at Costco for 12 years told Business Insider that, while they didn't often eat at the food court, when they did, they opted for the bratwurst.

Three Costco employees who have worked for the warehouse chain for seven and half, eight, and ten years, respectively, told Business Insider that their go-to food court orders typically included a churro.

"Lunchtime is always a safe bet for fresh food," a seven-year Costco employee wrote in a Reddit AMA. "When the lines are long, the churros are good."

A Costco food court worker wrote in a 2014 Reddit AMA that they preferred the Polish sausages over the food court hot dogs, adding, "There's more flavor."

"I love the new chili and the pizza," a Costco worker in Ohio told Business Insider, adding that she ate at the food court "every now and then."

"Regardless of what you eat as the 'main course', the pistachio gelato — or any gelato — is to die for," former Costco employee Robert Lu wrote on Quora.

Four Costco employees told Business Insider that they favored the food court's berry smoothies.

Costco samples don't actually count as food court items. But, as one Costco employee wrote in a 2013 Reddit AMA, it's always nice to get "free grub" on the job.

The employee noted that the people handing out the samples get "bored standing there all day. Just talk to them and they'll give you plenty."

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