Yeah, usually if I buy something there, it’s from their kitchenwares department. It’s very large and a lot of the stuff is quirky…or very plain-functional. I like both.
I’ll also usually something from the (small) food section - the little ginger biscuits, the jams, some chocolates.
What I like just as much, though, is just walking through their display kitchens…I don’t know the exact number, but somewhere around 20 fully-equipped kitchens to walk through, and they’ve all got clever little storage features and hidden things - it’s a playground if you like kitchens.
The food upstairs…usually, I just get tea and cake, but in addition to the meatballs, they usually offer some other main item, like a vegetarian lasagna or something, but it’s not a big menu at all. They also sell hot dogs downstairs.
A little personal connection to the IKEA here - my SIL was the cafeterias manager for the local school district, and when IKEA showed up, she applied and got the job to oversee the store’s food operation - a step down in responsibility, but a step up in money.
That’s how she was diagnosed with (terminal) cancer…she had to have an in-depth physical since she was to be around food, and it popped up on that. She never lived to see the opening.
