Final days before DECO opens

Patrons are greeted with a large mural peppered with Delaware icons in the Wilmington food hall known as DECO that is in the final days of completion before it opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

The Wilmington food hall known as DECO is in the final days of completion before it opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

Spark'd will be a pastry shop specializing in all-day baked goods, coffee and special-occasion cakes, at the Wilmington food hall known as DECO.

Food from Spark'd, a creative pastry shop specializing in all-day baked goods, coffee and special-occasion cakes, at the Wilmington food hall known as DECO.

Food from Spark'd, a creative pastry shop specializing in all-day baked goods, coffee and special-occasion cakes, at the Wilmington food hall known as DECO.

The Wilmington food hall known as DECO is in the final days of completion before it opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

The Verandah, an Indian street food counter at the DECO food hall in downtown Wilmington, closed for good on Jan. 17. It is being replaced by a deli.

Al Chu, former sushi chef at Mikimotos, and now at the Wellwood in Charlestown, Md. is opening a second location of his own in the Wilmington food hall known as DECO.

Al Chu, former sushi chef at Mikimotos, and now The Wellwood in Charlestown, Md. is opening a second location of his own in the Wilmington food hall known as DECO.

Food prep has begun at the Verandah, an Indian street food outpost, that will serve samosas, kabab wraps, chaats, parathas and tikki masala at the Wilmington food hall known as DECO.

Reginald Rinehart put together tables in the Wilmington food hall known as DECO before it opens on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

The Wilmington food hall known as DECO is in the final days of completion before it opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

Phubs, will serve Vietnamese pho, banh-mi subs and rice bowls in the Wilmington food hall known as DECO that opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

Cocktail shakers are ready for drinks to be made a the Wilmington food hall known as DECO that is in the final days of completion before it opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

Patrons are greeted with a large mural peppered with Delaware icons in the Wilmington food hall known as DECO that is in the final days of completion before it opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

The Wilmington food hall known as DECO in the final days of completion before it opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

The Wilmington food hall known as DECO is in the final days of completion before it opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

Spark'd will be a pastry shop specializing in all-day baked goods, coffee and special-occasion cakes, at the Wilmington food hall known as DECO.

Panko Chang, head sushi chef at Al Chu's new sushi restaurant at the new Wilmington food hall known as DECO, prepares test sushi rolls.

The Wilmington food hall known as DECO is in the final days of completion before it opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

The Wilmington food hall known as DECO is in the final days of completion before it opens to the public this Thursday on the first floor of the Hotel du Pont.

Quentin Cross, a manager for Spark'd, a pastry shop specializing in all-day baked goods, coffee and special-occasion cakes, at the Wilmington food hall known as DECO, test out the coffee machine during the final days before opening to the public.