<div><p>There's only one place in the world where you can get a tasty dinner and a tasteful rug for your living room. That's right: Ikea. But a big change is coming that might make the dreams of meatball lover's everywhere come true.</p><p>Sources have recently leaked a proposal from the Swedish furniture giant that would seek to open dozens of stand-alone restaurants.</p><p>For over 50 years Ikea restaurants have been a common feature of Ikea warehouses. They started as a bonus amenity for shoppers, but have ballooned to become a major business in their own right.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/ikea-sterling-cooper.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/ikea-sterling-cooper_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="Ikea" alt="Ikea" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Sterling Cooper</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>According to the company over 30% of restaurant diners say they come <em>just</em> for the food. That means it makes hundreds of millions of dollars.</p><p>Known for great-tasting, albeit slightly plain meals, Ikea restaurants have become favorites for young families. On weekends the tables are packed with kids and parents who just ducked out for a cheap $1 breakfast.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>If you've ever been to an Ikea you know how sprawling they are. They require a huge amount of space, which means they are almost always in suburbs of urban centers. Changing to stand-alone restaurants would make them much more accessible to the majority of the population.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/plusdebons.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/plusdebons_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="Ikea" alt="Ikea" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Plus Desbons</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>While there's still no official word yet on if Ikea will proceed with their plan, early reaction on the Internet seems to favor expansion.</p><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="855419163317198848"></amp-twitter></div><p>Do you share the enthusiasm? Let us know!</p></div>