BOTTOM LINE: Clean, comfortable, bright and modern - this is a food court you actually want to attend to.
The makeover was definitely worth it! The space evokes a Scandinavian minimalist approach and gives it a functional and fashionable feel. The various-sized seating arrangements allows for a dense, but not uncomfortable, setup. The use of real utensils and tableware makes it more classy and cuts down on waste (though it's debatable whether this is actually more green when you factor in the costs of washing and the bright lighting).
The highlight of the Urban Eatery, as other have already yelped about, is the variety and quality of the offerings. It's as if you have the "fast food" option of what usually are sit-down restaurants (and there IS a sit-down Japanese resto, though it always looks empty) in addition to your obligatory McDonald's. And even then, McDonald's has never looked so fine.