I go to the mall for something every day, I walk there every three days or so. I hit up the Safeway, gas station, Starbucks (both), Edo, Subway, Wok Box, Extreme Pita, Panago, Avacado, Crave (for the wife), Marble Slab (for the wife), Good Earth, Shoppers, Pet Planet, M&M, the Liquor Store and Jugo Juice (I think I gave everyone a plug!).
I do hit up the video game store and am thinking of transferring my dog to the vet there. The flower shop is also nice.
What I am most looking forward to is Thai Tai (sp?).
The pros of the mall is the variety, the stores seem well run and are still clean. They all seem to recognize me. I walk there but do drive on occasion.
The cons are they butchered some of the concrete work around the parking area. Some corners are hard to navigate due to the strange use of concrete. For example, getting into Shoppers, several stalls are simply never going to be used. Also, the poor design around Crave and Avocado. That area, IMO, should have been park only with no cars. Some nice benches and tables would have changed the whole feel of the area, yet now it will be parking. This area could have been a real evening destination for a coffee, ice cream or bite to eat and a nice stroll. Instead, there are cars zipping all over.
I think they did a great job, you just gotta dodge all the expensive cars.
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