Place rating: 4 Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand
Now, I’m not quite sure how this shopping center added«Mall» as part of its name, but it’s really just a regular outdoor shopping plaza if anything. Call it an outlet, not even close. Okay fine, since it has retail stores, a couple of restaurants, a bank, health, fitness, and beauty shops; We’ll leave it at that and call it a «mall». Finding this place is pretty simple as it borders close to Lafayette. Yet it lays tucked away, hidden in a residential part of Walnut Creek. What stores are anchoring this mall you ask? Well let’s see, there’s the grocery store Lunardi’s and a Rite Aid with a Thrifty Ice Cream parlor. I can’t say that I’ve been to all the stores, but here’s what’s provided: ~ A Wee-Change — a maternity consignment store. ~ Viola! Gift Store — they’ve got cool and unique items here. ~ Norge Cleaners, Shoe Repair and Tailoring shop. ~ Queen’s Nails ~ Maria’s Beauty Salon ~ Beauty Lounge — Another unique shop with a bar. Nice! ~ Sports Barber Shop ~ Fine Floorz ~ Lampshades ~ Cushing & Gan Optometry ~ AmeriClean ~ Raw Sports Performance — a place for personal training and physical therapy. ~ Animal Crackers — for pet grooming. ~ Geary Veterinary Hospital ~ Snap Fitness — an exclusive fitness studio. ~ UPS Store ~ and Chase Bank Good eats: ~ Do Sit Thai Cuisine —(see my review :) ~ Chopin Café — a Polish restaurant ~ Green Garden — Chinese cuisine ~ Papa Murphy’s Pizza — take and bake pizza ~ Subway — 5, 5 dolla, 5 dollah footlongs! ~ Tutti Frutti Yogurt ~ and a Starbucks — at the corner for convenience