text: The name Northlake mall is misleading The lake is not that close And there is no real lake in the neighborhood That is the first thing I noticed so I thought I would make that clear first thing herennThe mall has a lot of midrange shops including Belk HM and a smaller Macys with linited inventory But it does serve its purpose as a mall You can buy consumer products grab a quick bite at the food court watch a movie maybe win a car showcased inside the mall get coffee at starbucks dine out at an Italian restaurant in the mallnnThe best part of this mall are the shops around the mall There is a decent neighborhood nearby So Target Wendys TGI Fridays Bestbuy Amercas Best PF Chang and even a hotel surround the mallnnAtmospherewise it is a typical mall Not too crowded not overrun by teenagers who have nowhere else to go not dominated by a single racegroup etc The only weird thing is the location It is really an inbetween spot There is the Southpark mall for downuptown and MyersSouthpark ppl Concord for the peoole up on the northeast So naturally you would think this mall would better serve the coty if it were on the northwest but it is right on top of the city I would say the lake norman area had something to do with it Hey the more near me the better for me