Bartender took ten minutes to ask for my order. I then paid, and she didn't bring me change from the transaction. I thought that was presumptuous for someone who took so long to acknowledge my existence.

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Love this mall. Conveniently located to the 101. Aesthetically pleasing. Lots of fun, upscale new stores continue to replace has-beens: Lithium, Hollister, etc. The big stores like Dillards, Macy's, Sears and JCPenney are available. Plenty of comfy chairs to relax in, as well, while friends/family shop. There's a wide variety of restaurants. (Just wish they had a Greek restaurant!) and candy shoppes like See's, Godiva, etc. It's Westcor at its finest. Love the AMC theater, as well. If you still can't find what you're looking for - Costco is just west - across the street. This store makes me feel like I'm in Cali - minus the crowd. :-)

positive

Ahh the soothing whiff of books and coffee. You could never go wrong with that. I had a 1000+ word scholarship essay due in less than 12 hours by the time I got here yesterday and after a 2-hour math class in the morning, you would think coffee was the last resort. In all honesty, the best contributors a clear & focused mind is not so much the coffee as the atmosphere you're in. I grabbed a spot next to the socket (the only one at the cafe!) and took in my surroundings before channeling what was left of the energy I had, to my work. Starbucks had just the right environment for that since everyone was buried in their own books and the smell of caffeine alone was enough to keep me awake. After what was hours of continuous work (wrapped that up and sent the essay away!), my galpal finally arrived for our planned catch up session to Grouchy Johns, but not after we both shifted through the shelves and indulged in some fine stacks of paperback. My galpal got herself an adorable little 17-month schedule diary (it had the cutest drawing of a pink typewriter on the cover) for roughly $15 and I got myself a calculus workbook - that was about $17. And off we went!

positive

Nice neighborhood sports bar. Good drink specials. The food is nothing to write home about, but not bad, either. It pairs up with an OTB section connected to it. Not a huge place, so it can get crowded with the after-work, before dinner crowd... The bartenders are very nice. Plenty of tv's to watch the day's action. My only issue is that the clientelle can get pretty loud and obnoxious, so I would not bring children...
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