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| - As one of those females who hates shopping, I can say that if/when I have to shop, this is one of my go-to malls. It's really big and although it's an indoor mall, there are shops & restaurants outside and around it too.
Stores:
They have stores for a range of budgets.
You've got the major stores likes Barneys, Neiman Marcus, Macy's, Nordstrom, & Dillards. You have luxury stores like Prada, Michael Kors, Gucci, etc.
They have the tween/teen/ young adult stores like Abercrombie & Fitch, Forever 21, Wet Seal, Hollister, etc.
There is no Hot Topic, but they do have Zumiez and a couple of similar stores.
I love their MAC store and the associates there (hey Aaron!). There's a Sephora location here too.
When I went a couple of weeks ago, the Express store had some leather-looking, but vegan-friendly, jackets. Of course, I loved this.
Food:
I'm only going to mention the ones that I know have vegan-friendly food options, since that's my thing.
Blue Burrito Grille: vegetarian options include guacamole or mushrooms in place of meat. They do NOT use animal products in their black beans or their rice. (I love their rice & beans!)
Pita Jungle: their employees are generally knowledgeable about ingredients (just know that their vegetarian burger is not vegan).
Johnny Rockets: vegan Boca burgers FTW! The regular hamburger bun is vegan-friendly, but the whole-wheat bun has honey.
Their special sauce is not vegan; it contains eggs.
No dairy or eggs in the apple pie, BUT it contains palm oil, which I know is a big ethical factor for many vegans, so...FYI.
Yard House: 1 word: Gardein. It's outside of the main mall, across from the valet parking area. Delicious vegan options!
Subway: veggie delight on Italian bread (the wheat bread contains honey). The vegan black bean patty has not yet made it pass the California Subway stores.
Parking:
In a nutshell, it's insane. I've seen 2 almost-fights in the outside parking lot that faces Camelback, one of which was a Hummer-pushing Scottsdale mom with her frightened tot in tow. She. was. GANGSTA. lol There are parking garages and valet options as well.
Movies:
There's a Harkins inside the mall and another theatre outside the mall, over by the Dillard's. It's a stand alone theatre which shows more independent movies.
Overall, nice mall in a nice area, with lots of options.
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