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| - Ikea finally opened its 42nd store and kicked off its grand opening week in grandiose fashion. I was able to score a year of free Swedish meatballs for my family while a couple of my friends actually camped out for a day and a half for couch and mattress giveaways.
The space itself is humongous. On the 2nd level, the spacious restaurant serves up great deals on breakfast, lunch, and dinner. $1 gets you a small breakfast consisting of sausage links, scrambled eggs, and potatoes. $1 also gets you four of their famous Swedish meatballs. The meatballs are small but they are delicious. Coffee is complimentary until 10 AM.
Wandering along the 2nd floor, you'll pass by an entire showroom floor full of innovating ideas on how to spruce up or modernize your home. From kitchen concepts to living room and bedroom needs, everything you need for the house of your dreams can probably be found here.
The first floor hosts a children's play area where you can leave your young child to play in the ball pits under staff supervision for up to an hour of shopping around. On this floor there's another long and winding path filled with lighting, kitchen accessories, bathroom decor, and so much more. Ikea is huge and getting lost is highly probable but you won't mind.
The entire store was quite organized with regards to controlling pedestrian movement and vehicle traffic. Lines formed around the restaurant but moved at a good pace. While not yet to the point of triggering someone's claustrophobia, I would suggest waiting a week or so for the crowds to die down a bit. Avoiding after 5pm when people get off work is highly suggested as well.
If you've never stepped into an Ikea before than you're in for a nice treat. Wander the floor and score some tasty Swedish meatballs. The experience is quite fun and finding that inspiration for your home will be as satisfying as ever.
Yelp 100 Challenge 2016 - 29 / 100
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