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Valley Fair and Santana Row across the street are pretty much always busy. Sometimes it's surprising to me because both, and especially VF since they expanded

Valley Fair and Santana Row across the street are pretty much always busy. Sometimes it's surprising to me because both, and especially VF since they expanded again recently, are much higher end and I would think not as affordable to the average family but maybe I'm wrong.

peoplearepeople 3y ago
There aren't many places for people to just walk around and browse with air conditioning. Many malls are 80% outdoor parking lot
- yibg 3y ago
  That particular mall is also probably the nicest one around the area. Actually decent dining options (not just food court food), some public space to hangout / people watch etc and a good selection of high end and lower end brands. I'm not a big mall person, and I hate shopping for clothing, but I do find malls in many Asian countries pretty interesting. Bangkok comes to mind, with food stalls, indoor "markets", floors of dining options available.
supportengineer 3y ago
It’s a great place to pick up a new LV purse then wait 3 hours for some udon and top it off with a $70 pizza
- d3nj4l 3y ago
  The lines at marugamu and nagi are insane!
  - ra7 3y ago
    So is the wait time at Din Tai Fung!
- usui 3y ago
  Spot on. Quite the, um.... experience.
- spike021 3y ago
  The udon is great for what it is but not worth that kind of wait; however, you may be interested to know Marugame recently opened a location up the street in Cupertino and so far at least it hasn't been nearly as busy, at least on weekdays.
  - usui 3y ago
    This may be a vast misinterpretation on my part, but I read the comment as a way to point out the absurdity, not highlight the quality of any of the three. I think a 3-hour wait is exaggerated, but I agree this quality of udon is definitely not something you should have to wait this long for. Not sure what $70 pizza refers to, but it's very believable you might pay that amount for a pizza. All after buying a new LV purse.
    - spike021 3y ago
      Heh, that's fair. I read it as being something OP would be interested in getting if not for the hassle. FWIW here in the southbay it's already pretty easy to blow $30-40 on an average, not even amazing, large pizza.
      - usui 3y ago
        I wonder what anyone coming from other parts of the world thinks when they just arrive. How long does it take until they accept as normal this cost of living with respect to received mediocrity? Don't forget to tip that 20%! Other quality-of-life concerns aside like good weather, good tech opportunities abound, etc., from a food-pricing POV, it must seem like a bad deal to an outsider just coming in, or maybe they already know what they're signing up for when they decide to move and it's no big deal.
        WirelessGigabit 3y ago
        And it's not like the waiters make significantly more. No, the majority of costs is the friggin' rent of the establishment.
    - 3y ago

peoplearepeople 3y ago

There aren't many places for people to just walk around and browse with air conditioning. Many malls are 80% outdoor parking lot

yibg 3y ago
That particular mall is also probably the nicest one around the area. Actually decent dining options (not just food court food), some public space to hangout / people watch etc and a good selection of high end and lower end brands. I'm not a big mall person, and I hate shopping for clothing, but I do find malls in many Asian countries pretty interesting. Bangkok comes to mind, with food stalls, indoor "markets", floors of dining options available.

supportengineer 3y ago

It’s a great place to pick up a new LV purse then wait 3 hours for some udon and top it off with a $70 pizza

d3nj4l 3y ago
The lines at marugamu and nagi are insane!
- ra7 3y ago
  So is the wait time at Din Tai Fung!
usui 3y ago
Spot on. Quite the, um.... experience.
spike021 3y ago
The udon is great for what it is but not worth that kind of wait; however, you may be interested to know Marugame recently opened a location up the street in Cupertino and so far at least it hasn't been nearly as busy, at least on weekdays.
- usui 3y ago
  This may be a vast misinterpretation on my part, but I read the comment as a way to point out the absurdity, not highlight the quality of any of the three. I think a 3-hour wait is exaggerated, but I agree this quality of udon is definitely not something you should have to wait this long for. Not sure what $70 pizza refers to, but it's very believable you might pay that amount for a pizza. All after buying a new LV purse.
  - spike021 3y ago
    Heh, that's fair. I read it as being something OP would be interested in getting if not for the hassle. FWIW here in the southbay it's already pretty easy to blow $30-40 on an average, not even amazing, large pizza.
    - usui 3y ago
      I wonder what anyone coming from other parts of the world thinks when they just arrive. How long does it take until they accept as normal this cost of living with respect to received mediocrity? Don't forget to tip that 20%! Other quality-of-life concerns aside like good weather, good tech opportunities abound, etc., from a food-pricing POV, it must seem like a bad deal to an outsider just coming in, or maybe they already know what they're signing up for when they decide to move and it's no big deal.
      - WirelessGigabit 3y ago
        And it's not like the waiters make significantly more. No, the majority of costs is the friggin' rent of the establishment.
  - 3y ago