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zoner

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  1. It looked really promising to us, too, with a great setting where it sits--kinda like the setting European cafes near public squares have. But then we ate there. Horrible. The mayor of Sugar Land was there, and he and a lot of other beautiful people seemed to be enjoying themselves, so maybe we both ordered the wrong things, but everything was bland and poorly-prepared, and service was far below what you would expect for half the price. A big let-down. I'll give them a little time to get through their first few months, then I may try it again.
  2. Fadi's is my favorite, Garson is my 2nd fave. Very different, though--Fadi's is a Lebanese counter service place, while Garson is a swanky Persian sit-down place. Both are very nice inside and have wonderful food, but I find myself in Fadi's much more often--lots of fresh choices and not as fussy.
  3. That's true, but it is hardly within walking distance of town square. I know it's unrealistic, but it would complete the package nicely.
  4. I shared with other posters a somewhat cynical view of SLTS and other similar attempts in the Woodlands and Friendswood, until this weekend when I actually spent some time there. Residents and visitors were actually using the place like a real town center--there were people everywhere, shopping in the stores, dining in the restaurants, drinking in the bars and wine bar, snacking at Ben and Jerry's, milling about the hotel (there are always tons of people at that Marriott, and I cannot figure out why they are all there). Beyond all this, Saturday evening the City set up a big projection screen in front of City hall and showed an animated family movie on the town square. The square was quite full of families enjoying the show together. I must admit I was very impressed at how quickly SLTS has become a part of life in Sugar Land. We'll see what happens when summer hits. I'm still not sure if the success these mixed use projects have had on the west coast will translate so well to cities with climates such as Houston's. I think it would be a good idea to add a movie theater to the mix--perhaps a two-story job like the Edwards inside the loop to give that urban feel. Sugarland has always reminded me of Orange County, CA--particularly Irvine, and there are Edwards theaters everywhere you look there--some of them in very similar developments.
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