Dadeland Mall (Miami)

Author's product rating:   

Location	South
Price level	Reasonable
Size / range of shops	Big

Advantages:	Taco Bell, Burger King
Disadvantages:	Travel Time

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

There are two things I like about Dadeland:

1. It has vending machines that serve Pepsi
2. It has both a Taco Bell and a Burger King.

These are qualities that I rarely find in a mall. The only problem is that it's too far sout for me to go by bus. In terms of motivation, there are other malls (and other Taco Bells and Burger Kings) closer to my house. Once I get there, the major deterrant is that the parking lot isn't pedestrian-friendly. There are few if any sidewalks to speak of. The rail station is far enough away that I have to cross several roads and put myself in danger to get to the mall. At least the rail station has a shopping complex near to it. True, there are only three or four stores and that alone isn't worth the trip, but at least I can enjoy air conditioning after having to walk back in the heat.

Dadeland is one of the only remaining mall that is split by one of the major stores. Burdine's splits the mall into an east side and a west side. The only other mall to have done this was Skylake, but that was torn down and rebuilt years ago. There are many stores, some of which I haven't found at any of the other area malls. Every so often, if I am getting bored of the other malls, I'll head down there. If you're going down, maybe you can give me a ride.