My skittishness notwithstanding, the fact that they’re doing so well that they’ve expanded is great news for the business community in that area. The entire corner is under pressure from the expanding Hyde Park power corner, with retailers slowly but surely bleeding west. This particular stretch of the mall was formerly a weak spot with the Burger King and the Country Style – both less-than-stellar establishments that were perenially mismanaged into being blights on the rest of the development – and the new one-two punch of Crave and Next Door has given it a bit of a boost.

I’ll pass, though: the marketing-speak to justify paying significantly more for an experience that’s roughly identical to that found anywhere else is all just a little too contrived for me.

My skittishness notwithstanding, the fact that they’re doing so well that they’ve expanded is great news for the business community in that area. The entire corner is under pressure from the expanding Hyde Park power corner, with retailers slowly but surely bleeding west. This particular stretch of the mall was formerly a weak spot with the Burger King and the Country Style – both less-than-stellar establishments that were perenially mismanaged into being blights on the rest of the development – and the new one-two punch of Crave and Next Door has given it a bit of a boost.

I’ll pass, though: the marketing-speak to justify paying significantly more for an experience that’s roughly identical to that found anywhere else is all just a little too contrived for me.