Oh, but Olla Podrida lives: There's a band from Austin with the same name (more or less-it drops one "l") featuring David Wingo, who writes the music for the movies of David Gordon Green, who's from Dallas. The Hebrew learnin' facilities purchased the mall three years ago, tore the place down and built in its place some fancy new kosher digs. Well, Olla Podrida is now the home of Akiba Academy and Yavneh Academy-schools for the Chosen People, as opposed to, oh, the Da Vinci Academy, which is a school for the Accepted People, and there's a big difference. And it wasn't your average mall, but one filled with artsy-craftsy kiosks-glass-blowers, landscape artists, people who made things with rope, candy-makers-in other words, everyone who sooner or later wound up at the West End Marketplace till it shuttered earlier this year. Best we can recall, the inside was wood, wood and more wood our hazy memories recall the place looking like a pirate ship. See, it was an oddball mall at Coit Road and LBJ Freeway built, from what we hear, out of abandoned airplane hangars. Olla Podrida closed down exactly 10 years ago this summer, and if you're not from around these parts, let us explain how much of a heartbreaker that was for some of us natives. And the restaurant's one of the best in town. Germain, which is so exclusive it has only seven suites, most with Jacuzzis and every one decorated like royalty's about to walk in, lie down and take a nap. Not one of 'em tops the Uptown retreat that looks, feels and acts more like 19th-century Paris: the Hotel St. And as much as we love to drink at the Belmont, well, it's still a motor hotel trendy's fine, but what's the thread count? Which leaves us considering the Holy Trinity: The Mansion on Turtle Creek (softest beds ever, not to mention softest handscan't, and won't, explain), the Adolphus (sweet suites, and if it's good enough for Borat.) and the Melrose (or is that the Stoneleigh.oh, what's the dif?). We've heard bad things about the W, alas. Weird one, isn't it, for the local to write should have outsourced this one to an outta-towner (like, say, John Travolta, who can be found in the Four Seasons in Las Colinas as often as a drunk golfer, or a movie-studio publicist who has to baby-sit celebs as they make the rounds pimping product). Other bargains await around every corner and in every crevice go now, before we pocket what you seek. And the vinyl bin provides the best deals in town picked up a Bloodrock debut the other day for a couple of bucks, or a fraction of what eBay suckers are plunking down for the acid-rock head trip. It's the quick stop that turns into the day trip, especially as the weather cools and the hot chocolate's tempting us from the Black Forest Caf in the corner never has dusty lit tasted so cocoa-y. We're as much in love as ever with the mother ship on Northwest Highway, which always has something to sell us even if they're out of what we came for in the first place. ![]() Which leaves us, as always, with the perennial fave, the hometown hero that's been offering books, new and used, for pennies on the dollar ever since people actually read. And Barnes & Noble, well, a chain's a chain, and it ain't no damned good unless it's on a bike, bud. I’m giving three stars because none of the employees there seemed to have any idea what was going on.We've never been so disappointed with Borders Books and Music as we have in recent months bet you didn't know they gotta wear uniforms at the West Village location, which is an enormous turnoff. We stuck outside this time but they have tons of games and laser tag as well. We got the grill chicken sandwich and grill chicken salad. I wasn’t expecting too much from the food. The track is a good size and the kids had a lot of fun. It wasn’t busy so they never had to wait, they just kept going. The kids pretty much never left the go-carts then entire time. Make sure you are paying for exactly what you want because some activities (such as the trampoline) are not included. Come to find out that they were not all included. We specifically asked if all the outdoor activities were included and the worker said yes. We went with the all-day outdoor activities with food. You can add games, outdoor activities and meals, depending on what you want. There are a bunch of bundle deals that you can choose from. It wasn’t too busy so I was happy about that. ![]() Came here on a Saturday morning with my boyfriend and his niece and nephew.
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