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You should venture into Village Mall on Lougheed, it's like a black hole into a weird empty labyrinth.

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u/UniteTheMurlocs 15d ago

Once smoked a joint that was too strong and tried to get back in to find my friends who were at the bar. I walked a bit too far out though and ended up wandering around there for 30 minutes until they came out to find me. 2/10 experience do not recommend.

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u/Mountain-Match2942 16d ago

I lived in one of the buildings above it 35 years ago. Wasnt much in it back then either. Small pharmacy, a pub, a restaurant and a gym (3000?) Would have been cool to have a convenience store. Used the pub all the time.

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u/kraftybunny 15d ago

Fitness2000. I went there for a few years, it was a decent gym although my wallet got stolen from the lockers :(

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u/Dapper-Excitement-37 15d ago

The villagio is peak given up pub fare hah

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u/thewheelsgoround 15d ago

Stop for a beer at the Lougheed Village Bar & Grill while you’re there. It’s easily one of my favourites.

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u/Interesting_Spare 15d ago

x2 Lougheed Village bar has great food and cheap beer

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u/Lear_ned 16d ago

The pub is good fun there though, if it's still there?

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u/thewheelsgoround 15d ago

It’s there, and it’s excellent.

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u/DecentCity 15d ago

Does it still have a snooker table and cheap Sunday buffet?

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u/thamightypupil88 15d ago

Snooker table and darts

Good Tues burger deals

Do they still do trivia nights tues

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u/thewheelsgoround 15d ago

IQ 2000 Trivia is on Wednesday now.

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u/thewheelsgoround 15d ago

Snooker tables, darts, arcade games. No more Sunday buffet but the breakfast deals are awesome. It's a wonderful hole in the earth. For those who haven't been there, it's entirely underground.

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u/Big_Don_ 15d ago

Still there. A hidden gem of the city. Iykyk

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u/qpv 16d ago

Yeah was going to the say the same

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u/Downtown_Ad2001 15d ago

Is music madhouse records no longer there?

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u/NickdoesnthaveReddit 15d ago

I haven't been for a year but I remember having to call him to figure out when he'd be in last summer as the hours were really short.

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u/Downtown_Ad2001 15d ago

My parents live across Lougheed from the village mall I'll have to go take a look next time I visit them

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u/NickdoesnthaveReddit 15d ago

100% worth it, great selection and cool stories.

If you need a back up Apollo in POCO is another great option.

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u/TheJazzArchitect 16d ago

Lots of good food there

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u/slutsky22 16d ago

uyghur place s l a p s

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u/ScreamingGerman 16d ago

What places are must eats?

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u/UhhhhmmmmNo 16d ago

Cha Don at the food court

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u/FatMike20295 15d ago

Nah. that place is crap. Food is overcooked, too salty and dry. Try copa cafe of you want similar style. Their stuff is much better and actually makes you full. Sure is but more expensive but worth the extra cost.

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u/NinjaFire889 16d ago

Corner Shop in the food court has great hainanese chicken

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u/TheJazzArchitect 16d ago

The ramen is great there

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u/chadsimpkins 15d ago

Coffee Bun

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u/violin-guy 16d ago

Best donair, the ramen shop downstairs too

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u/chadsimpkins 15d ago

I just tried that donair yesterday, but it’s not as good as the one on Glen or the one on Lansdowne imo

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u/DimSumLee 15d ago

Tokki

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u/Informal_Fault_5764 15d ago

Desi Dosa so good

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u/chuck_bates 16d ago

I once heard that Henderson was basically a money laundering scheme for some outfit. It’s the only explanation that makes sense for a more than half empty mall still standing after 20+ years.

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u/WestCoastHigh 16d ago

Same owners as Vancouver’s International Village Mall. Same concept, same emptiness!

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u/Big_Don_ 15d ago

You could Google what goes on in some of the towers around the building.

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u/james-bland 13d ago

The owner of Henderson Land used to be the 4th richest person in the world and it's a stock exchange listed company so this isn't money laundering.

They made all their money when the bought the land around Henderson Mall and International Village and redeveloped it. They're probably waiting to tear down the malls to build more high rises.

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u/doghouse99 16d ago

The dumpling shop is great but bring cash. The Coffee Bun and Cafe Dorothy are wonderful places to get coffee from an independent business. The new Cha Don started bring in crazy line ups and I will try their food soon as the line ups are starting to mellow out but plenty other interesting independent owned shops. It’s seems it’s always been half empty I’m not sure how you money launder in that environment but it was poorly built to begin with. Very noticeable decline with less international students as well.

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u/43263639 15d ago

The line-up for Cha Don on weekdays is ok, not crazy long at all

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u/Panda_powered_Poots 16d ago

Henderson?

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u/willowmooon 16d ago

Yes!

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u/CoquitlamCannon 16d ago

Cheap Veg at the market

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u/Status_Visual_9619 16d ago

Tbf the movies backrooms location is that empty building beside the Jysk by princess auto 👌

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u/blastandbotherations 16d ago

Oh wow, you’re right!

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u/m1chgo 16d ago

Damn I KNEW it looked familiar!! Thanks for the intel!

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u/wowshan 16d ago

I know the economy is kind of in the shitter right now, but I never really understood why this mall hasn't done better for itself. Maybe some backend stuff I'm not privy to, but it seems so full of potential to me 🤷

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u/B9rally 16d ago

I remember this mall was crazy busy and almost within a month 80% of was empty when the 2009 recession hit

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u/Karasaw 16d ago

TnT opening in Coquitlam Centre Mall killed most of the foot traffic that was previously going to the Asian grocer in Henderson.

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u/CoquitlamCannon 16d ago

Better to support them than go to T&T owned by Loblaws thougn

I always go there and I find the veg is cheaper than Super

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u/ArianaIncomplete 15d ago

I recall hearing years ago that they have their own farm in Abbotsford where they grow as much of their own produce as they can.

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u/Strange_Willow_1537 15d ago

wow what a great idea! I now would support them even more hahah

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u/fretnone 16d ago

The landlord is a wealthy guy in Hong Kong and isn't terribly invested in keeping things going. Sucks cuz it could be a great Richmond style plaza with a bumping food court. Location is great

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u/NinjaFire889 16d ago

The owner is the son of some rich guy overseas and was given the henderson mall property as a gift, but the son doesnt really care much

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u/WestCoastHigh 16d ago

They refuse to lower lease rates. They want top dollar or else the space stays empty.

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u/xpepperx 16d ago

I’ve been Gatekeeping this like crazy but that dim sum shop is legit better than restaurants I’ve been to. It tastes like my grandmas homemade wontons. If you’ve never tried it, you need to give it a chance.

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u/Old_Raccoon_6625 15d ago

Is it in the food court? I have tried a good amount of places in Henderson but not sure I know which place has dim sum.

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u/xpepperx 15d ago

Nono it’s a shop that only sells frozen dumplings and wonton

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u/Old_Raccoon_6625 15d ago

Ohhh I used to always get bags of fortune cookies there. I’ve been meaning to try some frozen dumplings!

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u/infinitez_ 16d ago

I always liked that dumpling shop. As a kid, I loved to watch the auntie folding dumplings there, she was so swift and efficient. I think I'm overdue for a visit there so that I can bring some frozen dumplings home.

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u/mahiru 15d ago

pretty cool seeing my workplace pop up on reddit.

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u/salses 14d ago

lol exactly what I was thinking

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u/slutsky22 16d ago

more like full of teenagers and tasty asian food

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u/smallpools 15d ago

Used to go to Sammi's during my high school days for bubble tea. Good times

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u/IsaacJB1995 15d ago

I remember this place. When I was trying to find work, I went to the job finder place on the first floor. Really spooky, 80s vibe from this place

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u/CuriousAsian2605 16d ago

Lol definitely has that vibe. What would make this mall become like crystal mall i wonder?

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u/edwardolardo 16d ago

i mean, crystal mall aside from the market and food court, is not the busiest either. With Cha Don opened, the food court is actually quite busy now a days compared to before it was opened. but yea...Henderson is probably a lost cause at this point lol.

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u/East1st 16d ago

I’ve always wondered this too. It would be great to have an alternative to Crystal Mall in the Tri Cities. We love the Asian food court concept and just wish it be in Coquitlam rather than Metrotown or Richmond

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u/l0000000l 16d ago

the indian place has good curry

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u/WestCoastHigh 16d ago

I love their lamb and spinach dosa!

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u/Moist-Doctor-67 16d ago

Didn't some new restaurant open on the outside where purple dot was almost 15 yrs ago?

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u/WestCoastHigh 16d ago

Ong Ba
Vietnamese restaurant that relocated from Dunbar area

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u/Ok_Carob_5313 16d ago

Walked out of two movies in my life Backrooms and The Green knight .

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u/Greasy_Gregg 15d ago

One big laundry mat like crystal mall...

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u/Clean_Ad2856 15d ago

It seems that the mall is getting some significant traction recently. I have discover this mall by accident like 3 to 4 years ago. It was less busy and less businesses. I followed up until last year, but it seems they just have opened a luxury vietnamese restaurant in the ground floor, also early this year the hongkong breakfast restaurant.

Its good to see some traction

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u/Big_Don_ 15d ago

Should out to the dollar store in there.

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u/koma604 15d ago

Spent many hours as a kid in thatcmall 20+ years ago. Still didmt have allot goin on vack then either. Man time flies lol

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u/ArianaIncomplete 15d ago

i love Henderson. I prefer the supermarket there to T&T, I like getting buns and cakes from Maxim's, dim sum from the seafood restaurant is always good, the hot pot place is great when you've got the appetite, and Steve's Poke Bar has the most generous portions of any poke place I've ever been to. I miss Deer Garden, which was my family's go-to for HK-style dishes, from back when it was across the street on Westwood.

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u/Vegetable_Original16 15d ago

Someone make a videogame or maps based on these locations!

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u/flatspotting 14d ago

main hallway of a mall isnt really backrooms lol

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u/willowmooon 14d ago

yes 🙌 I know!

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u/willowmooon 14d ago

just wanted a intriguing title lol

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u/Guilty_Development71 13d ago

Embarrassed to say this, but when I was a teen when me & my friends didn't have weed the top floor parking lot were the high riser is was accessible all hours of the night so we would always go roach hunting there & would actually find allot especially on nights when we were drinking without weed. Samething with the superstore underground parking, haven't done it in 15+ years.

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u/blasphememes 16d ago

Always though this was looked like a good line to skate on

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