Pembroke Lakes Mall, located nine miles from NSU, is a local shopping mall with more than 140 stores, restaurants and activities. This mall has been open since 1992 but has recently made new additions, including AMC Pembroke Lakes 9 and an arcade.
Michael Cook, senior general manager of Pembroke Lakes Mall, believes that it has something for everyone.
“It’s a super regional enclosed shopping center,” Cook said. “With the entertainment and the food and restaurants, it makes something that is appealing to everyone.”
The mall does have typical anchor stores, like JCPenney and Macy’s, but also has a variety of other, smaller stores and restaurants.
Jasmin Zakaria, freshman biology major, likes to visit these stores instead of the bigger department stores.
“I like the little shops in between [the stores] while you’re walking. Those are cute,” Zakaria said.
Daniela Carrero, freshman exercise science major, particularly likes to go clothes-shopping at the mall and is excited about the new additions to the mall.
“I [used to] go to American Eagle and Aeropostale there a lot,” she said. “And now it has a movie theater.”
Some stores in the mall also have a student discount policy that NSU students can take advantage of by presenting their Shark Cards.
Participating stores include Forever 21, GNC, Journey’s, LensCrafters, Oakley, Pandora and AMC theaters.
AMC Theatres opened in 2017, while its neighboring structure, Round1 Bowling & Amusement, opened in June 2022. AMC is home to nine theaters featuring IMAX screens, reclining chairs, and a food and drink menu. There are also discounted movie days for all ages.
Round1 is a family friendly arcade housing games, a bowling alley, karaoke, Ping-Pong, darts and billiards, among other activities.
“My favorite place [at the mall] is probably Round1,” Cook said. “It really is a cool place. You have your arcade games and bowling alley, but the second level is very different. They call it ‘Sports Challenge.’
It’s got everything from basketball courts, mini bike races, batting cages, an indoor trampoline, even a mechanical bull you can ride.”
Zakaria also enjoys going to Round1.
“I go with my boyfriend and we bowl and do something in the arcade. It’s good,” Zakaria said. “I think [the new additions] do attract more kids. With the AMC right there, before they can go to the movies, they can go to Round1.”
Alicia Boodram, senior public health major, is unsure of the mall’s new additions. “I feel like it’s going to be [really] crowded now, with as crowded as it was [before],” Boodram said.
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