Scruffy,

Got one what? What had walnuts?

australopithecus robustus said:

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Scruffy,

Got one what? What had walnuts?

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Maybe it was pecans. We don't know.
Went to the Austin one and she got the brownie shake.
As she was sipping it she felt something hard and spit it out. It was a nut of some sort.
That was not a fun afternoon of her throwing up all she could to get anything she swallowed out and taking Benadryl to try and counter the allergic reaction.

Whatever nut it was, it wasn't listed on the menu.

Nuts in a milkshake without even listing them? That's a terrible idea. There are many people who have severe nut allergies, plus somebody could choke.

Back to charging for parking.

Any more experiences?

Is the parking garage A&M is considering building intended to be for students so that they don't park at Century Square or for use by Century Square visitors (so that they would need to cross the street there)? Seems like A&M proposed this idea of building a parking garage pretty quickly. I wonder if Midway put pressure on them due to the response they received?

FearNoWeevil said:

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There have been plans to build a garage over in the Engineering Corridor going back several years...it was mentioned back when Kyle was renovated and the push was being made to build that accompanying garage

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The proposed garage would sit where lot 50 currently is (right across from Century Square), but is intended to provide more parking there for students, faculty, and staff than the surface lot does currently. My understanding is that it may be needed because there are more people on campus, and because there are long term thoughts about replacing lot 47 with a building.

The idea for the garage came up independently of Century Square, although it has been proposed that the new garage have retail space on the first floor.

lost my dog said:

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FearNoWeevil said:

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There have been plans to build a garage over in the Engineering Corridor going back several years...it was mentioned back when Kyle was renovated and the push was being made to build that accompanying garage

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The proposed garage would sit where lot 50 currently is (right across from Century Square), but is intended to provide more parking there for students, faculty, and staff than the surface lot does currently. My understanding is that it may be needed because there are more people on campus, and because there are long term thoughts about replacing lot 47 with a building.

The idea for the garage came up independently of Century Square, although it has been proposed that the new garage have retail space on the first floor.

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Retail parking space across University Drive?!? Are they going to build another ped underpass as well?

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threecatcorner said:

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Nuts in a milkshake without even listing them? That's a terrible idea. There are many people who have severe nut allergies, plus somebody could choke.

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Nuts in brownies are pretty common. If I had a severe nut allergy, I'd at least question that flavor.

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She's foreign. Used to everything being listed.

Are you?I'd have thought it off if a brownie shake didn't have nuts.

Friday went to Zoe's Kitchen in Cypress next to the Outlet mall and didn't have to pay for parking! Saturday went to Black Walnut for the first time in Rice Village and paid $2 metered parking. It was worth it. Are we still getting a Black Walnut? It was a great place and I think it will do very well here!

MrsC2012 said:

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Orange Theory just told me they've stopped enforcing the meters right now..

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If true, that's a win.

My guess is they will install an automatic pay-as-you-park system like the one at Northgate at some point.

I assume this means parking charges will resume when the development reaches critical mass.

Has anyone experienced them not charging parking?

I went 10 days ago, at night, parking meters were dark, so I parked and explored the area. There were no numbers on the parking spaces, the meters were not turned on, and there was no one there directing parking. Don't know if they are just going to do this for game weekends, or if I picked a lucky time, or what. I would like to try again, but will have a backup plan if the meters are on. Not interested in paying to eat/drink/listen to live music when there are other choices. The Stella is still free. I wish there was a rhyme or reason to when the meters are on or not.

I just parked and didn't pay. I was only there for like 15 minutes though.

Scruffy said:

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biobioprof said:

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threecatcorner said:

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Nuts in a milkshake without even listing them? That's a terrible idea. There are many people who have severe nut allergies, plus somebody could choke.

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Nuts in brownies are pretty common. If I had a severe nut allergy, I'd at least question that flavor.

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She's foreign. Used to everything being listed.

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How new to the country is she?
My 9 year old asks about the ingredients in everything if he doesn't already know.

Tanya it may be that she is more used to not having to ask, building up a habit of not questioning... I'm sure she will quickly learn, though. Benny is a sharp kid.

I bet she asks on a go forward

Went to Zoe's tonight and it was pretty good. Had a lamb pita wrap. It reminds me of Blue Baker slot as an upscale fast food place with some interesting options. A bit pricey my meal + fruit and a drink was $13.

The parking kiosks were there but not turned on. The only parking signs were "Customer's only, no contracted employees" signs. It was very busy not many spots open.

I don't see myself (live in Pebble Creek) heading over there for Zoe's and I'm not sure I would head there for Hopdoddy's as I haven't tried it yet and Grub is a bit easier to navigate to and from. Now I'm interested to see Poppy's and Porter's as far an upscale dining options in town to add to Christopher's/Veritas/Republic.

I didn't read all 7 pages, but there's a garage at northpoint crossing with free parking for "retail only." Pop in to one of the shops in century square, decide on second thought not to buy anything, and have a quick bite before going home. Just a short walk away!