York Lanes Mall — Local services in Toronto

It's decent for a university mall. The interior is drab and uninspired, and despite the lack of a single vacancy for years, the interior looks cheap to me. The hours are good for a mall, but have started to come down recently (many retailers switchedfrom midnight closing to 23:00 this year for some reason). Layout is pretty straightforward, but that's not surprising considering the small size. The washrooms are large and usually clean. The assortment of retailers is generally decent, but why is there an investment bank there? How does that benefit the average York student? Even another top 5 bank would be an improvement. Also, the spot next to Shopsy's is being converted to a Shopsy's express. Why not aim for more retailer diversity and get another restaurant or something else that would benefit students?

TL;DR: Decent...

Good food but very overpriced. Campus books are full price at the bookstore. York University clothing and accessories or just anything in general from the bookstore just as stationary are very expensive. Buy your school supplies somewhere else. Their textbook buyback program sucks and the money you get in return is about 10% what you payed for. They don't sell water bottles in any store or restaurant so don't forget to bring water. Apparently it's against York policy to sell water bottles due to the plastic yet plastic bubble tea or anything else that's plastic is...

There are a variety of places to get food, Shoppers Drug Mart stuff, School swag, and even a medical clinic.

The Aroma and Great Canadian Bagel are great spots for breakfast!

It gets very busy around lunch time so expect a line. So far I've tried the Qoola Fresh spot, burrito spot, Italian spot, and Thai express for lunches. All are great tasting tbh. So just eat what you want! I personally didn't vibe w the salad bowl from Qoola Fresh, that's all (it was fresh, just the combination was weird.. like balsamic and hummus?)

The washrooms are small but...