Houghton Center — Local services in Kirkland

Went to All American eye glass repair and met with Alex, who took great care in dealing with my situation. One morning I woke up to the sound of someone saying I just stepped on your glasses and had been walking around for a week with them all wonky with one arm. I explained this all to him and even tried to solder them ourselves which didn't work out for me too well. So, we stopped in, had him explain what he would do, and told us to come back in about 1.5hrs and when I got to put them on I could see so much more clearly and instantly my headache went away, and I just wanted to say thank you for fitting us in last minute with my indecisive self! Also, was greeted with slobbering kisses from Freya, the beautiful dog that hangs out in the lobby. She was friendly and played so nicely...

This center is a good one-stop shop for quick grocery, drugstore, bank, or Starbucks visit.

I don't live near here but tend to stop after a run on the Cross Kirkland Corridor if I park on the south end.

Metroplolitan market is a bit expensive for our food budget, though on this visit they had huge strawberries for $2.50 each, must have been an influx/excess. On this same visit, I saw a yellow pepper for $7.99/lb, so there is that, too!

Starbucks is relatively busy, the staff are friendly, and I can nearly always find a place to sit and visit for a bit.

The Bank of America has been "temporarily closed" each time I have tried to visit, which I find funny......again, not my normal go-to location, so...

Fair warning, the parking lot is bonkers, or entertaining, if you just sit & watch the foot traffic.

Houghton Center has a curious variety of business establishments (Dental, Dry Cleaning, a Grocery Store, Salon/Botique, nails, pet, Starbucks Coffee, and a Drug store)...

This part of Kirkland, has a such a warm, lively vibe, anyways. (Besides the parking lot...)*

I suggest walking if it's nice out, and bringing...