text: Whoever built a mall at the corner of 77 and WT Harris Blvd has probably since been fired.  It deserves only two stars, but one extra is being awarded because it is by far the least crowded big mall in or near Charlotte.  It was slow before The Great Recession, and is still slow.  No longer can the recession be blamed for lack of business because if I go to Carolina Place, South park, or Concord Mills, I can't find a parking spot on the weekend.  This mall isn't even busy at Christmas time!  I think they may have been banking on 485 opening to the mall - which it did 3 years ago, but that hasn't helped business either.\n\nIt has your typical stores, most of which it shares with Carolina Place, and an AMC Theater which is only accessible from outside the mall (very odd for a mall theatre).  The food court is typical as is the mandatory Starbucks.  I do like that the main restrooms near the food court have waterless urinals - those things are awesome.\n\nThere also some decent restaurants like Bravo's but I generally don't go to a mall to go to restaurant.  The anchor stores are oddly placed - like Dillard's at the far end of the mall.  Most Dillard's are slow, so they don't need anything to hinder their business (hint - if you can't find a place to park at a mall and it has a Dillard's, there will usually be places to park).  \n\nThe mall also a cool \"man zone\" type place.  They have a couple of TVs with sports so you can watch tv while the significant other shops.  \n\nNorthlake isn't too bad for being a mall, but it's average at best.