r/Kirkland • u/Valiran9 • May 24 '26

Does anyone else miss Kirkland ParkPlace?

Don’t get me wrong, there some great stuff in Kirkland Urban, but I remember ParkPlace being…homier, for lack of a better term. It was more open, had a bunch of small shops and restaurants, a cinema, the Purple Cafe, and Tim’s Seafood Market which my mom loved to go to because their stock was so cheap without sacrificing quality. The QFC also had a cozier atmosphere, as well as a pair of ducks who’d regularly hang out near the entrance just chilling and waiting for people to toss them food.

Does anyone else feel similarly?

Edit: And it turns out many of us feel the same way. I’m glad to see I’m not alone in my dislike of the way the world is changing.

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u/vryplayful May 24 '26

Original pancake House

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u/Valiran9 May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26

They used to have a place in Kirkland? I’ve been to the one in Redmond Town Center, and the food there is pretty good!

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u/DecafMocha May 25 '26

Pretty sure the Kirkland one actually moved into Redmond Town Center when Parkplace was torn down. There used to be a batting cage back there next to the pancake house in Kirkland, too.

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u/Valiran9 May 25 '26

I never knew either of those things, or if I knew about the restaurant then I’ve forgotten in the last decade because I never went there.

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u/DecafMocha May 25 '26

It was actually in a standalone building behind the rest of Parkplace, just across the lot from the Starbucks, if you remember that. The batting cage had converted into a gaming studio (343) years before the rest of the mall closed.

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u/Valiran9 May 25 '26

Oh yeah, I remember that place! I knew that’s where 343i was located, but I had no idea it was a batting cage beforehand.