If you're looking for an outdoor spot to shop and eat, you're better off sticking with 3rd Street or Old Town Pasadena. This contrived outdoor mall feels like ToonTown, the Bellagio, and a hack-version of 3rd Street--all rolled into one. You've got your standard mall-type stores here. The only benefit to shopping at the Grove is the Farmer's Market. But then again, the Farmer's Market is a landmark destination in and of itself.
Pros: Farmer's Market, it's outdoors
Cons: contrived, nothing unique
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