For us, the 'Austin Heights' business area of Coquitlam -- the area of Austin Avenue between Blue Mountain Road and Gatensbury Street -- has always offered a unique selection of shops, markets, financial institutions, restaurants, small cafes and diners, medical, and other professional and non-professional services.
Everything there is rather neatly-arranged within a quite small and compact area. Street, and off-street parking can be limited though, and a touch frustrating at times -- especially if expecting to just pull in, and immediately park 'right where' you wish to go. For public transit users, bus access is good, with several stops along this route, with each convenient and handy to particular locations.
We have used several offerings within the area over the years -- especially for family physician requisitioned medical and clinical appointments at the Coquitlam Professional Centre (a small, multi-floor building providing various medical, clinical, and laboratory offices), and restaurant dining (several "come & go" changes over the years, but always a rather decent selection of different cuisine offerings on-the-go at any one time), and to a much more limited extent, some shopping, banking, and the like.
Some favourite go to spots for shopping interests have included: RONA (house & building suppies, etc), Inno Foods (bakery, deli, and specialty foods), Reflections Books (metaphysical & wellness stuff & such - services, and great selection of crystals, stones, semi-precious gems, and such), Rosemarie's Treasures (large selection of low- to medium-priced gifts, and lots of 'fun' stuff & such), Lucky Loonies (dollar store offerings). And for our most-recent dining experiences: Khob Khun Thai cuisine (so good!!), Sushi Karis, and Mika Sushi (two tasty Japanese cuisine restaurants). Not to mention some Korean, Italian, and Western cuisine offerings pulling at us for a try!
For us, 'Austin Heights' provides several local neighbourhood medical, dining, shopping, and other opportunities and experiences -- often used, and much-apreciated. read more