I like the Summit! It's hard to believe it's been open 27 years! When it first opened it would be…read moreour "swanky" place of choice to meet up and to nosh! I recall the PF Changs being one of the first one's I had eaten at, and the Flip Burger was fun, too! When bridal dress shopping for my stepdaughter, we enjoyed a fun wine and cheese restaurant that has since closed. The Summit has always had a "big city," upscale vibe! Even though the Summit is much larger than Huntsville's Bridge Street Town Centre, I was excited when 10 years later, Bridge Street opened in Huntsville!!
Summit and Bridge Street share a lot of retail places in common: Altar'd State, Anthropologie, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Bath & Body Works, Belk, Buckle, Chico's, White House/Black Market, Lululemon, Loft, Soma, and more.
Huntsville also has many of the same restaurants as Summit.
As far as outdoor shopping centers go, I think the Summit is nice and people rave about the views, which I never noticed, honestly. There also is a shortage of public restrooms and then there's traffic on 280....ugh!