You've never done one of these puzzles before, have you? =o\
True, it doesn't state who's going to the mall. But you can clearly figure out everyone else who IS going where and at that point, there's only one person left..thus you know that last person you haven't gotten a place for yet- is going to the mall. That's how that fits in. And there are a few things said about Mike...I don't recall anymore, but some of it just might be that he was the last available person. You don't make assumptions either. By thinking that Mike likes food because he's going to the restaurant, you're taking two unrelated clues and makes linking assumptions. Ok, so in this instance, I see where it can be confusing like that. But that's not how these puzzles work. It's a lot of process of elimination and filling it in step by step. If you really want, I can take you step by step through how to solve this puzzle. I assure you, there is only one solution- and it was indeed very well written. The only problem, would be if you're unfamiliar with these kinds of puzzles...then you might not quite get it I suppose.
