ONe of my favorite places to chill and unwind! Community events are neatly organized. No matter…read morewhat you are looking for, it is in here somewhere!

I come here for the cheese cake factory, I LOVE that place. It's the ultimate cheat meal for me,…read morebut Grimaldi's is a close second. Afterward I actually went to Barnes & Noble to read. It was a great night, lots of space to walk around at this shopping area, just be with the people you care about, get your shopping done. It's also well put together and beats the Outlets here in Allen, their parking is horrible on weekends. Here it's much more manageable.

Moderately successful outdoor mall developed way before the pandemic. Just across the street from…read moreFairview Town Center,The Villages at Fairview are much more utilitarian. Anchored by some significant retailers like Target,Dicks and beat buy,this center pulls more traffic than across the street resulting in a bigger selection of stores and restaurants. I tend to shop here more often as a result especially the easier to navigate landscape.

Sad how the Fairview shopping center has declined in popularity, businesses, and eye appeal. I…read moredon't frequent this shopping center. A rarely shop. Also the mall is closer than this shopping center and they have the same type of stores. Walked it today and it's sad how it's declined. No Macy's and many restaurants have closed their doors. Not sure how this happened but it's sad. The dot com era has made people lazy. Unfortunately this is the outcome. I hope the people managing this shopping center property can come up with something other than getting a hardware store and insurance company to move in. I can't believe that they haven't thought of this when they all the buildings operating. Why isn't there a monorail, tram, connecting the Allen Outlet mall to the Fairview shopping center . Two rails keep the customer coming in and out without having to worry about parking and the traffic. Hope this Fairview shopping center gets revived.

We really enjoyed the Allen Food & Wine Event. Thw weather was perfect. Lots of vendors excited to…read moretell you about their products and services. Local restaurants served up generous samples to earn your business. Live music. Everyone was enjoying the festive vibe.

While they're experiencing some growing pains (traffic, shops opening and closing, restaurants…read morebeing very s-l-o-w to open), they're coming along nicely here. If there's a knock at all with the development at large, it's the lack of access on the west side, courtesy of the right-of-way reserved for a light rail deal which may never happen. Ingress on the north side is OK, and egress is fine if you're going east, not so much if you're going west. If you're going to be a regular customer, you'll probably discover that the north-south Allen Station Parkway along the east side is your best friend in terms of access. All in all, a nice place to visit, and you can shop, dine and be entertained, all in the same area.

Dropped off some women's clothing I wanted to donate recently and it was super quick and painless!…read moreI walked my bag up to the front door because that's all I had, but if you're donating more there are several parking spots in front of the donation door where you can stop and wait for an employee to come over and help you unload.

Okay O-k OOOO TAY!!…read more This place is the truth! Story time: there is free boxing classes for women once a month in the SAME parking lot at hidden gym I leave after my very hard but fantastic class to find out I'm locked out of my very big and bulky mom van. No worries, call the husband. He's slow, I have 2 hours until he arrives with the spare key. I dash over to good will, pick up a few items I DONT need and as I'm watching the items someone is watching ME. She's eyeing me as I'm going from post to bin and then as I'm snatching the buy tag off of a $30 couch I will be buying asap. Ma'am, how can I help YOU? She walks over and says Hey random stranger, I see your having a ball here in this crusty dusty goodwill, why don't you take a gander up the street and around the corner to this place that's LIKE good will but better. Me thinking to my self, you giving me directions like I didn't just walk over here. Long story even longer, I end up buying the goodwill couch , she points me over to this store and I walk in and it's like the Coach of second hand stores! Remember I said I had 2 hours, well my very bougie attorney friend lives around the corner, she called during my initial " I'm locked out" and was already on her way and decided to pull up the moment I stepped into this glorious second hand store. I quickly survey the entire store in oh I'd see 3 mins flat and spot ANOTHER couch I could take my eyes on. I had already scanned all the other couches and the prices were $200-300. The couch tho in question.. THIRTYYYYY DOLLLLLARS. That's right $30! So I wait in the very long lined purchase the couch , hop in the car with my bougie friend while she's tapping her gums about legal jargon I could care less about and ahhh!! A sigh of relief. 2 couches $60 bucks No way to fit either Life is GOOD! The end!

In need of a sweater without putting too much effort into shopping,I opted for Nordstrom Rack. It's…read morerare when I visit a outlet or clearance store but, looking for something specific,the Internet suggested Nordstrom Rack may have it. They didn't have the brand hoodie I was looking for but, I did find a sweater. If you don't mind slogging through unorganized merchandise,you can find some good stuff. Easy fitting room procedure and checkout made the visit painless. Go!

Love this location and staff!! This location still has the…read morenew car smell! It's bright and a large store. Not as large as the one off Preston but still lots of shopping room. The changing rooms are well lit and have never seen them be 100% occupied like the Dallas location. Staff has always been friendly and the line moves quickly!

Great food court options. I'll defer to Fox E's review because there is no way I'm going to compete…read morewith his review.

Visiting every strip mall and food court seems to be Central to my Legacy, so here we go again. Not…read moreto be confused with Leg Assy. Which is something else, probably Barbie related. This Plaza has left quite a legacy on Dallas, especially in the sense that it is one of the most exciting little spots in the area. The massive Chinatown in the Plano area is full of wonder and interesting stuff. This is one of the more interesting aspects of it with a massive Japanese supermarket (Mitsuwa) just a little way down from a really awesome strip mall featuring all kinds of Asian goodies and a very cool food court, where a whole host of different selections are on offer. Everything looks brand new and as you can see Barbie looked great when we came here.

It's okay. Just like every other store in the brand. Crowded, congested and the lines are super…read morelong. I went in to go buy a gift card and that's it. I couldn't wait to get out. Parking at that shopping center is like the Hunger Games, so have fun with that!

It was just okay coming here, it wasn't really worth the trip due to how congested it was, the…read morelines were too long, not enough cashiers. It reminds me of some Burlington's that are not staffed well, it just sucks as the shopper when you are on a time crunch. The selection wasn't that great the day I went, maybe it was that time of the week where inventory didn't come in yet. The clothing wasn't really up to standard. Maybe next time, but I'll probably try a different one.

Do you hear that echo? It's the myriad of vacant retail space in the struggling Fairview Town…read moreCenter. I believe this development took place about 15 years ago. Way before the pandemic and the popularity of open shopping areas instead of enclosed malls. Fairview Town Center has Always seemed like a strange layout to me. It has always been hard to tell what shops are in here and open. Unless you drive it regularly you just don't know . After an initial semi successful splash,it seems it's been all down hill. Multiple reasurants and shops have open and closed including the anchor Dillards. With the exception of the Glorias Latin Cuisine restaurant,I almost never come here.

Created in 2008, the Village at Fairview was a mixed used development, situated on the border of…read moreAllen and Fairview TX. It was meant to be a new breed of town center, where residents could come to shop, play, eat, and socialize. In 2017, it underwent a 50 million dollar renovation, and was renamed Fairview Town Center. It's an outdoor mall, with both parking garages and close parking to each retailer, encouraging both quick stops and longer stays. I stopped by on a Wednesday to check it out, and eat in their modern food hall. It was unseasonably cold and blustery, so immediately regretted my idea of parking further away and walking around. Not many people were there, with a lot of outdoor parking sitting empty (I didn't check out their parking garage). The anchor stores are those from the previous century, with Macy announcing just today that they would be closing this Fairfield location.