Tired and dated shopping center. Drab collection of irrelevant chains and restaurants past their…read moreprime. Burger King and a knock off no name grocery store ate highlights. An auto parts store the most useful thing. It's time to change your oil you lazy bum. And mean now!! Across the street is another dated shopping center. A sad mirror image with competitors. One side auto zone the other Orileys.

When I come to Union City, I mainly like to visit this particular shopping center. Why? Sheng Kee…read moreBakery, and to walk around a predominately Asian themed shopping mall. Of course, there's an O'Reilly's Auto parts, a Burger King, and banks. And it is called the "El Mercado Shopping Center." But this mall seems to have the right mix of businesses and chemistry to draw customers to it. With that, everyone will prosper. Located at Decoto Rd x Alvarado-Niles Blvd (and Meyers Dr) in Union City

Mikes Bikes, Safeway, pizza and burger joint among many other stores. Clean, lots of parking - just…read morenothing that is unique. These are all well known chains. Get your hair cut, go grocery shopping and get pizza at a not very popular pizza joint. Parking was easy for me to find but I doubt it would be like that on a more sunny day. Near the main road and easily accessible from the highway. If you want a no frills shopping experience - this is a good one.

Pleasonton Gateway Shopping Center is exclusively filled with franchises, chains, etc. indies…read morerare. eats services shopping -panda express union bank, Wells safeway -habit european wax services Cvs -corner bakery great clips mike's bikes -north shore poke club pilates -subway dentist -jamba juice orthopedic -bagel st. bagels nail salon -baja expresss ups pure barre coder school cleaners massage/facial shopping notes: -Gateway almost all occupied, parking iffy at times -straight lanes, visibility not a problem -entry from valley side street easier than Bernal main street. -4 stars for so many options here....

The service was awesome, it was busy but they took care of me very quickly. There were lots of…read morefreshly baked cookies and lots of drinks. I was so happy to get some. I live in San Francisco and they closed all if the stores. So I was happy to get the Debra's Special and White Chocolate and Macadamia. Nuts. They had a great special and I it was very price friendly.

UPDATE: Miniso, H&M, Charlotte Russe, Zumiez, and the whole food court are gone. Now I see why…read moreFremont Auto Mall is getting busy with new stores and restaurants opening. This mall is heading in the same direction as the San Francisco Centre. I think the surviving stores are going to disappear in a few years. There's no hope for this mall.

Very good shopping center to go to at Union City! They really have good businesses here especially…read moreones that are Filipino. I normally come here for Seafood City Supermarket and Valerio's Tropical Bakeshop. I'm really looking forward to go to other businesses here. I think they're good for locals around here.

Seafood City is the major business in this plaza however there are many other businesses located…read morehere as well such as: Starbuck Pet Clinic Hawaiian BBQ Donut shops Liquor Stores Taco Bell Auto Zone This shopping center is relatively safe and parking is easy to come by

Decent Mall, it's good to still have one in the East Bay!!…read more I usually get some good deals in JC Pennys, that might be the largest store in this mall along with Macys! There's a food court and movie theater downstairs. This mall isn't huge, decent sized to me. Sears used to be major in this mall, it even had auto center there. I remember getting tires put on there back in the day. Now it's gone, along with a lot of other stores. But there are still plenty of stores here, enough to keep this like a real Mall. And I always liked the location, right off of the 880 freeway in Hayward, very easy to get to!!!

Southland Mall looks horrible! With Sears being gone it looks like a deserted ghost town over…read morethere! There are people living on the premises in their campers trash and debris everywhere. The mall needs to be painted and sidewalks power-washed!

Stoneridge Mall, Pleasanton…read more One of the favorite malls, they have a DMV and a Pop Mart here, Macy's, Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works, Lululemon too! There's a Quickly's here too, it used to be Hot Dog on a Stick! Lots of parking. Will be back soon!

This is the best mall you can find living in the East Bay since majority of the malls near my area…read moreare dying in bankruptcy. Plus, they don't charge an hourly parking like Valley Fair and Santana Row in Santa Clara. They have a good selection of stores like Great Mall mixed with Valley Fair. I barely shop for clothes here, but the food selection is good. I recommend getting a soft serve taiyaki from iSee Cream, cute boba drinks from Ume Tea, and the original boba shop Quickly. Not much dine-in restaurants in here since it's three big American chains and one new ramen restaurant. I like there's a mini work from home office next to the restroom on the second floor. Their WiFi is free to use. Some areas are a bit empty. There's also a DMV service, but I don't think they offer full service like getting a license. Overall it's nice to walk around with lots of available parking. It's even conveniently located near the BART station.

This is my favorite shopping center to go to, because of the atmosphere and that it's in Fremont…read more This place feels like a paradise due to its nature. Usually the best spots for me to go to are Target, The Habit, Century Theaters, Five Guys, and Panera. There is another Target at Fremont Hub, but I prefer the one here better since it neighbors better stores and restaurants. Stores and restaurants often come and go, but they are always replaced with ones that most people would want to go to. Out of all Fremont shopping centers, I prefer this one better.

Some of my regular spots here are The Habit (for their salads and delicious tempura green beans),…read moreHalal Guys, Wingstop, Cinemark movie theater (with awesome Charlie Chaplin artwork and posters displayed throughout the lobby and hallways), DSW (they have some pretty decent shoes IMO), and Target (for everyday essentials). And I saw Barnes & Noble coming soon... if that's true, heck yeah! I know it's mostly chains, not unique boutique shops and businesses, but there is still enough variety that I have no complaints. The outdoor mall is fairly modern, and the area feels safe. A summer concert series occurs on 4th fridays of the month at The Block Plaza near Koja Kitchen, which was convenient this past weekend cuz I grabbed dinner at Koja Kitchen and was able to enjoy the live music while dining. A few doors down, I picked up a yummy chocolate chip cookie from Crumbl too. However if coming here for the live entertainment, the location's not the best. It gets crowded cuz it's just a small space, with concrete surface, and you gotta bring your own lawn chairs if you want seating. There was a tiny dance floor in front of the stage too, but really nothing inviting about the setup. That said, The Cheeseballs put on a fun show for the crowd, with the band performing funk, soul, and rnb tunes. They played various hits including Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Hips Don't Lie by Shakira, You Make My Dreams Come True by Daryl Hall and John Oates, and Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club mashed up with Katy Perry's Firework. Also, parking and traffic is never really an issue for me in this shopping center except near Costco and In-N-Out.

Lido Faire Shopping Center is located in Newark, CA on Newark Blvd. It's a pretty big shopping…read morecenter and consists many different stores, shops, and restaurants. Before it used to be kinda empty after Lido Supermarket left....however in 2005 when 99 Ranch Market moved in things started looking better for this shopping center, more stores, shops, and restaurants! Now it's a thriving Asian shopping center! Here is a list of the general big retail stores and restaurants: 99 Ranch Market Lido Saigon Seafood Harbor Restaurant Little Sichuan Restaurant 85 Degrees Bakery Cafe Newark Buffet East West Bank Dollar Tree Wendy's Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits Big O Tires The other side of the shopping center consists of some of following Restaurants and Stores: Fitness 2000 & Kids Castle Chevron Gas Station Del Taco Quiznos CoCurry Thai Cuisine Kioku Sushi Iron Sushi Newark Good Year Tire Center Bank of the West Parking: Parking here at this shopping center can be a HASSLE especially on the weekends due to soo many different restaurants & shops, 99 Ranch Market, Dollar Tree and now the newly opened 85 Degrees Bakery Cafe. I recommend parking on the opposite side of the shopping center, by Fitness 2000 and Kids Castle and walking towards the 99 Ranch Market area because it will be EXTREMELY difficult to find parking near that side on the weekends, weekdays however you should be fine. ** However, please be aware and do NOT park your car in the Wendy's or Popeye's parking lot, your car is subjected to be TOWED unless of course, your dinning at Wendy's or Popeye's. So if your shopping at 99 Ranch Market or 85 Degrees Bakery Cafe, do NOT park in the Wendy's or Popeye's lot!** Shopping Carts: Both Dollar Tree and 99 Ranch Market have shopping carts for customers to use during their trip to the store, so you can be sure to find plenty of shopping carts throughout the shopping center parking lots. Overall, it's a pretty big and decent thriving Asian shopping center that is now full of businesses after 99 Ranch Market moved on in!

This place is popping! Difficult to find parking on the weekend. Most likely because of 85 degrees…read morebeing in this plaza. People park everywhere (including making random places their own parking spot because they're too lazy to park a bit farther). There's also a ranch 99 here, lots of restaurants and a fitness center that has child care (with a jumpy house!)