Likely one of the planet's finest toy purveyors. They genuinely care about the health, safety,…read moredevelopment, and JOY of children and their caregivers. Each item is meticulously selected and fairly priced. Their special events are truly special. I can't think of a better place to shop and play.

While doing research for my book Forgotten Restaurants& Stores of Vancouver and Portland, I was…read morerecommendeded to check out businesses that lasted 10 plus years. While doing this I was lead to Kazoodles Toys. Which ironically is having their 20th birthday party. Was extremely excited to find out how a business lasts 20 years through the ups and downs of an uncertain economy. When I walked in I was greeted not only once but twice. Which was great customer service on their part. Thats where it went downhill. When asked what brings me in, I told them it was my first time in and doing some research. The mood shifted probably because I'm an adult that didn't happen to have his kids with him at the time. Which for me is a rare treat. My daughter Emma just happened to be at a friend's birthday party. The air shifted, forced smiles, the friendliness turned into awkward, forced conversations and felt like I just became cringe worthy. Think of people on the Epstein list. Unsure of what caused this shift, but couldn't get out of there fast enough. Even felt forced to make a purchase which I did. Would not recommend Kazoodles. How they lasted 20 years is a mystery to me. They don't even deserve a footnote in my book. I recommend going to Thinker Toys or Kids at Heart Toys in Portland. Sure it's a drive but worth it. Take notes on their Customer service and maybe you'll last another 20 years.

After reading the reviews, I decided to check this store out myself to see all the "variety" in…read morestock. And I was surprised by the amount of stuff they carried, many items were fairly priced and when walking in, I was greeted with a "welcome in" and instantly felt like a safe space!! So many different hobbies like action figures, statues, and graded comics books? Each corner/spot inside is something new you didn't know existed. Overall amazing experience!! I recommend this store to anyone near the pdx/Washington area who appreciate the amount of thought that goes into incorporating every hobby.

Hey Everyone! I just want to say that this shop is one of…read morethe best places that I have visited in my quick trip to Vancouver! The shop owner was very welcoming and we had a great chat about our collection. speaking of collection! I can guarantee that when you walk into this amazing shop you will find exactly what you're looking for! If I could give this place a 100 stars I would!! If you want to checkout my quick tour of the shop make sure to head to my YouTube channel "The Merc's On The Mic" for more!! And Make sure to subscribe!! Again huge shoutout to "I Like Comics!" I definitely will be back!!

Clean store, super friendly staff, huge selection of board games, toys, and gifts. Prices are…read morehigher than big, huge, evil Schmal-Schmart stores. But that mall rent is sky high, so I understand.

Family owed business who are all very friendly. They have a great selection of quality toys for…read moreyoung and old. I particularly like their old school toys they have. Board game selection is quite nice as well. Fun shop to check out and I like to stop in often.

What a fun selection of Pop and other anime goodies…read more They also have a great selection of cute notepads, pens, and desk trinkets. All of it is Asian cute inspired and the prices are pretty reasonable!

The mall has two Jami stores: Jami 2 has all the Kpop merch and a ton of anime figures…read more(downstairs), and Jami has more general anime merchandise and stationary (upstairs). The employees at Jami 2 are welcoming and nice; I was nervous the first time I went in here because I haven't really interacted with other Kpop fans in person before. But I had a great conversation with one of the team that made me feel comfortable! I come back on every payday to buy a new album for my collection. Glad to see that they have past albums, too!! They also have some photocard trades up by the register (only Stray Kids, last I checked) so bring your binder if you're interested!

What a fun place in downtown Portland if you are an anime lover! It has a lot of curated, cute,…read moreand fun merchandise and still has the fun Portland vibe because there were 3 of the sweetest dogs that come up to greet you. Lots of interesting finds here, more heavy on the Pokemon side - as they even have special curated cards. Also it's really nice that they have an upstairs lounge area where they have a spot with some free snacks and just is nice place to chill. Also the service was very friendly and informative, especially on some of their high end curated Pokemon cards.

A cute store to shop at especially if you love Pokémon!…read more When I first visited this store, the first thing that caught my eye was the huge and inflatable Eevee outside the store. It was super cute and fun to take pictures with. The store staff locks the door from the outside, so you have to flag down a staff member to let you in. I thought that was strange, but I realized they are probably doing that for anti-theft purposes since they do carry a lot of expensive items. Walking-in, I was amazed with the décor and selection. It was like I was walking through a store from Japan itself. There was a good variety of items with stuff from the Pokémon company to stuff created by small business owners. I ended up getting 4 Pokémon prints to hang in my room that were created by a small business owner. They had a deal for buy 3 get 1 free, so I could not refuse especially since the prints were so cute. I liked how they had deals like that for a lot of things. When I checked out, they even gave me a free custom sticker. My only critique is the prices. The prices are generally on the higher side for both the imported and custom made goods and this is coming from someone from LA. The 3 prints I bought totaled to around $45 which a bit high. Overall, a good experience here. I would come back if I had some extra money to spend.

I went for balloons, and the lady at the desk was super friendly. It was my first time inside, and…read moreI was bummed I hadn't been sooner. There are a lot of thoughtful, fun toys for kids. Local artists make stuff for the shop, too. The ballon's were pretty and I was very pleased with them.

Come for the play space, leave with a boatload of new toys! Which in this case was a good thing,…read moresince we visited near the holidays and have a bunch of nieces and nephews. While I think this spot is only listed as a toy store on Yelp--and what an amazing, well-thought-out, beautiful layout of toys and other offerings they have--the small play space to me is just as lovely. The sky and rainbow theme is a dream, and the toys are thoughtful and of good quality. We had at first tried to go to a different indoor playground in town, but when it turned out to be unexpectedly closed for the week, it was serendipity that we found ourselves here instead. My two small kiddos played for around an hour, and the adults left with a wooden thumb piano, a DIY synthesizer, and a set of magnetic darts, among other things. Which are gifts and which I'm planning to keep, I'll never tell. Can't wait to come back.

Amazing service and great employees! 100% recommend for jellycats and calico critters or any…read moretoy/plush in particular.

I have been shopping at Kids at Heart when I come to Portland on business for quite some time. I…read moredid again this weekend. I have experienced a pattern of somewhat unfriendly behavior by some staff working at this store before, but really thought nothing of it until a recent experience both in their store and outside of. I will add however that not all employees here can be blamed for the actions of others. I also just happened to attend a birthday party early Sunday evening for my daughter's friend. Another individual was there, who coincidentally owns a retail store in the same area as Kids At Heart, and was explaining after the party to a few of us how he bought some Needoh there and how he was texting other parents ahead of this party that they could find them there too. He went on to say that days later, the owner of Kids at Heart barges in to his store during business hours, in front of his own customers, and accuses him or buying Needoh from her store and selling them at his. Mind you, he is showing us video footage from his phone to back up how outlandish the Kids At Heart owners behavior was and I watched in confusion because he tried calmly explaining to her that it was simply coincidence and she didn't seem to care. What was tacky was how she had no visual proof of her claim, only some he said-she said story, then started going off about prices of items in his store and on his website while shouting some type of action against his store. I could only wonder if she was there for more competitive or territorial reasons, but then I would be guilty of assumption as well. This behavior was all over an extremely popular $5-$15 toy sold at hundreds of other stores, which I see listed on Walmart and Amazon for $30-45. Many of the parents have had to drive around for weeks hunting for these things in preparation of the party, time was running out, and this other business owner kinda saved the day for us by making sure every kid (and some parents) at this party had a Needoh, or ones to gift, so everyone could have the same experience as the birthday girl. The picture I took at this party with one of the same Needoh styles this man purchased from Kids at Heart (and other stores too) kinda proves my point because they clearly ended up at a personal event, not in his store. After hearing this story and seeing proof to back it up, I was shocked by the owner of Kids At Heart and her behavior. I am not one to typically review retail stores and I was not asked to leave this review by anyone involved, but I certainly felt it needed to be done since the owner of Kids At Heart acted in such a hostile way towards another business that supported them. Overall, my experience this weekend combined with the above - I now choose to look elsewhere for children's gifts (and so will a handful of other parents).

Oh boy, where do I start! I'll start with the good. I was in the other day and the dude behind the…read morecounter was very polite and packed full of knowledge and was able to answer all my questions and then some. He was extremely helpful, and I was able to get everything i needed with him having to run to Google or a computer to figure out my issues i was having. i learned alot about what i was asking. I will definitely be going back and speaking with him if need advice or more parts. Now the bad! I went in last week to see the guy that helped me prior and he wasn't there (maybe a day off) the girl behind the counter with jacked teeth (mind you i waited 45 minutes for her to get off her personal phone)she was not able to find a simple part and when I asked her for advice on an issue she went straight to Google and and someone else. Another customer ended up jumping and answering my question due to her lack of knowledge. If I decide to go back in to that store I will turn around and leave if the knowledgeable guy isn't there (hes a new guy but definitely knows his stuff) Definitely don't go to the portland store because it's ran by a bunch of monkeys and they never have anything in stock.

Says online they carry several things including Magic cards and other like goods. I went in there…read moreto see such wares and the store only catered to RC and model hobbies. I will admit there were some nice rc cars there and model collectible items. As though there is not a whole lot of other cards shops in the area finding out this place had some I wanted to check their selection out. If this place is not going to carry such things they need to take it off their website. The place was dead and looks like it's going out of business.

Was on a work trip and had a little extra time on my hands so I figured I would give this place a…read morelook. I didn't regret it!!! This place has such a good selection of Pops, toys new and old and other collectibles. It's not a huge store but it does have a good enough room to move around and have a look. The staff was super friendly and helpful. Didn't seem pushy or unhelpful. Gave me plenty of room to walk around and look. I ended ip pickup a stranger things Funko pop. It looked great and the price wasn't bad at all. If I ever come back for another trip I will for sure visit again and I suggest you to go visit too.

Don't go here specially when the dude w painted nails and a hat is working he has no idea what he's…read morelooking at half the time when you go in trying to sell figs lol brought him some solid ones where he could've easily doubled his profit and he didn't even take em out the bags to take a look I had 9 in total 3 of them alone were worth 70$-80 the rest I was practically giving away for free at that point but oh well what can you expect when the dude upfront has no idea what he's looking at and he's there just to be there missed out on a easy profit again don't waste you're time going here I expected more from a local business that's been around for this long ‍maybe get some more people that are knowledgeable to work at you're store and you'll see more $$$ flow

Still 5-Stars of vintage toy goodness, just updating to reiterate how fantastic this shop is! The…read moreowner is so nice and knowledgeable, and he recently expanded his shop this year to double the space. Hooray for even MORE TOYS! There's quite a variety of toys, a bit of everything vintage, not just Star Wars & G.I. Joe (though there's plenty of those), including some quirky oddballs & kitschy fun stuff. He has a website with even more toys not available in the store, so be sure to check out his website, too (and if you order something online you can arrange to pick it up at the shop, just let the owner know). The shop is bright, clean, and very well organized, with fair, reasonable prices, too. So stop by & get yourself some toys - or a unique gift for someone else, because we could all use some more fun & a bit of whimsy in our lives.

I never thought I'd casually be able to buy Street Sharks like this…read more Dr. Tongue's I Had That Shoppe is one of the most appropriately named stores in the country. Within five minutes of entering the store you'll be screaming "I had that!" as you point at the toys from your nostalgic youth. Not only limited to mainstream popular items such as GI Joes and Star Wars figures, you'll find great items from obscure childhood classics from Toxic Crusaders to Street Sharks (the greatest cartoon show on Earth). Special mention to the owner, a passionate toy lover with a flare for bringing out nostalgic memories while educating you on the history of toy series and entertainment. He made the trip extra worthwhile, as it gave my visit a personal touch. I got three very good condition Street Sharks for the low price of $20. And though I live on California, it is good to know that Dr. Tongue does shipping orders to all over the country. Relive your childhood on this Jawesome toy store.