I'm going to be honest, I had no idea there was a mall in this highway triangle. I thought the…read morespace between where I-270 and I-495 met had nothing in it. I've only seen the area from the highways that are tree lined. I am quite amazed by how out of touch I was for this area. This mall is quite expansive. The one thing I love about the DMV area is that the malls are still thriving. Not to the point where every single store is filled, but no where near dead mall territory. I had some time to kill before I had to head back home and wanting to pick up some items. Parking here had me. I wasn't sure where would be the best place to park. I ended up in the outdoor lots and didn't even want to mess with the parking structure. As a note, early here means you will encounter a slew of parents with their children in tow. Be careful and mindful in the parking lot as they will be everywhere. The mall had a bit of everything in here. The typical anchors and national chains you would expect to find in a mall. Food court area was jammed with eateries and customers. I opted to not eat here. Would definitely come back. Especially on a lazy day. Good people watching, enough stores to grab whatever you might be thinking of getting, and ample parking.

11.22.25 Love their…read moreholiday decorations which make for great photo opps. Also I appreciate that they have an abundance of seating areas throughout the mall. Unlike my local mall in Howard County, they have nicer, reputable retailers. It is currently my favorite mall in Maryland.

Eclectic. Some "anchor" stores in this kind of quirky shopping center carry the day regardless of…read moreturnover (the Golf Galaxy store was always a mystery to me): Target, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Tara Thai, Giant, Marshall's, Chick-Fil-A. Then there's Value City ... wut ... And now new stores: Cava, Honeygrow provide a nice uplift. Note: Parking is a bear (mostly because there are also a lot of lousy drivers that come here plus the spaces are tight).

3/19/21 A lot has changed since I lived in Rockville…read moreMaryland. I have seen new buildings get made in spots that were once parking spaces.  I will admit,  there were a lot of parking spaces. Barns&Nobles was the main attraction for this shopping area with Starbucks being an added bonus. People then traveled to other spots of this shopping center. Chick Fill-A was the newest building to be added before I moved to Virginia.  I never saw the grand opening, but I did try the chicken the next time I was in town. Last weekend I was back in Rockville area and saw the Barns&Nobles sign wasn't present.  I saw the Starbucks Coffee sign and started wondering if Barns&Nobles went out of business.  I did not notice that the business had moved to Congressional Plaza.  Why the move? Could be a number of reasons.   I remember when Montrose Crossing went by another name, but just like the name Berenstein Bears, it no longer exists.  I also don't remember the name it use to be called. My mom loved shopping at Marshlls for clothes and whatever else she could find. As a kid, I found shopping for clothing very boring.   Yes, most male kids and some females too found shopping for clothes boring.  Now I am left with memories from a time I would go shopping with my mom.  As the song goes, "you don't what you got till it's gone."  Yes, those were good times, even if I did not see it that way at the time.  Without the Barns&Nobles to headline the main attraction,  I think the decline for this shopping area will show up bigtime during the summertime of 2021. Time will tell.

This place could be a hot mess sometimes in terms of parking and navigating through the parking…read morelots, particularly on the weekends and right after work. This shopping center has almost forty stores. Ones I like to frequent are: Food/Drinks- Giant Food; Aspen Hill Beer, Wine, and Lottery Restaurants-Panera Bread; Five Guys; Chipotle; Silver Fountain Restaurant Pet supplies-Unleashed by Petco; Shopping: Game Stop; Five Below Other- BofA; USPS

Nice contemporary shopping center with tons of variety in the stores there. The grounds were very…read moreclean and well kept & there was ample parking!

I rather much enjoy this shopping center a lot, however I don't like the boutiques here. Way…read moreoverpriced for something that doesn't stand out to me. Otherwise, pretty much standard selection of stores with a nice salon.

Busy little place with many high end shopping options. Not on my financial go-to type of strip…read moremall, but for folks with the means - this place has great food and fashion and other nifty little stores. Clean. Ample parking.

It's just a dollar tree. Nothing special here. Decent selection. Store is laid out a little weird…read morefor me and might be a little cramped but for a dollar you can't complain

Best dollar tree around. Store typically well stocked and always neatly organized and bright…read more Yusuf and Joel are kind and helpful. Even went to the back to look for cotton pads for me.

So Barnes & Noble has moved to Congressional Plaza which probably bumps my rating up at least half…read morea star alone (bad move Montrose Crossing!) But some of the shops here are still overpriced and honestly, for some reason, a portion of the clientele who shop here are (I hope unintentionally) rude ... from parking to not wearing masks to cutting in lines (social distancing accounts for gaps, folks!!!) Still, there are enough great shops here that it's a great place to visit.

3/19/21…read more Congressional Plaza,   A place I use to travel to for a hair straighten (aka a perm) or a haircut. I might then  walk over to the Tower Records and buy a movie soundtrack or a necklace.      These two places  were high on my list. There even use to be a movie theater here, but that went the way of the dodo. Speaking of going the way of the dodo, Tower Records also went that way too. The space for the old Tower Records has been taken up only to shutdown two times that I can remember.  Today I learned that Barns&Nobles has taken up residence there. Even though it is only one floor,  the space is huge.  Tower Records had some problems filling the space, but they did it with the jewelry section, the adult videos/magazines section and the standard magazine sections.   I think Barns&Nobles won't have a problem filling the space.  I know there is a Starbucks store at Congressional Plaza akready,  but I have a feeling another one might be added inside the Barns&Nobles store at some point...if there isn't one already. I will have to check out this plaza the next time I am in town. I wanna see the inside of this Barns&Nobles; as well, as other areas of the plaza.

I have shopped at madewell for years & always got gift cards from family for the holidays!!…read moreVisiting this store made me not want to shop at madewell ever again !! There were 3 associates in the front having a conversation & none of them said a word as they were busy in own conversation!! Horrible customer service !! I had a return & saw a purse that I was going to exchange I had to go to the 3 & interrupt to get price of purse then when I went to counter to do return/exchange another rude associate !! She didn't say hello thank you nothing!! What happened to customer service?? Obviously this store needs to look up the definition & get a refresher course

Well organized store, friendly, helpful staff. Great selection of clothing and accessories.read more

11/21/22 This area has changed and changed with stores…read morecoming and stores closing.  One such place I never thought would close  was the Pizza Hut at this location.    There was the Bollywood store which at one point did not know what that was. In short they are Musicals in nearly all Indian movies.    I noticed the parking area has been upgraded so it is easier to get in and out.  I don't co.e to this area offten, but I noticed one sign still has an old business that is no longer there.   Yet the business is offering a bait and switch deals on their massage...  watch your ass if you do go to Blue Moon Spa or as the sign says Annie's Massage.

Park at your own risk!! We parked there and went to the…read moreIndian restaurant. When we came back their parking sign fell over and left a deep scratch on the bumper. We looked at the sign. It says the place is managed by "Realco Millennium LLC." We looked up the place and they're in Virginia. We called the number and the guy said "It's not our problem. Call your insurance."