Walked into this cute, small store that has a lot of personality around 12pm on a whim. I have…read morepassed by this store so many times and have never noticed it. Got a very nice greeting from the owner himself. This store has toys from board games, to balls, dolls (mostly Barbie Dolls), vintage toys for all ages, robots (small action figures), wind up toys, plush animals, kaleidoscopes, marbles, pick up sticks, puzzles of every kind, trucks, small racing cars and a lot more. Every toy/item varies on the prices. Prices were not that expensive, nor were they cheap. Good quality store, clean, street parking only and is a family owned business. Established back in 1989. I wasn't really looking for anything in particular, but will definitely be back if and when I need to purchase something for anyone and for any occasion. They also do gift wrapping free of charge..

This is a nostalgic toy shop will all sorts of games and toys from childhood. It's a great place to…read moreget gifts or presents- they have puzzles, board games, food play toys, and so much more. This is definitely a gem & the workers are so friendly! Parking- street parking

As a parent I enjoy the little things... like on a hot day, enjoying comfort of strolling through a…read moremall with my daughter to hang out. My daughter has always loved this store. We'll usually go in and window shop and she has a blast looking at all the cool stuff. Today was like another of those experiences but with an extra very refreshing cherry on top. Sarah who worked here, was absolutely fantastic. From entering the store and welcoming us with a warm greeting and asking us if we need assistance to the gold standard checkout experience. We love coming here for the amazing products and nostalgic items as well as the amazing selection and atmosphere. Everything is very fairly priced and valued really well. I always enjoy coming here for my daughter and for my own interest. I hope this store stays here at the Sherman Oaks Fashion Square mall for years to come and it's highly recommended for all. Thanks Sarah and Mind Games!

We absolutely love this store…read more Anytime we're at the mall we always make sure that we stop in. We're a big board game and puzzle family and this is the best store for both of those things in the San Fernando Valley that I'm aware of. It is located inside the mall so be aware of that. They have a good selection of games, they have a really excellent selection of puzzles. I'm sure this is driven by what sells for them but they have way too many Funko pop figures for me. That's not my thing, and it takes up a lot of space in the store. But I'm sure they sell a lot of them. They also have some great toys, although not a great selection of them. Everyone here who works here is friendly and helpful. We've never had any issues there. I will say their recommendations are not always great. The main thing that does bring this store down a little bit is just how expensive some of the things can be. It's pretty often that you can find the same item for less money on Amazon. I know that makes me sound heartless, and I love supporting shops like this, but sometimes the price difference is very considerable. But overall it's a great store, definitely check it out.

This was mine and my bf's first time visiting this area. We originally came by to try the new Kavat…read moreCoffee shop nearby and decided to drop by this shopping center on the way home! We parked by the Target and walked into this plaza from there. Didn't even realize this was connected to the Target at all. We walked in and were greeted by the cutest and sweetest Korean lady. We shopped around and found some nice funkos that we took home, didn't even plan on buying anything, along with a Tomy Pokémon figure that you rarely see (Stunfisk)! Also, they were playing Dabin in the store, awesome music choice! Since we spent over a certain amount, the lady told us about their gift card offer. Basically buy a $50 gift card and get a $10 gift card for free or something and we were able to use it on our purchase that day and save whatever for next time. Cute little shop and great for gifts BUT I wouldn't buy anything from the little machines by the door since they're all bootleg figures and we learned that the hard way lol. IG: @ammysalamii

Rare Selections when it comes to model kits, but the prices are absurd and overpriced. Just go to…read moreJungle, Tokyo LifeStyle, and Neo Happyland...

This is your go to store for BT21 merchandise! The Line Friends Store is located at Universal…read moreCityWalk in Hollywood. It's right next to the Universal Mega Store (Summer) and right across from the Sanrio Smile shop! This store has lots of merchandise for BT21, K-Pop, and LINE friends icons! When my family and I went into the store, the team members greeted us! It was our first time inside! It's such an immersive experience. There are so many different items from accessories, apparel, customizable COLLER bags with NBCUniversal character pins, and crossover collections from movies such as Minions, Trolls and so much more! There are so many photo opportunities inside the store too! We bought a few items like keychains and a plush from the store and it wasn't too expensive! We had a great time at Line Friends Store!

This is the newest location of Line Friends in LA. Located in CityWalk across from the Hello Kitty…read moreCafe, it's a little smaller than their store across from Grauman's Chinese Theatre. This location focuses more on the BTS created characters BT21 and includes a small offering of product from the core Line Friends assortment and some items from the New Jeans collection. They had a good amount of options from blind boxes, to tees, to exclusives for the Hollywood store. I did notice when I came on Monday that the stock was a little picked over in terms of sizes and some characters being available. (I had looked at tees for the Hollywood store and they didn't have all of the sizes for all of the characters.) There are some fun photo ops in there for free - definitely check them out if you get a chance. Like all of the CityWalk businesses, you park either in one of the structures or pay extra for the closer parking options. I believe if you see a movie or are a passholder with a high level, you can get free parking.

Did not know this even existed! So happy I came in here! Staff were all so sweet and welcoming! Had…read moreno problems here, it was filled with happiness and sanrio! After playing Hello Kitty Adventure Island and then coming here, it definitely made me happy cause I knew all the Sanrio characters. This location does carry limited/exclusive items here that normal Build a Bears don't have. I ended up buying My Sweet Piano. My Sweet Piano is very limited now and staff told me that now is the time to get her because she may not come back in stock! Normal sized bears are around $30-$40 (Depends which you buy). Great place to come with kids and friends who are fans of Sanrio!

Honestly I didn't even know there was a Hello Kitty themed Build-A-Bear Workshop until one of my…read moreclose friends told me about it. The workshop is located on the 2nd floor of Westfield Century City. This is the very first Build-A-Bear & Hello Kitty and Friends Workshop with new locations at American Dream in New Jersey (opened in February 2026) and Mall of America in Minnesota (plan to open in early 2026). [Parking]: Parking rates at Westfield Century City = 1 hour free, 1 hour and 20 minutes = $4, and additional 20 minutes = $2. $32 daily max. Unfortunately the workshop doesn't offer parking validation. [Experience]: The shop has all of popular Sanrio characters and visitors can also find other hard-to-find characters like Badtz-Maru, Keroppi, U*SA*HA*NA, Pekkle, Tuxedo Sam, Aggretsuko, etc. They also sell various accessories including some of LA shop exclusive items. [Process]: There was no waiting line on Saturday at 4 PM. First select an unstuffed character from the bins (Choose Me) and follow by picking accessories. Next walk up to a staff member and decide whether to add scents & sound. Once a final decision has been made, then a staff member will assist customers on using a foot-pedal machine to fill up the character with cotton with desired fluffiness. Before the character is stitched closed, customers will go through the Heart Ceremony (make a wish and kiss a heart before it's stuffed into the character). Customers will ultimately pay at the cashier counter and can also get a cardboard carrying case for an extra charge. The whole process also comes with a birth certificate to take home. [Price]: Each plush = $38 to start, but my plush was approximately $100 when I also include other accessories like clothing (had multiple outfits), handheld items, scent, etc. [Conclusion]: This is definitely the place to visit for an unique and customized Hello Kitty plushies.

This Toys R Us is inside Macy's, which is inside the Westfield fashion square Mall…read more It's on the bottom level right at the entrance out to the parking structure. It's also a great little toy section, it's a large Toys R Us section for Macy's. Which is absolutely great. They have a great selection of Melissa and Doug toys, as well as anything else that you would expect. They do have some LEGO sets, although the selection isn't great. The other really nice thing about this Toys R Us location is that the Toys are always on sale. There's always a buy one get one 50% off, or 40% off sale. If you're shopping at the right time, or if you think in advance, you can actually get some pretty good deals on some toys. I know I said that the LEGO set selection was limited, which it is, but we've been able to get some LEGO sets for considerably less than their priced anywhere else. Either because they were on sale here, or there was some Macy's discount. For nostalgia it's really great that Toys R Us is still around. For practicality it's really great that this is here in Macy's.

Stumble upon this store and its name wasn't even obvious. It looks like a treasure hunt, so to kill…read moretime, we went in. What luck we got! When we entered the main room, Mr Tiger greeted us. He said he's descended from Spanish and Italian, so his last name is Tigere, means Tiger. He's really friendly and chatty about the over 100 countries he's been to, the culture and the conversation spans to rocks of all forms including dinosaurs poops and crocodile teeth. It was very interesting and time flies talking to him. The rocks in the store prices 30,40,50+ bucks but there's no pressure from buying. The store covers old comics to rocks of all forms to small cultural artifacts of all kinds. It's worth spending time there but I felt like without Mr Tiger telling you the stories and explanations, it's a lot less interesting. He said he's there into the nights, so the ideal time to visit is probably late afternoon into the evening.

I felt like I just met the real life Indiana Jones. The owner Tiger is a real life archaeologist…read more The shop had an array of trinkets, gadgets, relics, treasures, etc from all over the world. An abosutely amazing find. The building has a few rooms, gatheting items of all sorts left behind. Each piece has a story that Tiger will surely tell. The hours are a little iffy. If he is open go inside. This is defiently one of my favorite new shops.

Crazy Monster is located in the 7th floor of the Beverly Center. It sells blind boxes and…read morecollectible toys, bag charms, large toy art pieces from well-known toy companies like PopMart, Top Toy, Sanrio and Finding Unicorn. You may be wondering about Labubus. No, they do not sell them but I have seen other lines like the Crying Baby line. The sales associate was nice and assisted us with the figures. We bought several boxes, including the One Piece blind box, Nook, Finding Unicorn x Agan American Vintage and a panda that was on display as it was the last one. If you are tired of chasing and competing for cute plush pendants and don't want to spend reseller prices, come through to Crazy Monster and get to know other blind box companies.

The service here was awesome!! Also the store is very organized & has super cute products!!…read moreDefinitely will be coming again.