I like coming here. There is a good variety of restaurants and a big target. Also, nails and…read moremassage venues. The place is well maintained and clean

I don't know if this UPS store hours have changed OR the the store employee is very lazy. Opening…read morehours are 8:30am. When no one is the store at 8:50am and customers are waiting outside there is a definite problem. If the store can't be open on time take some action.

If you read my review of Lakewood Square, another outdoor shopping center in the city where times…read morechange, but values don't, you'll know that I find such businesses as challenging to pen compared to a single store within. However, the same situation has arose with my Yelp friend, Lilah J, prodding me to score FTR, an honor that I'm not too keen on getting, but when the opportunity arises, why not? Of all the times (a lot lol) I've been to this shopping center on the northwest corner of Woodruff and Carson, I don't recall ever knowing it even had a name! The only reason why I know this as Carwood Shopping Center is because of Google and the City of Lakewood website. Otherwise, I've not seen the word "Carwood" anywhere in this plaza, but if you see stores like Sprouts, Harbor Freight Tools, and Smart & Final, this is the Carwood West Shopping Center for which this page is dedicated to. The "West" in the name denotes the west side of Woodruff. This plaza is pretty much a strip mall that runs almost entirely from Harvey to Carson. On the northern end, you'll find a Sprouts, and on the southern end, you'll find a nail spa nestled in between a Wienerschnitzel and an Air Force career center. One building over is another building that houses a Legend Hot Chicken as well as career centers for three other branches of the military: Army, Navy, and Marines. No signs of Coast Guard or Space Force here. Prior to the pandemic, Legend Hot Chicken was previously a BurgerIM, which also had a location in Artesia until both closed for good after a short while. Wienerschnitzel has been there for even longer. Those are unfortunately the only two restaurants in the plaza; the east side has more options if you're looking for something more exotic. All the other stores in this shopping center share the same building as Sprouts, and it runs in a long straight line. From north to south: Sprouts HomeGoods Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies Smart & Final Harbor Freight Tools Marshalls Alin Party Superstore There is a YMCA and an Allen Tire Company adjacent to Carson, but that's not part of Carwood. Even so, while not a bad selection of stores overall, there's not a wide variety that can allow you to do your one-stop shopping here. If you want to get your banking done here after doing your grocery shopping at Sprouts and/or Smart & Final, your only option is Chase, which is located in a building aloof from the actual strip mall itself. In conjunction with the east side, it would make for one nice shopping center, but it can get annoying that you can only cross by way of Harvey or Carson with no designated pedestrian walkway in the middle. I do this quite a lot whenever I need to shop for more at one store and only need a couple items from another store on the other side of Woodruff. It's most definitely not my favorite shopping center, however, for two reasons. First, the parking. Yes, there's plenty of parking, which can be deduced by anyone looking at Google Maps, but that doesn't tell you how much of a mess it can be during peak hours. I have no idea why, but I feel that customers are worse at parking here than at other shopping centers. Is it the narrow aisles between parking stalls? Or some drivers who don't know who has the right of way? Or perhaps the shoppers themselves who walk like they own the place and don't even bother to look for vehicular traffic in either direction? Who knows? Maybe if there was parking in the rear, I'd be less nervous about finding an open spot on a busy day. Secondly, some of the people there are just weird, let's put it that way. They'll loiter on the premises, and I haven't seen any security around to deter this. I once read a story about how a mother with her baby was being followed around in one of the stores, and she had to ask a store employee to escort her out to her car to act as a buffer. Hello?? Where's security when you need them?! That story alone is worrisome enough to cause me to have to watch my back whenever I'm there. To piggyback off the second drawback, I once had a time when I was trying to find something at the Vons on the other side of Woodruff, and a suspicious family stopped their car asking me if I had any money for gas. I said I didn't. I couldn't find something at that Vons, so I went to the Vons just a mile and a half north. Guess what I saw? That same suspicious family! They approached me again! I simply asked if they got the help they needed to indirectly tell them they had already asked me. That was years ago, and even though it was part of the east side of Carwood, it's always made me leery of being in the general vicinity. Seriously though, don't be surprised to see some random peeps trying to get your attention. Shortly after moving here, I got yelled at by another driver for no good reason at all. That's one way to welcome me to this city lol. But with a fair selection of stores here, it's not a bad choice to do most of your shopping.

I live a distance so why would I be at the Artesia Oasis Plaza (AOP) you ask. Well, I was actually…read morein route to pick up a Black Forest eggless cake for my work team birthday lunch. I happened to see Tony's BBQ in this plaza. I knew I had to drop by and pick up some delicious pork and chicken skewers. AOP is a commercial center situated in the heart of Artesia. Closest freeways are the 91 and 605. It's in a prime location on Pioneer Blvd. It offers a variety of retail and dining options to cater to the local community's needs. It serves as a hub for local residents and non-resident visitors like myself to shop, dine, and relax in a welcoming environment. Tons of free parking. Anchored by 99 Ranch Market and the many businesses listed below. * Aritaum * Boiling Point * Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken * Daiso Japan * East West Bank * Essence Salon & Nail Spa * Euro - Asian Sandwiches * Happy Bee Kitchen * It's Boba Time Cafe * Katrina's Mexican Kitchen * Kumon * Lee's Sandwiches * LET'S SEA Bag n' Roll * Lollicup * PHO 2000 * Precision Vision Optometry * Ramen Zuru * Sumi Lashes * The UPS Store * Tony's Barbeque * Tou Dao Tang Head Spa Unfortunately, I was on a crunch for time. I wasn't able to stay too long after Tony's BBQ pick-up order. I didn't capture any photos either. Will do so next time for sure. Based on the tenants in this plaza, it's definitely a great hang out place for the day or night in dining + shopping.

Variety of stores and restaurants, price is somewhat reasonable, nice plaza, plenty of parking.read more

tl,dr: decent plaza for dining, dessert, and groceries…read more Likes: + Large shopping plaza. Mixed variety of restaurants and desserts. My friend and I had our fill at Heybings Desserts. + I bought good, well-priced snow chains at the O'Reilly Auto Parts here. + I also enjoyed dinner at Eat's Sushi, along with their Yelp check-in for a free drink. + Huge parking lot. + Numerous entrances/exits. Makes for smooth traffic flow. Non-likes: - As my friend and I walked around this plaza at night, we crossed a couple homeless people just sleeping on the ground near store entrances. - This plaza doesn't have outdoor seating areas. Not a great hangout place for a group of friends to just chill outside.

Review #977 2026-043…read more Village Del Amo is now a hoppin' & bustling business plaza since its new construction on the west side, bringing in new restaurants & businesses. The withering row of restaurants (aka Restaurant Row) got a face lift & slew of fresh tenants. Parking is plentiful, particularly on the east side along Hawthorne Blvd.; however, it can be cramped on the west side at Restaurant Row, particularly during lunch & dinner rush. The refreshed Village Del Amo is anchored by Hannam Chain Supermarket & BevMo! Beverages & More, with a slew of restaurants. It's quite unusual for a plaza to have more than 1 bank, & VDA has 4. Wells Fargo Bank is more mainstream than the other 3, whereas PCB Bank is a niche Korean-American community bank, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is a member-owned cooperative for CA educational employees with higher savings yields & lower fees, U.S. Bank offers better APYs/specialized savings. Tenants (non-exhaustive list): Bafang Dumpling 八方雲集 Benihana BevMo! Beverages & More Cyclebar Del Amo Nails Dental Associates of Torrance Hannam Chain Supermarket Jamba Juice Marugame Udon PCB Bank Pho Hue Oi Postal Mail Boxes Penzeys Spices Poké Bar Presotea SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Starbucks Coffee Tender Greens The Bagel Factory The Kebab Shop The Little Gym U.S. Bank Branch Wells Fargo Bank Yogurtland Yori Tofu I've been to half of the eateries in the plaza: Tender Greens, Bafang Dumpling, Poké Bar, Pho Hue Oi, Presotea, Marugame Udon. There's several on or near Restaurant Row that I'm hoping to explore soon: Yori Tofu, The Kebab Shop, Board & Brew. I'm hoping Korean fusion Yori Tofu is here to stay; that spot has had high turnover in the past decade, likely due to its corner location having lower foot traffic. I'm mostly here for groceries at Hannam. Village Del Amo is becoming a popular dining destination, assisted by its anchors to maintain steady customer traffic. Its easy access off Hawthorne & Torrance Blvds. & proximity to Del Amo Fashion Center makes this plaza a convenient spot for dining & shopping.

P L A Z A The plaza…read moreis alright. There's okay parking, some of the shops are a little old but I suppose it gets the job done. There's places to eat and a Tender Greens here now. There's a good curry spot, and yogurt here. Otherwise just your average shopping center where you gotta dodge the people and the cars!

It's a shopping plaza with LA fitness, Ralph market as their 2 biggest venues in theirs plaza and…read moreALOT of small stores, shops, fast foods, restaurants, so forth...the parking lot is HUgE with small drive way through it very spacious and their 2 main signs are hung right on both Main Street so easy to see.

It's such a delight to find this corner has finally been upgraded!…read more It used to be such a drabby place. The only place worth going to here was the 99c store, otherwise, there really was nothing else. Then demolition and construction started going up a year or so ago. Popular spots are now occupying and making the most of this prime space: The Habit, BurgerIM, Starbucks, Jersey Mike's. There's even a fitness center. And the good news is they did all this without having to compromise other businesses standing there beforehand: the pet store, UPS, 99c store. Last but not least, they didn't compromise the amount of parking available for all patrons despite all these new and popular trendy spots. And the project isn't done yet - it's looking like there's still some revamping going on. Looking forward to this corner's final look. It's a way overdue (and well-deserved) upgrade. I absolutely welcome this change.

Lately, nothing has felt better than visiting my hometown. I grew up shopping at this plaza with…read more my mom, and it's always been a convenient one-stop spot for running errands. There is a supermarket, a bakery, a salon, and a restaurant--and the parking isn't too bad either. It is also just a short walk to another plaza with even more shops and places to eat. I'm glad to see that the plaza is still lively, even on a weekday. It's a great alternative when Seafood City or SRM is packed.