This facility has such huge potential and drastically under utilized. This mall is composed of small shops and stores, a series of open air plazas connected by a pedestrian bridge and tunnel. Located in the Civic Center area, there is a huge multi floor underground parking lot with easy walking access to City Hall, County Courthouse and the Federal Building. Based on its location and infrastructure, this could be a bustling complex of revitalized restaurants, retail and revenue....but read more

Los Angeles Mall - Shopping Centers Near Me - Los Angeles, California

It may be a bit dated but it's still a super cute mall with vintage charm. I love the pretty plants out in front. It just looks like California. read more

This "mall" is more of a small shopping center that has gone downhill. And by downhill, I mean that the restaurants and other businesses that were once tenants here have gone under. I'm unsure if this was due to the pandemic, or if this was just mismanagement from the landlord. Regardless, my short time acquainted with this place was due to parking in their lot. And this is the sole positive to this place... the parking lot is decent here. I've parked here on several occasions, mainly due to being associated with a certain agency nearby. My business takes me across the street and around the corner from this place. So while this place doesn't serve well as a mall, it does make for a convenient parking lot. If you find yourself coming to the courthouse... or the agency nearby, then this is the parking lot for you. Cheers! read more

This mall is really beat up and outdated, also they don't have a lot of stores like before. Quiznos is still there and some other not so well known stores. When you walk in here, you'll feel like it's one of those abandon mall that's is slowly going out of business. Even walking the stairs to go down to the lower level will give you an uneasy vibe because when I was walking back up to the surface street level, there was a shirt hanging from the ceiling and there were water leaks. There also a lot of dark corners and places where I don't believe you'll feel safe during the daytime or nighttime. I only came here to eat at Quiznos because I got pick for Jury Duty and this place was across the street. read more

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I know this mall has seen better days. It does have an interesting structure and architecture, I was in a rush when I walked around it, but I'd like to go back and take some photos! It is an outdoor mall with an usual structure ahead of its time, when outdoor spaces weren't popular, dating from the 70's. I know the parking is expensive and there is a small homeless area on one side, so it might not seem appealing, but this place could be brought back to life and preserve its style and history. We need corky places around, not just generic shopping places. I know they want to demolish it! There are still some restaurants in here where you can grab a sandwich, outdoor eating space (probably better before pre-Covid) and a CVS which was my reason to come here and explore this place a tad. There is an underground area where the stores are, so you go down. I don't go to downtown anymore since the pandemic, but if you're on foot, you always find something interesting with charm and the Triforium sculpture in front! Need to go back and take some photos, it's part of our city! read more

A rather sad excuse for a "mall." I know that a lot of things downtown have struggled to remain open during a post-Covid-19, but one would think that they'd still have activity for at least more than just two of the fast food places to stay open, given that they are directly across the street from the courthouse. Everything else listed as "tenants" of the mall is either closed or gone except for a small convenience store, the fast food Japanese, and the extremely mediocre Mediterranean place. read more

Los Angeles Mall - Shopping Centers Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This mini mall that is part underground is truly melancholy, that it's the only thing we have near my job, near city Hall and surrounding businesses and government departments :( The only good things are the convenience of the mail station inside that one business, the CVS - which by the way has sort of a crappy selection compared to others, but the ladies that work there are friendly helpful employees and probably a few selected places to get food or drinks and when I say few selected, I'm talking two or three decent places, the rest of the food joints kinda suck. There are also more credit union ATM's (about two) to use in case ours isn't operating. Other than that, I can't think of a reason why I want to go there......Nope, no other reason unless you like walking upstairs through the area where all the homeless congregate and it's not a pleasant aroma (I Know, I Know! Why would it be, it just smells really bad). I'm surprised they don't use this place more often to film, since it's an ideal looking shady, scary and just plain sad for crime scenes. read more

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I've lived near this place for over 10 years. I keep forgetting that it's there. There is a CVS Pharmacy, a nice Crown (Hallmark) card shop, Sbarro pizza, Quizno's and a few other shops. I went by today and the little park above the shopping area could use some cleaning. It's a bit depressing up there, homeless people sitting around, trash and leaves need to be picked up. The mall area was tidy though. The card shop is big, bright, clean and has very friendly & helpful staff. read more

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I parked here to run into CVS. The shop is in the mall associated with this parking garage. I was parked, in and out of the store and back to the payment kiosk in 7 minutes. I spent $8 on parking. CVS does not validate. Nor does anyone in the mall according to the cashier at CVS. $8 to park for 7 minutes. That's more than surgeons and lawyers make. Do not park here. Do not!! Ever. read more

Why is this place still standing? Why and how is it considered a mall? I unfortunately and dreadfully have to work in this dungeon a few times a week and even at part-time it's a terrible feat to deal with. The only "store" here is a CVS that looks decent. The rest of the restaurants and shops are trashed and run down. The Sbarro is always the busiest restaurant, I have no clue how Quiznos survives at all, and the coffee shop is terrible. All the other restaurants are scary enough from the outside, let alone walking in. Oh and don't expect to have any cell service whatsoever within a 2 block radius. But do expect to smell homeless person pee everywhere you walk. But hey, at least there is decent parking and for $8 all day when you get there before 8am, it's alright. read more

Stange operating hours, management did nothing to change. Most everything closed at 5:00, so stores started to close. Parking is very expensive, and I think closes early too. I think they want to tear the place down. read more

In the heart of downtown, there's this mall with 2.5 stars called the LA Mall. Since it usually is pretty much abandoned even at noon on a weekday (except by potted plants and unmoved out of town Yelpers), and since it doesn't look like there's been a major tenant improvement project since the early years of the Reagan administration, I don't think that it should be considered a mall anymore, but an architectural folly. A place to contemplate your surroundings- a barren late modern structure devoid of any humanity save for some nondescript and thoroughly unremarkable 1980s plantings and a waterless Inuit-style fountain by decree of Mayor Garcetti. Certainly it would be a great place for a Bond supervillain lair, or a 1980s themed high noon Western shootout, or a movie where the Soviets invade Los Angeles. Maybe even a zombie movie. Please shoot your low (or high) budget thriller here. You'd certainly get me in that theatre eating 5 dollar popcorn! You can also see the clean late modern architecture- just as it is in those old renderings, devoid of nearly all humanity with a few plants. As a mall, it's pretty much a black eye considering that it is called Los Angeles Mall and next door to City Hall and Grand Park. Look at the reviews. As a mall, it falls flat. Although I'll miss its late 1970s splendor when it is inevitably redeveloped, I think that that would be the best thing for this place. read more

Los Angeles Mall - Shopping Centers Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Good business is where you find it. I think that goes for beauty, too. What am I talking about? I'm not an Angeleno, and the LA Mall is a place that I never would have found or even heard of were it not for a Modernism walking tour of downtown that I participated in. We saw beautiful buildings, parks, public spaces, and...this place. We were told of how it had been built in the mid 70's with the intention of becoming a shopping destination and modern public square. Maybe it didn't fully achieve its goals, but it does have some interesting and unique features that are worth checking out. Well, maybe if you're already in the area? [It's really hard to find information about this place online. Painted from memory:] - Historic food court. I remember when food courts were innovative! I'll bet that this one was one of the first in LA. - I saw a shop that sold wedding dresses. - Sears Shoe Service. The tour guide was really into this place, for some reason. I think your shoes need a shine! - Robert J. Stevenson Fountain. It's dry right now so it's a good time to check out the tiled base. It also features a very unusual obelisk. You don't get to see this kind of thing every day! - Check out how the bases of the planters rise up from the ground. - Triforium by Joseph Young: http://www.publicartinla.com/CivicCenter/triforium.html Apparently there's a lot of expensive parking underground here. I wouldn't know; I parked for free elsewhere. Oh, now you want to know where? No way! OK, it was a Saturday. read more

This is a mall? This place is a dive, but it has a cvs and that's all I care about... read more

For some reason i think about this place from time to time. When i first started visiting LA i used to sit there waiting for my train and watching all the stray cats. Its totally dismal and barely a mall, but something about it feels magical read more

They call it a mall but it's not really a mall. I've eaten here it seems like all the time now. It's downstairs below street level so its hard to find. Right next to all the court houses. I ran into the US Attorney I know, he and this nice FBI fellow whom we mutually know told me I should apply to the FBI. Should I do it??? And would I have to take down my Yelp reviews to get the job?? Either way just like people told me, this isn't a mall. Its a food court with a Robek's and a B. Dalton's. They still have those? That's really about it. It has outdoor seating with an okay fountain. They do play classical music during lunch. You see cops, feds, lawyers, judges, jurors, criminals, and me probably. One thing I saw was a homeless woman going from person to person, getting on her knees asking for money. She kept looking up at the sky and talking to God. Strange. She came to me and for some reason I said I didn't have change. I ALWAYS GIVE MONEY to the homeless. It just came out automatic, that's how poor I must be lately. Anyhow I came to my senses as she asked the person next to me. He and I both gave her all our change. Then like the pay it forward idea a lot of other people started to give her money as well, it caused a chain reaction and she did well for herself and her convo with God seemed that much brighter. read more

When searching for malls in the area,we came across this lemon. It should actually be renamed and removed from this search.All that it is,is a CVS with a food court surrounding it. The parking structure is a joke.Not only that,it's $4+ per 20 minutes to park and getting out of the one exit apparatus,took longer than the time we spent in the actual "Mall".We were in and out of the "Mall" in 10 minutes,after realizing there wasn't shit here. Exiting the lot,however,took 20 minutes in a single file line of about 30 cars exiting,tacking on another $4 in parking.Thats where they get you. Save yourself some trouble,and if you're looking for a mall like I was,DO NOT GO HERE!!!A waste of time and money. read more

I'm offering this review just to update the older ones and point out some places that are no longer there, including: * Carl's Jr * Hallmark Store (run by an adorable older couple who decided it was time to retire) * B Dalton So - what's left? * The little kiosk near the escalator, where you can buy drinks, snacks and lotto tix from the very friendly owners/folks who work there. * California Pita (the best food in this sad little mall) * Sbarros * Quiznos * Juice place that used to be Robeks/Coffee place that used to be "It's a Grind" * CVS, which threatened to pull out, but happily stayed there. Say hello to Nalia, the marvelous pharmacist who works in the back of the store. * Leon's, where the only worthwhile thing as far as I'm concerned is the frozen yogurt. read more

"1 Star" for their Mall Parking Garage. I paid $16 for having parked just under 2 1/2 hrs. No type of validation for shopping or dining? Highly recommend to look around for cheaper parking and NOT park here. As the Sex Pistols say, "It's a swindle. It's a swindle!" read more

Um, yeah. I'm giving the L.A. Mall three stars because it really only deserves two but because it's so different from what you'd expect it to be it gets a three for pleasant disappointment. That doesn't make any sense, but that's all right. Considering that the L.A. suburbs had some pretty horrific perfect examples of horrible 1980s shopping malls, it was always fun and depressing to visit the L.A. Mall at that time. It was if it were in a permanent transitional period. Downtown L.A. was a ghost town after six and on weekends at the time, and the L.A. Mall was as well. Its parking lot was more useful for attending a performance at the Taper Forum than for fabulous downtown shopping. It has changed over the years, but the vibe is still pretty depressing, which is perfect for downtown. I love the sculptures, but I'm sure most people don't. That's all right; most people have horrid taste anyway. Three wonderful stars. Spend lots of time here, but please don't encourage your friends to do the same. It would be horrible if it actually became popular. read more

There is a Quizno's, Carl's, Sbarro, Mexican Place, Asian Place, Pita place, and a couple of other lunch food places. For non food places, there is a mini mart, CVS, post office, Dry cleaners and shoe shiner. For ATMs there is one upstairs through a credit union, it charges a $3 fee for other banks. If you are stuck in jury duty, and you aren't sure what is around and you don't want to get lost, you can go up hill and across the street to the Cathedral's cafe, or walk downhill and cross the street to the Mall of Los Angeles. It really is just a food court for those who work in the area, and it's ghetto even for a food court. read more

Found this place completely by accident while trying to find a CVS near Downtown. During my time in LA I learned that the CVS on Sunset is incredibly more convenient if you are near Downtown, but nevermind that. So this place isn't really a mall in the traditional sense. The Beverly Center is a mall. The Grove is sort-of a mall. The LA Mall is not a mall. It is a somewhat beat-up, quasi-underground labryinth of fast food franchises and odd stores that seem to only serve the extremely local populace. Read as: this is not a shopping "destination". It is just a place where shops happen to be. To access the LA Mall you need to descend a maddening spiral ramp deep underground. You will have flashes of "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" as you direct your car around what seems like endless turns, deeper and deeper into the ground. Right when you feel like you can't take it anymore, you arrive in a dingy garage that charges you something like $8 an hour to park. After wandering around a little more to find some means of accessing the so-called mall you will need to make another ascent, probably up a non-functional escalator. Essentially, it is incredibly inconvenient to access and then leave again if you are (like I was) trying to run in and out for something. I did my business at the CVS, which was below average in appearance, crowded and staffed by disinterested workers. Not a big deal to me, I am from Connecticut where service died a painful and gruesome death many years ago. What really irked me though, was what passes for breakfast food in Southern California. Seeing that any hopes of a quick entry and egress from the CVS at the LA Mall had dissipated as soon as I took that mine-shaft parking garage ramp, I decided I would grab a coffee and a breakfast sandwich and sit out in the food court for a minute before leaving. Since Los Angeles features an inexplicable lack of Dunkin Donuts shops (the breakfast-food staple of us East Coasters) I decided I would try It's A Grind Coffee Shop. More like "It's A Bunch Of Shit". The coffee was bad. Really bad. I had been drinking Starbucks while in California due to the lack of Dunkin Donuts. Starbucks is inferior to Dunkin Donuts, but it is still passable. It's A Grind's coffee was miserable. Whoever made it must not have been familiar with American coffee conventions. That is the only excuse I can think of aside from sheer apathy. The shop was staffed by a handful of guys who all looked stoned out of their minds, and the quality of the coffee reflected that. The egg on my egg and cheese sandwich resembled a folded sheet of yellow rubber. It was incredible in its inorganic appearance. After a few bites my girlfriend and I pitched our sandwiches. We felt bad doing so, since there were so many creepy looking bums wandering the food court. I considered handing over my half-eaten sandwich to one of them, but I decided against it. The sandwich was unworthy of a bum. Yes, it was that bad. So all in all, I give the LA Mall a generous three stars. While entirely undeserving of the term mall if we are comparing this to something like the Beverly Center, it still features some positive aesthetic qualities. As a New Englander I tend to appreciate that which Californians take for granted; namely sun, sky, palm trees and interesting architecture. The LA Mall has these in various quantities. If you're local, I see no reason why you wouldn't stop by the LA Mall from time to time to fill your basic needs. But if you are traveling or looking for a really impressive shopping destination, skip the LA Mall. read more

This place use to be nice back in the late 1980's-early 1990s as I attended concerts here and all of the water courts were operable and it was just beautiful. Fast forward to present and how pathetic that a place so close to City Hall can look like such a dump and yet, been reading for years about the plans to revitalize but never a confirmed date. As a matter of fact, I was there today enjoying a Chinese chicken salad from Wong's and was shocked to see that Carl's Jr is no longer in business as that was a major anchor and was clearly reflected by the dismal lunch crowd. read more

I came across the LA Mall when I was at the district courthouse for jury duty. It's very important to reiterate what other yelpers have already mentioned: This is not a typical mall that you'd want to drive to or make any effort to go to. It's a cluster of stores existing for the sole convience of the people who work in the area. The only reason LA Mall gets as much business as it does is that there very few food/convenience store options within walking distance, and most of the people who go there work in the area and have a limited amount of time alloted for lunch work in the area (It's located across the street from the district courthouse). The fast food places are a step up from the courthouse cafeteria but that's not saying much. There's also a CVS in the "mall" which is convenient, and the shoe repair guy is quick and helpful. It gets very crowded at noon time. You can tell that they prefer that people don't hang out there for very long. The fast food places close and are virtually deserted by 4 or 4:30pm. Although there's outdoor seating , the hard metal chairs aren't very comfortable. This place is certainly better than nothing. But if I had been selected for jury duty, I probably would have packed my own lunch for the days to follow. read more

One of my favorite malls, because you meet so many people coming in and through! If you have a long layover come shop or walk the mall! Escalator to the food court is super slow and tight! read more

It's not really a mall, it's actually just a place to grab somehting to eat or visit the cvs for something you might need during your business day. I work here sometimes for my job but pretty much if I wasn't here for that, or wiorking in city hall, I wouldnt come here because A. the parking is horrible and B. this is really not worth it. read more

Hey, pretty decent for a food court. You have mom and pop shops, Carl's Jr., Hallmark store, and a CVS. I am serving jury duty, and this is close to the court house. I know there other stores and restaurants such as Phillipes, and the Wells Fargo towers. I just don't want to get lost. read more

I work above the mall. The mall itself is kind of run-down and dirty, but serves people working around the area well when they are in need of some quick food personal item fix. They have a lot of fast food restaurants, as well as a food court, a CVS, dry cleaners, shoe repair... Convenience at its best! read more

Not really a mall, more like a giant food court. It's located on the ground floor of the Civic Center. On the north end of the food court, it's surrounded by the Federal Court House on Main St and the Federal Building where the INS is located on Los Angeles St. On the south end, it's surrounded by City Hall, City Hall East, City Hall South, the old Parker Center, the new MDCs (Metro Detention Center aka LAPD jail and Metro Dispatch Center aka 911 operators). You've got different food places ranging from Chinese and Japanese fast food, Mediterranean food, pastry shops, Sbarro's pizza, Quizno's, It's a Grind/Robek's, Mexican, etc... They also have a CVS, who's employees are very friendly, Crown Cards and a Dentist office in the south end of the mall just behind City Hall East. read more

This is not a mall this is a little crappy food court/ office buildings in the middle of downtown.... one star for the misleading name!

What?!? No reviews for the L.A. Mall!? Are we following the old "if you don't have something nice to say...." adage? OK.... I'll go for it.... I'm reviewing this in order to generate awareness about the space. A gorgeous space that could be SO much better utilized. It's a very outdated sub-terrainium "shopping center" (CVS, B Dalton books, shoe shine, cleaners, a few eateries, LA transit office... ahhhhh and a few other non memorable vendors). A hoge-poge site with tons of potential. The coolest thing is that there is a little seating area for lunch that is exposed to the outside, but it's underground... I know that doesn't make sense..... Apparently there are some downtown officials who are pushing to make this space more "relevant", but it can't happen soon enough. Parking is horrible, no validations, no street..... I hope they re-do this place for us downtown-ees! Another thing, it's only open M-F 9-5! I like to shop at CVS, that's the only reason I come here. I ride the Dash. read more

I went to the Los Angeles Mall in Los Angeles (duh!), CA on 3/3/2017. I went to the Quiznos here that day although there are other food choices to be found. I liked it since it is walking distance from the Courthouses (I had Jury Duty that day) and City Hall. It is located underground and is a little different than your typical mall. read more

No. Just all sorts of no.It is dirty, smelly, an outdoor mall... a few food places, coffee shop, juice place.. there are a lot of homeless people sleeping and sitting everywhere. I only ever come down here to grab something from the CVS. Otherwise this depressing mall is just not worth it. read more

If you have seen the original 'Dawn of the Dead' imagine as if it had an outdoor section and that is what this mall reminds me of. But really slap some paint let an artist go wild in this place and with a bit of marketing savvy it could be something special. After watching 'Stranger Things 3' I'm a bit nostalgic for places like this. Also it's super quiet so it's perfect for students to study at as well. read more

First: IT'S NOT A MALL. It's just a collection of fast-food type places and a CVS, which is located in the sketchy underground tunnel thing. Pretty much the only people you'll find here are City Hall workers who don't have time/are too lazy to walk a few blocks over to Little Tokyo or any other better restaurant. If you really do have to stop here to eat, go to California Pita, hands-down. Otherwise, try to avoid this place. read more

Walked over here to find every single shop besides a coffee counter closed at 3pm on a Wednesday.. Could have saved time and gone elsewhere. Every storefront says it should be open right now but apparently the lunch rush is so bad DAILY that they all close. Ugh. Waste of energy read more

The lack of reviews of this place tell me how soft la yelpers really are. You're all west side. This mall is, I think, owned by the city? It is like that mall they have under the center of france, but ridiculously less ambitious. Kind of confusing like Horton Plaza? But in a 70s way. I think the tremendous beauty of this brutalist commercial masterwork is clearly under appreciated by Angelenos. Shame. Extends underneath the street an emerges in front of city hall. read more

This is a very sad mall (and it's not really a mall). The whole place feels dirty and needs a good scrubbing. The retail offerings comprise mainly of places (fast food, convenience stores)to accommodate the needs of the multitude of downtown office workers. read more

I am not sure if this area constitutes a mall. It is more of a food court than anything else. I came here because it was conveniently close to the criminal courthouse. From external appearances, it is very run down. It is only open during regular business hours when most people are working in downtown LA. There seem to be an abundant amount of homeless people sleeping on the lawn area above the "mall" area. Today, I ate at California Pita. It was actually pretty good. There seemed to be other fast food eateries, a post office, CVS, and other little stores. I mean if you are going to grab a quick bite or going to CVS, then it is alright, but I would not outright suggest that one go to the LA Mall. It is just rundown and ghetto fabulous. There are two sides to the mall connected by a central underground walkway. Next time, I would avoid this "mall" simply because there are better places to eat around the Downtown LA area. read more

In the holding room for jury duty they ran this long promotional video for all the merchants in the area. I'm an ex-New Yorker and half-Italian, so I usually gravitate to the Sbarro restaurants. The video showed one at LA Mall so I made a point to go there. Like anything else in LA, this mall is not easy to find if you're walking. You see signs, and an elevated park, but nothing indicating an entrance, except, of course for cars. Not as slick as it looked in the video. This is a greasy looking, grade C food court, nothing more... Hard to find your way around here, as there is no real logic to the layout. There is a directory, but you just have to wander around. There is a CVS that feels like it's underground, and it had 12 people in line for one register. Naah. Once I finally found the Sbarro, I ordered my usual Ziti combo with soda/salad. A girl scooping up the salad mumbled something unintelligible to me that I had to ask her to repeat twice: "Ranch okay?" I asked what dressing they had that was fat-free. "Balsamic" She said. Cool. Wellll... (apparently the gal didn't read the packet) the dressing was loaded with fat. I went back to tell her she hadn't given me what she offered. "That's the only Balsamic we have." she said. Well fine, but I didn't ASK for Balsamic, I asked for fat-free. A guy behind the counter said "Well we don't have any fat-free." That would have been the thing to tell me when I first asked. Okay, so much for coherent service and product knowledge. The "Baked Ziti" was just awful... 75% cheese drowning a few broken pieces of overcooked pasta. The thick cheese on top was rubbery and sour, and the rest of it just tasted like white mush. Of course, with any franchise, the quality varies from one to another. I've been to some great Sbarros, but the LA Mall Sbarro serves expensive indigestion. For a combo priced at $7.99, they actually charged me $10.52! STAY AWAY FROM THIS TRAP!! read more