Mellody Farm is a favorite shopping center stop for us. It has an great variety of restaurants from Buttermilk to Cafe Zupas to City Barbeque to Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar. There is something for everyone. Our latest trip took us to Tangled Roots Craft Beer & Kitchen where we enjoyed their brunch menu. Mellody Farm is home to an eclectic group of stores including HomeGoods, J. Crew Factory, Nordstrom Rack, REI Co-op, Verizon, and Whole Foods. There is also a fun vibe here. Their crosswalks have entertaining cartoon and animal characters (see pictures). Mellody Farm is a great shopping center and it comes highly recommended. read more

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I had no idea this was here, as it's a bit out of the way for me. But, I needed to pick up an order at West Elm today, and this was the only location that had what I wanted in stock. As I drove into the shopping center, I thought it was really cute and a great set up. Parking was easy, it had a good vibe, and there's a nice range of shops. I wish I would've had more time to walk around and go shopping, but I was in a rush. I'm sure I'll come back sometime soon. read more

These reviews seem to be when this area first opened and although much has changed, a lot has not. There is a lively mix of dining, retail, services and most of the storefronts are occupied. I like the public art and meeting spaces down the center of the parking area. However, the traffic flow has not changed and the parking spaces seem very narrow and close together. There also does not seem to be enough spaces for the amount of restaurants and stores. Drivers go pretty fast and don't stop for pedestrians. Speed bumps maybe? read more

This is an interesting shopping center for me. In some ways it feels like a mix between Deer Park and Randhurst, but with its own unique spin. I really like the public art and aesthetics of Mellody Farm, but also really dislike the parking and traffic flow in the center, as many people have pointed out before. This is especially problematic with the entrance / exit off of Milwaukee Ave. Besides that, the mix of stores and restaurants at Mellody Farm help to bring some additional upscale dining to this area of Vernon Hills. There's familiar chains such as Kuma's, Roti, City BBQ, Cafe Zupas, and Shake Shack -- along with more unique dining options such as Lazy Dog, Next Door, B Good, and Buttermilk. There's also a variety of stores such as Whole Foods, REI, Barnes & Noble, Homegoods, and Nordstrom Rack. Overall, from the places I visited -- the prices are a bit on the higher side, but pretty reasonable if you consider that you're saving a trip to the city by enjoying your day here. It is also conveniently located near the mall and other shopping centers -- giving you additional options when shopping in Vernon Hills. Even with challenging parking and a less than ideal traffic flow, it's worth a visit due to the options available here. read more

Mellody Farm - Shopping Centers Near Me - Vernon Hills, Illinois

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Beautiful up scale out door shopping center nice retail stores . REI opened with Nordstrom rack Home Goods and Barnes and Noble to open they moved from Hawthorn mall witch is becoming a ghost town now that Carson's is no longer in business and Sears to has left. Looks like Whole Foods will be the latest and greatest new grocer on the block . I wonder if the wine permit was approved to sip wine and shop for groceries, wow what a genius marketing tool. I'm excited "Kumas Corners will be coming. There burgers are excellent and we can certainly use a good Restaurant in Lake County. I anxiously await to see what else unfolds and am saddened by what used to be a large parcel of forest and one of the last corners vacant on route 60 and Milwaukee stands a upscale outdoor mall. Guess man keeps on progressing but to what extent. Sorry about the ramble . read more

At first I didn't know how I was going to feel about Mellody Farm. It seemed a bit unnecessary when they cleared out all this natural land to build it, but in the end I think the concept will work well. Outdoor lifestyle centers (shopping + housing) seem to be a thing nowadays. And who doesn't like a new and clean bunch of shops and restaurants? This open air shopping complex has a killer good Whole Foods (so pretty and new), City BBQ (yay), Nordstrom Rack, a Barnes & Noble, and so much more...and more to come. The summer's will be magical, with so many outdoor places to hang. But what really caught my eye is the high-quality live music boosted out of outdoor Bose speakers. Kind of like Music Row, but not really. It's my understanding that they will host outdoor concerts in the summer, so I'm guessing the speakers will be ideal for projecting the sound everywhere. For now, the music is really festive and helps you get into the holiday spirit. *Tons of spacious parking and nice large lot. read more

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Hard to navigate, needs to be finished. Only nice thing is that it is next to the mall. Mall has more activities as this place has more food. read more

I want to KNOW if the engineer who designed this entire complex, including its repulsive traffic flow and impossible parking spaces, were you drunk? And who approved this garbage? Why would you go there? To buy a book on how to buy outdoor clothing? Eat some BBQ? Have a sandwich. Ever hear of Amazon? Your books come the next day and your prAna shorts show up in two. PLEASE Vernon Hills Police, make them put up some Stop Signs! My daughter was T-Boned by a woman in a cadillac suv who RAN A STOP SIGN while my daughter didn't have a stop? What? T BONED. All airbags in car blow and her door is jammed shut so she is panicking her car is on fire, she can't see, and she can't get out. Bruised, banged up, stiff neck and back hurt her. Because a woman BLEW A STOP SIGN and my daughter didn't have one! What? Who thought this out? MY FAMILY CONSIDERS MELLODY FARMS TOO DANGEROUS TO GO TO! We will never come back. Whole Foods in Deerfield is my place to go...and while I'm there, I'll stop at Uncle Dan's to pick up some nice outdoor gear! read more

A new center which doesn't have chargers for electric cars. Hawthorne an older center across the street. Has 4

The parking and traffic patterns​ are problematic and it isn't even summer or the holiday season. You cannot find parking near Lazy Dog and they are putting another restaurant there to share the already overflowing lot. The parking around the restaurant row is clearly not enough. Frankly, we could tell parking would be a problem when they were building. How the engineers didn't figure this out is unclear. Whole Foods parking is fine a is the parking near to the stores of REI, Nordstrom Rack, etc. As for food, Next Door is wonderful, although they could expand​ their wine list and avoid using chicken tenders instead of chicken breast for the chicken sandwich. Their dishes are imbalanced (lots of lettuce, not enough other fixings in the salads) but do taste delish. Our favs are the chicken bites and aioli. Lazy Dog's food is meh. Not worth the parking disaster. City BBQ isn't good. We catered with them and my guests of 70+ people avoided the ribs. We tossed ALL the ribs. Ugh. The mac n cheese was good as was the seasonal brisket chili. We talked with the manager about the ribs and they feel that fall-off-the-bone is overcooked. So tough ribs it is. :( Zupa has zero GF options and doesn't plan to change that so we won't eat there. B. Good is decent food but the seating area is too small. If you go to B. Good, go off-hour and it's worth it. REI is as expected. Nordstrom Rack isn't Nordstrom but it'll do. I love Whole Foods. I haven't been to the other stores or restaurants. Did I mention the parking concerns? read more

Love the variety of dining and shopping options. Parking can be an issue so beware you might be driving around for a space Like that they repurposed the dairy buildings. read more

Beautiful shopping center, not all stores open yet. Great anchor stores including Whole Foods, Barnes and Noble. Biggest problem: traffic flow. Lanes are very tight, as is space for parking. Would rather go to different Whole Foods and TJMAXX Homegoods. Predict Christmas traffic will be a nightmare. read more