I had forgotten how beautiful Town Center is at night. After the stores and most of the restaurants…read moreare closed, street parking is available. You can walk to one of the remaining restaurants and enjoy the beauty of the lit, tree'd streets with lights hung over the street. It almost felt like Christmas except with white lights and the humid heat of summer. Lights shine from the urban apartments in the buildings where one can live and walk to just about anything. The Plaza is a wonderful focal point. The vision of a planned Uptown, miles from the lights and glitter of the oceanfront, was a wonderful one. Upscale shopping, restaurants, housing and theaters abound. Grocery shopping is now available in the form of Trader Joe's, which occupies a space in the same area of Regal Cinemas. Town Center is a vision that became reality and continues to grow throughout the years.

Our most favorite time of the year is during Summer Fest at Town Center Fountain Plaza. We love the…read morelive music and variety of bands that perform Friday - Sunday nights from 5 - 9 PM. This is a free concert that brings out all ages. The shade of the trees and lights in the plaza make the events a fun and festive opportunity to enjoy the warmer evenings at no cost. We always make a point to enjoy a nice meal at a neighboring restaurant and then set up chairs to get a great view of the band and everyone dancing to the music.

Lovely and well decorated outdoor shopping canter which boasts a bunch of higher end retail and…read morelots of eating. I'm impressed. Japanese, burritos, subs, Italian, Jason's Deli, froyo and more. Lots of parking and lots of retail therapy to be had here. I like this plaza. I'll definitely be back! [Review 10812 overall, 580 of 2019.]

This area is an addition, right behind the Greenbrier Market Center. They have more restaurants,…read moreretail spaces, spa/salon, & housing. I still remember when nothing was there. Greenbrier is growing!!! I can't wait to see what it turns out to be in the near future!

The last time I was here was about ten years ago and times have not been kind to this Shopping…read moreMall. It is still clean but about half or maybe more of the shops are unoccupied, the food court is pretty sad, and one of the anchor stores is gone. The stores that remain seem to be very slow and overall there are only few customers in the mall. I think about 30 cars were near Macy's where I parked. The Mexican restaurant Abuelo's looks like it is closed down but signs are still there but zero customers so I think it was closed. The only store that looked semi-busy was the Chinese massage place where there were about four people being massaged and one customer waiting. I honestly was just looking around to get some exercise on a cold day but I really couldn't find anything I really wanted to buy even if I was searching for something. There were also lots of kids just using the mall as a playground but they seemed to enjoy the empty mall. The highlights of my visit was the sports memorabilia store and the pet store. They were also the only places that the clerks engaged me to see if I needed any help. I guess we have to just get used to the slow death of shopping malls in the future and realize online shopping is here to stay.

Round up to 2.5 stars if primarily for shopping Round up to…read more3 stars for mall walking Met up with a friend and my sister to go mall walking since the heat was intense. It reminds me of a two story version of Pembroke Mall (RIP). They renovated the mall since I was last there. It looks cleaner and modern(ish). There are a lot of vacancies including where Reignforest tea was. We walked the entire perimeter of the top floor once and then the perimeter of the bottom floor twice which was an estimated 1.5 miles. Not a very far walk, but it was with intensity. A few notable stores in the mall were Macy's, rack room shoes and bath and body works. Otherwise, the mall was pretty dead with little activity. The food court was the area that was most booming with activity but it still felt like a ghost town. If you've ever seen zombie apocalyptic movies, it kind of has the vibes like the mall you would be running into to escape from the zombies. Except the mall was already dead when it was open.

Kempsville Crossing is a neighborhood shopping center at the intersection of Kempsville Road and…read moreCenterville Turnpike. Entrance & exit are most convenient from Kempsville Road. The shopping center is anchored by a large WalMart & is adjacent to Woods Corner Shopping Center. Kempsville Crossing is quite a distance from my house. But a tenant is my favorite ice cream store, Sundae Scoop. Believe me, it's worth the drive. There is plenty of parking but no handicapped spots close to the stores entrances. Clean and with a modern facade, it gives the appearance of a pleasant place to shop. Joining WalMart & Sundae Scoop the center houses fast food spots Subway & Pizza Hut, Kelly's Tavern, China Kitchen and neighborhood necessities such as hair and nail salons, a dentist, bank and more. I particularly love the ease of finding a business while walking along its sidewalk. The name of each business is listed on a small sign below the sidewalk awning. The simple signs are identical in style and very helpful. This is a shopping center I'll most definitely return to for my ice cream fix, being certain to take home extra pints for later.

Fairfield Shopping Center makes me sad each time I visit. One of our family favorite restaurants…read morefor decades, Frankie's Ribs is now an Italian Restaurant. Each time I turn into the shopping center from Kempsville Road I directly face the beloved spot that no longer exists. The shopping center is located on the northwest corner of Kempsville & Providence Roads. It provides convenient one stop shopping for residents in the area. It's easy to stop for a car wash at Green Clean Express when I'm returning from a doctor appointment in Chesapeake. The L shaped center is anchored by a Food Lion facing the Providence Road entrance. In addition to the previously mentioned businesses the shopping center houses numerous popular fast food restaurants, Music & Arts, Ivy Rehab Center, a pharmacy, cell phone store, hair & nail salons and much more. It truly is one stop shopping. The facade has been upgraded over the years. It's clean and has plentiful parking. Entrance & exit on busy Kempsville Road can be difficult during peak traffic. It's easier at those times to take advantage of the traffic light at Providence Road, even if your stop is on a Kempsville Road out parcel, such as Green Clean Express. The shopping center will always be a stop for me, even though Frankie's Ribs is now only a part of my memories.

So I come here from time to time. For meals, I go to Starbucks and Dunkin. I've also gone to Five…read moreGuys. I haven't been to the McDonalds yet. You should check out the thrift store when you get a chance or TJ Maxx. If you need a drug store, they've got one of those too. There are a ton of empty storefronts and the empty spaces look old/bad. But I can tell that the center is making some visual updates to the main strip.

Kemps River Shopping Center is a large center occupying the northwest corner of the intersection of…read moreKempsville & Indian River Roads. The shopping spot has popular shopping, businesses and eateries. There are 70 locally owned or national chain businesses of every type. Food options include anything from fast food, international foods, fine dining and even a European style pub. Want to watch a movie? You'll find the Cinema Cafe. This popular area is in the crosshairs of the city for redevelopment. City Council has approved plans to demolish half of the retail spaces and build 4 multi family apartment structures, a clubhouse and pool. Less than half the square footage would be retained for retail space, I can't imagine the effect that adding 322 new apartments will have on this already extremely busy intersection. Area schools will also become more crowded. Are there plans to deal with this problem in the heart of busy Kempsville? Where will the forced out small businesses go that could have the same foot traffic as Kemps River Crossing? Let's keep Kemps River Crossing as a shopping center rather than a change to a multi purpose residential commercial development.

Kempsriver I wish you the best. We've had some great times over the years. I know several or your…read morelarger tenants are no longer with us. I still keep coming back. I mostly visit Panera, Starbucks and the Dollar Tree. After a long hiatus I've been to Tropical Smoothie twice this summer. I occasionally visit Red Ribbon or Laguna. I'm really excited about Momoishi opening up, hopefully soon. There is no shortage of parking!!! Awes! If it is summer 2019: traffic is horrible.

I used to love having a Nordstrom when it was in MacArthur Mall. Thankfully we have Nordstrom Rack…read morewhich I find to be my go to store when looking for a dress, in particular! Undoubtedly I always find other clothing items as well. I feel that it is not as overwhelming for me to shop at versus a store like TJMaxx. They have great designer items for men as well as women at discounted prices. If you shop online at Nordstrom you can make returns or exchanges in this store.

Love NR but not super happy to have such long lines at the register and tons of floor people. Let…read moreme clarify-it is the holidays and it's nice to see people out shopping on a Thursday afternoon!! Store was FULL of shoppers. And seemed to have plenty of staff! But only had two -then finally added a third cashier. All while there were literally groups of staff on the floor and behind the counter. People were leaving the line (that had DOZENS) because they were waiting SOO LONG! And, there were groups of employees gathered within sight of this very long line that was snaking through the store. Just thought Mgt would want to know -it wasn't a good scene!! Lots of loyal NR customers that wanted to spend money-and not enough cashiers to help !!

The Pembroke Mall became Pembroke Square over two years ago with the demolition of the mall. The…read moreexterior stores are what remain. I will list the businesses that are current as of September 2025. The only store that had access to the mall was Kohls which had the entrance sealed and still is open. Kohls Target REI The Fresh Market Nordstrom Rack Old Navy DSW Rack Room Shoes Red Cross Bahama Breeze Latitude If I missed any I'm not aware. A very large area is vacant where Sears once was. The center of the surrounding buildings which once occupied the mall has been leveled. The plan as I understand is to build a senior living community.

Pembroke Square has been completely redone. It's now much more current and vibrant with newer…read moreshops and reasons to shop. After a years long renovation and redo - it's now more like the outdoor shopping malls of Richmond or Hampton. The old, moldy indoor mall is gone and now it's fresh and clean with a Bath and Body Works, REI, Fresh Market, huge super Target, Old Navy and Nordstrom Rack. There are more shops but those are the ones I frequent the most. Since Nordstrom sadly departed MacArthur a few years ago this is the only Nordstrom you'll find on this side of the water. It's not the same as the three-story beauty in Norfolk but it'll do - even if it's only their discount arm. I love the shoe section there. Best deals in town. This is an updated shopping center with plenty of easy parking and some dining (Smokey Bones anyone - nah, I'll pass) as well.