As often as I run errands in the general Hercules-Pinole-San Pablo-El Sobrante area, it's kinda odd…read morethat I very rarely come to this side of the freeway. And then one day, I saw a Trader Joe product Hubbers might want to try and it was naturally a delight to find one just on the other side of the freeway. I was even more thrilled to find tons of other stores! To be honest, I've been to at least a couple of them but that was eons ago that the memory has been completely wiped out. But hey, I consider this a good recovery! I'm glad I found myself up in here again. Here's hoping the memory never get wiped out again. Coming through more often might help, so I think I'll do that...

2801 Pinole Valley Road is unique in that it offers offices on the upper levels, lst level is…read morecommercial units. eats services shopping a la mode donuts chiropractors real estate office dental nails image beauty orthodontists nails & spa locksmith athena wealth strategy medical marijuana doctor shopping notes: - no parking issues -many unique services present -modern building, offices available.

Great place to come and get all of your seafood and vegetables, especially if you're making a…read moreinternational dish, the ingredients are here

This spot has several nice places to eat. Most are somewhat inexpensive. I have eaten at this…read morecenter several times over the years and was only dissatisfied once. That place closed. There is a large Asian themed grocery and several small shops as well The only negative about this mall is the public restroom. The Men's restroom is usually a bit filthy with an unflushed toilet and a broken seat or two. They may need to hire a punk patrol officer to help the maintenance people stay on top of the riffraff.

Princeton Plaza is built on a sloping hillside. entering/exiting on bad weather days hazardous as…read morevisibility is limited. some chains, franchisees, no big box stores. many indies. eats/drinks services shopping starbucks HR Block smoke plus silver ocean one main financial raley's McDonalds apoyo financiero M.M. Pizza daily nails subway dental peet's coffee wells fargo samraj sweets & davita dialysis chat hut animal care center laundromat notes: -parking sparse on right side near McDonald's plentiful to left of Raley's.

This place is an unsafe dump. On August 25th, I was in my car outside the vet's. Not for the…read morefirst time, I saw a guy in his late twenties, early thirties, dark hair, shirtless, sitting on some sort of utility cage in front of the Smoke 4 Less, drinking alcohol from a bottle and raging at no one. While I was there, two security guards in a cart passed this guy FOUR TIMES. They looked at him, he looked at them. When the drunk guy saw me looking at him, he threw his bottle of Dewar's against the car in front of him and came right at me. Luckily, he just screamed at me and went over by the McDonald's. Security came around for a fifth time, and I got out of the car, flagged them down and asked them why they hadn't done anything about the guy. They both said they never saw him. This is total bullshit. Raley's lost a customer, and the vet lost a customer. Bite me, lying security cowards.

SHOPPING: FIRST TO REVIEW closest shopping mall to home . They have a Target need I say more. Also…read morehave Staples, TJ Maxx, BevMO, Ulta, used to have toys r us, Food Max, Petco, Wells Fargo, Verizon, a dentist , Panera, Mattress Firm and a good Philly Cheesesteak place. Enough to get what you need. It's a good one stop shopping spot . Love to go to Target and of course Ulta is a fave. Highly recommend it if you're in the area.

The three places I frequent in this strip is Ross, Big Lots (which was a Lucky Grocery Store…read morebefore) and Goodwill. I have made a stop at Starbucks, Jamba Juice, Taco Bell and Jack in the Box. There are also a number of other mom-and-pop eateries, which I've noticed since the partial reopening after the pandemic shutdown, are pretty popular. Also somewhere sorta hidden in the back are a few more vendors including a boba tea spot and behind Ross is a Holiday Inn. There's a UPS as well as a Citibank and other random places one might need on some casual day. It would be a one-stop shop kinda area if it had a grocery store, but you know... not complaining. Plenty of parking spots regardless which business you need to go to. [FYI: If it hasn't been updated yet, the correct address is 300 San Pablo Towne Center, San Pablo CA 94806. Just in case someone needs it.] I usually knock a couple things off my to-buy list whenever I'm around these quarters, so it can get convenient. I'm glad they're here.

San Pablo Towne Center is run down, draws people with no interest in…read moreshopping, just bumming off shoppers. eats services shopping asia express dental ross lee's garden citibank dollar tree kebab express pet clinic goodwill empire buffet tax liquor jack in box laundry jewelry taco bell healthcare cigarettes pizza guys metro rec center noodle 21 nails t-mobile starbuck employment jamba juice check cashing popeye's mechanics bank shopping notes: -lucky's. walgreens, some eateries have left -lots of empty storefronts -unlikely center will be upgraded, destined to be demoled? -watch your back and goods here.

I love this Nordstrom Rack I can always find something on sale. It's within walking distance of my…read moreplace and the staff are always friendly. The last two items I purchased was an impulse buy, I didn't plan on buying anything that day but sometimes I just can't help but to treat myself.

This place is OK. I say that because it is the smallest Nordstrom rack I've ever seen, and…read moretherefore it doesn't have a very large selection of things to buy. Usually in other places when I come across a rack, I can spend hours perusing the store . This is not my first time coming here to buy something. However, I noticed that every time I buy something I leave empty-handed. The most successful thing I have managed thus far is to return some thing without any problems. But I could've done that anyway. The selection isn't fantastic. It isn't comprehensive. And right now I'd rather go to Emeryville and risk actually finding some thing I can buy, rather than come here and look around. Actually, I'd actually go to an actual Nordstrom store because I know they're gonna have what I want. It may not be at the price that I want, but it will be there!

I bought yesterday $ 360 dollars in souvenirs but when I checked the bag there's was only a few…read morethings, I got a big surprise today, I think they kept the rest of my stuff and only gave half of my shopping, please check your bags before getting out of this store, I feel l was robbed in Vegas what a shame

Small thrift store on the hill. It won't take you long to go thru. Lots of clothing. An eclectic…read moremix of kitchenware, jewelry and memorabilia. Go here to find a treasure. I found a Vintage scarf from Mervyn with the tag still on it. Lady was nice.

I decided to shop here while I was in Pinole I ultimately…read moregot a black, white, and gold journal with pen papyrus set for $10, and was tempted but decided to pass on the green journal with a beautiful golden steel cut bookmark which was $10. I also found a heavily discounted $0.70 sympathy card. The line had the longest wait I've ever had at a TJ Maxx or similar type of store; I was waiting over 30 minutes. A lot of people were shopping here, maybe because it was President's Day, and they didn't seem to have enough staffing of cashiers for it. They had more deals indicated with red or yellow price stickers than I'm used to seeing at TJ Maxx, including many heavily discounted candles, discounted notebooks, and there were also a lot of CeraVe and Cetaphil moisturizing creams and lotions. The selection of items was decent, the main pain point was just the amount of time it took for checkout.

This is a good location. They keep their stuff stock. Sometimes the isles are packed with Bande…read morebecause they're stocking items. Other than that we come here a lot.