Pails Verdes Mall. ok. a shopping center. but we have Lunardis Market, a great market. we have…read morePizza Americana a great pizza place. we have kung fu kitchen, very good chinese take out. Now we have Taqueria La Plaza. finally good mexican food there are other places here too. but this is now the right neighborhood mall. let's all support the businesses

Now, I'm not quite sure how this shopping center added "Mall" as part of its name, but it's really…read morejust a regular outdoor shopping plaza if anything. Call it an outlet, not even close. Okay fine, since it has retail stores, a couple of restaurants, a bank, health, fitness, and beauty shops; We'll leave it at that and call it a "mall". Finding this place is pretty simple as it borders close to Lafayette. Yet it lays tucked away, hidden in a residential part of Walnut Creek. What stores are anchoring this mall you ask? Well let's see, there's the grocery store Lunardi's and a Rite Aid with a Thrifty Ice Cream parlor. I can't say that I've been to all the stores, but here's what's provided: ~ A Wee-Change - a maternity consignment store. ~ Viola! Gift Store - they've got cool and unique items here. ~ Norge Cleaners, Shoe Repair and Tailoring shop. ~ Queen's Nails ~ Maria's Beauty Salon ~ Beauty Lounge - Another unique shop with a bar. Nice! ~ Sports Barber Shop ~ Fine Floorz ~ Lampshades ~ Cushing & Gan Optometry ~ AmeriClean ~ Raw Sports Performance - a place for personal training and physical therapy. ~ Animal Crackers - for pet grooming. ~ Geary Veterinary Hospital ~ Snap Fitness - an exclusive fitness studio. ~ UPS Store ~ and Chase Bank Good eats: ~ Do Sit Thai Cuisine - (see my review :) http://www.yelp.com/biz/do-sit-thai-cuisine-walnut-creek?hrid=qhVinoVm_hf1wNhZtqOaBw ~ Chopin Cafe - a Polish restaurant ~ Green Garden - Chinese cuisine ~ Papa Murphy's Pizza - take and bake pizza ~ Subway - 5, 5 dolla, 5 dollah footlongs! ~ Tutti Frutti Yogurt ~ and a Starbucks - at the corner for convenience

I came to get some steps in and walk around the area and check out some stores. I didn't realize…read morethe number of stores that have been closed and new ones open. I noticed many more jewelry related stores are open. Old Navy is gone. Gap was gone first and then Banana Republic. Now no more Old Navy. Athleta is still around and I notice many other fitness clothing stores. I remember Louis Vitton store open, now is gone. Hope more new stores will come.

The new parking system which makes you give all sorts of personal information even if you're not…read morestaying more than three hours insures I will never return, or at least not until they go back to their old way, which worked perfectly fine. I don't get it. The new way doesn't collect any more money (same rates and times) but does ask for all sorts of intrusive info. Why "fix" something that was not broken. Used to come here almost every week, shop, and dine. Bye-bye. Hello, Concord.

Nice shopping mall, my first time here as I came here to eat and shop around. This mall has all…read morestorefronts filled up and is busy, so different from the shuttered SF Shopping center that closed down and Tanforan shopping to be closed for senior housing down on San Bruno area. This mall has so many jewelry stores, it's crazy! there's even a barber shop for men on first floor which was different. There's a JC Penny here and like walking around bring back old memories of stores I grew up with with Spenser, Sweet Factory store for sour patch kids candy, Hallmark, and life uniforms. I felt their food court had a strange layout as on first floor all their sweets where there and 2 main food places sushi and newly open Mexican in the mall. I know outside has the yummy BJs and Fusion Buffet. Yes, nice mall to visit and they have a Macys here with the perfume dept working the floor very hard. Perfume is quite expensive!

I've known this mall for decades. I remember back in the day this place was packed all the time -…read moregreat stores, well run, great mall to go to. Hard to believe it's the same place. I don' t know if this mall is ever packed and it's not totally the mall's fault - buying stuff on line has really killed the brick-and-mortal stores in general and I get it. But holy smokes, the stores here - it's multiple variations of the same crap stores. Who buys this stuff? There are some stores that I absolutely cannot believe make enough money to stay open. They have to pay rent and employee salaries and make some sort of profit and you wonder how it's possible. If you go here and look around, you'll know what stores I'm talking about. I was walking around here yesterday was just amazed at the absolute garbage stores. One "kitsch" store (and there are many) proudly displayed some poster about "stupid people" by its entrance that you could buy - for people to buy to make fun of stupid people - yet literally the only people who would buy this are the people it makes fun of. And you can't walk into these stores because the second you do the employee is on you. Like Blockbuster where every employee had to greet you and see if you need anything. I just want to look around without being bothered but it's not possible in these stores. They have so little people in them, when an employee does get someone they hover. You do still have some good stores - Macys of course, an old standby with good stuff - you can't go wrong with a Macys. Even JC Penneys is still here (I didn't even know they were still around). The Sears finally went out and to no one's surprise, they couldn't care less about that store for years now. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did. And the clientele walking around. You have your people of all ages and races which you want to see. California is represented well at this mall and I like that. And of course your thugs always wasting time walking around - disturbs me seeing these guys. I guess the mall can't do anything about them but yeah, they're here. On the plus side, the mall is super clean. I'd like to hope that this mall, one of the malls I've been to for decades will still be around for a long time but honestly, if this thing still exists in three years I'd be shocked.

I love downtown Pleasant Hill. It's so. charming with all the cafes, restaurants, spas, nail salons…read moreall conveniently at the Crescent Plaza. Over the Summer has the best festivals, concert at the lake, wine and beer, Blues and Brews festival and so forth. Restaurants are reasonably priced, however housing in PH can be expensive. The city always looks clean and pristine. My favorite sit and people watch right in the heart of town. Come check it out.

Downtown Pleasant Hill has a nice selection of shops, but it can get a bit crowded on weekends. The…read moremix of boutiques and cafes is enjoyable, although parking is sometimes a hassle. Overall, it's a decent spot to browse and grab a bite, but I wish it had more unique places to explore. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area!

Nice shopping center/ area that has lots of different stores. I think there's a good mix and I…read morebelieve this place may be a collection of mostly outlet brands. There's plenty of places to shop and plenty of places to eat and probably fits with budgets of all different sizes. It has the staples that you tend to see at other outlet malls and centers but have unique eateries and shops as well. During this time of year (November), there's also an ice rink that lots of people seem to enjoy. Some family wanted to go to Sephora and man it was packed! Which is not surprising, since we were there on the busy shopping day of the year. I got to do some other browsing at J Crew. It was a short trip overall, but I can easily see people spending hours here if they needed to do some serious shopping. Came here with family because they wanted to do some shopping on Black Friday. It was really hectic as you would expect. The parking situation was pretty crazy and it took a while of driving around and luck to get a parking spot.

I think that the Veranda Shopping Center is a victim of its own success. We were there for dinner…read moreat Espetus at 5pm on a Friday night. The parking lot was a hot mess. Cars circling incessantly looking for that elusive space. Some drivers obviously getting impatient based on their rapid acceleration and sudden braking whenever it appeared that someone was approaching their vehicle or stepped on their brake pedal. From what little we observed, there is a very good mix of business present which is great to see. So many other destination shopping areas are suffering vacancies and closed businesses. I imagine that parking is not such a mess during the day or perhaps on weeknights and yes, this was the day after New Years so more people were probably out and about. Still, had I really understood what the parking situation was like, I would have made reservations for another night. And it wasn't any better when we left at 7pm either.

Plaza Center has been around for decades. parking is limited on the Whole Foods side. WF is one of…read morea few changes in the decades, tenants eats/drinks: services shopping -metro citibank whole foods -peet's hair salon safeway -chipotle bank of america see's -jamba juice madison stationary -yogurt shack jackson liquors -blue gingko -noah's bagels easy exit & entry via Hwy 24.

This is the main shopping center in Downtown Lafayette, built in 1950, and it has a variety of…read moredifferent businesses situated in a prime location. It is located directly downtown, off of Mt. Diablo Blvd. between First Street and Oak Hill Road, near Highway 24, and across from the Lafayette Public Library and Lafayette Police Station. The current anchor tenant is Whole Foods, which brings in a LOT of traffic and customers, making parking a bit more difficult than before. On the other end of the shopping center is the other anchor tenant, Safeway. With two grocery stores in this plaza, you can stock up! McCaulou's is mid-way between the two grocery stores and is a popular local department store. Additional key tenants include: + Metro + Blue Gingko + Yogurt Shack + Noah's Bagels + Chipotle + See's Candies + Jamba Juice + Peet's Coffee & Tea + Jackson's Wines & Spirits + Madison Stationary Store + About Style + Bank of America

This shopping center was built in 1979 and it remains a necessary retail center located in…read moreMartinez, on the border of Pleasant Hill. The brown slatted architecture and design of Virginia Hills Shopping Center remind me of Countrywood Shopping Center in Walnut Creek: www.tinyurl.com/y73y9ntp That must have been the building style of the time. And for that reason, I have enjoyed stopping by here when visiting friends who live nearby. I've hung out outside chatting in the shade in front of Starbucks, which doesn't seem to have a rush. The main tenants are Safeway, on one end of the center, and CVS right in the middle of the center. Other tenants are tucked under the awning and span the length of the shopping center. Crystal Cleaners seems to have been in this location forever! Additional tenants: The UPS Store Bank of America Nails Spa and More Perfect Haircuts Home Thai Kitchen Mirch Indian Cuisine Subway Burger King Mariachi Mexican Grill Sunrise Health Center Pleasant Dental Chevron

Just to correct the description of the shopping center as being built in 1979, that is incorrect. I…read morestarted working at that Safeway in 1973 and it was an old building then. The Chevron was on the corner. The rest of the strip mall was probably built prior to 1979. I worked there at Safeway through the entire construction. That Safeway Store number was 720, that number meant that it was a very old store. During the time that the strip mall was being built Safeway kicked out the front and side of the building making it much larger. At that point they gave the store a new number. It was 720 and they added a 9 to the front of the store number and eliminated the zero at the end making the new store number 972 which at that time reflected a much newer building.

Kohls and Dicks in this small strip mall. If you are a fan of either you will love this place…read more This is close to the highway. Bargain shopping. DSW. The traffic design of the parking lot is odd - I'd use a GPS in order to exit efficiently.

We found everything we needed-pants at Kohls and shoes at DSW. Easy to get to off the freeway and…read moreplenty of parking on a Wednesday.

Sandalwood Center isn't easy to spot as signage is too small to spot unless one is looking for it…read more Sandalwood is before the Walgreens on the corner. 7-11 is on the opposite corner across the street. eats service shopping -La Mordida mirage nails value wine & spirits urban beauty bar big dave's bikes step it up(gym) kelly ann's day spa note: -lots of parking on saturday afternoon -some vacancies noticed......

I come to Pleasant Hill quite often since it's one of the closest neighboring cities to Concord…read more One of my most frequented shopping plazas is the Sandalwood Center. It's a tiny shopping center located off of Gregory lane right between the Contra Costa Canal trail and the nearby Zio Fraedo's restaurant. There are two main reasons why I frequent this Plaza: 1) La Mordida Mexican restaurant And 2) Mirage Nails I'm completely addicted to La Mordida! I started coming here over a year ago and it has quickly become my favorite hole in the wall Mexican spot! Recently, I discovered Mirage Nails next door and have started coming here to get my nails done. It's the perfect combo, right?! Pamper myself with a mani and then right after, pamper myself with some Mexican goodness. Yep... this is why I can't stay away from Sandalwood! I'll admit that I haven't visited any of the other businesses in this plaza quite yet, but there really isn't too much else going on in there. There's a bike shop across the way that's been for quite sometimes. There's also a fitness center, a yoga place, a day spa, and a liquor store. Not sure if I'll be visiting any of these businesses anytime soon, but I'm sure I'll end up hitting up a few of them in the future since I come to this shopping center about once a week or so. There's always parking available in their parking lot since this a plaza that is far less frequented than many others in the neighborhood. However, parking can be tight since the lot is small. All in all, it's a nice local shopping center with a great Mexican restaurant and a nice nail salon.

I come here for one store. Other than that there isn't much. There was another store, but their…read moreitems are everywhere, so there was no need to come here. But, they always have parking. But I usually go here to go to the store on the way to Walnut Creek or on my way back home. I have walked around this spot, hoping to find another there, there, but there isn't one. I don't know what an update would look like, because it's so old and past it's time. And some of the places that I'd go to - there was a health store - gone, a burger joint - gone, the fancy, healthy food spot - gone, the cupcake spot - gone. You do have to pay for parking, but it's been safe. But still, metered parking in a "dying" shopping center? I'd think that they'd love to have people park. I've been to other places up and down the street and this is the only one where you have to pay! And they have one store, so I only pay for 15 minutes or so. But what a waste! I'd pay for a couple of hours and spend time bouncing from shop to shop, but that won't happen beecause everytime they get another shop of note, it closes down. This is an old school plaza and I want to like it more than I do. I wish they updated themselves, like El Cerrito Plaza. They have some of the same buildings, but built others. they have also updated their offerings and when something closes, another quality store joins them.

La Fiesta Square has been here for decades. wrote a review pre-meter, the tenants have changed…read moresince then.. this is the only major shopping center in Lafayette that has meters..noticed a meter person walking around giving out tickets. the lot is in the middle surrounded on the perimeter by the businesses. eats/drinks tenants: -starbucks roam's burgers -papillon coffee tutu's -urban remedy la Chataigne -Mangia Ristorante Pizzeria the other businesses i have not interest in visiting.