I have to admit, it's been a while since I've been to a mall. The Eastview Mall stood out, because…read morethe last few times I've been, various malls have been emptying out with slim offerings. Almost all of the store fronts are occupied, it was clean, well lit, and plenty of parking. The restrooms were in good shape and there were some options for food. Not a bad afternoon.

With very limited malls left in the area, this is the go to stop for shopping and restaurants all…read morein one area. Eastview has always been know as a higher standard when it comes to shopping options... apple, Williams Sonoma, ll bean, Eddie Bauer, Hollister, Sephora to name a few. I stopped in for drinks at champs for happy hour. Nice crowd at the bar. Dinner however was across the way at PF Changs. So many options around here. Took my niece to build a bear for a new stuffed animal to bring home.. she loves the process of picking out and creating a new stuffy.

There's nothing premium about these outlets. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here. It's the…read moremost average set of typical outlet mall stores in a sort of below average set of buildings. The contents of the stores are the same as you'd find anywhere, but the atmosphere is unappealing and a little despondent. Out of all the Premium Outlets I've visited this one has probably been the most meh. The various store employees were mixed. There were some that were helpful, and other that sort of helped begrudgingly like they were doing you a favor. The upsides are that there is a lot of parking available, you're probably not going to have to deal with lines, and the stores all seemed well-stocked. The Shake Shack is not in the outlet mall, it's on the other side of the highway.

It's a bit older looking, but has a great CHAMPION and NIKE. It needs an adidas!…read moreThe food court was the worst food court I think I've ever seen..... lots of parking.

Not to be confused with Amoury Square, which is full of love, rather than old buildings…read more This is surprisingly but unequivocally one of the most beautiful town squares in the country (not in winter). Syracuse downtown is extremely underrated (not in winter) and it's absolutely gorgeous (not in winter), and if you should ever have the chance to wander around here (not in winter) and check out the incredible beauty of this city (not in winter), this is probably where you should start (but not in winter). (Not in winter)

Bars, Restaurants, Museum, a Shot Clock, yes Armory Square has it all, heck I even met my soon to…read morebe wife there. The establishments range from low brow to high class with college kid meat markets like Daisy Dukes to some pretty serious eats like Pascale's and Lemon Grass. Late night the close the street to traffic so you can make the stumble to your next bar. A number of the food places are open late (I would seriously suggest Nick's Tomato Pie) and in the summer, the Night's in Syracuse are perfect for out door drinking. If you want a good beer, Blue Tusk is your place. A ton of beer on tap plus outdoor seating. Awful Al's is a cigar bar and one of the few places in Upstate New York that allows indoor smoking. Empire Brewery brews their own and generally has some pretty good music. Syracuse Suds Factory also brews their own, though not quite as good as Empire, however the large space and lack of crowds tends to make this my default starting spot for a night out.

This is my favorite plaza to hang out. It's got a good blend of everything ranging from a girls day…read moreout to family fun to even just browsing around. The Pittsford Wegmans and Calkins Pittsford are the larger cleaner and fancier ones around. Right across from the wegmans there's this plaza called Pittsford Plaza that includes an upscale steak house called Blue and Black, a pizza shop, a cafe for sandwiches/coffee, a J Crew Warehouse, Carter's, Michael's, Barnes and Noble, Swim school, Trader Joes, and a bunch of other little shops all int he same parking lot. For moms looking for a place to take their young children in and out and hanging out, this is the place to go to! The parking lot isn't dangerous like the Costco parking lot or the East Ave Wegmans (VERY dangerous). The shoppers aren't aggressive and are friendly. The crowd is safe and overall happy. Right across from this plaza there's even a Taichi Bubble tea, prometric, URMC Urgent Care, and a bunch of other upscale restaurants.

The pendulum swings... and plazas are back, bigger and better than ever. Medley Centre's all but…read moredead, and Marketplace Mall is losing stores left and right. Even the venerated Eastview mall has a few empty slots. Meanwhile, things are going great @ Pittsford Plaza. Trader Joe's & the new J Crew Factory are packing them in, doing a land office business. Let's face it... despite the weather disadvantages (winter time!), this plaza has got it going on.

This place is so auraful. Wish they didn't ban me. Still very auraful hot wheel section is peakread more

Had a great experience at this Walmart. The staff was very friendly and went out of their way to…read morehelp me find exactly what I was looking for. Really appreciated the good customer service!

Walked around the mall looking for nothing in particular. Unfortunately this mall like so many…read moreothers has been closing stores as people shop on-line. The highlight of the mall is a store called Boscov's. It's a department store that also has furniture, an eyeglass store and in store made fudge and Carmel corn.

When in the New Hartford area we spent some time at Sangertown Square. As we walked through the…read moremall we were surprised at some of the stores they had but overall it was a generic mall. The other interesting thing about this mall was that it reminded us of another mall we frequent and come to find out, it is owned by the same company as the Hampshire Mall in Hadley. In the end we had fun at this mall popping in and out of stores, but the food court was bland, the kids running through the store were in the way, and it could use more modern stores.

The mall could use some TLC, but it's still alive and kicking. If you look passed the closed and…read moreempty stores there's still people at the mall and they're still shopping at the small businesses that dot it's campus. The mall itself also hosts a lot of events, including food truck rallies, craft faires, orchestral concerts etc. They have Santa and the Easter bunny that visit for the holidays. Whilst it isn't your typical mall, it's interesting to see so many small businesses take over a space... Also, if you like thrifting--this is a must stop. Plenty of parking, calm interior, great place to take the kids.

Not a whole lot of anything here, but Bass Pro Shop is always a hit. We also bring our daughter to…read morethe arcade and to the knock off build-a bear store where you can dig through the discount bin and build-a-whatever for $5! :) You're welcome. I've heard there used to be a cool ice skating rink upstairs! Still has a movie theater and a smoothie and pizza shop... mostly all dead stores, though, but not an overly populated spot to walk around. I grew up in the "hang out at the mall" era, and I wish it would make a comeback!