I miss the old days of Soup 'n Salad. The old mall... before they renovated it to have two full…read morelevels. The good stores are closing or moving out. Sears is only one of four that are still in operation; however, it looks like a store that is about to shutter its doors. Dick's Sporting Goods is moving in where Nordstroms was. Lord and Taylor are still empty, as is California Pizzeria. That flummoxed me, California Pizzeria. No clue why it closed. Always packed. Reasonable prices. Not bad food either. Perhaps a victim of COVID-19? I don't remember, but I remember it was good for my daughters. Davio's was palace my bride and would go every other month. Or we'd meet my daughters there when they were home from college. Why'd they close? Always busy. No place to get a cup of coffee... even the Starbucks left. SSP has changed in many ways, and not for the better.

Madame Chervilo in the Braintree Mall is such a sweet little treat spot. The Dubai chocolate cups…read moreare super rich and so yummy. A small cup can easily be shared with three people because the flavor is that decadent. The candy bars are also amazing and you can tell they are made with care. I will say the medium bar has gotten a bit smaller since they first opened, but it is still delicious all the same. I was really excited to see that they now sell the pistachio cream to take home. That was a pleasant surprise and I will definitely be going back to buy a jar to keep at home. A great stop if you want something rich, unique, and worth the calories.

Fine plaza in Braintree. Some decisions the plaza have made…read moreI don't agree with, like the weird, weird, entrance, and having only one exit that is impossible to avoid a huge traffic backup on ANY day, but overall it's getting better. First, this plaza used to have a Borders Books, which I really liked, and wished stayed, but that company went out of business, which wasn't the choice of Atlantic Retail, who owns the "Marketplace @ Braintree". Guitar Center isn't really my thing, but I guess it was an ok place to put in the former Borders. Next door to Guitar Center, they have recently added a Five Below (maybe 2-3 years ago). Five Below is probably my favorite store in the plaza, technology, candy, gift supplies, arts & crafts, sports equipment, games, and other great stuff, for all under $5. Next, in the actual plaza there is a Petsmart, Sports Authority, Kmart- which is closing in January, to become a Nordstrom Rack & Saks 5th Ave (good move by Atlantic Retail, that dirty old Kmart needed a lift), ULTA Beauty, Bed Bath & Beyond, Babies R Us, Staples, GameStop, and Best Buy. All of these stores are all fine for the most part, just old, and not as clean or large as other locations in the area (such as BB&B, Best Buy, Petsmart). But overall, the Braintree Marketplace has a lot of good stores and has made this plaza a destination to go to in Braintree. I'm looking forward to Saks 5th Ave & Nordstrom Rack to open (as well as a restaurant). Located off Route 3 (Take Exit 17 for Union Street) on Grossman Drive. 4 stars.

This new management team is completely running the mall into the ground. Kicking out long time…read moretenants to build a "trampoline park" is just so ridiculous and what they're doing to the inside portion is even worse. It looks horrible. Maybe you could've put actual stores that people like going to in there and not destroy the place with some childish play place. Unacceptable

This place calls itself a mall but its an absolute desolate dump of a shell of probably its former…read moreglory. The only thing inside this nasty place is a decrepit nail salon, a run down oriental carpet dealer and the back entrance of Barnes and Noble and Wines and Things. the rest of this mall is either closed or turned into outwardly facing stores like Kohls (largest Kohls I have ever seen) or a run down nasty Petsmart, Barnes and Noble and Party City. Office Max went out of business and some of the other smaller stores are on their last legs. The Taco Bell and Panera in the parking lot are the only busy things bringing traffic to this dump. Horrible and should be shut down.

Decent little plaza in Quincy. Granite Place sits on a good…read moresized parcel of land in between three major roads in the busy city of Quincy, Granite Street, Hannon Parkway, and Burgin Parkway. The plaza has a large parking lot (especially for being in such a city-like area, where I would assume there would be extremely limited amounts of parking), and has a decent variety of stores. It never seems to be overwhelmingly busy, is easy to get in and out of, and even has an adorable, tiny Dunkin Donuts drive thru in the parking lot (might be 20 sq ft in size.... if that). While it did lose Party City recently (which opened in a different spot), it gained Dollar Tree, which is a one hundred percent benefit in my opinion! Some of the storefronts throughout this shopping center include Olympia Sports, Dollar Tree, TJ Maxx, Papa Gino's, DressBarn, Boston Market, and Burger King. For Quincy residents, this area is thriving since the city is large and throughout this is one of the largest shopping centers around. Decent spot to shop in the Quincy area, and convenient being near two grocery stores, Lowe's, Home Depot, BJ's and other retailers. Pharmacy across the street too. May not be the newest or nicest, but the setup works for the shape of this site. Access points are on Hannon Parkway and Granite Street. 4 stars for Granite Place.

Pretty nice open air shopping mall for the area…read more It's nice that they now have a parking garage, since surface parking can be hard to find in the (weekend) afternoons. It gets crowded on the weekends, so give yourself extra time to find parking and exit.

''Cause this is my legacy This is my legacy, legacy, yeah…read moreThere's no guarantee" (Eminem) We had a blast visiting the Legacy Place shopping complex. It's right off I-95 with crystal clear signage to get you there quickly. They offer free parking in a huge multi-level parking lot. There are over 80 tenants, a real bounty of clothing and fashion, bars and restaurants, beauty and wellness vendors, specialty stores like Apple and Warby Parker, and amusements like a paint bar, escape room and a movie theater. We spent a few hours here with our grandchildren, enjoyed a great lunch at Legal Seafoods, grabbed drinks at the J.P. Licks ice cream emporium, and went shopping at the Paper Source. We were very impressed with our visit.

The stores I tend to go to are outside of the mall on the perimeter, like Staples, Dick's Sporting…read moreGoods, and Bank of America. The mall is ok. Popeyes is there - that's good eats! Lots of little no-name stores.

" ok mall " Still quit a bit of stores in this mall …read more It's still well taken care of . I like to go to the mall. Not get everything from Amazon . It's nice to go out and touch the items , try them on , and see what it , physically looks like . I really enjoyed my time at this mall . Plenty of parking .

Absolutely refuse to drive into this monstrous array of shops. People backing up without looking,…read morepeople almost getting hit by cars that are walking in appropriate spaces, people cutting each other off, etc. Also have noticed that the majority of the stores have prices that are much higher than the same stores in different towns. If your claustrophobic or fear a car accident or getting hit by a car, I would stay away from this place.

No matter what day or time these area shops can provide a multitude of shops to choose from. Not…read moreonly retail shops but choices for eating and enjoying the day here. A stroll around the large parking lot is a good way to see what stores are here and browse in each for something to purchase and bring home. The Whole Foods Market is definitely a huge treat for me to walk around then hit it last to find something to cook or snack or enjoy their most tastefully and expertly decorated baked items along with lots of breads to choose from. So Derby Street Shops is like a one stop shopping place. I like that and go home with everything I needed and wanted.

Very nice little shopping area with a strip mall and a couple of other businesses within their…read moreparking lot. One of the stores you will find here is a Burlington Coat Factory which is a great department store to shop in and there is also a liquor store here as well. There is also a cosmetology school in the strip mall and if you are a gym goer there is also a gym. If you are looking to eat in a restaurant there is an IHOP location here to dine in for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Off to the side there is a Montilio's bakery with plenty of goodies for sale. You'll find pretty reasonable prices as far as the shopping and dining goes at this shopping center. The parking spots are very numerous here with all of the parking spaces clearly marked. The parking lot is very clean and well maintained. So whoever cleans this parking lot is doing their job well. It is always a pleasure to visit this shopping center.

Useful, small plaza on Route 138 in Easton…read more Includes a grocery store, pharmacy, discount store, shipping retailer, nails place, a vision center, and a few more small, independent retailers. Roche Brothers, Dollar Tree, CVS/Pharmacy, UPS Store, Nails, Kozol Vision Center, and others. Also includes AT&T and Dunkin Donuts in another part of the strip mall, and if you can figure out how the drive thru works for that Dunkin Donuts, you've either lived in the area or are genius...... so annoying to drive around the lot twice! 4 stars.

the layout of the entire plaza is so spread out and detached from one another -- there are at least…read more5 parcels of retail areas that are separated by traffic -- making it too exhausting and even dangerous to walk around on foot (and it's outdoor!), but it's ridiculous to store-hop on wheels. maybe they design it for the "1 destination, in and out" shopping style? if so, then they are quite successful. but even the traffic flow layout it's just plain ridiculous, bordering on hazardous. in an attempt to prevent speeding, stop signs and raised dividers are everywhere, which is fine by itself. but the overall design just makes one feel like they're in a corn maze, making stops and turns every 3 seconds. going from Washington Street to Shaw's averages just about 13 turns/stops. landscaper needs to be fired as well. why are tall grasses placed so strategically that one would almost think that they did it on purpose just to block drivers' sight line for oncoming traffic? not like they have something against car insurance company... maybe it's just me, but for the number of times i come here, that's bc i know there's a store i need/want to visit. with the current layout, there isn't much chance to wander around to "see what's there". you must know where you need to go coming in, and you won't realize that some shops have existed no matter how many times you've been here.

This place will be completely vacant someday in the near future…read more Things just keep on closing, and in place, futile and incompetent businesses continue to open. GAP, Bath & Body Works, Hallmark, Hilliard's Chocolate, Talbots, and the list goes on and on. Places just keep closing. And why, you ask. Well, I am almost sure I have the answer. Location. It's in a remote location away from major highways and lots of traffic. Even though a fair amount of people from the local Canton, Sharon and Stoughton area do come here, there isn't enough to make it a destination for shopping, there just simply isn't enough. Plus, lots of the chain stores here are not competitive with their counterparts... Shaw's here doesn't compare to the brand new Norwood Shaw's (that was just renovated), Marshalls here doesn't compare to the also brand new Westwood Marshalls (well, it's ok), and more and more of the other stores people just do not go to. The current list of stores consists of : Starbucks UPS Store Bertucci's Partners Urgent Care (coming soon) Orange Leaf Five Guys Olympia Gourmet Garden Mattress Firm Shaw's Village Toy Shop GNC GameStop SuperCuts Verizon Paper Store Marshalls Chico's LOFT Shoe Dept. Halfway Café Snip-Its Ceramics A La Carte Boston Sports Club Artin Fine Jewelers Elements CVS and a few other shops This place did used to be great when it was an actual mall, and there was actually an atmosphere, but know it's gone with the wind. Check out other shopping centers (like the Natick Mall, Legacy Place, and others) for the "new" style of shopping centers. 2 stars.