This mall is overall pretty good. Theres a lot of national brand stores here that make it feel a…read morelot like the lower 48. Upstairs is the food court with more local owned restaurants than your typical mall food court. I like upstairs because my daughter likes to ride the 25¢ rides. There's a JCPenny as the big box store and they have a lot of good housewares and clothes often on sale but that's about as big as it gets. Theres more clothing stores and specialty stores. I did think that there's pretty adequate security in this mall walking around and their numbers are posted up all over to call in case you see something fit for such a call. Parking costs money but it's ridiculously cheap compared to other malls in the country. I paid $2 for maybe under two hours.

Two security guards for the mall witnessed someone assault my brother nearly knocking him off his…read morefeet and only started chasing them when a store manager said they were shoplifting

This is a nice, new-ish shopping center. Good amount of major retail stores and smaller retail…read morestores. Ok food options. Ample parking. I much prefer Tikahtnu to most other shopping centers in Anchorage.

Hooray for a strong economy in Anchorage and developing a planned and attractive shopping center…read morenear downtown! This project was started in 2007 with the first Alaskan Target opening. Since then, PetSmart, Kohl's, Sports Authority, Best Buy, and Lowe's have opened in this center. Everything and anything you need for gadgets, food, electronics, home textiles and more! Red Robin smartened up and moved across the street from Northway. I haven't been to the movie theater yet, but it's the only IMAX in the whole state.

Definitely the best mall in Anchorage. Plenty of parking, plenty of entrances, adequate toilets…read more But for a mall this large, the food court is so small, its a disgrace, and not very well mapped for people with disabilities or children. But there are other things that make it unique. It has a ice rink, gym with a pool, movie theater, food at either end (although limited) a Dave and Busters (which i hate, but some people love, sooo.... ) and a variety of stores for all people. But its definitely lacking. For starters, no big box store like Macy's or Nordstroms. So if you're doing major shopping... eh, plan ahead. But I love that they host native craft shows here, which ARE AMAZING. so its a toss up.

The heat in my room did not work correctly. I was not able to control the temperature, it was…read moreeither too hot or too cold. The sink did not drain. The toilet was clogged when I flushed it the first time. The biggest issue for me was dealing with the male working at the front desk in the evening. He was rude and treated everyone in my group with disrespect. We can tolerate a lot, but no one enjoys being treated with disrespect. My company booked the hotel for myself and 12 other colleagues. We all will ensure to not stay here again!

This mall is a done deal. The entire inside is closing and the few open shops have been told to…read morevacate by September 30 including foot locker. Carrs grocery is leaving. Planet fitness and Burlington will remain open. I am giving this mall 5 stars because of the childhood memories it gives me. I worked there in high school at the chocolate chippery. They sold cookies before Mrs. Fields ever came along. This was the hangout spot in the 70s-90s. Not much there now. I do like the Burlington. This mall will be missed.

Tragic. That is the only word I can think of when describing a place like the Northway Mall. This…read moreaging rundown mall was one of the premier shopping destinations during its hey-day in the 1980's. Businesses like Musicland, Chubby Chuckles (the better version of Chuck E. Cheese in my opinion as a kid), Safeway (before it merged with Carrs), and the original Orange Julius among others drew large crowds on the weekends. Now this place has the look of a post-apocalyptic zombie film with its dark, dimly lit corridors, empty storefronts, and drugged-out deadbeats off the street wandering aimlessly in the halls or sitting on the benches with blank stares. Actual shoppers are a rare sight in the hallways unless you go to larger stores like Carrs or the Burlington Coat Factory. There are some bright spots in the mall like Planet Fitness (which is a lot larger than the midtown location), Excalibur Sports behind the gym which is a great place to buy pro sports items like jerseys, flags, as well as tickets to sporting events anywhere in the country, and Hood Wings down the hallway which has a good selection of chicken wings on their menu if the craving hits. However, I can't shake the feeling that all these businesses are on borrowed time if the property owners won't make any effort to improve the mall and renovate it to attract new businesses and ultimately improve this part of town in the long run. Shoppers and diners are better off visiting the newer shopping center across the Glenn Highway next to Bass Pro Shops for a better leisure destination in the area.

The University Center is a strange place to attend college classes…read more With businesses that don't benefit students and a large homeless population over the winter, it isn't what someone would expect after seeing UAA's recruitment videos or pamphlets.

I'm a little surprised this mall hasn't been reviewed yet. Maybe because it's a little boring now…read moreand not the hopping mall it was 25 years ago. This mall has had many different stores come and go, but is primarily an extension of UAA and a couple of odds and ends type stores. Back in the day there used to be only a couple of theaters, and I would come here for some cinematic adventure. I got my first hamster in the animal store that used to have a pond with a bridge outside the entrance (hamster died pretty soon after, and it wasn't my fault). There was a popular clothing store that has long left this physical plane, as well as bookstores, new age crystal store, a bead supply store, and The Cauldron restaurant. I come here every few months for beauty torture treatments, but I still can picture the way it was before the big change and the facelift Sadler's gave the main entrance. I would give it more stars if I was a frequent visitor, like the many walkers or students trying to pay their fees.

Great place to buy games and gimmicks you will be taking to Goodwill in 9 months. A sad addition to…read morea sad mall.

This was the best find in all of the diamond mall, games, games and more games. Games for the whole…read morefamily whatever they want, I love these stores because you can actually see the games and not just stare at a screen online and try to figure it out. Seeing various games made me purchase all kinds I would have not other wise. I was looking for a specific game and the staff was knowledgeable and knew exactly where it was. My only side note to make it better is to have a experiment table we're kids or adults can try out various puzzles or games and also find a way to get most of the theory 11 playing cards sets . Unless I order the exact set online it's like trying to find a Pokémon throughout anchorage superstores. I asked the salesman's and he said they can only get a limited shipment in at a time.

I have to admit a feeling of shock when we walked in. I read previous negative reviews and wasn't…read moreexpecting much. I was pleasantly surprised to find a fabulous selection on hand. It says something that my uncle, daughter and grand daughter all walked out with new clothes. I even found a couple of sweatshirts to bum around in. Do the math and that's four generations served by one store. My uncle's new wife won't let me use her name in the review and got mad and yelled at me about it. So, let's call her Mandice. Not because she has massively huge man-feet, but it's just a random name. Right? Point is, that there were shoes that fit those gunboats...and looked great, to boot (see what I did there). She left with a pair of heels, a running shoe and slippers. NR has a new shoe customer, thanks to me (even though she'll never admit it was me). I love the fact that they keep the place clean and orderly. There's a wide variety. The people are very nice to us, but, they do have to pick up the pace at the check out. We went back a second time and it was no better. Still it's a great find for us. 08/23

My experience today at your Nordstrom racks was horrible, they were super rude and were so busy…read moretrying to sell me on getting the credit card that they charged me for my cologne and then didn't put it in the bag, and I had to pay for a whole another Uber all the way down there just to pick it up and they weren't willing to do anything to make their mistake right. Not even a discount and the employee was extremely rude about me asking for them to do something to fix their fuk up which cost me 25 bucks to come back

A nice selection of small shops, restaurants, and small businesses. Now that the construction on…read morethis part of Huffman is winding down, access is much easier.

This place has a prime location yet it always seems to be pretty lonely and busted…read more I'm not sure what the issue is, maybe it needs a full redesign? There are some genuinely awesome business in here, Biscuit Bettie's and Downtown Bicycle Rental come to mind, but many of them seem like tourist traps that are probably not even open in the winter. Worth poking around, maybe there's something for you that I'm missing.

This little mall is where local businesses go to die. Noone ever lasts here. This mall is in…read moredesperate need of a facelift and better management. The only time I ever bother with this place is when they host craft fairs, such as the one during the Fur Rondy, which is very awesome indeed. Otherwise the mall is 60% vacant most of the time. At various times they've had some cool shops, like a Lego store, and tons of local artists and artisans, but they just never last. :(

This place is amazing. I can't believe we haven't been here before. This is the best mom and pop…read moretoy store I have ever been to. They have a bit of everything for all age brackets. It certainly woke up the child in me. We went in to find things for the grandkids but I bought stuff for my adult son and had to restrain myself from purchasing things for myself. They have indoor and outdoor toys, wonderful books, learning toys, games, dress-up, soft toys, art, small and large items, baby items. I can't even tell you all the cool stuff they have. If you are a hands-on parent or grandparents who doesnt want your kids face shoved in a damn cell phone all day, this is where you need to go to detach them from that garbage. They really have everything.

Lots of selection, different age groups, themes, science section, art, everything! I'm sure I…read moremissed a whole lot. I'm also sure every other store might be cheaper by 10-20$ but you can get last minute things and they do a complimentary gift wrap for you. You're not coming here to save money, but you're supporting local at least. It's also nice to get some unique toys. I walked into the store and there was one other person. The worker was vacuuming and she walked right by me didn't even look. Two more employees had walked by when I was in there nothing from them either the guy checking out was at least nice, but they don't help you unless you ask probably.