Unless you want the most high-end designer brands, there's no reason to go to Livermore Outlets. In…read moregeneral these days, there are not many clothing stores that offer deals exclusively on Black Friday, so you can go earlier or later that week and still get most of the same deals. Nonetheless, when my girlfriend went to Livermore on Monday before Thanksgiving, it was packed. We came here on Wednesday and it was nearly deserted despite having much of the same stores and discounts as Livermore. It is definitely less walkable than Livermore, requiring you to cross the street to get between various plazas. But it is a great way to get 90% of the shopping experience for 50% of the stress.

I don't want to be an old man (ok, fine, pull my finger) but back in my day, outlets were a place…read morefor cheap overstock and seconds, but the SIMON on the Outlets sign is the big reveal that this is just a GIANT SPRAWLING MALL. But, in this case, the "mall" requires you to walk across the lot and the busiest streets in Gilroy because it's divided into four sections (or three zones). And, unlike malls, there's no AC between these stores, no food court, and no sitting areas for guys while our girls are at Pons 4 Less, Bra World or Mops N' Stuff. Bonus for having well-maintained bathrooms at each building. The only skechers seemed to be in the shoe store.

This shopping center is located off of Santa Teresa Blvd and Snell Ave. It includes a Nob Hill…read moregrocery store, a gas station and many other businesses. Some of the restaurants and eateries in this center include: Starbuck's, Little Caesar's Pizza, Snow Boba, Hing Kee Dim Sum BBQ, Las Cazuelas Mexican Restaurant, Danny Korean Restaurant, Sam's Donuts, Pho LA, and Mexi Munch Antonio's Snack Bar. Other businesses incudes in the shopping center are: Spring Day Spa, Forte Rejuvenation, Nail Stop, Nu Image Dental, Mike's Liquors, Kumon, A+ Barber, TJ Nail Spa, Hair Salon 22, Club Pilates, H & R Block, Victory Martial Arts and Cuts For Kids. There is plenty of parking that is shared with all businesses. This center offers a diverse selection of restaurants, hair and nail salons as well as fitness and health businesses. I personally think this center is very nice and offers so much within one area.

Santa Theresa square where you can find Nob Hill Starbucks, Mexican, desserts, and everything else…read morein between even martial arts.

Excellent mix of businesses anchored by the 99 cent store. Area is really big. Parking is a bit…read morerun down and it could use a bit of reasphalting and striping.

OMG the shops in this little shopping center have changed over the years. I remember Lucky's,Rite…read moreAid, McDonald's,Taco Bell round table, and a lot of unknown shops, but I have to say that was over 25 years ago so I know things aren't going to remain the same, but it looks like the Rite Aid was moved from the original location. Which used to be Payless drug stores by the way.

I have lived in this neighborhood for over 25 years and go to this shopping center almost everyday…read more The business' are very friendly and accomodating, from the Rite Aid, to Denny's, UPS Store, Dry Cleaner, Nail Salon, Subway, and Starbucks. The only drawback lately is that the new gym suddenly closed. It is being worked on and they say it will reopen soon. I cannot wait, we really miss it. It was very nice and convenient to have there! I just wish there was a shoe store or something to add to the list of tenants. Update: New gym opened up and is really nice. Called California Ripped Fitness, very affordable and great equipment!

At a major crossroads in San Jose, where the East Capitol Expressway & South Capitol Avenue meet,…read moresits the Crossroads Shopping Center. It's not very large, and resembles a simple strip mall. It has colorful decor, and variety of stores and businesses. But I'm not sure which one is the anchor business. Which business attracts customers to this shopping center the most? Hmm, maybe it's the donut shop. The shopping center has a parking lot, that can fill up quickly. You can sit in the lot and watch traffic fly by.

Huge shopping center with ample parking lots shared with other businesses in the area. Vast…read moremajority of eateries such as Bundt cake, yoshi sushi and Giorgio's Italian & pizza . Safeway grocery store, Cathay bank and medical offices and health and beauty salon . This town center is with in walking distance from Embassy Suites , Kaiser hospital and City Hall .

I decided to come to this shopping center since it looks nice when I review it online. When I got…read morehere, there are many parking spots and not many people come here at that time since it's Thursday. It might be difficult if it's during the weekend. They have good restaurants and shops here like Safeway, Staples, Peets, and more. I went around to find restaurants I want to go in the future. The shopping center is very huge, but seemingly there weren't many places to go to here. It's also very convenient for Milpitas residents to go due to how I describe this area in terms of size.

I have to review this plaza since it's very big. They have all sorts of businesses like Target and…read moreRaising Canes. I wish we have more plazas that are this big. At the same time, nothing really special here, but the size of it really stands out a lot. This actually makes parking a lot easier and hopefully, it's not to the point that it's full.

A pretty large Target, a Ross and a Marshalls are the main reasons why I frequent this shopping…read morecenter. Not bad, some of my favorite stores one after the other, but overall looks like a bit rundown and some people don't know how to drive or park in a civilized manners, so be careful and attentive while trying to find a parking spot. It is quite big and it is very family oriented, so it is always nice to see families with kids around like a real happy shopping day 'lets go to enjoy buying things' kind of deal.

A tale of two shopping centers…read more Technically I think there are two shopping centers here: Grant Park Plaza and Grant Road Marketplace. But it's easy to think of the two as one mega shopping center. Businesses on the Grant Park Plaza side include: * Nob Hill Foods * 99 Ranch Market * Peet's Coffee * Erik's DeliCafe * Sushi 85 * Shell gas station Businesses on the Grant Road Marketplace side include: * City Sports Club * Marshall's & HomeGoods * Sweet Tomatoes * Posh Bagel Need a haircut? There are a couple hair salons here. Lost your phone? AT&T and T-mobile stores have you covered. Want to shop till you drop, but ran out of money? A few banks have branches here. The nearby intersection of El Camino Real and 237, the latter which turns into Grant Road, is always a busy one. There's also another shopping center on the other side of Grant Road. So there's no shortage of traffic and parking headaches in the vicinity. But while I've always found parking here to be tight, I've always managed to find a spot. I prefer the 99 Ranch here to the one in Cupertino because the latter is a complete parking madhouse.

One of my favorite shopping centers in Mountain View these days. Great shopping at:…read moreRancho 99 Market Marshall's Rite Aid Craving a nice meal? Lucky Chinese Bistro Erik's Deli Cafe New York Pizza .....and tons more! Really a one stop destination for an afternoon out! We'll be back, probably this weekend! Thanks Grant Park Plaza!