I was in the Long Beach (LB) area for an event right across the street from the Los Altos Shopping…read moreCenter. I saw Trader Joe's (TJ) and wanted to pick up a few frozen salmons before heading home. What a coincidence... Nguyen's Kitchen and Purs Bowl are right next door to TJ. I got my salmon at TJ, grabbed a late night bite from Nguyen's Kitchen, and cooled down with an acai bowl at Purs Bowl. Very nice! This shopping center is located at the intersection of Bellflower Boulevard and Stearns Street. I don't frequent this area much if at all throughout the year. This was my second time in this area. Anchored by major retailers such as Target, TJ, and T.J. Maxx, with various dining options including McDonald's and Panera Bread. Essential services like CVS Pharmacy, Mobil Gas Station, multiple bank branches (Bank of America, Chase, Southland Credit Union), and U.S. Post Office make this a well rounded center. Here are some of the other tenants at this center... Amazing Comics & Cards Beach Eyecare Optometry Copyco USA Cosmo Prof Deli News Pizza Dvine Mediterranean Experience Five Below Golden Eyebrow Threading Krak Boba Kumon Math and Reading Center of Long Beach Long Beach Smiles Dentistry Nails 4 Season Starbucks Coffee Company Subway Supercuts Sushi Kinoya Tattered Wags To Whiskers

Kind of a funky combination of strip mall pieces thrown together with a sometimes odd parking lot,…read morebut this center is kind of a one stop shop(ping center). Close to CSULB and just a few minutes from the 405, it's quite convenient. Trader Joe's, Post Office, Target, Starbucks, Chronic Tacos, Rite Aid, Golden Spoon, and so much more. A couple of banks, fast food, dine in restaurants... a little bit of everything! Pro tip for Trader Joe's- park on the other side of the store. There are two entrances!

This shopping center has plenty of what you're looking for! Within this center, you can find: Taco…read moreBell, Target, a video game store, Dollar Tree, Baskin Robbins, a karate place, a workout place, and soon a 5 Guys! My only qualm about this place is that there are the occasional homeless person and oddball. But, I've never felt unsafe.

Love this shopping center, hate the parking lot they put it in…read more The part in front of the dollar tree to turn towards any one of the exits is seriously terrible. If they'd just remove that one row of cars facing away from Anytime Fitness and widen that area, it would be do much better. Also, people, please learn that the main entrance on Katella that puts you in front of Chipotle is NOT a stop and you in fact have the right of way... Goodness.

Lately, nothing has felt better than visiting my hometown. I grew up shopping at this plaza with…read more my mom, and it's always been a convenient one-stop spot for running errands. There is a supermarket, a bakery, a salon, and a restaurant--and the parking isn't too bad either. It is also just a short walk to another plaza with even more shops and places to eat. I'm glad to see that the plaza is still lively, even on a weekday. It's a great alternative when Seafood City or SRM is packed.

Today we went to Pollo Loco for lunch. It was a great experience. First of all. It was super easy…read moreto park next to the restaurant second they weren't busy and they took our order right away and her food came out a few minutes later. There are other restaurants at the corner where we were.

With additional encouragement from my Yelp friend, Lilah J, to score another FTR for a shopping…read moreplaza in the City of Lakewood, here goes my go at Lakewood Marketplace. Lakewood Marketplace is located at the intersection of South and Woodruff. Here's a question for you: Which corner of that intersection is Lakewood Marketplace? It's a trick question because the answer is all four corners! lol It's true, there's something going on at every corner, and depending on your needs, you may be able to fulfill all of them at this one intersection. Just like parks, I don't find shopping centers easy to review, not knowing exactly how to approach it, but since I've stopped by all four corners at some point in time, I'll split this review into four sections, one dedicated to each intermediate direction. Southeast Corner: Vons is the anchor store here, but you'll also find a Daiso Japan, Starbucks, Granny's Donuts, Banfield Pet Hospital, Arby's, and an Ace Hardware store that just recently replaced Tuesday Morning, oddly enough, opening their doors to the general public on a Tuesday morning. The Vons here is more spacious than the *other* Vons on Woodruff, so if that *other* Vons is your usual Vons, and you can't find any of those seemingly scarce eggs, you may want to consider making the 1.7 mile trek north to this Vons instead. If you read my review of Carwood West Shopping Center, also in Lakewood, I mentioned a story where I tried to find something at the Vons on the other side of Woodruff and encountered a suspicious family asking for gas money. I told them I didn't have any, but wished them luck anyways. I drove up to this Vons, and when I was about to leave, that same suspicious family came up to me again! Luckily, that was the only such encounter I've had at Lakewood Marketplace. Northeast Corner: I've only been to El Pollo Loco and Pizza Hut. Also the Seven Eleven on 7/11, but they had run out of free slushies. UFC Gym was the anchor business there, but they have since closed. However, Tesla owners will be thrilled to hear that there's now a Tesla Supercharger here! I don't own such a vehicle, so I can't really comment on how effective the charging station is there. For eats, there is also a Church's Chicken and Thai Villa here. They're probably better than what I had at El Pollo Loco and Pizza Hut. I don't find this corner particularly interesting compared to the Northwest and Southeast corners; I find it about as boring as the Southwest corner. Northwest Corner: Alongside the Southeast corner, there's just as much or maybe even more going on at this corner with the recent addition of a Cassidy's Corner Cafe, though I personally think it's overkill to have 5 locations within 6 miles of one another! The other grocery store, Grocery Outlet, is at this corner, and shopping there lately has been more of a game of maximizing your savings while minimizing your spendings. Don't expect the quality of the merch to be better than that of Vons, but you can definitely save a ton of money if you shop here often. The expiry dates are much earlier than at Vons, so keep that in mind in deciding whether to patronize Grocery Outlet or Vons. There are more options for eats here: Yoshinoya, Mamma's, Adobo Taco Grill, Subway, and Carl's Jr. There's also Cafe Monster that took over Ding Tea, and I'm not sure if it's a rebranding of the bubble tea shop with the same employees? If it is, I'd be hesitant to visit as my one visit to the then-Ding Tea was a complete and utter failure. See my review of that one to see why. Southwest Corner: The only businesses I've patronized on this corner are ARCO and Boba Bee, the last of which is a pretty nice boba shop. Much better than the *other* bee-themed boba shop in Lakewood, which happens to be next to the *other* Cassidy's Corner Cafe, both of which I'm avoiding like the plague. Some gas stations are set up so that if you want to park your car in the parking lot directly in front of a business in the same corner, you'd have to get back on the main road for a few feet. Not here. There was a time when I needed to pump fuel at ARCO, and then immediately after, I parked in the lot without having to get back on Woodruff, which was pretty convenient, but with such a smaller space to traverse your vehicles through, you'll have to keep a keen eye on other drivers finding their way about. Compared to the other three corners, I believe fender benders are likeliest to happen at this corner. Did I mention the parking lot here? Since it's a strip mall, there's a long strip of parking spots with minimal room for two vehicles to pass by one another in opposite directions. If you're really having difficulty finding an open spot or maneuvering your vehicle with such a short turn radius, I recommend parking closer to Tokyo Hibachi. Overall: It wouldn't be easy for me to give a rating to each individual corner of this intersection. Luckily, deciding on a holistic rating was. 4 solid stars!

tl,dr: decent plaza for dining, dessert, and groceries…read more Likes: + Large shopping plaza. Mixed variety of restaurants and desserts. My friend and I had our fill at Heybings Desserts. + I bought good, well-priced snow chains at the O'Reilly Auto Parts here. + I also enjoyed dinner at Eat's Sushi, along with their Yelp check-in for a free drink. + Huge parking lot. + Numerous entrances/exits. Makes for smooth traffic flow. Non-likes: - As my friend and I walked around this plaza at night, we crossed a couple homeless people just sleeping on the ground near store entrances. - This plaza doesn't have outdoor seating areas. Not a great hangout place for a group of friends to just chill outside.

It's a small plaza with few stores and there is enough parking spots to park outside. The selection…read moreof stores are Cat Care, Dentist office, acupuncture, UPS store and etc. I went to a store and they were so friendly. Value Wise the post office has a rate that they are same in the other location in OC so I cant give an opinion or judgement about value or their pricing system. But about the Plaza parking is free.

It's convenient. There is no parking problem. I live nearby and use the nail salon, eateries and…read morethe liquor store has many things if you don't have time to go to the market. A great auto parts store for many years! There's nothing to complain about. It's just an older shopping center!

This is a terrible shopping center! The parking is horrible. All compact size parking spaces with…read morezero room to move around the lot. There's definitely not enough room or parking spaces for the amount of people coming in and out of this lot. I'd avoid if you care about your car in any way.

Cool little nook of eateries. Shared parking in front. Visited a few places here while in the area…read more Ice cream, açaí bowls, sandwiches, juices, donuts, Indian food. The service at the spots we visited were very kind and courteous. If you're looking for some good curry and fresh naan the curry land in the corner location was pretty good. Michoacán had some refreshing drinks. While visiting these locations, the air conditioning struggled to keep up with the heat.

Another small shopping center when visiting Pomona City!!…read more Dined at one of the restaurant with friends !! Limited parking for patrons!!!