Sleepy mall that has a small food court with some fantastic pizza at Cadillac Grill, Crazy Fruit that has some crazy concoctions, and Chinese and Sushi options. There's Ross in the mall with some great finds for every thing you need at home. They didn't have any major mainstream stores but they had a GameStop, Bath& Body Works, Hot Topic, Journeys. read more

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If it is a poor weather day, this is a good place for a little dry exercise while (window) shopping. The mall lost an adjacent JCPenney and is losing the adjacent Macy's. However, the Kohl's in the center had customers and employees with a clean and neat shopping experience. Now that JCPenney (and long before that, Liberty House) is gone, the "Marion Parkade" near Kohl's and cinnebarre became more popular due to its skybridge right into Kohl's. It was still easy to park and all kinds of cars are parked here. I felt very safe leaving my vehicle. If one parks in the other free downtown garage, you will be in for a short outdoor walk to enter the center. Today the food court was busy and a new Italian restaurant is coming soon to the first level where Honey baked Ham was. There are two large arcades on the second level. If you want to visit some local shops or Ross, those are here too. Many mall employees were on duty during my visit for security and housekeeping. Definitely still a mall for teens & early 20somethings. An older customer might find more interesting stuff walking south into downtown Salem's streets. read more

What a bummer. I'm not critical of the few businesses inside this mall that are struggling to stay open. It's the fact that this place is 70% vacant, outdated and sad. I don't know Salem well so I can't speak to the economic reasons for the mall being the way it is. But there are plenty of people shopping in Salem and they are not in this mall. We stopped to find the Foot Locker for some new basketball shoes and even the Foot Locker was depleted -- only a handful of basketball shoe options in a small assortment of sizes. We swung through the Food Court and there were literally only two places open where there were spaces for twenty. Boarded windows, lights off and scattered people shuffling around with nothing to do. It looked like Last Man on Earth if you've seen that show. read more

First time to Salem and this multi-building "mall" was right up the street from our hotel. We decided to drive vs walk since we didn't want to walk with the multiple bags if we bought stuff. Bottom line.....just walk if you are nearby because you won't be buying anything. This mall, like most malls, are "secured" with anchor stores. These stores are the large corporate stores that help bring in the customers for the smaller "mom-pop" stores. Kinda hard to bring in the customers if your anchor store (JcPennys) closes down and that whole side of the mall is closed as well. Kohls and Macy's is still there but they were dead. Idk how they are staying alive, let alone the smaller businesses. We didn't even try to go look into Nordstrom. That brand is higher end and I doubt it could swing that clientele of customers. It was pretty sad walking around this mall and seeing the shops trying to hang on. read more

This place is horrible and miserable place to be. If the staff in not Harassing you then it's people that own the mall..that are not doing their job. Don't complain cause they won't do anything to help. Young women have been raped in this mall.. Theft happens all the time, the mall is dirty and it really not a family place. read more

Salem Center - Shopping Centers Near Me - Salem, Oregon

Santa at Salem Center cost 20 dollars... why does it cost money during Christmas!? At least have a donation bucket! Let the parents take there own photo! Not saying that they aren't good photos! But still, I hope that Santa gets every dollar! That Santa did great! Thank you! But everything else needs to be reduced! 20 dollars for a one print out. Will be going somewhere else and will not be suggesting salem center for Santa pics again. read more

Salem Center is one of the malls I used to go to a lot because honestly, I don't want to drive an hour and a half to go to Portland Malls. Its better then Lancaster mall, however, if you shopped at portland, or anywhere else the malls are probably better then this one. The selections are ok...the stores aren't impressive, and it seems like they have a high turn over rate for smaller stores. Parking is free...and there are two places you can park. It gets confusing and you gotta remember if you park in the Marion or the other one because they come in from different stores. Food court has your basic food court food like Mcdonalds, Sabarro, Sushi, Chinese food. Just meh and average mall. read more

One of the few reasons why anyone would bother hanging out in the downtown area of Salem is the Salem Center. The actual center itself is stretched out across five blocks giving people more ample space for parking and various entrances to the place. There are 3 major parking garages located in 3 major blocks and the street parking is available during the mornings before most employees eat up the spaces. The stores here are nothing more than your average medium to low end stores with no high end shops in sight. There may be more kiosks here than stores, as they're all over the place. What isn't all over the place, is people as the center is practically dead during the week days but semi-crowded on the weekends. The only time when its bursting full of folks is during holiday shopping (Black Friday, Xmas, etc). The food court here is subpar, with standard places like Sbarro, various fast food places that include tacos, burgers, and Asian food. Its more crowded here than anywhere else in the mall and the prices seem to be about average. This is where I've spotted most of the security folks, who seem to patrol here more than the rest of the mall. read more

On our recent trip to Salem, Oregon we realized that we had quite a bit of time to kill. We wanted to go to a museum of mental health at a hospital in Salem but they didn't open until noon and we were kind of wondering what else to do. We decided a good time killer was to go to the Salem Center until the museum opened. This mall is located in downtown and though this mall seems a bit older it didn't seem anywhere near a "dying" stage that so many older malls are subject to. Most of the store fronts are filled, I only noticed two vacant store fronts inside. The majority of the shops here are your typical mall fare, ditto for what you come across at the food court too. There are a handful mom and pop shops in the mall too. There is a antique shop and an awesome Indian import store is what I came across. The layout to the mall is a bit unusual but the signage is good and that makes up for any unusual corridors. If you get here early parking is plentiful and free. You can even stroll around downtown a bit once you are done with the mall but as the day goes on the parking spots go fast. I feel the phase of my life where I was all about shopping malls have past but I had a good time here and actually made more purchases at this mall than I was intending to which made me feel like I was reliving days of youth. read more

If you don't mind parking on the street or in a garage, then playing a rousing game of "duck the tweaker", this is the mall for you! Once you get inside, it's not that bad. Not that bad! But, like many shopping centers right now, the financial uncertainty, not to mention COVID-19, has put a damper on things. So, cons, it's in downtown Salem. Pros, once you get inside, it's not too shabby. Diverse shopping but questionable restrooms. read more

Not implementing Covid protocols. Every time I go in there customers and employees are not wearing masks.

It's a great little Mall, especially for the locals! I know that my Mall is crap, with basically no stores, so almost anything is better! But what enhances this Mall, is the fact that it's surrounded by the local places! I'd definitely check it out! read more

You've gotta hand it to Salem Center. Hate it for its middling chain outlets if you must, but take heed: if Salem had chosen to put its biggest mall on the outskirts of town, our downtown would have been killed dead. Instead, they built an attractive space in the center of downtown, easily accessible from the street and broken up into separate buildings so as to conform to the downtown street grid. A lot of favorite downtown establishments can credit their continued success to the customer-drawing power of the mall. That said, out-of-staters looking for a sales tax haven should know that there are no upscale stores here. Salem is a solidly working class town. While it's not borderline-Soviet like the Woodburn outlet mall, Salem Center is pretty cheap and pretty banal. Even Nordstrom's, often among the ritziest of the basic mall department stores, is virtually identical to the Penney's across the mall. Mall rats abound. Play "who can spot the worst artificial face tan" while you're at the food court. Stay far away from the ill-advised "Liberty Plaza" annex, which was born deadmalls.com ready. Or, better yet, go patronize those stores and restaurants just a few short blocks away that need your money more than the mall does; after all, that's partly why we put the mall there in the first place. read more

This is one of two malls located in Salem, Oregon. This one is in Downtown Salem. While it is not a giant mall, it's enough of a mall to browse through and practice up on some retail therapy. Since they added the big 2 story Kohls, it seems to have generated more traffic/stores. There's a small food court up on the second level. There's a Macys, Nordstroms, JC Penneys, and some other smaller chains. Plenty of ample free parking all around. I like to park in the parking garage close to Kohls because the skybridge takes you right into Kohls. The mall closes at 8 PM on weekdays, 6 PM on Sundays. Kohls stays open until 10pm Monday through Saturday, and is open an hour later until 11 PM on Friday, and closes an hour earlier at 9 PM on Sunday. What I do is first I will go shop around the mall and then finish up at Kohls because it stays open longer. Then I am really close to my parking spot and can just run out and dump everything into my trunk and head home. read more

I like this mall very much, they have a good selection of stores and a decent food court. I HATE THE PARKING THOUGH!!! The malls parking is the absolute worst. Besides the parking the cleanliness of the mall is what you would expect for a downtown city mall. Somewhat dirty, I'd compare it to the loyd center in Portland. Good more if your looking around, in my option if your able to travel the Washington square mall is my favorite! read more

Well, if you must shop in Salem, shop here, but its nothing special. There are a few of your standard mall stores: Nordstrom, Macy's, Sears, the Gap, Verizon, Bath & Body Works, American Eagle, Victoria's Secret. Mostly though, there are strange low-end stores that you haven't heard of and heaps of mall kiosks that seem to change with every season. There is a food court, but I've never eaten though so I can't vouch for the quality. The layout of the center is somewhat cool though, there are several buildings, on different blocks, that are all connected through glassed-in sky walks (which is very nice and practical given that it rains like the dickens in Oregon). The location is in the heart of downtown and parking is VERY easy--with free parking structures and free two-hour street parking located very close by. read more

I went into West End Boutique looking for an outfit to wear out this weekend. And I was helped by two beautiful, sweet ladies named Grace and Manuela. Grace was wearing a beautiful dress that was actually from the store and it LOOKED SO GOOD ON HER! I needed to try on the dress. Both the ladies helped me out and got me into a fitting room. I tried it on and they gave me their opinion on it. I fell in love with the dress and had to get it! Grace def sold me it once I found the dress in the store! The whole outfit from head to toe was on point. read more

This is my second comment. The bathroom are so bad. It's so hot and smelly. From no ventalation. Literally the bathroom smalls like a porta potty. You guys need to get some venting system in there. The air is so stale I literally have to hold my breath. read more

Look if you are comparing this place to a Portland mall then you will be a bit disappointed . However it is the best shopping in a 50 mile area! Macys, Nords, penny's , and a kohls Food court is just meh but you want better take an hour drive north read more

My mom and I use to come here all the time when I was younger, it's one of two malls in Salem OR. The location of all the stores surrounding it, is really nice- the mall it self has a lot of stores. The people working there are nice and helpful. There is more of a selection of stores at this mall compared to the Lancaster mall. The parking is decent considering the location. My only complaint would be- they need more maps. Especially ones that are easier to find. I feel like I'm always searching for a map, which is ironic... read more

Located in downtown Salem, this popular shopping center offers a wonderful selection of shops and department stores as well as a bustling food court. You can usually find a great deal and excellent sales year-round. It's great place to kill time. The best thing about shopping in Oregon is that there's no sales tax! read more

Terrible customer service. Store is empty except for about four customers in line. Even though I can see multiple employees walking around the store,no help is called. The clerk then sends the front customer to go pick out another garment leaving three standing in line to wait. Again, none of the multiple clerks available in the store were called to the counter to help. read more

Getting worse all the time but better than Lancaster. Salem is really getting that ghetto, food court is even getting worse some Mexican place where they sit in the back and have you ring a bell for service and serve disturbing food. Lackluster review for lackluster mall. read more

Neat concept, actually utilizing downtown space to build a modern shopping mall as opposed to the alternative. Entire city blocks house the mall, with adjacent parking garages. That gets a high mark in my book, even though the Salem Center is a mostly average mall with common anchor tenants such as JCPenney and Kohl's. read more

This mall doesn't have much more going for it than the Lancaster mall. But it does have Honeybaked (see that review), and a bigger Macy's....omg, that's it. How is this place suriving again? read more

This is better than Lancaster. Two stories. but the lower floor is mostly empty or has some random shops. This is the only place in salem to find nordstrom, kohls, jc penny, american eagle, fro yo place, toy store, and aeropostale. Plenty of parking garages for FREEEEE unlike portland. There is a lot of banks around if you ever are short on cash! read more

Security needs improved! Security at every entrance would be spendy, but you may get more customers or family. After many trips here and the other side of the block at TJ MAX and Ross in the center no more. They really need to up the security here. Every time I go there with my kids, I've had aggressive homeless people begging off of me. One got in my face and scared my daughters, all while smoking begging me for money. My daughter has asthma and my baby. If you really want piss someone off beg off of them while smoking making their kids breathe it, while you're putting your baby in their car seat.Today one that peed their pants comes in Ross cuts in front of me says weird stuff almost pushing me out of the way. Nothing against the homeless, but don't be aggressive towards families and other people. Top that say weird things to people and their families Have some manners and be civilized. You're more likely to score some change. I will never go back here. If I do I will have my concealed carry handgun on me. My kids are scared to go back here. Ruined are shopping experience every time. Worth the trip for safe shopping and no harassing behavior.To bad because it's fun to walk around in there in the winter and few unique places to shop. read more

The Salem Center mall has some good stores, such as Nordstrom, Macy's, and JCPenny. It also has some more unique types of stores which are fun to browse in. It could use some more variety, though. Instead of adding a Ross, I wish they could've added something that we don't yet have anywhere else in Salem. It could also use another coffee shop besides the one at Nordstrom. The food court has decent food and good variety. Overall, this mall isn't bad. read more

I find it fun to work there building the new Pink/Victoria's Secret! The food court is fun and the sushi is great. I hope you visit and enjoy your shopping experience. Don't Mind the dust we will Be done soon. read more

I love going to Salem center because they have a Sephora there and the workers are all very helpful, super nice, always happy. I got a lip and eyebrow wax by Magda they turned out amazing go and try it out !!! read more

I've always enjoyed walking around and not really buying anything. I like how there is several connection off the street to enter the mall.

It's a very nice mall. I enjoy going here but I live a lot closer to Lancaster Mall so I usually go there. I maybe make it to Salem Center once a year. However every time I go I enjoy myself and find something worthwhile. read more

I personally like the Salem Center quite a bit! The only store that you should NEVER go to is West End. Although the have cute clothes (very expensive) the management is HORRIBLE. They treat their employees like crap (I would know) and they are mean. I am recommending people to never go to that store. read more

Epris Store in Salem Center Mall is a horrible place to shop. They will not let you try on their leggings, and then if they do not fit, even with a receipt you can only return for store credit. This is posted on the counter where you purchase things so you can see it if you have merchandise laying on that counter. Will NEVER purchase anything from there again. read more

there layout is real bad and the have a vape store be you cannot vape in the mall and the are not allow the vape in a store.

Mall security stopped a man with his 2 teenage children last week and said they saw the teenage boy stealing. She asked the family to empty their pockets and they complied. Even though their pockets were empty of product, they were asked to leave the mall. They returned the next day and made a purchase. They were approached by 2 security personnel who told them to leave the mall and that they were banned. When they asked why they were told that the previous day when they emptied their pockets product dropped to the floor, then their story changed to product was in one of their hands, then they were told it was because they intimidated security. When asked to meet with security and mall management they were told there would be a meeting, until mall management found out that the Human Rights Manager for the City of Salem would be attending. At that point they were denied the face to face meeting and suggested the meeting be over the phone. This mall gets 0 stars from me for employing security staff who conduct Racial Profiling and lie about their actions and for mall management denying a fair rebuttal to the accusations of their security personnel. read more