My Dad and Mom used to go to the food court area inside next to the Great Wall (GW) Supermarket at…read moreThe Square shopping center all the time because the food vendors offer cheap eats and customers don't have to pay tip unless they want to pay tip to the specific food vendor (if they choose). My Dad is no longer with us... he's been gone for almost 5 years now... miss you dearly and love you always Dad! Now I have taken over my Dad's place. I bring my Mom here all the time usually on Saturdays unless we have a prior arrangement with my brothers to eat elsewhere in the San Gabriel Valley (SGV) food galore hub LOL. Hey, my parents used to bring my 3 younger brothers and I out to SGV every weekend since the early 1980's until I started high school and that's when I went out with my parents less and less. We would ride in the back of my Dad's delivery truck (he had a furniture business)... man, those were the good fun old days! Now it's just my Mom and I in a Toyota Prius in the 21st century LOL! At the food court, there's actually a great variety of different ethnic foods. Here are my favorites... 1. For Vietnamese foods, Nuoc Mia Vien Dong is a wonderful choice... they offer 1 or 2 or 3 items plates for very reasonable prices and portions are huge! 2. For Chinese foods, Golden Bull Noodle is my go-to. They have the best and I mean BEST Hainan Chicken Rice... freshest and moistest chicken you'll ever eat! My Mom and I can eat this every weekend and not get bored of it... and we have done so on many occasions LOL. Black Pepper Beef or Chicken stir fry with thick egg noodles is excellent, too. 3. For Hong Kong Style Chinese foods, Harlem's Kitchen is your spot! Delicious wonton or dumpling egg noodle soup, beef chow fun, soy sauce chow mein, thousand egg pork/seafood congee, etc... you name it! They are always busy... that's a very good sign! 4. For Thai foods, your only choice is New Thai Star and that's all you need... just one good one! Pad See Ew Fried Tofu or Shrimp, Pad Woon Sen Seafood, Pad Thai Chicken, and Green Papaya Salad are my go-to dishes. Just great tasting foods all around. They have a very good Spicy Beef Bowl, but I don't eat beef anymore, but maybe I can ask them to replace it with seafood next time... we'll see. 5. For Vietnamese desserts and drinks, Hien Khanh is your gal! Their egg flan is the best of the best egg flan I have ever eaten in my life... so smooth and just perfect in texture & taste. Che Ba Mau has the freshest coconut milk plus your choice of up to 5 toppings. No one beats them in this category of desserts and drinks in SGV! They take home the trophy every time! Actually, you can't go wrong with any of the food vendors at this food court. I've tried them all... there are a few I prefer (above) over others (not mentioned above). Nevertheless, they are all good. It all boils down to what you want to eat at that moment... you have choices! Be grateful that you do. Happy Choosing! Besides the food court, I have shopped at the GW Supermarket for selective items. It's not my go-to supermarket at SGV, but it comes in handy whenever I need something quick and don't want to drive to San Gabriel Superstore. They also have shops inside and outside. I haven't checked out all their shops. Overall, it's a great shopping center. Parking can be a challenge though. They are always busy. Just be patient. We'll see you here next weekend LOL. Happy Shopping and Eating!

I used shop here alot back in the days. A friend of mines sister owned a Vietnamese restaurant…read morehere. Wed come to her place and buy a bunch of food. Some of the best restaurants are here. Good food courts here. Parking can be a challenge on certain days,. Its a nice size place. They have a supermarket here to I would shop at sometime. Its cool to hang out here.

It used to be Westfield, but recently got bought out. Now it's the shops at Santa Anita…read more The main department stores are JcPenney, Macys, and Nordstrom. There is also a 99 ranch! Plenty of food options here. One of my favorite is Ding Tai Fung, also the Nagi ramen place is another good choice. If you have room for dessert, the Japanese cheesecake at Uncle tetsu is a place I stop for sweets. Plenty of parking, there is usually a lot of parking available at the structure by AMC and Bowlero.

I really like this mall I just visited about two weeks ago…read more They have a great selection of Asian specialty foods, skincare, and toys/things to do. My favorite place in the mall is the Hello Pottery and the bakery upstairs near the Gap. The massage people upstairs could do a little better but I guess because I'm pregnant they didn't want to put too much pressure on me. I felt like they rushed my massage at Diamond massage since it was close to closing time. I have yet to see the entire mall but I loved one of their Korean skincare stores I got a few items, the old navy is nice, Nordstrom employees helped me and told me about my bag that I got how to care for it, the Din tai fung was my first time going and nice. I still want to explore the rest :) especially the market downstairs

This is the only area that has many eateries that are familiar. I love it! Except that the sign for…read moresome time still reads Petsmart and it hasn't been there for a while.

Funny, I am out in the San Gabriel Valley area almost every weekend for the past 3+ decades. I…read moredrive by Rosemead Place all the time, but never really paid attention to this shopping center name until recently. Well, I've only shopped at Target and Dollar Tree from here, but it has so much more to offer. Here's to name a few... The Boiling Crab, TGI Fridays, IHOP, Habit Burger & Grill, California Fish Grill, Red Wing, Panda Express, Ross, Petsmart, UPS Store, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Crumbl, Gotcha Teahouse, Cold Stone Creamery, Jersey Mike's Subs, Dave's Hot Chicken, LA Fitness, Rolling Rice, Ono Hawaiian, Chipotle Mexican Grill, and many more. Free parking is available. It gets really packed on the weekends so come here during early hours of restaurant and/or store opening or late afternoon. I haven't entertained any eateries from here. I'll have to spend a whole day just to get immersed in all the good eats offered at this shopping center. Watch out, I'm coming LOL.

Very large and clean mall…read more Plenty of big-name and lesser-known businesses make this a nice place to shop year-round. There is plenty of parking around the perimeter of the mall, and security is constantly present in both the interior and exterior.

When are y'all gonna remodel the kids play area upstairs!?…read moreMall could use alot of updates

San Gabriel Square has now been renamed to TAWA Gateway. Still the same great place to shop, dine,…read moreand hang out. Same huge parking lot, but still can be challenging to get a parking spot especially when they are super busy. I was able to snap a photo of the new signage. However, I still haven't gotten any photos of the various shops and restaurants. I'll have to remember to do that next time. Just to name a few of the biz that I support today or will support tomorrow. I am sure there are more biz that are worthy to be checked out in the near future. See you here! 99 Ranch Supermarket Cha Redefine (coming soon) Daiso Five Star Seafood Marugame Udon Wushiland

(Skip to the last paragraph cause I'm rambling about my childhood lol)…read more Formerly San Gabriel Square, now renamed to TAWA Gateway, I have 20+ years of memories here since I grew up coming here a lot. Here's some really random memories I remember: running around the entire plaza playing hide and seek with my dad, getting so lost as a child that 99 Ranch made a store announcement looking for my mom, playing around the fountain areas with my dad, shopping with my mom in the indoor 3 floors where there was full of vendors, getting affordable Chinese Togo from Sam Woo(gone now from this plaza), late night dinner and dim sum at the Five Star Seafood restaurant(still do to this day), hanging out with with friends during my teenage/college years at Boba 8090(now going to be a Cha Redefine soon), going through nightmare parking situations when the plaza was super busy, parking super far at night then walking back to my car realizing someone started a random car meet in that part of the lot, getting stuck behind traffic by Teslas trying to get in the Tesla charging stations, the time I got in the underground parking with a pick-up truck(don't recommend lol), the one stairs that always smelled like urine, and many more random memories here. In the more recent years the plaza has been getting more empty with stores but still always lots of people come for the 99 Ranch and restaurants even during the construction and remodeling. They took out all the fountains and looks like now going to be artificial turf for people to lounge on chairs now and they did lots of repainting and repaving the parking lot. Now they are finally getting more businesses opening up like Marugame Udon and Cha Redefine. Excited to see this new chapter for this shopping center! (I will update my review again after more stores fill up this place again.)

I was in town only briefly so I only had a chance to go to one store here, and boy do I wish I'd…read morehad more time. This place is HUGE! Gotta be the biggest outdoor mall I've ever seen. You could easily sink a couple days here and maybe not even see everything. I can't wait until I'm back in LA, as I'll definitely be setting aside more time to explore here

We visit here maybe once a year, as it's out of the way, and the Outlets of Orange are closer, but…read moreyou have to appreciate the fun architecture and atmosphere of this place. I remember first coming here in 2003. They felt like true outlet stores, with heavily discounted merchandise. Today, it feels like a regular-priced mall. And many items are not cheap. For example, I was interested in a pair of jeans, but checked online, and Macy's was cheaper with their current sale! Several places had buy one, get one 50% off, so 25% off total, which you can find at a regular mall. There also used to be a larger variety of stores, especially in housewares. I would say 80% of the stores are now clothing or shoes. There is a Disney Outlet for toys, Samsonite for luggage, and Vitamin World. There are, of course, sunglasses. The food court is OK, but it gets very busy on the weekends. The only real sit-down restaurant is Ruby's. One thing to know: the cell phone reception is REALLY bad! Several locations have free wi-fi for customers, but I found a few required a password. Another not-so-smart thing is that the bathrooms near the food court have only 3 single-use bathrooms! There are larger ones towards the middle of the mall. But near a food court? Come on guys.

Camellia Square is small to medium corner plaza in Temple City. I say small because from the…read moreoutside, it doesn't look like there is much, but once you drive into the plaza, there is more to explore. Two of the buildings each have 2 floors. Third building is one floor. It does have a great selection of businesses. I've only been here a few times for Meet Fresh, Summer Rolls, and Shibulaya. I have yet to check out some of the other biz. I would love to return to dine at all the restaurants that start with letter B, Sunmerry Bakery, and all that starts with letter T. Baekjeong (Korean BBQ) Bafang Dumpling Bistro Na Cathay Bank Green Zone Luz Hair Salon Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House Ms Lady Med Spa Planet Fitness Sunmerry Bakery T-Swirl Crepe Tea Station Express The Dive Oyster Bar United Healthcare Plan ahead as above ground parking is limited and somewhat tight. Either come here really early or much later in the day. Weekends are super crowded. They do have underground parking near the alley way. Please read the arrows or markings on the ground so you don't drive the wrong way. Btw, this plaza is known for the famous Floating Teapot Fountain and Public Art "What We Created". Both are quite neat!

So many businesses here. Yet, the parking lot is not so great. You have to fight for a spot closer…read moreto a restaurant or gym. Otherwise, you have to park in the underground parking lot (entrance in the alley). Here's another heads-up: beware of drivers who drive the wrong way.

I've been coming to Lucky Plaza primarily for Bay Island Cafe and Mr Dragon Noodle House on and off…read moreduring the past several years. It is anchored by McDonald's, Sam Woo Restaurant, and Lucky Market. There are also some small boutique shops and other services for nails, spa, mail, lending, etc. Most recently added biz are R&B Teahouse and a massage place. I have two gripes about this plaza. One is the limited parking. For the number of businesses, I feel there should be more parking. The last time I was here, I had to drive out of the plaza, make a detour, and drive back in. Another is that it's located on a corner of two main streets, Valley Blvd and Walnut Grove. It's best to exit on the Walnut Grove side. You may be waiting for a very long time if you try to exit on Valley Blvd. Good luck! Other than my two gripes, it's still a great plaza for dine-in at the restaurants and drink shops.

New Plaza to liven this once desolate stretch of Valley Blvd anchored by Mc Donald's on the corner,…read moreSam Woo Chinese BBQ on one end and a few botiques, a Chinese Milk Tea & Asian Cafe on the other end

Today my Mom and I were at the food court located at The Square shopping center. There is The…read moreSquare Plus retail store that is also within the food court area... the name is so fitting as the shopping center is called The Square LOL. Anyway, we looked over and saw dustpans. I've been wanting to buy a new dustpan because the old one was damaged when I had to use it to shovel snow a few weeks back when the high desert had a snowstorm. Yes, you read right... I used a dustpan to shovel snow (1st time shoveling snow + using a dustpan to do it) LOL... it wasn't too bad actually. One gray dustpan was $4.49 + tax... not too shabby and it's the sturdy type, too. I didn't check out any other items in the shop, but from what I can tell, they do have some nifty knick knacks, small appliances, general household stuff, etc. It doesn't have a lot of space for customers to walk around though... there are only 2 aisles really... the one closest to the entrance and the one on the other side of the wall LOL. I grabbed one dustpan, waited in line (wait wasn't too bad), and paid cash for it. The lady at the cashier was pleasant. She may have been the owner... not 100% sure though. If you happen to be hanging out at the food court, swing on by and see what fun stuff you can pick up from here. Happy Shopping!

Pretty cool retail shop…read more Located within the food court, this shop is packed filled with asian appliances like rice cookers, steamers, and water boilers. Great for getting specific asian appliances that are difficult to find on Amazon or other big-chain appliance stores like Best Buy etc. They also sell a lot of little tiny tools, such as cookware etc. Feels kind of like Daiso. Overall, a pretty neat place to visit and check things out!

The promenade is where the outdoor shopping happens and also where them kids club (every third…read moreThursday) is being held. We came to enjoy the kids club, it's held around the center between the stores around the playground outside. The event is free and doesn't cost you to attend! It was a really hot day so luckily there were tents out for some shade. They also offered free water and lemonade (courtesy from vendors around) and a raffle at the end if you register during the event. There's a pond fountain containing goldfish and turtles which is fun to watch and have the kids watch as well. When you're hungry or bored, there's plenty of shops around the area to explore as get something to eat and drink. The best places would probably be the food court since it has the most variety of restaurants but there's also nearby restaurants such as noodles, hot pot, kbbq, and meet fresh with sweets and beverages. Restrooms at the promenade are family based and gendered, located behind California pizza kitchen.

It's the outdoor and walkway area mostly for restaurants on the second level of the shopping…read morecenter. It's near the elevator entrance of the ground level parking, usually it's hard to find a spot during weekends. This space is not all filled with restaurants, and I hope there would be more exciting food options later.