I like the Summit! It's hard to believe it's been open 27 years! When it first opened it would be…read moreour "swanky" place of choice to meet up and to nosh! I recall the PF Changs being one of the first one's I had eaten at, and the Flip Burger was fun, too! When bridal dress shopping for my stepdaughter, we enjoyed a fun wine and cheese restaurant that has since closed. The Summit has always had a "big city," upscale vibe! Even though the Summit is much larger than Huntsville's Bridge Street Town Centre, I was excited when 10 years later, Bridge Street opened in Huntsville!! Summit and Bridge Street share a lot of retail places in common: Altar'd State, Anthropologie, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Bath & Body Works, Belk, Buckle, Chico's, White House/Black Market, Lululemon, Loft, Soma, and more. Huntsville also has many of the same restaurants as Summit. As far as outdoor shopping centers go, I think the Summit is nice and people rave about the views, which I never noticed, honestly. There also is a shortage of public restrooms and then there's traffic on 280....ugh!

The best shopping area in the metro area! From upscale boutiques, to fine eateries, there's a place…read morefor everyone here that has the patience to fight through the Hwy 280 traffic to get here. The area is very clean and during busier seasons like Christmas, the area offers police to manage traffic. I do most of my shopping online now but I love to come to The Summit as a special treat to myself because it feels like just that when I visit one of their stores or restaurants. My favorite stores here include Belk and Sephora.

Walker Chapel Plaza is a shopping plaza not far off of Interstate 65. It looks a bit older, but it…read moreis decently maintained. I would assume that the primary care is the reason that most come to this shopping plaza, but I personally came for the Mexican restaurant. No issues with this shopping plaza.

Finally, Trussville has a new shopping center with all your favorite stores without having to drive…read moreacross town. Since my last review, many shops and restaurants have open up to your enjoyment. The parking area is never crowded, but it just depends on what stores you're shopping from and the time of day you choose to go.

People are nice I love Bath&Body Works, Coach, and Levis Stores. My go toos when I want to shop for…read morecertain merchabdise.

I usually go to either The Coach store or Skechers here, two of my favorite brands that have great…read moresales. I love that the shops host various events throughout the year to draw customers, such as the Black Friday giveaway, various car shows, and other seasonal activities. It's a fun place to shop and sit and people watch.

A nice little shopping district laced with various restaurants and spas and artist galleries…read moreinvites you to spend a few hours and unwind. Rather than in a straight run, this, like three other shopping districts very similar to this one (the Cahaba, the Crestline, and the Mountain Brook Village), wind through the streets in their respective neighborhoods. All of these shopping villages are very close drives from one to another so plan on taking a few hours to explore them all. Each of the shop keepers or restaurant owners or staff we met were exceedingly kind and gracious. A definite southern charm area you are sure to love.

Welcome to Vestavia City Center located, well, roughly in the center of Vestavia Hills. This…read moreshopping area is considerably bigger than what it initially appears. It actually spreads out over about a 1/2 mile (approx) area. There are all sorts of thing to do here, such as: ~ Restaurants (Mexican, Greek, Burgers, Sandwiches, Thai, etc) ~ Movie Theater ~ Pet Store ~ Grocery (2 different ones) ~ Tanning ~ Discount shopping ~ Coffee ~ and much, much more Area is well maintained and there are some nice outdoor spaces for eating (between Panera and Taco Mama and Zoe's Kitchen). Parking isn't too bad, there is standard parking lot spaces all over the place, but if they are crowded there is a parking deck with tons of extra parking available. If you're in the area, you can knock out quite a few different things all at once. Really a good location overall and I'd recommend it highly.

We love this place for birthday parties! Affordable prices and helpful staff! It's great, they are…read morelarge enough rooms with tables and chairs included! Big enough for a bounce castle to! Plus the city does events too; we love their breakfast with Santa! Such a beautiful building and addition to the city!

Had our vehicle towed after we were in business and planet fitness for 2 1/2 hrs shopping and…read moreworking out. Canceled membership after 20+years will never spend another penny in this shopping center. Reporting to Birmingham City and attorneys.

All the years coming to this shopping center, I've seen a decline of not only in stores, but the…read morewhole area in general. All I have are memories of my childhood of the once great area. Sure, they're still some shops that's occupied, but it nothing that interest me unless I'm going to Dollar Tree or Planet Fitness. The best time to really do business is in the morning right when the stores open because once afternoon and evening traffic starts, not only does it be congested, but you'll have to watch out for crazy drivers.

Merchants Walk is a smaller, biy nice enough shopping plaza. There is an appropriate amount of…read moreparking and it is relatively well maintained.

I would say this mall seen better days and I'm surprised it not shut down. Me and my best friend…read morehad time to kill and I wanted to check out a particular store. Luckily, we went doing the work and school hours because it wasn't hardly any people here, but I don't know if the mall be dead like this even on weekends. There's a few stores still open and a small food court and that's it. You'll come across malls rules displayed inside, but I doubt they're enforce.

Western Hills Mall is sort of the centerpiece of the city of Fairfield. Its an old, sort of run…read moredown place where there just isn't a whole lot going on. No real major department stores, none of the latest products, not too much of a food court. They've got a nail salon, a low end jewelry store, and one or two spots where you can get things to eat like chicken wings or hot dogs, maybe a burger or some fries. The food is unequivocally unremarkable, and the ambiance of the place just sort of screams, "you should leave this place". The mall is pretty small, and I think that the only actual national businesses there might be a Dominos Pizza, and a couple of Foot Lockers where you can find alot of shoes, but not really the latest ones. For insance, if you want the newest air max running shoes, you won't find them here. The mall sits next to an abandoned Wal-Mart, and has more parking than it will probably ever need, so that's good. They do have a variety of interesting things for sale at a few kiosks in the middle of the mall. I got myself a grill for just 20 bucks. Great deal. The redeeming factor here is that they've got a dominos pizza with great carryout specials. They've got grills for cheap, and they've got lots of parking. 1 star for each of those things.

I really kind of forget this place is back in behind the Summit. Every time I go the extra distance…read moreand come to this part of town I'm always happy I did. So this is the average run of the mill strip mall with a variety of shopping and dining options to keep you busy for quite some time. I had been craving a sandwich so I hit up NY Butcher Block and grabbed some lunch. I noticed then that there are about 3 other restaurants that make up this shopping center area, to go along with a cookie place (so good) a place that sells learning toys, a DQ, a Jewelry store, a bank .... and so, so much more. Several people were out enjoying the day before it got to hot and doing some shopping and grabbing some food. Plenty of tables outside to sit at if you grab a bite to eat. Plenty of parking is available on-site as well. If you get wrapped up with the Summit and want to explore a little more, swing on in here and check this place out.