The Nocterra is an outdoor shopping plaza. It has plenty of businesses to shop. They also have a large selection of restaurants, cafés, and fast food. Plenty of shared parking and Wi-Fi in many of the stores. read more

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This is an outdoor mall with primarily one strip. It can get fairly busy in the weekends. But it has a nice array of businesses and a bunch of mom 'n pop shops to explore as well as a theater. Overall, a nice and clean place. read more

The Shops at Norterra - Shopping Centers Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

20+ restaurants including Starbucks and elevate coffee, to super Walmart to Lowes, almost everything is here. Costco is something not available here but it's not too far (6 miles) from this location. Plenty of apparel shop options too including Old Navy, TJMax, and others. It's a great neighborhood to live in and shop. read more

Great place to just shop and hangout! There's bath and body works, Victoria secrets, Charming Charlie's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Panera bread, sauce, mellow mushroom, pita jungle and so many other stores and food places. Harkins is located here too! Also there's some stores that are not chained stores and a coffee shop that is not a chain like Elevate! Also a great place to just study and hangout. read more

The Shops at Norterra - Shopping Centers Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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We always liked this place. It's safe and family friendly and a nice place for a walk. We mainly come for the theater on movie night. read more

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Lots of shops and food beautiful area. More than enough to choose from. We love visiting just to walk around especially in the evening time.

Super fun, fun place to walk around and Eat and enjoy friends & family time or date night

I lived near the Norterra Shops for about a year. I would usually come here to see a movie, grab happy hour at Pita Jungle or check out some of the stores. My favorite stores are Charming Charlie's, Bevmo and Victoria's Secret. I've seen a few stores open and close pretty quickly and noticed there are also many empty stores now. The area itself is pretty, but I hope that more stores can open up so it is a useful place to shop. There are also other stores that have opened such as a swimsuit store and a few clothing shops, but they are quite expensive. I hope Norterra stops shrinking and starts to grow because I feel it has great potential and I'm excited to see where it goes. I hope to see some local restaurants open rather than only chains. read more

Damn security guard just flipped off my wife. I guess she did not park the car to his satisfaction. Both of them peeled out in their golf cart. Karma,will catch up with these two rent a cops. Lucky I could not catch them. read more

Well maintained shopping center with goo anchor stores like dicks, Best Buy, harkins, etc... I'm always a fan of the Christmas decorations here during that time of year read more

The Shops at Norterra are great! This airy, outdoor mall has it all! Eateries, clothing stores, the movies, etc. The decorations are beautiful this time of the year and you're sure to finish all of your holiday shopping in one place. read more

The Shops at Norterra - Shopping Centers Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Aside from the smattering of successful chain restaurants, this shopping center is a wasteland of empty storefronts and broken dreams. There are now more empty stores than there are those still in business. The ones to either leave or go out of business were primarily independently owned small boutiques. The ones left standing are your typical mall stores: Charming Charlie's, Bath and Body Works, Victoria's Secret (that bitch still won't tell me what it is). For eats you're looking at Pita Jungle, Sauce, Buffalo Wild Wings, some other pita place, and a couple others in the Outter reaches of the complex. One shining beacon of privately owned small business is Elevate coffee shop. They have great coffee, baked goods and provide support for their community. These giant shopping centers seem to be the way of the past, not the future and certainly not the current. There is no was to support themselves if businesses cannot survive and customers do not spend money. Now what will it be? read more

Love the shops at Norterra !! Not as busy as many other shops we visit. We always find empty parking spots. Great restaurants ! We always pick somewhere to eat here and never have to wait long ! I hope they open more clothing stores in the future ! read more

Good -I love the location -I love all the restaurants -Big move theater Bad -Not enough clothes stores -Parking sucks read more

The Shops at Norterra are getting better by the day! They're anchored by Best Buy & Harkins and are home to several dining options (Smashburger, Sauce, Pita Jungle, PF Chang's, Paradise Bakery) which definitely make Norterra destination-worthy. They're a bit lacking in the apparel department however. While the smaller clothing boutiques are nice, they can be a bit pricey; I'd love to see a more extensive store like The Gap or Banana Republic. That said - I'm super glad that not EVERYTHING here is a chain store. Be sure not to miss Olive Creations or Elevate Coffee Company. read more

Lowes, Walmart, Paradise, Harkins, and a Bevmo - can't argue with that. 5 miles from my door is another plus. Minuses? Johnny Rockets, PF Changs, Applebees, Olive Garden, and probably the biggest clusterf*%k of chain restaurants I've ever seen. One interesting dining option in this whole complex would be a stunner, but at least parking is widely available. I'll be back - frequently - for the Walmart and coffee at Paradise, but not for much else. read more

I love the Shops at Norterra! Right off the I-17 & Happy Valley it is so convenient & close to home. So many amazing shops & restaurants to choose from. Also, check out the south side of Happy Valley across the street from Norterra, there are so many stores to choose from there as well! read more

Love the little shops, restraunts, and amenities the shops at norterra offer. Great area to have for quick lunch or entertainment

It's no wonder I stay close to home. This shopping center has just about everything you need, Movies, great food, Drinks and shopping and we must not forget BEVMO!!. love this place!! read more

The area is clean and the stores they do have are well kept, but I would say the selection isn't that great for both stores and restaurants. The roundabouts can make traffic difficult, especially leaving, and the things you want may be on the other side of the road, which takes a while to get to. There isn't anything at this outdoor mall that you couldn't get at another one, but many things and conveniences that you couldn't. If you don't have to go up into that area to shop, I would try another venue. read more

So I have been frequenting this shopping center since they started slowly opening a few places at a time a few months ago. This center is looking to be the creme de la creme of North PHX shopping and dining. Its better than across the street on the South side (Applebee's, Olive Garden and the worst offender Logans Roadhouse bleh!) Yes there are chains over here too but what can you do?? With the only Paciugo Gelato in AZ I cant complain! Check my Norterra list for a feel of some things you will find here. There are still quite a few places left to open like Ah-So for sushi and Miami Rice Pudding! It's definitely the best stuff we have seen up around these parts!!! read more

Love this shopping center and feel lucky to have it be so close to home. The selection of restaurants at all price levels is great! The shops have a nice variety. Movie theater is large and always playing something! Some of the stores have closed down but overall a perfect outdoor shopping center! read more

Unfortunatley built during the peak of the recession, Norterra's shopping experience will hopefully grow over a period of time. Shops have opened and closed, other shops promised but never opened. Norterra's prime draw is the movie theater and restaurants. The retail stores seem to be largely devoid of shoppers. It's close proximity (litteraly across the street) from Happy Valley Town Center does not help. read more

Much needed shopping for this area even though it is a little crowded with the Anthem folks. It has a similar vibe to Kierland Commons but not quite as nice. It's easy to find yourself in many shops when you come here for just one whether it be Dick's, BevMo, Sunglass Hut, V's barbershop, movie theatre, etc. Parking isn't too bad, except for Christmas time of course. read more

Great digital theatre. BevMo, Best Buy, Chipotle. All places I thoroughly enjoy. I would totally come here all the time if it were more on my way home. Now I just come here for lunch occasionally. read more

Really lovely shopping area, but mostly boring chain restaurants. They do have a great coffee Shop (Eleveate) and a Pita Jungle, but there seems to be an odd choice of shops (not much that's super useful). Great movie theater, though! read more

This place is what Desert Ridge wishes it was! Its great for groceries (Wal-Mart), bargain hunting (TJ Maxx), fast food or dining in (tons of places!), catching a movie (Harkins), stocking up the wine shelf (BevMo), new panties (Vicky's Secret) and a zillion other things. I love that this is close to my house! The only thing that would make it better is a Costco or Sam's Club. read more

Beautiful outdoor shopping plaza! I mean its really gorgeous! Stopped in Charming Charlie and then walked across the way to Bath and Body Works. Couple other places include - Pita Jungle, Clair's, Victoria Secrets (Pink), Harkins, Bevmo, Massage Envy, Elevate Coffee Co., Dick's Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Smashburger, ect. read more

The Shops at Norterra are just OK. Unfortunately, it seems like there are more vacant spaces than actual shops. I think the plan and idea for the center is very good: I feel that when the economy picks up and more spaces are filled it will be a great little area. As of right now (September 2010) there are just a handful of stores and many of them are pricy clothing boutiques. Charming Charlies recently opened (inexpensive jewelry store) and that's been a great addition to the area; when more stores like that open, the place will be booming! It definitely does not compare to Desert Ridge or a mall. When I go to The Shops at Norterra, it's because I want to go to a specific store (Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works), not because I want to casually stroll around the area and walk from store-to-store like I would do at Desert Ridge or a mall. Until more shops fill the spaces (preferably not expensive, taste-specific boutiques) it will be just an OK area to me. Fun to visit, but not a place that I will go on a free Saturday afternoon when I want to spend a few hours casually shopping and browsing. As far as dining is concerned, there are several places to eat; most of which are OK, nothing very fancy or especially memorable, just usual chain-places you will find at most shopping centers. Also, I feel I should add that unless I am wrong (which I could be) The Shops at Norterra is not to be mistaken with and is not affiliated with Happy Valley Towne Center. The Shops at Norterra is on the North side of Happy Valley (Harkins, Best Buy, etc.) and Happy Valley Towne Center is on the South side of Happy Valley (Walmart, TJ Maxx, Barnes & Noble, etc). This review concerns The Shops at Norterra only. Overall, I feel like it has a lot of potential and will be a 5-star shopping center when more stores go in because right now it just lacks too much. read more

Although this shopping center does have a bit of open spaces, leaving less stores in the plaza I really love the shops that ARE there. The Humane Society's Petique shop has animals for adoption and accessories for animals. They do special events pretty often. I've heard great things about the Dance and Karate Academies there. Elevate also participates in a lot of events and they have a great menu! I love going there before shopping around. The Bath and Body Works store is pretty big and they have a friendly staff, Amanda at the Salon and Spa is great! I will not go anywhere else for a hair cut. She's very nice and does exactly what you want with no restrictions! She will make whatever hair style you want, happen! Exquisite Swimwear (a boutique like shop) is great for all swimwear. They have regular bikinis to cup size swimwear, like I need since I'm a DD! They also carry cute children's and some men's. They have everything you could think of, their variety of accessories is great, from body chains, shaving cream, easy to use and cute bracelets, sunblock, very nice flip flops and more. I'm always pleased when I do my swimwear shopping here, the customer service is fantastic and the employees are very helpful and honest. If you're looking for a good quality bathing suit, I highly recommend this place.And the pricing is really good, there are bikini sets starting at $30 and they let you mix and match! And they always have new sales going on. They also gave me 10% off for liking the Facebook page. The Claire's always has a lot of deals and sales and the Yogurtini has so many good flavors, their staff is always very friendly as well! They regularly switch up a selection of the flavors which is fun because we get to try a lot of new ones! My kids love coming here for all of the events (all holidays and some random events), they have bounce houses, dj's playing music, contests to win free stuff, face painting and more. I really love this shopping center (and area), I really hope they get more stores because I think it could really start doing well and staying busy like it was before. There are a lot of options as far as restaurants go. There is a variety in what kind of food you are wanting to eat which I think is great. And there's even more across the street! read more

By far the best Victoria's Secret for Southern Arizona. The store is new and totally updated not like the VS in Metrocenter. LOL! The staff was friendly and upbeat. Extremely helpful and really great about telling you about specials and new items. They have a full VS Makeup area. Plus the staff is not pushy. Everything is completely orderly here. Nice large PINK section. For the Semi-Annual sale last month (June) they had a large section of bigger bra sizes like 36 A-DD annd everything in 38 B-DD which in other areas is hard to find. If you don't live close it is worth the drive. read more

Best hairdresser ever at Noterra Salon! Book Bernie Lomas for fabulous color and cut! Great little shops to explore and some awesome food options too! But honestly....Bernie knows his stuff when it comes to making you look fabulous! read more

I love this shopping center. The only down side is that a lot of the shops are now empty. The Harkins movie theater is one of the best in the valley. They have awesome restaurants & the center is super clean. read more

Been to a few Logan's in Ohio, which we enjoyed, and thought we would try this one in NorTerra. Boy did we make a mistake. My wife and I both ordered steaks "Medium" with sides of mushrooms, and baked potato. The steak was tough, well done, the mushrooms came out of a can and the baked potato was almost baked. The manager came by and asked how our food was, we told him and he said he would make it up with a desert. Never saw him again. I can only say thank goodness the beer was cold. We will not be back. read more