Oak Grove Plaza (often referred to as Trader Joe's Plaza in Concord) is becoming the best…read moredestination for very good restaurants, shops and now in 2025, two new bakeries opening soon! Boichik Bagels and Bonami French Country Bakery are the newest additions for 2025 and I can't wait to try each of these businesses. Boichik Bagels are known for their authentic New York style bagels and who doesn't love a French bakery? Meanwhile, I am always happy to have sushi rolls at Ozora, great burgers and fries at Mona's, or freshly made Chinese dim sum delights at 88 Bao Bao. My kitties' favorite veterinarian is right in back (Four Corners Vet) and Trader Joe's is always a favorite stop for snacks and quick to prepare lunch items. Other reliable, popular businesses you will find here: Jimmy John's, Chipotle, Baskin Robbins and many more shops in the back section.

Oak Grove Plaza is the BEST!!! It;s got the BEST stores, a wonderful pharmacy, a place to get…read morecoffee and much more, In addition, the staff at every store, bank, restaurant are SO NICE! Also, lots of parking...

the Broadway Plaza is easily the main highlight of Walnut Creek. this area is full of great…read morerestaurants, high end shops, elite businesses and a beautiful, live neighborhood that also has parks and activities that's a W for Walnut Creek

Broadway Plaza was our first stop after landing at SFO & picking up our rental car! We had a…read morewedding to attend later that day and needed to pick up some goodies that I forgot to pack LOL. It's a very nice outdoor shopping mall in Walnut Creek, with around 80 shops. We arrived at opening hours for stores so it was pretty quiet when we visited. Easy to navigate and they have free parking, up to 3hrs! They have a lot of popular stores (Zara, Macy's, Nordstrom, etc). Overall, had a pleasant experience here and we were in and out ;))

I love shopping and eating at The Orchards - there are so many high quality shops and restaurants…read moreto choose from! However recently the parking situation has been very bad. It appears Crunch Fitness customers are taking most of the spots making it difficult to find parking for those interested in the other shops and restaurants. Perhaps each shop should have some reserved spots? Also, what is the deal with the EV chargers? It seems none of them work anymore. Is is unclear if there is a plan to replace or fix them. J1772 EV charging is an important factor for where I choose to shop.

Very impressive! I've only been to The Orchards a few times, but I have been to the Shadelands…read moreBusiness Park many times over the years. It's good to see the business park slowly evolve from commercial/industrial to commercial/retail to best serve the community. As you develop more housing, you need more commercial areas to support it. What's it all mean? You plan and build a shopping center with practical anchor stores like a Safeway and a Petco. Then you add a variety of shops and eateries. Have things a short distance from housing, and locate it on a major roadway. Bring in fresh, new businesses and restaurants. Use bright decor and fresh designs. Result....people will want to come here. Word of mouth is the best advertising. You build it, and they will come! Support Local Business!

Nice shopping mall, my first time here as I came here to eat and shop around. This mall has all…read morestorefronts filled up and is busy, so different from the shuttered SF Shopping center that closed down and Tanforan shopping to be closed for senior housing down on San Bruno area. This mall has so many jewelry stores, it's crazy! there's even a barber shop for men on first floor which was different. There's a JC Penny here and like walking around bring back old memories of stores I grew up with with Spenser, Sweet Factory store for sour patch kids candy, Hallmark, and life uniforms. I felt their food court had a strange layout as on first floor all their sweets where there and 2 main food places sushi and newly open Mexican in the mall. I know outside has the yummy BJs and Fusion Buffet. Yes, nice mall to visit and they have a Macys here with the perfume dept working the floor very hard. Perfume is quite expensive!

I've known this mall for decades. I remember back in the day this place was packed all the time -…read moregreat stores, well run, great mall to go to. Hard to believe it's the same place. I don' t know if this mall is ever packed and it's not totally the mall's fault - buying stuff on line has really killed the brick-and-mortal stores in general and I get it. But holy smokes, the stores here - it's multiple variations of the same crap stores. Who buys this stuff? There are some stores that I absolutely cannot believe make enough money to stay open. They have to pay rent and employee salaries and make some sort of profit and you wonder how it's possible. If you go here and look around, you'll know what stores I'm talking about. I was walking around here yesterday was just amazed at the absolute garbage stores. One "kitsch" store (and there are many) proudly displayed some poster about "stupid people" by its entrance that you could buy - for people to buy to make fun of stupid people - yet literally the only people who would buy this are the people it makes fun of. And you can't walk into these stores because the second you do the employee is on you. Like Blockbuster where every employee had to greet you and see if you need anything. I just want to look around without being bothered but it's not possible in these stores. They have so little people in them, when an employee does get someone they hover. You do still have some good stores - Macys of course, an old standby with good stuff - you can't go wrong with a Macys. Even JC Penneys is still here (I didn't even know they were still around). The Sears finally went out and to no one's surprise, they couldn't care less about that store for years now. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did. And the clientele walking around. You have your people of all ages and races which you want to see. California is represented well at this mall and I like that. And of course your thugs always wasting time walking around - disturbs me seeing these guys. I guess the mall can't do anything about them but yeah, they're here. On the plus side, the mall is super clean. I'd like to hope that this mall, one of the malls I've been to for decades will still be around for a long time but honestly, if this thing still exists in three years I'd be shocked.

I love downtown Pleasant Hill. It's so. charming with all the cafes, restaurants, spas, nail salons…read moreall conveniently at the Crescent Plaza. Over the Summer has the best festivals, concert at the lake, wine and beer, Blues and Brews festival and so forth. Restaurants are reasonably priced, however housing in PH can be expensive. The city always looks clean and pristine. My favorite sit and people watch right in the heart of town. Come check it out.

Downtown Pleasant Hill has a nice selection of shops, but it can get a bit crowded on weekends. The…read moremix of boutiques and cafes is enjoyable, although parking is sometimes a hassle. Overall, it's a decent spot to browse and grab a bite, but I wish it had more unique places to explore. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area!

Clayton Valley Shopping Center is one of the newer shopping center in contra costa country. many…read morebig boxes, chain and franchisee stores here. eats/drinks services shopping -wing stop dental group ross -jamba juice cleaners orchards -bronze buddha(thai) mobile grocery outlet -tea 4 u salon & nails rose liquors -round table anytime fitness dollar store -yogurt shack cz education pure water -five guys massage envy cvs -guadilahara grill chase, bank of A sally beauty supply -panda express tanning clayton frameworks -peet's coffee kung fu game stops -tachi sushi bar sports clips -bella ristorante sprint notes: -very popular shopping center with higher end metrics nearby driving demand. -parking spaces iffy at peak times, few vacant shops in center....

I'm a new American Terrier Pitbull owner and not knowing what to do. My boarding facility…read morerecommended pet food express. great there's one near me. I meet Johnathan L. Who also has the same breed. I spent time listening and asking who, what and why. His responses were informative and educational. I have owned other breads of dogs however I was totally lost everything I has tried didn't work. Now things have changed thanks to him. Thank You,

Encina Grande is my shopping center. I grew up going to this shopping center. I believe it was…read moreWoolworth back then that had all the penny candies. By my era I believe it was 25 cents for the lemon heads and baked beans. They even had the candy cigarettes which were fun. None of us snakes, but we wanted to look cool so we bought them and puffed out candy smoke. Back then I used to cross stitch and they sold floss for 10 cents a bundle. Now Woolworth is gone, the space had been divided up. There is the expensive bike shop that my parents got their cruisers at. Those things are so heavy and sadly they stopped riding then do they just sit in the living room. They were so expensive that they don't want to just give them away. The Mexican restaurant is a little in the pricy side, but it's good so we eat there sometimes. They have a frozen yogurt place where you can put as many toppings on as you like, but it's charged by the pound so just be careful as it adds up. We usually walk out if there spending $20. Way too much for dessert. My favorite flavor is tart and I love the fresh berries on top. I want to check the chicken place out. They have an advertisement on their window for a salad that looks so good . Chase bank is located here. I believe it's Pet Smart that's in this shopping center. They are huge and have a good variety.

Amazing Location with lots of stores and Whole Foods with a wine & espresso bar as an anchor.read more

Having gone to this plaza at least once a week for the last 5 years, I can't believe how much I'm…read moreslacking on checking in and writing a review! So, Countrywood Shopping Center is just the quintessential suburban shopping plaza, with ample parking and shops that focus more on needs than wants. In my opinion, it houses the best Safeway, CVS and Starbucks ( omg the fountains and deck outside that location pretty much makes it the best Starbucks of all time!) As far as places to eat, the focus is on "family casual" with joints like Black Bear diner and Panera. I like this particular Jamba Juice since it has a better parking situation than the downtown location, although its nearly always super busy! Overall, decent parking and a convenient place to stop for my weekly errands.

Countrywood Shopping Plaza is awesome! For breakfast we have Black Bear Diner, Jamba Juice, Noah's…read moreand Starbucks, Genova's Deli for lunch, or Panera if you need a drive thru, McCalou's for shopping, Safeway for groceries, CVS for Pharmacy and more, plus Sichuan House (Chinese) and Sorrento's (Italian) for great dinner options, Guantano's ice cream for dessert, and Artie's Bar in the back!!!

This shopping center is clearly unmanaged as it has become overrun by Door Dash and UberEats…read moredrivers who abandon their cars in the red zone while disappearing to pick up food for 30 minutes. On the weekends the entire red curb has empty cars lined up with their blinkers on, often when parking spaces are available nearby. Lazy, inconsiderate and blocking traffic. Either repaint the curb or get a security guard to shoo them out. In San Francisco they would all be ticketed in an instant,

Ygnacio Plaza, an olde styled shopping from the 20th century has been dragged unwillingly into the…read more21th century with the big box retailers, chains, and franchisees that have slowly moved in here over the decades. few indies are left. you know the landlord loves it. shoppers too. the neighborhood? time will tell. eats/drinks services shopping mountain mike pizza chase sports basement kinders bbq postal annex tj maxx peet's v studio for your eyes only china village massage envy tea 4 U encore a sweet affair european wax subway fitness 19 mooyah burger cleaners yalla mediterrean nail tatsu sushi great clips notes: -will the parking lot be overloaded with cars re TJMaxx? looking at inventory within, probably not. -lots of interesting stores here without going to a mall....

Nice shopping center/ area that has lots of different stores. I think there's a good mix and I…read morebelieve this place may be a collection of mostly outlet brands. There's plenty of places to shop and plenty of places to eat and probably fits with budgets of all different sizes. It has the staples that you tend to see at other outlet malls and centers but have unique eateries and shops as well. During this time of year (November), there's also an ice rink that lots of people seem to enjoy. Some family wanted to go to Sephora and man it was packed! Which is not surprising, since we were there on the busy shopping day of the year. I got to do some other browsing at J Crew. It was a short trip overall, but I can easily see people spending hours here if they needed to do some serious shopping. Came here with family because they wanted to do some shopping on Black Friday. It was really hectic as you would expect. The parking situation was pretty crazy and it took a while of driving around and luck to get a parking spot.

I think that the Veranda Shopping Center is a victim of its own success. We were there for dinner…read moreat Espetus at 5pm on a Friday night. The parking lot was a hot mess. Cars circling incessantly looking for that elusive space. Some drivers obviously getting impatient based on their rapid acceleration and sudden braking whenever it appeared that someone was approaching their vehicle or stepped on their brake pedal. From what little we observed, there is a very good mix of business present which is great to see. So many other destination shopping areas are suffering vacancies and closed businesses. I imagine that parking is not such a mess during the day or perhaps on weeknights and yes, this was the day after New Years so more people were probably out and about. Still, had I really understood what the parking situation was like, I would have made reservations for another night. And it wasn't any better when we left at 7pm either.