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    3.4 (94 reviews)

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    Minelie A.

    This place has an amazing selection of food and drink options. Today, I visited this convenient little commercial center on the UCI campus, and it offers a variety of food restaurants and fast food choices. You'll also find groceries at both Target and Trader Joe's, plus more options if you check the website. Though UCI is nearby, parking is designated for the shopping center, with security patrols around the area. If you're heading to UCI, it's better to park there or on nearby streets. The atmosphere here is lively, and the food options are great, with many healthy and powerful choices. There's also a FedEx, bathrooms, and little spots where you can stop to study, read, or eat outside. It's a great spot for both shopping and enjoying food. After eating, you can take a nice walk around the beautiful center or even walk to the UCI campus, just a bridge away. It's filled with shops and restaurants catering to university students, and there's always a lot of young energy around. The place is clean, calm, and secure, with regular patrols around the premises. It's a perfect place to relax after enjoying your meal or to simply stroll around.

    Norman R.

    Great venue for a relaxing afternoon meal and drink, with a cool breeze, blue skies, and feeling of great minds and knowledge all around. Nestled in the middle of the University of California at Irvine it is pleasant and refreshing! The restaurant selection is based on numerous fast food options, but extremely diverse with regards to cuisine, and Asian foods. Totally enjoyable!

    Gorgeous fountain!
    Lynnann W.

    The Irvine Company does do a great job with commercial spaces. It's beautiful and has an eclectic selection of excellent shops. Then there are the restaurants, Amazon, FedEx, Trader Joe's, US Post Office and Target. It meets all the needs of a small city! Incredible advantage for UC Irvine students and staff! Yes, unfortunately store fronts change over more often than we'd prefer because the Irvine Company loves to raise rent but we continually discover new places to fall in love with. It's definitely "one stop shopping!"

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    Mimi M.

    Very nice place to relax and just chill with friends and family- Lots of place to have desserts or to eat. Even to shop at Target and Trader Joe's in the area. Many varieties places to eat from Pizza, Poke, Sandwiches sushi. There is also Miniso to shop cute merch.

    William G.

    This is a nice shopping center near UC Irvine. It offers an array of stores and eateries. The place is kept clean, and there is security and campus police who walk the premises consistently. The is abundant parking found opposite of the bridge that connects this plaza to the university campus. I wouldn't park here and take off elsewhere, however. Don't get a parking ticket. We came here in the evening time, so most businesses were closed, save for the food spots and Peet's Coffee. This place is nice and convenient, I would recommend coming here.

    Quick lunch stop.

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    Outdoor community mall with lots of variety! Shops, great local restaurants, a small target, theater, banks.. what else do you need?

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    Service was nice. Pretty clean and chill place to hang out and chill. Pretty cool place

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    The Amazon hub locker is so convenient! The staff is friendly and helpful. It makes returns an absolute breeze!

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    Center always well maintained and kept clean even with the adjacent college. Many great choices for food and options to cater to everyone.

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    This shopping center has a bunch of stores, including Miniso, boba/drink shops, a Trader Joe's and a smaller Target store.

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    5.5 mi
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    I may have only been to Irvine Spectrum Center maybe twice or thrice, but no more than that. For…read moreall times, I still have not seen the giant ferris wheel. The magnitude of this shopping, dining, and entertainment center is beyond compare from what I've heard. It offers over 170+ specialty stores, major department stores, well-known restaurants, and entertainment venues. That's gigantic! The premier outside shopping venue is anchored by Nordstrom and Target sharing space with so many more top brands, boutiques, and unique shops. Just to name a handful... Anthropologie, Apple, Bacio de Latte, Barnes & Noble, Build-A-Bear, Cotton On / Cotton On Body, Din Tai Fung, Fabletics, FOGO de CHAO, Georgia's, H&M, lululemon athletica, Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, MINISO, Nike, Sephora, Silverlake Ramen, SomiSomi, The Melt, Urban Outfitters, Vuori, Yard House I was recently here for dinner at Yard House. Parking was a challenge for sure. Come early to make it easier for you. Anyway, I'm coming back to spend one full day exploring this place in the near future. Ferris wheel and I shall meet once! Join me in the fun and food.

    I think this is a nicer shopping area than most others. It has a decent blend of popular/big-chain…read morestores, smaller stores, restaurants, and other things (like a movie theatre, carousel, and jungle gym). We went into a few stores to look around and enjoyed our time here. They basically have something for whatever you're in the mood for. It definitely is a very crowded place. There's a reason why they have soo many parking lots/areas. I'm glad we were able to come at a less busy time, but I'm sure weekend are extremely crazy. I liked the mall enough where I would come back.

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    This is one of my favorite outdoor malls in the Orange County area for mall walking. As it is…read morelocated near the beach, the weather is always nice and there are plenty of places to sit and rest your feet at this mall with a nice view of the beach. The mall does tend towards high end stores with a small smattering of standard stores but in general, there are a wide variety of stores. Plenty of dining options from high end or quick casual. You can even do your grocery shopping here as there is a Whole Foods market. They occasionally have special events. I happened to be here during the Lunar New Year event so one of the areas was decked out with Year of the Horse decorations. I also always walk by the Koi pond to see how the fishes are doing. Staff has always been friendly and helpful when I visit.

    As outdoor mall in the affluent community of Newport Beach, Fashion Island opened in 1967, making…read moreit one of the older malls in the area. It's had it's share of anchors leaving (think Circuit City and Forever 21), but the owner (Irvine Company) continues to pour money into it, to keep it fresh and relevant. As an example, when Forever 21 declared bankruptcy and closed its store in 2019, the building was demolished in 2022 to make way for a new Restoration Hardware gallery store...which we found to be quite nice. Parking is plentiful, (mostly) covered, and free, with a pedestrian bridge on the 3rd floor taking one to the main part of the mall. And it seems to be one of the most dog friendly malls in the area, which is saying a lot. One will see a lot of signs for something called 'The Lot', which is a high end, ultra-luxury, cinema/cafe/restaurant, geared towards the clientele that the area feeds.

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    3.8(121 reviews)
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    Sign up online and Irvine Company will send out announcements for events at Tustin Market Place…read more However, most of the free stuff are for the children so if you have a family, that would be perfect. During Christmas, staff were passing out beanies and some Christmas goodies but again mainly for the children. There were candies cane, Santa, and some small drinks. For Lunar New Year - the children receive red horses in 2026 Year of the Red Horse that won't come again for another 60 years! Adults and Children got red envelopes $2!!:)) Happy Lemon was passing out drink but OMG the line was long so we skipped. The line is LONG but first come first serve basic. Free stuff run out fast so come 30 minutes early. There are foods, coffee, ice cream in the plaza but again it is CROWDED during event times! Parking - if you arrive early, there's parking in the Regal parking lot. If you arrive late, it best to Park across the street where 24 Hours Fitness is located.

    They added a whole new section with new places to eat and they definitely chose some winners:…read more Shake shack, Handel's, BLK Dot coffee and more that I haven't even explored. I really like the Handel's because not only do they put a picture of what the flavor looks like but they also put a description of what's in it. There's another location and I literally have to ask what is in each one and it could be a lot to ask sometimes. BLK dot is super popular and they have too many drinks that I want all at once so this was definitely a great choice. I definitely need to come here more often because it's a one stop shop for everything.

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