I used to grew up in the area and would visit frequently as a kid and teen (2000s to mid 2010). Visiting last year was nostalgic. When I grew up, it was generally quieter, less bussy and less crowed (excluding events and maybe the food court area). Also, some of the stores and restaurants that been around for 15-20 years are still there (ex. Dollarama, Food Basics, McDonald's, Tim's, Pizza Pizza). It looks like it had some recent renovations with new fixtures, stores and restaurants. Despite the size and location, Woodside Square seems to be doing better and has more foot traffic compared to Pacific Mall (the past) read more

Lots of fun for children. Is the outdoor park really $20??? That seems like burglary. But the indoors if ao much fun. My son loved every second. read more

I used to come here a lot when I was living in the area. I haven't come to this mall in a long time and there has been quite a bit of changes. They have a Dino Kingdom which various dinosaurs and animals are displayed throughout the mall. They offer tours usually for 1 hr long. I brought my kids a few times and they really enjoyed it, the sessions are very informative and educational. Best of all the tours are free and sometimes they offer small gifts for attending. The mall also has 2 indoor playgrounds and a claw machine store. read more

Woodside Square - Shopping Centers Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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We LOVE this mall. If you're looking for a place that is super kid friendly and has great and varied food options, this place checks all the boxes. They have a moving dinosaur display built into the mall's decor that begins outside the mall, and carries through its interior. Even includes giant bird cages with live birds tweeting about. Several times a day you can sign you and your kids up for a 45 mins tour with a dino guide who walks you through the displays, providing historical facts, very fun for kids in the 4-10 age range. There are 2 play areas for kids in the mall and easily 20 different eateries to tryout including restaurant and food court options. They seem to be well connected with the community celebrating Lunar New Year and Mid Autumn festival with their patrons, with many activities being offered complimentary. read more

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Woodside Square holds a special place in my heart as I grew up there; it's my hood. I've witnessed its transformation over the years into a remarkably Chinese-friendly mall, with an array of restaurants offering authentic Chinese cuisine and wide selection of common franchises. Despite the changes, my favorite spot remains the unchanging library, which holds nostalgic memories of my childhood. It's a vibrant mix of old and new, making Woodside Square a unique and evolving hub of community and culture. read more

Woodside Square - Shopping Centers Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

My rating is 3.5 stars. It's tough debating whether to round up or down. For sentimental reasons, I'm rounding up. I dropped by Woodside Square often when I worked in Scarborough, which was roughly a five-minute drive. Pho Xe Lua was our hangout at lunch. I recently visited it after learning that this restaurant is still alive and kicking. Food Basics has been there for well over a decade. I'd drop by to get groceries after work before heading home. I'd often drag my parents over here to grocery shop, followed by hitting Bulk Barn next door. Sadly, Bulk Barn is no longer there. I'm not sure whether that's the main reason why the entrance between Food Basics and the mall has closed down. This wing doesn't have a ton of stores anymore. Although some stores have departed over the years (rest in retail peace, Bulk Barn, Zellers, Winners, EB Games, and more), the mall looks much better. The food court is much improved these days. It's clean and inviting. KFC is still there (I dropped by often back then that it's almost ridiculous and a tad embarrassing), but it's now a combo store with Taco Bell. Yay! There are new places, such as Call a Chicken. The name of this business cracks me up: "Hello, chicken? I love our phone chats about which came first: you or the egg." Call 1-800-call-a-chicken now! LOL The library is still there. So is Regal Photo, where I got my passport photos taken. It's nice that I still recognize some things. Royal Bank and Shoppers Drug Mart seem to be permanent fixtures here, which I used to frequent often. There are more bubble tea places at this mall. I want to try them. There's also a movie theatre. I've never been. One of these days, I will. This mall has plenty of parking spots. Even with the construction happening where the restaurant entrance to Pho Xe Lua is, there are still lots of available places to park. I love the improvements that have been made here. Some of the empty stores are a concern, but it's definitely more alive than I remember this mall to be. (398) read more

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This is my second visit here, both for outdoor events held on the Woodside Square parking lot grounds. Tonight, it was for the Love and Peace International Themed Lantern Festival/World of Lights. It was a beautiful presentation featuring a large-scale international outdoor light show composed of four main thematic elements; Light of the Universe, Light of Nature, Light of the East, Light of the West. The handcrafted lanterns originated from Zigong, Sichuan, China, and have come to Toronto after localized design in Canada. More than 50 artisans have contributed to the 100+ pieces in the lantern show. A worthwhile visually stunning exhibit. The general admission tickets were $12.00 (for 13 YO and up) and $10 (child under 12 YO). read more

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Super cute dinosaur theme at this mall. Our favorite dimsum place Casa Deluz is here, next to an amazing Dollarama that has everything at an unbelievably low price and great quality. There are also quite a few household goods and appliances stores. I should brought an extra empty luggage. read more

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It amazing mall for kid There a lot of things they can explore Kid 2-8 year old have lots of fun read more

Great mall with lots of free parking and plenty of shops. There are lots of Chinese shops where you will find niche Chinese products. The food court is also plentiful with enough dining spaces. They also have the wood side cinemas which displays Bollywood and Indian cinemas. Definite visit recommended read more

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This mall might be one of the best days in my life, sure I probably barely experienced anything fun in my life but this was very epic, the dinosaurs were amazing since a love dinosaurs and the playgrounds were amazing read more

Why will I think Woodside Square A-OK?? There are no big fancy anchors stores.. not even a Zeller... Woodside Square really serves the local area Asian residents really well. The elderly can really spend the whole day here. - Royal Banquet for dim sum - 2 Chinese Bakeries they can have their snack and tea - Vietnamese Noodles at Xue Lua Vietnamese - Spending some time in the Library - Doing their grocery at Food Basic And there are food choices like McDonald's, Pizza Pizza and Popeye for their grandkids if they do tag along! :P Almost all the banks has a branch here RBC, TD and BMO! So not surprising you see a lot of stores here are individually owned small businesses and there are a lot of elders hanging around here.. When I retired, I don't mind having a mall like Woodside Square within walking distance.. but for the time being, I won't be making a special trip to visit here! read more

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The mall that time forgot Came by here last Sunday during the heatwave. Several stores didn't have AC and were blisteringly hot. EB games was like an oven. Many of the storefronts have been abandoned Washrooms are scary and unkept. It was really depressing here... read more

This was always my favourite mall as there are banks, a supermarket, a pharmacy, a post office etc., but now with the construction which has completely closed the parking lot for a couple of years and the venues that they always have in the front parking lot - not easy to park anywhere. Consequently people park where they are now allowed to and the security does not seem to stop them you have to see all the cars parked right along the sidewalk near the TD bank in fact all along that area - it has become an absolute nightmare. read more

Was in the McCowan and Finch area for a volleyball tournament. I desperately needed a coffee and I couldn't find a Starbuck's so I ended up at Woodside Square. My first impression of this mall: it's so depressing looking. After that, I quickly noticed all the bad drivers here. Thankfully, I was able to avoid any fender bender in the parking lot. They have quite a few chain stores including Shopper's, LCBO, Pizza Pizza, McDonald's and Tim Horton's. I also think I saw a sign for a Public Library. Woodside Square does the trick if you need to grab something at the mentioned stores, but I wouldn't go out of my way to shop here. Good for: fast food, pharmacy read more

Usually, I would give this a one star, but since Woodside Mall has been here for decades. I've literally came here since I was three years old. i'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing, but the mall hasn't changed much, except for a few stores here and there, but some stores have been there for decades. On the good side, it's a place with a ton of memories, allows for a lot of reminiscing memories when you come here. On the bad side, it's really old now, and unattractive to most people because it has dim lights and nonattractive stores. If you come to Woodside Square now, the shops that you will see here are Food Basics, a cheap sports store (you can buy cheap branded pants, shoes, etc. here). This is probably because the products are outdated, so you can get them cheaper. There's a foodcourt here, with one bakery in he foodcourt, and one further away. Both have been here for a very long time, but I prefer the bakery that is not in the foodcourt. There is a Smart Maple here (for those who know, it's on the similar chains of One's Better Living that sells a lot of products from Hong Kong and China for much more expensive prices than you purchase it from Hong Kong and China. There is a shop here for Asian Herbs. Furthermore, there's a Toronto Public Library, Shopper Drugs Mart and although the owner changes, there's always a dim sum location here. read more

This little local mall used to be awesome. OK, maybe I was five, and all I really cared about was the McDonald's (and the library -- I was a dork), but I still remember when this mall had its glory days. It used to have Zellers, IGA, Winners, Reitman's, a bunch of awesome family-owned craft stores, a toy store and even some decent clothing stores! Now all the big names have left, and have been replaced by crappier imitations. Now all this mall has is a fancy Shoppers Drug Mart, a dollar store, a Pho Train location (more commonly known as Xe Lua), Ruby Chinese Restaurant, a library, and the crappiest LCBO ever (they have a Vintages CORNER. With like 10 bottles in it. Pathetic.) Woodside was probably never that good, but it definitely sucks now. It's only useful if you live nearby. Otherwise, forget about it. read more

I'll give this mall a decent grade for the very large library they have in this mall, wow! Woodside Cinemas is also a great place for Hindi flicks if you're into those Bollywood pictures. Aside from that, most notable stores are Food Basics, Dollarama and a cheap sports store where you can get a lot of vintage gear. Not a fan of the Le Chateau outlet as I'm not a fan of cheap rags made in China. Tm Horton's near the food court here is pretty good, however the food court itself as doesn't have appetizing options, more gross I might add. On that note, hold your breath as you walk by the Chinese store near the food court, when you smell it the first time, you'll know what I'm talking about. read more

I've been going to this "mall" since I was a teenager. I use to go to high school across the street from Woodside Square. A lot has changed over the years, some were good changes and some were horrible. I go to Woodside mainly for EBGames and for cheap food. From all the EBGames that I have visited, this one is by far the cleanest and neatest one. Of course they ask you the usual questions when you buy games...but hey, they are just doing their jobs. The employees there are amazing. You can start a conversation with them about anything and you feel like you are talking to your friends. They are not pushy and they don't give you attitude when you ask questions. Cheap eats at Woodside is another reason why I come here. Cakewood has been here forever. Their buns are good, their food is great, and their cakes are nice and light. Be Warned: Try not to come here during lunch time and from between 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm. The kids from the two high schools overrun this place and you will find it a little crowded. read more

*300th review* I dont really know what to say about Woodside, its better now then its been in past. I was a bit run down in past but it not really a place you got to as place you want to go, but more as convenience because it right there, or you dont want make the trip to STC down Mccowan Its main stores are Food Basic and Shopper Drug Mart, there is LBCO, TD, RBC and BMO for other need. It does have some recongizable stores like Rogers, Fido, EB games, Gateway, Dollaroma But this is far from high end mall but one for oridinary shopper for inexpensive./ affordable shopping they have a nice food court with like of Tim Horton, KFC/taco bell and tropical joe and other food spot around like Wild wings, popeyes, Congee town and mcdonalds, While it not best library around, there also is library here, so it possible to get multi things done here, its not worse mall i seen, but not best. read more

Nice place, greatly improved since last time I was there, but it smells weird. That have way too many shops in the middle of the hallways.

This mall brings back so many childhood memories! The fragrant smell from the bakery, the le château for emergency shopping and the handy dandy dollarama. Unfortunately, my trip back to this mall wasn't a pleasant one. Woodside Square has been run down after being around for so long. The stores I mentioned above are still there, but the bakery isn't as busy as it used to be. However, the le château hasn't changed much. I would still go there, but only as an emergency. As for the dollarama, it's not like they're rare or anything, so I could drop by one that's on my daily route rather than going to this one. The restaurant that was attached to the mall was the only reason we would drop by here and run some errands. However, after the restaurant closed, we stopped coming and this mall has changed quite a bit since. read more

The only reason why I give this place some stars is because of the jerk chicken poutine. Other than that the kiosk for Rogers has terrible employees; a woman snickered at my choice of phone because it was two years old, 'like really? Would you like to buy me a new phone??' The dollar store is sexist and racist. They stopped me and my friends because we looked "suspicious" we were just looking for cheap costumes, and as we left the cashier insisted we get checked, and when I asked what was the reason, the cashier said "I have the right to search you" while some group of kids (girls and white kids) who also walked out just got ignored. For one we were not kids we ARE young adults so it was insulting enough to be stopped and searched after leaving a dollar store. And we felt like victims of racial profiling. My friends are black I'm Latino ...so it put a bad taste in our mouth. read more

Pros: 1. Tai Chi & stretching exercise session at 8~9 AM; 2. Kids-friendly Public Library; 3. Everbest (DingHao) Bakery (6 buns for $4.20 without tax on 6/13/16); 4. Multi-ethniic Food Court; and 5. Generally friendly and courteous service. Cons: 1. Mainly Asian-oriented goods and services; 2. Not much change in shops over decades; and 3. Shops geared toward frugal consumers, not upscale shoppers. read more

You can't complain about this mall. Has everything you NEED, not necessarily everything you want & that's just because of it's small size. I find this mall to be quite perfect for all age groups. Nice that they consider the elderly more. It's a mall that should definitely stay and just grow and make people happy. I'm glad i found this mall & i will be going back again. Has some good quality stores in here if you take the time to look. read more

The only good thing here is the library, but the entire shopping mall smells bad. It's not enjoyable. I like the grocery store and the library, that's it. read more

I went here to buy shoes at the Sil Vous Play Sports. This mall is pretty cool because there is a library in it. I also noticed a Vietnamese and an Indian restaurant. I didn't get a depressed vibe from Woodside Square, so it gets 3 stars for that. read more

My review is about the shop namely Shoe Corner. The owner of this shop is unbelievably arrogant, rude and indifferent towards customers. I will never recommend this shop. read more

This mall has some useful stores, but in general it isn't the greatest. It definitely needs some big name stores, such as Wal mart or Winners. The food court definitely needs to improve and they should really do something about the smell. It does have a Shopper's Drug Mart, which is really the only reason that I go there. Not a horrible place, but it could definitely be better. read more

this is a great community mall. went here growing up. they have just about everything you need for a local mall. postal office, health services, food , printing and even a dollarama! I really wish they would renovate the mall though , its always so busy I don't see why they wouldn't read more