Pacific Commons Shopping Center

Ugh. Sprawling parking lot wasteland wtih some chain stores around the edges. Why do they still design shopping centers like this? I would have really preferred a more walkable setup and better land use, but as it is, you’ll be hopping in your car to go from store to store. The only place that has anything close to a pedestrian-​friendly feel is the strip down the middle of the «Block» where the storefronts actually face the street. Meh, the stores are useful and some of the restaurants are ok; that’s about all you can say for this monstrous monument to car-​centric suburbia.

Coming from Union City with our shitty Union Landing, I’m jealous of all Fremont natives who get to come here on the regular. When it comes to outdoor shopping centres, you can pretty much take your pick in California but Pacific Commons is one of my favourites that I’ve been to.
~ Atmosphere:
It’s relatively new, so it’s very clean and «California modern». It’s very large as well with ample parking space (we’ve never really had a problem when it comes to finding parking before). With a bunch of restaurants and shops as well, Pacific Commons is really an awesome place to hang out!
~ Variety:
There’s enough here to support a nice day out with family or friends. Some great restaurants (can I recommend Little Hotpot?) whether you like Asian OR Western food, mega-​stores for shopping such as Costco and Target, a small handful of clothing stores, and even a movie theatre to pair with that delicious meal you’ll find here.
Because I just can’t understate the variety and quality of the restaurants enough.

Very strong selection of businesses including anchors Costco, Target, and Lowes. Target offers 6 EV charging cables plus one cable reserved for disabled EV owners. Behind Pancheros and the Habit burger grill are 4 additional Catellus EV charging cables.

I truly believe that this is one of the best shopping complexes in the Bay Area. It literally has EVERYTHING — tons of restaurants and snack shops, clothing and home stores, big chain stores like Target, Kohl’s, Nordstrom Rack, Costco, etc, and even a Century theaters. You could spend an entire day in Pacific Commons. Come for lunch, spend a few hours doing some shopping, grab dinner, and then finish the day with a movie. This is my go to shopping area.

Ok, perhaps I’m not the best to review a shopping plaza since I loathe shopping. No, seriously … I make the joke that I lost my *female handbook* at birth. I avoid shopping at all costs, I’m the girl who researches an item I want to buy, find where it is, RUN in, grab it, run out. I don’t want to browse, try things on, meander around a store … it seems like it takes years off my life.
But now I have been pleasantly surprised by this whole Pacific Commons/​the Block shopping area. So far I have found places I need to go, and in the process has made me look around and check out stores I actually want to go to. There’s a whole list of stores to shop from, that are even clearly listed from the freeway when you are whizzing by. I keep finding myself researching what else is in here so I may come back … and that says a lot.
This almost makes me look forward to what will happen to the revamp of Newpark Mall — just think, I’ll be a true shopping junkie in a few years when it does!

The reason why this shopping area ONLY get 3 STARS.
Because they don’t have good restaurants.
I drove by today there. Saw Blaze pizza has nice outdoor seating area,
and Habit burger (also has outdoor seating area). This ALMOST look like those
upscale fancy shopping (Strip mall) in south-​california, like Orange county. But I
start laughing. There is no good restaurants like
YARDHOUSE
Cheesecake factory (this is not even UPSCALE restaurant).
This Pacific common/​The-​BLOCK only has
1) which-​which sandwich
2) Habit
3) 5 guys burger
4) inn-​and-​out-​burger
5) Kabob shop …
6) Buffalo wing (low end restaurants) and other…
And then the SHOPPING is not that cool either,
has Lady-​Byrant (this is not even HIP shop) like H&M.
Very very nice-​new-​shopping area, with NON-​cool shops
and SUPER-​NON-​cool food (no good restaurants).
Kind of disappointing. I guess here is NO Valley-​Fair (like Santa clara, south-​bay)

Pacific Commons is in Fremont, Ca. The area has large selection of cool store. The stores are beautiful and the area is really nice and modern clean lots of parking and I’m very impressed with what this place has been turned into.
I am out here on a hot night tons of people are out shopping and eating. It feels like we’re not even in Fremont anymore. I feel like I’m down in Southern California at one of those fancy malls in Newport Beach. I cannot wait till the holidays this place is going to explode.

I really like this area! It’s new, feels new, and is hip. Lots of good restaurants around, and the movie theater is really nice! There’s a lot of parking, and the area is clean and crisp. I actually come here a lot because it’s something to do in Fremont now, and it’s probably most people’s go-​to place to hang out. It’s more of a restaurant-​central area than a shopping area, but there are definitely shops around! Good food though.

I don’t go to this shopping center too often, but I love it when I’m here…
It’s a huge shopping plaza with a variety of stores and eateries to choose from…
–The stores are all spread out… you have Party City, DSW, Old Navy, etc. in one complex
–Panera Bread, Lowe’s, Blowfish sushi, etc. in another
–Target and Century theatres
–Then there’s a whole other complex that has a bunch of Asian stores/​restaurants in it like Kaenyama, that Snowflake Teahouse or whatever it’s called, etc.
A lot of traffic goes by around here to the point where some people like make up their own traffic rules if that makes sense haha… but I think taking the Auto Mall exit to get here is just as insane…
Lots of ample parking…

This shopping center is great! Too bad it’s a far drive for me! Otherwise I would frequent visit! Target and Old Navy in one complex is a must for mommy shopping with an active toddler! Also Jamba Juice and Five Guys, can’t go wrong with that!

Reminds me of The Palladio in Folsom & I’m not a fan. Too big & too spread out. Gotta drive around it.
They do have a Dicks Sporting Goods here.
Other than that…

Love the overall atmosphere of the place and the variety of restaurants and shipping stores.

This shopping center must have been designed by little kittens sitting behind computers. It has cute attributes but is just ridiculous!
First, The parking lot design is a mess! How about ADA curbs which lead to nowhere! There is a single island walkway in the parking lot leading to the new shopping area they created between Target and the Theaters… Once safely on this short maybe 15 foot walk path which has ADA ramps on both sides, it leads back into the parking lot only to have your path greet a raised curb painted red as a fire lane! You can’t even walk over it if you wanted because its full of dirt instead of concrete. Think of it like this, if someone in a wheelchair went up the little island walkway and continued straight towards the shopping center… they would have to detour around the corner INTO the street and towards oncoming traffic in order continue their direction in te walk path. If you are walking, then this curb served you absolutely no purpose besides maybe 30 seconds off the black tar. Basically its a walkway that leads to nowhere!
IF you managed to make it to the other side without walking into oncoming traffic. You would approach the burger joint who’s name a currently forget. The worst part about this sidewalk is that the burger spot has all of their seats arranged right on the sidewalk! You would think that maybe the owner didn’t care and just needed some extra space… Maybe he was doing this without permission from the property… But no! They have actually installed outdoor heaters with poles inserted. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WALKWAY! You can’t even walk through without zig zagging around people!
From the same Target parking lot there appears to be the main entrance to the shopping center… maybe they dont want people to walk near the other messed up sidewalk and want people to enter here? It has a large «The Block» archway overhead and just screams, «come through here». When you get close, Instead of being inviting, This main entrance leads you to a closed off back end of a couple businesses and sort of resembles a «dark alleyway» that is not very welcoming at all. Continue your walk forward and you have reached the center of the plaza, but your path will abruptly cut off with a pointless fixture placed right between the path of what should be a crossway to go across the street to the other side where Which Which currently resides. Instead of being able to cross this «main path», I would have to walk a good distance until I was able to cross tho the other side. Just stupid design.
The parking lot has lots of cramped spaces and with all the space they have, they could have afforded to put a little buffer zone between each parking spot, especially with as many horrible drivers that live in the area.
Lastly, What the hell is up with that merging lane leaving the shopping center going to 880?! Everyone takes the far right lane which is designated to south bound 880 traffic only and then merges left to go straight on Automall Parkway! The ONE sign does clearly read no merging… But as i patiently wait for the no right turn on red light to go green, all the other A-​Holes keep taking the right lane and merging in-​front of me illegally. Does anyone care? Then you have that imaginary lane everyone makes while going over the overpass to get on 880 north? It’s not really a lane, but people treat it like one everyday.
I get aggravated every time I visit «The Block»… Nobody will ever call it that by the way. What a stupid name for a shopping center.

This is a pretty decent shopping center. The parking lots are clean, and there are a lot of stores and restaurants here. The area right in front of the entrance is a bit crazy because it’s off Auto Mall Parkway and near the entrance to the highway.
Stores that I frequent a lot are:
–Target
–Nordstrom Rack
–DSW
–Jamba Juice
–Kohl’s
–Blaze pizza

Pacific Commons is a very nice shopping center. its so nice that they have such a range of shops. Also dining is so good here… great lunch spots or dinner restaurants. And yeah, the Century at Pacific Commons is great — such a nice movie theater with some of the most comfortable seating in the Bay Area.
It is so nice that the shopping center is outdoors. Parking so far has been convenient and easy (yeah — on a Saturday afternoon it can be a bit crazy at times).
I am happy to see that they continue to add great places to shop and eat.

Pacific Commons Shopping Center is THE place in Fremont where almost all of Fremont flocks to every evening and each weekend. Tons of things to shop for and more choices to eat in one location in a 10+ mile radius. You can’t go wrong spending your evenings here. New places are constantly opening up as they sign new leases with businesses.
The parking is almost a non-​issue as each part of Pacific Commons is spread out into different «wings.» Meaning; each part has a cluster of stores. For example; Costco is on its own almost. While Old Navy is amongst another group of shops. You can look around and drive to see if you can find places that you never knew were here. One thing missing is a directory of stores like they have in malls so people can be made aware of the stores it contains. Pacific Commons is HUGE! I actually drove in its nooks and crannies to finally get a tally of its business establishments.
I’ve come here during the day, in the afternoon, evening, night, late night, weekdays and weekends. Heck; I’ve even come here before the sun came up to be the day’s first customer at Costco Gas Station. And you know how early Costco opens its gas stations.
This is like my second home. Shopping for: clothes, grocery, electronics, hardware tools, eating, decorating the home, car parts, gym, coffee, tea, burgers, office supplies, gas for the car, plants, and everything else under the sun. It’s all here.
Union Landing was that place before Pacific Commons came around. But like they always say, move on to something (someone) BETTER!
— Three Cheers!

I really love pacific commons, you can find anything and everything you might need.
Food:
Jamba Juice
PF change
Claim jumper — ⁴⁄₅ stars
Which wich
In-​and-​out
5 guys burgers
Shopping:
Nordstrom rack– 4 stars
Target-​5 stars
Old navy –3 stars
Khols — 2 stars
Dsw −4÷5 stars
Other
Verizon wireless– 3 stars
Toys r us/​babies r us– 4 stars
Costco –4 stars
Staples
You can get all your shopping done and more In one shopping center :)

Shopping is not really my thing. Okay I lie. It’s one of my things when it’s online, but definitely not in person shopping. I always find shopping for a specific item very tiring when going to malls. It’s when you need that one item, but can’t find it and it takes the whole day to find it and for a great price. I’ve seen that malls these days have moved to more of these outdoor style malls. No roof over your head to go from one store to another. I kind of miss those and we still have them, but… oh well.
Pacific Commons has a lot of stores from Nordstrom Rack, DSW to Old Navy. As well as some good restaurants like Market Broiler and Five Guys. Not to mention Coldstone Creamery :) Oh and wait a Costco and plenty of Asian restaurants for your pleasure. I can get a boba, ice cream, burger and fries, and end with a smoothie.
It keeps expanding which is great. Target appeared and a new spanking movie theater. If you’re tired of shopping for mere trinkets, you can go right next door to the Auto Mall and test drive a car.
Although there really isn’t a roof over your head, at least you get the nice fresh air after breathing in recycled air for hours shopping.

AWWW YEAH. PACOMMONS!
It’s honestly really nice here. I live in UC, so I don’t usually come here often. But the times I have been here, I’ve really enjoyed how they reshaped this entire area! Shopping is getting better and better with Target and Nordstrom Rack stores. AND there is so much good dining here! There’s an entire Asian plaza towards the back of Pacommons where the food is delicious and can be relatively cheap. Lots of variety!
Century Theaters is BEAUTIFUL too! Seats are comfortable and clean. :)

I love this shopping center. Everything is new and nice looking. So many stores and restaurants to choose from. Plenty of spacious parking. I started coming here because of the new century theatre and now I make regular stops at target, vitamin shoppe and the movie theater when I’m in the area. Mostly when I go to the movies.
I’m sure that everyone has a favorite spot that they go to first when they come to Pacific Commons Shopping Center.