The Shops at Wiregrass

Wonderful open air mall! Limited parking but such a great place to shop! Christmas is so well done here! Great light shows!!!

Such a great outdoor mall. We bring our kids here every year for the Christmas tree shows and the snow. It’s a fun family event.

After moving from Sarasota, I was very pleased to discover The Shops at Wiregrass. It is so clean and pleasant. A great place to go after a long day at the work. My kids really enjoyed it especially with all the Christmas decorations.

My wife and I attended the Wiregrass Symphony of Lights! event to kick off the Christmas Season, and it was wonderful! There were plenty of people attending the show on Saturday evening, but parking was no problem, and we never felt crowded at all.
The evening was very well organized and had lots of fun things for kids of all ages. There were jugglers, magician, stilt-​walkers and holiday characters, plus balloon artists and face painters.
A talented 20-​piece orchestra played Christmas standards and holiday songs with a singer leading the charge. A perfected outfitted Santa (he may have been the real one!!) was lifted 30 feet in the air on a scissors jack wrapped like a chimney, as the huge main tree and other ‘supporting’ trees were beautifully lit. To top off the fun, a fireworks show ended the evening as snowblowers tossed their crystals onto the heads of the audience.
It was truly a fun evening capped by so many smiles on the faces of all that attended.

My hubby and I are so in sync & we were thinking the same thing without even saying it. We love love love Wiregrass Mall, & have so many memories at this simple place.
We moved here a handful of years ago. We would walk around, hang outside. Bring our laptops, browse around the shops, eat at Grillsmith.
Mocha, our doggie won a most cutest dog contest at the Halloween contest for two years (Thanks for the $ 50 gift cards we would win!)
We would always without a doubt come for Christmas lighting show. They have the most wonderful XMAS Tree, fireworks, and fake snow.
We come here a few times a week, and Mocha, our shihtzu plays in the center stage area with his ball.
We also come many of the Fresh Markets here on the 1^st and 3^rd weekend of the month.
My fave stores here are Charming Charlies, Bath & Body Works, Pottery Barn, Bare Minerals, and Macys.
I also love Grillsmith and Primebar, and they also have Cantina Laredo (go for happy hour), 100 Montaditos, Pinchers, and Brass Tap.
Love it here, love how super dog friendly it is here. Love it all. Soon we will have the new outlet mall, but this will always be our place!!!

This is a beautiful place to come for shopping! There are lots of fun shops to browse, window shop, or load up on all kinds of goodies. I noticed clothing, housewares, shoes, toys, and much more. Also, a few major department stores are scattered about.
The entire area is kept clean, with some activities for kids. There are restaurants, but be sure to check the rating, and read some reviews… as of now, there may be better food options outside this area. There are a few places for the sweet tooth, like ice cream and pastries.
Parking is not a problem, with private lot, and garage, as well as a few store front street spots. The downside to the layout is, walking from store to store, there’s no protection from the elements. This makes for a better time on beautiful days, but during inclement weather, it can be a downer.

I love this mall. Great stores, activities for the community, celebrations all year, great love music at some of the bars and nice selection of restaurants. And a few minutes from home. Awesome!

When my friends and I heard that a shopping mall was coming to Wesley Chapel, we were all ecstatic. The Shops at Wiregrass have lived up to the hype! This area has experienced a population explosion in the past decade, so it was about time that more businesses followed suit.
You will find all sorts of stores at Wiregrass, including your standard department stores and specialty stores. There is a two-​story Forever 21, Victoria’s Secret, PacSun, Champs, and a slew of other stores that you’ll find in any local mall. Some of my favorite places to visit are Charming Charlie’s for all of the great costume jewelry and Williams-​Sonoma for the awesome cooking demonstrations! You’ll even find an Orange Theory Fitness that opened last month. That should help to work off some of the delicious food you can find at Prime Bar, Yamato’s, Cantina Laredo, or any of the other great food options at the mall.
In my opinion, the best place to park (regardless of what store you’re visiting) is in the garage behind Macy’s. It’s the only place you can avoid those pop-​up showers we frequently get here in Florida. During the holiday season, parking is especially atrocious because of the Christmas tree and light show. You have no choice but to park far, far away in the extra gravel lot that is unused the rest of the year.
The Shops at Wiregrass feature a lot of great things for the community. There are activities for kids, a fresh market twice a month, as well as yoga and even a weekly running club at Fit2Run. It’s a fun place to shop and enjoy a stroll or just come for a nice dinner. Word on the street is that the mall might be expanding soon, so we’ll have to stay tuned!

Nice, cute little plaza mall. good variety of appealing food (American, Mexican, Italian, Japanese) and stores I would shop (F21, VS, XP, Bath & Body, Dillard’s, Macy’s).
It’s clean, well-​maintained, and welcoming. I think it’s great for a family shopping trip accommodating to every age range in some way. There’s stores for the older adults (Talbots, Chico, etc? — not sure of names but I’ve seen quite a few) and there were also a couple of «plus-​size» stores — one I thought had really cute stuff but I was disappointed bc I knew they wouldn’t have anything to fit petite (everyone has their struggles!).
There were a couple of kids’ clothing stores, and there’s a cute little kiddie train that travels around a strip of the mall that looks like a fun time for the children — and the inner child of each adult ;)
There’s def plenty more and you can check out their website for the directory listing here:
They have their directory pretty well-​organized, so check it out!

A nice mall with one exception…
This mall is an outdoor mall. Meaning that there is no cover between the stores. This is nice in autumn and spring but way too hot in summer and if it start to rain your left hopping from store to store greeting soaked in the process (you know how heavy florida rain is) thats basically my only negative.
On the positives, it has plenty of mall type stores, the requisite anchor tenants (dillards jc penny ect) and the usual supporting stores.
Average prices, nothing outstanding store wise though.

This is a great mall to go shopping. I really like the way it’s set up with the stores outside. My wife likes to go to many of the stores so I can drop her off nearby, go park, and the she calls me when she finished and I go pick her up. then it’s off to the next one. They decorate for the seasons and we especially enjoy going there to see the ones for Christmas.

First and foremost the parking here is abyssmal. Doesn’t matter when you come you are usually forced to park sooooo far away from the central area of the shops. Valet parking and meter parking taking up sposts, give me a break. The shops that are offered here are good and I like the array of restaurants and my favorite bar in that area, The Brass Tap. It’s pretty cool that they have a mock ice skating rink in the winter time too.

I love this outdoor mall located in the heart of Wesley Chapel. It reminds me so much of the shopping centers out on the west coast that have most of their malls open/​outdoors because of the beautiful weather year round. During the summer months it can get warm so be sure to hydrate before you beginning your shopping journey.
The Shops of Wiregrass are located in the heart of Wesley Chapel on the corner of State Road 56 and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. Easy access on and off Interstate 75. They have a huge parking lot and parking garage in the rear. The only time it can be difficult to find a spot is during the Christmas shopping months.
Wiregrass has a very casual atmosphere and offers a little of everything (clothing adult/​kids, shoes, books, jewelry, housewares, etc. Kid and dog friendly! The main retail stores are Macy’s, Dillard’s and JCPenney’s. While there is no food court they have a variety of restaurants and eateries located throughout the mall (Few examples: Red Robin, 900 degrees Woodfired Pizza, Prime Bar, Cantina Laredo).
The events offered here are spectacular. Once a week on Wednesdays from 10 to 11 am Wiregrass Kids Club offers something fun and entertaining for the children. Yoga on the Lawn takes place every Monday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, but my favorite event is the Fresh Market that happens every 1^st and 3^rd Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm. (During the months of November, December and January the local market is only held on the 1^st Saturday of the month). There are over 50 local vendors peddling everything from fresh produce, herbs, honey, farm fresh eggs, jams, jellies and much more. So much fun to browse the Fresh Market on Saturdays. The vendors offer delicious samples.
Check out the Wiregrass calendar as to not miss any of the upcoming events:

Hours of operation (other than holidays) Monday through Saturday from 10am to 9pm and Sunday 12 pm to 6 pm.

All time, best grilled cheese.
Parking is impossible.
Drink. Shop till you drop.
As far as I can tell, this is the only thing to do in Wesley Chapel. Or as the cool kids say, «The Chapel.» I guess.
This is what I like about this place – there is so much here. Who cares about the ridiculous upscale retail shopping, the food choices are incredible. Though, I usually end up in the Brass Tap… There’s shopping, books, coffee, walkability. Something for the whole family, and I think every family is there on any and every night of the week, because parking here is a NIGHTMARE.
Not to mention, I’m terrified just walking in the parking lots. Where are the pedestrian walk ways?! Cars are either stalking you for a spot or running you over to get to a spot.
Favorite thing, that doesn’t happen often enough: The Farmer’s Market. Sure, it’s still a lot of over priced produce from an undisclosed farm, boxing out all the nice local over priced organic family farms, but what I like is that there, again, just like all of Wiregrass, has everything you need.
Favs at the market:
Honey stand – Really great prices. Delicious honey marked by season. Oh, and tons of bee pollen.
Cheese lady. Don’t miss those samples.
Popsicle stand – a little over priced, but a great cool down.
Grilled Cheese Man. I’ve tried for WEEKS to get a grilled cheese. And every time I’m there, they are either leaving early, or are out. All I can say is that it is the best grilled cheese at the best price I’ve ever consumes. Delicious bread, homemade. About 5 slices of bacon, covering the bread. Like half (or more) of avocado. Had enough yet? Yeah, of course there is delicious cheese. That not enough!!! Delicious marinara on the side. Mouth watering. $ 6.
Mic drop.

OK, so there I was, in search of some critically-​important and highly-​secretive gag gifts to bestow upon my friend Eric C later that same evening. The very sweet lady at the Super Target on Bruce B. Downs in Wesley Chapel suggested that I try JC Penney at the Shops of Wiregrass further up the road.
I gave her one of my very best «I’m not from around these parts» looks, and she told me to get back out onto Bruce B. Downs, and keep going north until I saw the cow pasture on my left (Oh Lord, I knew I was in trouble). Then she said to cross over Hwy 56, and the Shops at Wiregrass would magically appear on my right. Thankfully she said nothing about clicking my heels together three times and then flying straight on till dawn.
Well, sure enough there WAS a cow pasture on my left (I resisted the urge to roll down my window and yell «Moooooooo» at the cows), and just across Hwy 56 was the entrance to the Shops at Wiregrass. Since this was my first visit, I decided to park the car and walk around and explore this unique outdoor shopping center. The atmosphere was decidedly casual with big anchor stores like Macy’s, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Fresh Market, and a big ol’ monstrous Barnes & Noble, plus all kinds of nice, smaller boutique shops.
I like the fact that this was an outdoor mall — designed for strolling along and enjoying the Florida sunshine. Several people were walking their dogs, and very kindly picking up after them. That was wonderful to see considering that they also host Yoga on the Lawn several times each week here at Wiregrass. The thought of doing a downward-​facing dog pose over a pile of dog poo would not be a good thing!
This whole area struck me as very family-​friendly, and I saw lots of signage talking about the special events that they hosted in the evenings and on the weekends to appeal to the community. There were a lot of restaurant options, and even a branch of the Brass Tap frosty-​cold Adult beverage stop.
The Shops at Wiregrass is a good 30 – 45 minute drive for me, and so I don’t plan to make this one of my regular places to shop. But, if I lived in New Tampa, or Wesley Chapel, or over the line into Pasco County, then I could easily see this being one of my favorite malls.

I’m from Florida but have lived in California for the past several years. Growing up in FL, you NEVER saw an outside mall d/​t the hurricane and rain. When I moved to SoCal… outdoor malls are all over the place.
I go back to Tampa to find this place… I guess outdoor malls are becoming a thing in southern Florida. A good selection of stores, ample parking, and nice sitting areas.
I just hope that people can stand the humidity and/​or rain when going from store to store.

Amazing. Nice place to stroll about on a leisurely day. Great concept. Plenty of stores.
However, when I, and this is my personal opinion, go to the mall I want all my stores located under one air conditioned roof.
Going from hot to cool as your shopping is not good for your body. This place reminds me of one of my summer college jobs .
I worked for UPS as a truckers helper in the NYC garment district. In and out of air conditioned businesses into the hot summer air.
I was sick for about 3 weeks. Sorry for complaining but this type of mall doesn’t work for me.
I’ll take Westshore or International Plaza any day!

Wiregrass is one of my favorite malls (and places) in Tampa. It is beautifully designed yet unpretentious with a nice array of stores. I would even go so far as to say Wiregrass is better than International, for myself at least. None of the «dress-to-impress/I’m rich and want everyone to know it» crowd here — just families, people with dogs, young couples passing the time, etc.
Stores are mostly mid-​range and pretty decent. I have had good and bad experiences at different ones. Dillard’s is always a favorite for shopping. Monkey Bizness is super fun when you have kids. Pottery Barn is beautiful (to browse… prices, not so much). You get the picture!
Parking is plentiful for the most part. If you need THE PERFECT space right next to everything, you can pay for a meter right on the main drag or hunt around for a half an hour in the lot. I just choose to take an easy spot at the end of the lot then walk over to the stores. Not a long walk, and there are always extra spaces if you’re willing to do that.
The best part about Wiregrass is that it’s dog-​friendly! Yay! I have taken my pup to a few dog events and sometimes we just come to wander around. Several stores let her inside and even offered her a treat.
Wiregrass is worth the drive if you’re looking for a pleasant and laid-​back mall experience.

I can’t deal with stuffy, florescent-​lighting malls, but I love the open air spaces at The Shops at Wiregrass. In addition to a somewhat upscale selection of stores, the mall offers many communities events throughout the year, including a concert series in the spring and a wine walk in the fall. At Christmas time, don’t miss the Symphony of Lights.
On the first and third Saturday of every month, the mall also hosts a large farmer’s market down center street. Bring the little ones every week at 10 am for Wiregrass Wednesdays for an assortment of children musicians and education programs. A small locomotive offers train rides down the center street which is also fun for the little ones.
If fitness is your thing, Fit Niche offers a weekly night run. Stroller Strides also offers exercise classes before the mall opens.
There are several nice restaurants to chose from, but my favorite is Prime Bar. Outside the mall, there is a Panera Bread and Red Robin.
The mall offers metered parking on the street and a large parking garage is available behind Macy’s.
I heart Wiregrass.

I guess it’s about time for me to write an update to my review.
The last time I went to Wiregrass was in November 2013. It was a bit chilly outside, but nothing compared to the cold we have in STL. They had their Christmas Tree set up and the light show was pretty cool. IT was so great to see all the families gathered around the tree watching the show.
Walking around Wiregrass wasn’t difficult at all since it wasn’t too busy. We managed to visit a few shops and most importantly I was able to find some new shoes/​boots at JC Penny’s and a new outfit at Macy’s. It was a good shopping trip.
Wiregrass in my opinion has good security features and seems to always be manicured and clean. I like it here a lot. One of my favorite places to shop when I go home.