Southbay Pavilion At Carson

Worst mall ever. I would give 0 stars if I could. This mall is so tiny and mall management is irresponsible. I can’t believe people still come here. Why come to this mall when there are so many much better malls around such as Torrence and Lakewood. If you want the best mall and don’t mind the drive, nothing in southern California is better than Ontario Mills Mall!

I prefer this mall because it’s not a busy and confusing mall to get around. I only go during early afternoon hence why it’s quiet. Not many stores but like how the movie theater is close to me. The Del Amo is bigger but way too crowded and hard to find parking. If you want to do a simple lunch/​dinner and a movie. then this is a good place to check out.

Mall? Yeah, no! Lol. This has always been a little strip mall with very limited stores. There are no high-​end department stores. I’d guess more people come here to hang out or eat in the food court than shop. Better yet, seems like people think it’s a hang out and use it as a playground for their kids. Not sure whose idea it was to put a play area and train in the mall, but thanks. You probably ran off the few customers you did have!

A staple in the community that’s starting to get it’s groove back and bless us with updated stores and new movie theater! The addition of target wingstop Jamba Juice panera bread and Buffalo Wild Wings outside make it a great spot for everyone to visit now! Just need a plus size women’s store and you’ll be on a roll!

Wow talk about bad first impression, walked into the store metro fusion on late Monday afternoon & the worker in the front desk was smoking a cigarette, it was an older gentlemen, I have never experienced that before super turned off by that not only is he tainting the clothes with the smell but I saw families walking around the mall so he possibly passing on cancerous fumes to children and families.
09/​01/​2015 3:00 PM

Can i say its SINKING FAST!!! I see them adding all these restaurants around the mall but in the mall is a lot of unfamiliar stores. Reminds me of the BEGINNING of the FALL of HAWTHORNE MALL! Its lot of empty spots/​stores other stores i dont know the food court oboy they not gone make it. I walked in and out in 10 minutes not finding nothing i wanted to look at. Oyea a movies just keep watching that’ll be a $ 1.00 movie soon… GOOD LUCK O. G CARSON MALL!

Clean, modern, and convenient.
Easily accessible with lots of free parking!
There are familiar stores and restaurants that we have in Hawaii like Panda Express, Jamba Juice, Subway, Chili’s, Target, 24 hour Fitness, and Sears.
Things we don’t have: IKEA, Five Guys, Panera Bread, Olive Garden, Pieology, and JCPenney.
For sure, I will return to this mall! Maybe I will do some Mall Walking since it’s air conditioned!

If you can shop here without going to the bathroom then by all means come! Bathrooms are always f*cked up, men and women’s. Pretty run down mall I don’t know why you would even come here anyways… Lots of great places to eat outside of the mall!

The mall is very small, very few stores. I only come here to go shopping for my daughter at Jcpenney and Old Navy. Otherwise its really nothing to find.

I saw this shopping center as I was driving home and had to drop in to get a gift for my niece.
I was going to get her something from Target but saw there was a Sanrio. Surprisingly the Sanrio Store here has an awesome selection of items. I wasn’t expecting to find anything but I ended up buying a few items. Sorry Target, next time.
I don’t live near by this area but I would definitely come back just for the Sanrio Store to buy more :)

This mall is reminds me of Del Amo indoor swap meet. It’s so ghetto. All the stores sell junky clothes. The Chuck E Cheese smells like kids’ feet. I don’t even consider. THEE only plus is the near by Target and Ikea.

NOT the first mall that comes to mind when I need to go shopping.
There’s really not much going on at this mall besides nearby big stores like BIG 5, SEARS, TARGET, JC PENNY, OLD NAVY and IKEA and some chain restaurants. There us a small kiddie playground at the end of the mall that I really like. Lots of children playing and having fun.
They have a decent food court. Nothing I’d come back for, but it’s alright. Most of the people eating are elders, construction workers and employees. I recommend coming here on Thursdays where parking lot turns into a small Farmer’s Market. They have fresh produce, delicious bbq and even live music and etc. It’s a nice place to walk around and shop for fruits and veggies.

This mall has grown on me.
The stores I usually shop at:
Old Navy
Childern’s Place
Claires
PayLess
JCPenny
Sears
Target
Ikea
Foot Action
Big 5
Chuck E. Cheese
They also have some mom and pop stores.
The best thing about this mall is the food selection. Honestly, near by Galleria and Del Amo don’t have anything on the food selection here. Too much to list, but honestly, if you don’t know what you want to eat, come to this mall and you have such a wide selection. In the mall and outside of it.
One of the main reasons I love this mall is it’s not the hot spot that attracts all the crowds, so you can shop and avoid the lines.
Parking is usually packed, but park on the Sears side and you should be fine.
And they’re putting in a movie theater, which is cool. My only concern is the teenage drama it might bring along with it. But I’ll try it out and see before I judge.
Stop by if you want an alternative to the always growded South Bay Galleria and Del Amo Mall.

Movie theater coming soon… xmas season at the mall is nice. I am with my Special Education class and they love the Christmas tree. Going especially in the morning is relaxing. Not a bad day at all.

I come here because my kids like the play area. I can hit up the Target and let my kids run around like crazy in the play area, then get a meal at Panera. The mall is steadily improving and they are bringing in more community events.

I should shop here more. This is a nice mall. There’s a Target, IKEA, JC Penny’s, Sears, Old Navy, and Chuck E Cheese. There are several places to eat inside and outside the mall. There’s a 5 guys Burger, Olive Garden, Wing Stop, Chili’s, Pieololgy, Panera, Yogurtland and Panda Express. The Old Navy has been moved from the front to the back near JCP. And Chuck E Cheese has been moved from the back to the front of the mall. The mall will soon have a movie theater and I’m very excited! It’s long over due!!! I really wish they would add a Cheesecake Factory. Overall, a good place to spend your time and $$$$.

This mall used to be a typical mall when I was a young’n, with anchor department stores, a robust food court, a Toys’R’Us, arcade, and other fixings you got used to seeing. Then the 90’s and the early 2000’s saw some rough times, with just as many mall carts and empty spaces as there were stores. Things are coming back now, and for that this mall deserves some consideration as a reasonable shopping destination.
Current stores I’d check out:
IKEA
Target
JCPenney
Footaction
Old Navy
Big 5
Current restaurants I’d eat at:
Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Panera
Panda Express
Mrs. Fields
Sansai
Buffalo Wild Wings
There’s also free wi-​fi and community events (karaōke, exercise classes, etc.) near the food court area.

They have improved a lot but have a long way to go before this mall becomes a must stop location. I normally stop by for quick shopping trips (especially during the holidays) because I know it won’t get crowded here.
However, for being such a small mall their parking lot is always jammed packed! It’s kinda crazy but during lunch it’s very hard to find parking but we like coming here because it has a Panera.
FYI, their is more parking in the back of the building. During Christmas that is where I park because their is always parking back there.

I believe an update is in order because, are you ready for this? — SOUTH BAY PAVILION IS GETTING MOVIE THEATER!!! Do you think the Powers-​That-​Be read my original review on suggestions to bring AWESOME-​NESS to SBP? May I push my luck and suggest VICTORIA SECRET again? :D
My deepest hope for this Mall-​with-​potential-​for-​GREATNESS is when they build it THEY will come. :). THEY meaning the «Awesome Mall» crowds. THEY will flock to this location for their Movie viewing pleasure. And why not? There are restaurants (Chili’s, Olive Garden, the food court) to be enjoyed before or after your movie date. THEY will flock for their spa & beauty needs for mani-​pedis, waxing, etc and theres a place to get massages, if your into that kinda thing. 8D
THEY will flock for the many other stores. One stop shop!
The main thing is… THEY will come :)
Since my last review I’ve also discovered some other things that peaked my interest –there is a farmers market here on Thursdays. If i am not mistaken — they have open mic entertainment. I witnessed a few patrons get up there and sing and they weren’t bad either. Theres some good food to be had too.
So despite my previous rant about SBP I am ALWAYS drawn to this place and find myself here OFTEN. Must be a reason. Maybe to give my very long opinion that will draw the masses: D LOL. The future looks bright for this place after all. Keep the improvements coming SBP… I will continue to come regardless.
The parking still challenges me, but what can you do?
I still would like to see a Victoria Secret in here.

This strip mall as I would call it needs more stores.
Only good thing about this plaza/​mall is the resturants and fast food to grab. Besides that I like the Target next door but PLEASE ADD MORE STORES!