Oak View Mall

I do not even want to give 1 star for customer service. I had to have a customer help me find the tools that i was looking for. The employees were either nowhere to be found or didnt know anything and walked away. I went to pay for my merchandise and the sales person threw my receipt in the trash instead of handing it to me or putting it in my bag. I noticed that I didn’t have my receipt before I left the store and went back to get it. The sales person dug it out of the trash can all crumpled up with several other receipts and tried to hand it to me. I asked him to print me a new receipt and had to wait for him to refund my merchandise and ring it back up again. If you need help finding anything in the hand tool department ask a customer for help. You will find it faster.

I really used to love this mall back in the 1990s. It was new (opened in 1991), energetic, full of stores. It was the «high end» mall of Omaha at the time. I used to drive all the way here from Bellevue just to shop in this new upscale «West-​O» mall. Now, it’s more like, «Meh.»
Now, in it’s 24^th year and it’s still doing okay, but it’s in decline. Last time I walked through I counted 17 empty units (3 of those were food court). Most of those empty units seem to be in the end of the mall by Younkers (especially the lower level). Once upon a time, if a tenant went out of business in this mall a new one took its place as quickly as they could remodel the unit. Now, they just sit empty. The businesses that surround the mall’s exterior have also started closing up and the new ones that move in are of lower quality.
Unless something changes this place is going to go the way that Crossroads Mall, Mall of the Bluffs, and Southroads Mall did and become a «dead mall.» Westroads Mall seems to be the only mall in Omaha that continues to thrive. The glory days of the indoor mall (1980s/​1990s) are over and outdoor shopping shopping centers like Village Pointe, Shadow Lake, Nebraska Crossing, Aksarben Village, and Midtown Crossing are taking over. Though, why people that live in a state that is so damn hot and humid in the Summer and so damn cold and windy in the Winter would prefer an outdoor mall makes no sense to me.
However, for now it’s still a brightly lit (lots of natural light here!), very clean mall, with a decent clientèle, and a lot of stores. So, don’t avoid it.
Anchor stores are: Dillard’s, JC Penney, Younkers, and Sears.

I thought it was a lovely mall with all the basics covered and easy to navigate. it reminded me of Oak Park mall in Overland Park KS. I liked the spacing of this mall much better. I ate at the food court and it was clean and everything I saw was well cared for I am glad its close to my new place. the mall area also has a wealth of businesses. I know I missed seeing it all and will be back again

It’s a mall in Omaha, so leave your expectations at the door… that being said, I do think this one has a slightly better food court than Westroads… the stores are all the same as you’d find at Westroads or Village Square I imagine… it’s fairly clean, including the restrooms so that’s a positive… but again, it’s a mall… if you’ve been to one, you’ve been to them all…

Not a huge mall, like others have stated. It’s clean and doesn’t look run down. Decent selection of stores, but there are more and more empty bays every time I come. It seems like only half the food court is ever open and the choices of food are kind of odd. I mean, it’s still packed full of middle schoolers and high schoolers every day because of the Millard schools around it so I don’t think it will go out of business anytime soon. Especially in the winter when people don’t want to go to Village Pointe. I used to live close to here so it was my go-​to mall but thankfully I will be closer to Westroads now.

After leaving a huge metropolitan, I was definitely looking for some awesome malls here in Omaha. Oak View was the first one I chose. First off, I didn’t expect a two story mall with department stores to be so small. I remember walking through the mall and thinking, «This can’t be it!» Sadly, it was. Don’t get me wrong, if you need to do some quick shopping than this is the place to do it. Second off, even though it’s a small mall it still has some necessities which is surprising. Can’t go wrong with having a Bath and Body, Victoria Secret, American Eagle and etc! If you’re looking for a wider variety, head out to West Roads! It’s not the biggest mall, but it’s still a nice simple one.

Wow. I remember as a kid I thought this mall was the upper scale mall.
Tiny… starting to look like Crossroads.
Enclosed malls are starting to be a thing of the past as all three malls in Omaha… look horrible, small and several businesses have vanished.

Oakview Mall used to be my second favorite mall in town. Westroads was always king. However, since Westroads is going downhill, this mall looks good by comparison. I see there are new stores coming in, and they are improving. One of the best food courts in town.

They almost have everything you would need in a enclosed mall. They have your typical large stores, JC Penny’s, Dillard’s, Younkers, Sears, GAP and more. The mall is very clean and safe for all ages. I went in today to get a watch battery replaced and it only took 10 mins. They also have a great food court!

This is the newest of the major enclosed shopping malls in the Omaha area, located in the newest part of town out in the western suburbs of the city. It was opened in 1991 as the city of Omaha continued its westward expansion into the prairie and corn fields. ;-)
Nowadays, it’s hard to tell one shopping mall from another, no matter where in the country they’re located. Most of them have the same anchor stores and the same shops, if they’re national chains.
Oak View Mall is really no different. The major anchor stores here are Sears, J.C. Penney, Dillard’s and Younkers. There are 2 floors of retail space as well as a food court. Even the food court has fast food restaurants that can be found anywhere else in the country, including Arby’s, Burger King, Orange Julius (with a Dairy Queen) and Panda Express. (I did not eat at any of the restaurants in this mall on my last visit.)
The mall holds community events throughout the year as a neighborhood outreach (and also to bring more shoppers to spend their $$$). The mall is clean and well kept. This is one mall that’s a must-​see for the hard-​core shopaholic! :-D I know I’ll be back here again on my next visit to Omaha.

This mall has been around every since I can remember. Restaurants coming and going. Plenty of stores to enjoy shopping or just browsing. A favorite store of mine that unfortunately had to relocate was Davids Briar shop. Very upsetting they left. It’s connected to Sears and Dillards to walk through.

Very big place many stores for just about everyone.

Of the three malls still in Omaha; Oakview, Westroads, and Crossroads (do we still have to call this miserable ghost town a mall?), Oakview ranks in the middle.
To me Oakview is a mixture of the other two malls. From Crossroads, it borrows the less-​colourful interior and exterior and at least one peak on the building for show (albeit the Oakview one is much less ugly). From Westroads, it borrows the concept of having more than eight people in the entire place at one time.
But as with pretty much any mall, groups of teens who are obnoxious will clog the paths more than cholesterol clogs arteries. Sure, some of the architecture looks dated, but the crowds of people will tell you that it isn’t deserted. It’s a generic mall in a generic suburb.

Pros: A decent way to kill an hour or two
Cons: Aging, not as populated as it once was
I remember when this mall opened up back in 1990. This was the straw that broke the camel’s back. West Omaha went from rolling hills and cornfields to houses, shopping centers and schools. Before this mall opened, going past 144^th street (or Boys Town) took you to the country. The opening of this mall took the start of the country to about 190^th street. Funny how malls used to transform communities.
Oakview is now 20 years old and it’s starting to look it. Many stores have moved out and nothing has moved into their place. Sure, part of that is the economy, but the other part is the fact that Village Point opened up not far away from here and took all of the good businesses with it. It happened with Westroads and Crossroads and I think it’s starting to happen here.
I don’t go out of my way to go here, but I’ll go here every once in a while, more to see how the old place is doing. I can be okay for an hour, maybe even two, before I start getting bored. To its credit, Oakview has the only Dillards in the city, so that’s a plus.
I worry in ten or so years this will become what Crossroads is now… I hope I’m wrong, but it seems to be heading down that path. There’s only so much shopping one can do, and if there are too many places close by, there will be casualties.

Oakview is a nice place to kill some time while waiting for a movie to start, and they do have a nice food court. It’s just a little too out of the way to drop in for some quick shopping, in my opinion. They do have things that Westroads doesn’t, like the Fossil store, but it’s oftentimes only a stop I’ll make when I’m with others (like most of my shopping).