Westlake Shopping Center — Attraction in Daly City

Great Big Huge place of Great Big Huge shopping opportunities for all your needs from clothing to bedding and bath; home improvement, to warm coats and shoes/boots... grocery shopping at Safeway’s of course. Target just opened up in big bright colors at this location, brand spanking new. Home improvement plus many many more businesses all at one place, so you don’t have to travel all the way across county lines, and of course an abundance of Restaurants of all sorts, depending on ones palate, for the hungry lunch or dinner ready shoppers. Mostly to go or online orders at the moment. Several Starbucks stand ready for your hot or cold “pep me up” beverages, a good portion of the day with the holidays in mind,and new flavors of gingerbread and cookies added to just about anything this Christmas season. In the mood for a yummy “hot brownie” or ginger bread cookie? Plenty of wheelchair accessible parking and store entrance, so nothing shall prohibit the ambitious Christmas shoppers from accomplishing their gifting needs for big and small, short and tall, your family and friends, as well as mine! Conveniently located right off the 280 Freeway, traveling North or South, as the John Daly Exit will get you there! Busy, clean and organized Westlake Shopping Center; you will see us quite a few more times before Christmas Eve, this I promise! In addition I also predict, for me and my family, not to become strangers to your plenty full business establishments...

Looking for a place to have dinner, we saw the sign for Five Rivers Indian Cuisine at the Westlake Shopping Center and decided to try it. As we walked up, it appeared to be a take out with a cooking area behind glass.

We walked in, looked at each other, and almost simultaneously said 'it smells so good!'. We sat at a table towards the back and ordered an assortment of dishes to share.

Samosas first. Very tasty, crispy (and not greasy) with tamarind and mint sauces and with the hot chai tea, it was a lovely start.

Then came a Lamb Curry. Chunks of tender lamb in a smooth curry sauce. This was a bonus. It was ordered by another table but they brought it to us by mistake. We loved it! (I offered to add it to our tab but they insisted it was complimentary).

Lamb Korma. The lamb was tender in a flavorful sauce sprinkled with cashews. Yum.

Fish Tikka Masala. Flaky chunks of salmon in a smooth and creamy flavorful sauce. Oh yes.

Saag Paneer. Cheese cubes in creamed spinach. Mild but flavorful.

All with Basmati Rice and Garlic Nan to pick up the sauces. So good.

The people there were relaxed and friendly. The atmosphere was very casual and comfortable.

We first thought we had wandered into a fast food joint and hoped the food would be okay.

It was a delicious meal that exceeded our expectations plus there were enough leftovers for 2 people to enjoy a full meal the next day.

What a...

Five entrances to reach any part of Westlake Shopping Center. Close by to apartments and expands from John Daly Blvd to Southgate Avenue. Diverse community with over twenty dining options from American (Burgermeister) to Thai (Bangkok Gardens) food. Plenty of parking along Southgate Avenue, within the shopping center and along Lake Merced Blvd and Park Plaza Drive. If you have banking, grocery, medical or shopping needs, Westlake Shopping Center is the place for you.

Although the renovation of Westlake Shopping Center has added more patrons from residents and tourists alike, there have been complaints on parking and pedestrians. Parking is free at this shopping center, but it can be tricky especially if you plan to shop at Trader Joe's, Ross, TJ Maxx or Safeway. Furthermore, pedestrians cross without looking both ways, so it's best to keep an eye out for them along Southgate and Lake Merced (Arco Gas Station) as well as Southgate and Palmcrest (Burlington Coat Factory and Union Bank).

Overall, I live 3 minutes away from Westlake Shopping Center, so it's a convenient stop for groceries or dining. I won't stop coming here, but Westlake Shopping Center AND Serramonte Shopping Center are becoming crowded. I wish there was more space, but this is...