While many a place would not look any different from one another including this open-air mall, a familiar brand of commercial places and local shops that really reflect the community of North Hills and Granada Hills. Stores have come and go, but the people working here are friendly diligent and happy to serve you whether you're a local or somebody passing through.
That written, the reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is that many businesses whether they are chain or franchise or local have either decided to move or went bankrupt and didn't plan accordingly. If someone is going to set up a place, we would like them to stick around so we can know both the employees and employers.
Also the Ralph's supermarket closes at 1 a.m. reopening at 6 a.m. , all restaurants close at 10 p.m., even the Carl's Jr. across the street closes the dining room at 12 midnight only offering 24- hour drive drive-thru.
The only open 24 hour establishment including dining room is Denny's which is in another...
Read moreThis strip mall shopping center is fairly large. It actually consists of two different strips of businesses. The larger of the strips runs along Devonshire St, and consists of a movie theater on one end, and a grocery store on the other. Between them are various businesses. Including multiple restaurants, and a couple of retail stores. On the side of the grocery store you'll find an ice cream shop, and taco joint. As you walk the strip along Balboa Blvd. You'll pass a drug store, a thrift store, an Italian restaurant, and at the end there's a feed & pet store. It's a very useful shopping zone.
The parking lot along Devonshire St is usually packed. The exception is the grocery store park lot where parking is usually readily available. The parking lot along Balboa Blvd almost always has...
Read moreWent to see “The Batman” on a Wednesday. My friend and I were the first ones there so they have you choose your seats. I wish theaters did this long ago it’s a pain to have someone stay back because people make order mistakes or you had to go and wait in line all over again. The fact you choose is such a great idea because also if you were there first but you don’t get in line right away then others who got there after gets better seats was also an issue. The stadium seating started in the mid 90’s and most theaters changed that but these seats not only are stadium but they are really soft and cushy which sitting 3 hours normally would have killed my back but the seats...
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