Moraga Shopping Center — Local services in Moraga

Moraga Shopping Center has a lot of potential, but is largely underwhelming and would benefit from minor renovation. They are anchored by Safeway and a hardware store in addition to their farmer’s market and many personal care options. They have pretty solid sit-down and fast casual food options, including Mucho Wraps, Peninni’s, Bianca’s Delicatessen, Loard’s Ice Cream, and La Finestra. Mucho Wraps and Bianca’s are especially reasonably priced, high-quality option for burritos and sandwiches respectively. McCaulou's looks to be a nice department store, but has been completely abandoned since March 2020. CVS, Union Bank, and others have left, leaving large vacant spaces behind them.

They need more late-night and/or weekend dining options, as Mucho Wraps and Bianca’s are closed frequently over the weekend. I think they would greatly benefit from adding an old-fashioned American diner or fast-food place that serves cheesesteaks and burgers. They also could use a bakery and chicken sandwich shop. Finally, I think it’s a must that McCaulou’s re-open and that the CVS be replaced with...

This is an okay shopping center with a Safeway, Ace Hardware, UPS store and a variety of restaurants. The parking lot is on his shape with plenty of well sized spaces. Chase bank has both a branch and ATMs. There are a couple of electric vehicle charging stations (Chargepoint) near the Chase bank. On Sundays there is a farmers market which has the usual selection of stalls plus specialist services such as knife sharpening (the guy is always busy though, so you usually have to reserve a spot). The farmers market is at the Chevron side of the...

Moraga is a fairly isolated refuse from the crowded busy San Francisco Bay Are -- and that's part of Moraga's charm -- but need to emphasize the "isolated" part of the description. And as such, what gets Moraga Shopping center 4-stars in this review is primary because it is the larger the two primary shopping centers in Moraga. Comparing Moraga shopping center to other Bay Area shopping centers, this location is fairly sparse. (Which probably helps keeping a flood of people from...