Plaza Mayor Shopping Center — Local services in Torrance

The parking lot is big enough to support the needs of a large grocery store & several small businesses. There is always a spot near the store you're headed to & there's never a backup of cars down an aisle. There are two entrances, which makes it convenient to get to from any direction. The plaza does seem to have some problems with business retention, for which I have no logical explanation, especially considering that some of the stores have been there for decades. It's possible this turnover has more to do with the specific chains' decline rather than the location (e.g. Big Lots, Coldstone, Payless Shoes). The Starbucks likely closed because a drive-thru location opened half a mile away, which is unfortunate because this location was a good afternoon study spot for kids attending the adjacent high school. There's a new walk-in medical clinic located there, which is convenient as previously there were...

This is a great little plaza. I am usually here to shop at Ralph's, but I also frequent Sally's Beauty Supply, Jack's Pizza (which is the best Pizza EVER) and have even gotten my hair cut at Great Clips once or twice. Parking is usually not a problem at all. There is also a Taco Bell (which is not a place I go to very much at all) but it's there with drive thru if you're looking for some...

The Great clips is really good. And the Ralphs is better than all the other Ralphs in the area. Great selection of different brands and higher end brands and a good selection of competing brands. And they always have red velvet cake available. I don't understand why it they have it but the other stores never have it. And we love red...