River City Plaza — Local services in Waltham

I expected better; the Ritz crackers in the hallway where the carts were turned me off immediately. The store had an odd set up with respect to how items are displayed. I bought an 8 piece fried chicken and received only 7 pieces. The man doling out the chicken gave all the legs and thighs to the customer before me. She ordered a double but he gave her all the good pieces and left me with nothing but breasts (white meat) which I don't like and wings and only 7 pieces. I am so glad Stop and Shop is back to normal. Shaw's could do better. Management should have expected overflow while the stop and shop strike was going on. There were no candles stocked. There were a couple of other items not stocked. The whole experience was strange. Thank God I don't...

I literally have gone here about 3 times, the only reason being that Plato's Closet in Dedham closed unexpectedly and the only other location was at this shopping plaza. I have never gone here for anything else and wouldn't need to because all of theses stores are already near my house. The parking lot is a little awkward with spaces on diagonal patterns and it feels cramped somehow. It's pretty blah when you look at it and there were cars there so I know people were around but it just feels basic. The Plato's Closet here isn't as great as Dedham in my opinion, but I have gotten a few cute things here so I'll probably go back...

I stopped here to go to ocean state job lot. It was about 5pm on a Tuesday and there was plenty of parking available. There are multiple entrances and exits to allow for maneuvering in and out in various traffic conditions. The lot was clean for the most part. Cars do park in front of walking spaces so one of the pathways leading to the ocean state job lot entrance required walking between vehicles, or going around the long way. Overall this is just an average strip mall type shopping center that is useful if you are looking for a specific store, but not very thrilling if your out looking for a comprehensive...