The Corner Mall

A lot of the people I work with stop in here for the foodcourt. And I have to say, the foodcourt looks pretty good! I can’t really comment too much about the rest of the mall since the only store I know they have is Champs. Other than that, I have only seen the foodcourt. It’s very international, and I love it for that. The foodcourts at the other malls I have been to generally have a pizza place or two, a few salad/​sandwich places, and the token Chinese and Japanese place. Pretty much standard foodcourt spots.
The Corner Mall has a wide range of food spots to choose from. Yes, there’s a SubWay and a Dunkin Donuts, but they have a sushi stand, a Mexican place, Thai, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, and a few others I didn’t pay enough attention to. The first time I ate here, we grabbed some Greek and I got chicken kabob rollup and a falafel wrap. When I saw the guy make the kabob rollup I didn’t think it would be enough food, which is why I ordered heavy. My coworker got the lamb plate, which looked awesome. The kebob rollup was really tasty, and the falafel tasted pretty good too. I ended up puking later that night, but I had been a little sick that day and the day before. I don’t know if the falafel had anything to do with it, so don’t get scared.
The next time we went, we decided to get Thai. I got pad thai with spicy chicken and veggie on top. They gave a good portion for the price ($ 6.95 maybe?), and I added on a thai iced tea which was great. Lunch that day was also very enjoyable. I don’t think this will become an every week lunch spot, but I think when we want something outside the «norm» this will be where we venture to.
Other times, I have ordered the Philly cheesesteak place (though I order it as a «steak and cheese,» because I’m like that). I have also been to Salsa’s quite a few times. Their grilled chicken is delicious. Very well seasoned and perfectly cooked. It’s so good, I once ordered just the chicken to use on a salad I had.
The mall itself, each time I’ve gone [lunch hours], has been packed. For the foodcourt, there’s a bit of seating, but you might need to navigate your way to the middle to find something empty. Also, security is everywhere (yes, I am warning you, you vagrant!)
Selection: Very Good
Price: Good
Value: Good
Cleanliness: Very Good
Staff: Very Good
Parking: N/​A
Overall: Yes, I will go here again.

Let’s just say that you’re bound to get your phone stolen here. By the managers. Yup. Think I’m kidding? I got my phone stolen here and she claimed that she didn’t. Why would you want to get a sub from where she works, she’s the manager for crying out loud. Totally unprofessional.
Took my phone case and threw it in the trash. I saw her coming in and out as I was going back to look for my phone. My fault on my hand, but really? If things get stolen here all the time, why are there no cameras for the bottom floor? Where the sketchiest things can happen?
This place is gross and filthy, workers here clearly are no where near professional, and service here sucks. Save yourself the trouble. Please. You can get better food anywhere near there– there are two McDonald’s within a five minute walk, it’s right by Chinatown, and so much more. Do yourself a favor and walk the other direction instead of coming here. Bathrooms aren’t decent either so don’t even bother. Wait until you get home, that’s what I should’ve done.

Went to a place called Salsa for lunch today, and the Asian cashier was so rude, she tried to give me someone’s left over soda. After placing my order, I told her I don’t want beans and she just completely ignored me. I waited more than 10 min for my meal while everyone else got theirs right away after ordering, so I asked one of the worker where is my order. She ignored me again, after asking for the second time, the chief at the back yelled at me: you food cooking! Like wtf. Their food are lack of flavors. And the workers don’t even speak English, I will never come back again

Why this place hasn’t been shut down yet? It’s a perfect location for an apocalyptic movie. Otherwise, they need to close this place asap.

Nope.

I have been coming to this mall for over 25 years, and I am still not sure what stores downtown are part of it. The sign has an 80’s vibe, it says «The Corner Mall» in orange and the c is shaped like a Pac Man. It is mostly a large, underground, dank looking basement food court with a few booth like stores outside of it. There are bathrooms under it, and I have always hated them, but when you gotta go, you gotta go. And yes, they do have reflective walls and you can somewhat see things. Its kind of like going to the restroom in a mirror funhouse that isnt. Lots of homeless in the food court. Never enough seating, yet tons of it blocked off at various times. They have a great burrito place there, but like others, I wonder what creatures might snack in there at night. There used to be a clothing store upstairs, but now it is an enviornmental protection agency or something. But, this mall was always mostly a food court anyway. It really doesnt matter though as it is in store filled downtown anyway. I was actually in there the other day, and a female security guard told me sternly that an obviously blocked area of the tables was closed off, even though it was painfully obvious due to signs and banners, and add to it I wasnt headed there. Whatever.

This isn’t just a mall — it’s an adventure waiting to happen.
My office is right next door to this establishment, so my coworkers and I set up a challenge for ourselves:
The goal: be the first one to eat a meal at every place in the mall
The rules: one meal a day, and you had to actually eat it
The prize: endless glory, and a custom-​made trophy
It was a grueling month. We had days when we longed for our leftovers, but instead ate another unrecognizable rice dish. Times when it was beautiful out, yet we were trapped under fluorescent lights. Moments where we really enjoyed ourselves — if we didn’t think about all the money we had just spent to get a single lemon bar.
At the end of the month, I took home the prize — and we all learned a lot about our neighbor. Like:
— McDonald’s and Subway don’t open as early as you think — hit the Dunks for breakfast. They might not get your order right, but they’re super friendly about it.
— Sushi is definitely the best food here.
— Mexican portions are huge, except for the guac
— Don’t underestimate the size of the desserts at the sweet shop — you WILL give yourself a stomach ache
— everywhere else is basically 95% the same, so choose any of them and you can get a decent fried rice
Also, the photobooth is amazing — I’m going to get my passport photos taken there next time around.
Bottom line: go here if you really just need food or want a mini-​adventure, but with the vast choices of Downtown Crossing at your beck and call, feel free to keep walking. (To Pedro’s, specifically.)

This place is incredibly creepy. I came in here out of desperation once with my husband to use the bathrooms, and I really couldn’t wait to get out. It’s strangely dark, the stores are tacky, I wouldn’t touch the food with a ten-​foot pole, the people are shady, and the bathrooms are disgusting. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

The corner mall is basically only a food court, with a jewelry shop, a sneaker shop, and Wet Seal. They have McDonald’s, Subway, Japanese, Chinese, BBQ, Mexican, and various other food options.
There are a ton of other places close-​by for food; I recommend you look further than the corner mall.

Very fowl smelling place, mostly due to the large homeless population that comes in and sleeps/​hangs out in the food court. It’s not very big, so the air just remains stagnant (hence the smell of fast food and homeless people that never goes away). Have no idea how this place gets so much business. The stores are really small so they don’t have much variety, and there is a general grimy feeling about the whole place. If you can go to other places (and there are plenty of places not to far from here) check out the alternative.

The Corner Mall is essentially a food court.
Dunkin Donuts, McDonalds, Subway, Cajun, a casserole place, a taco place, and a bunch of asian places: sushi, teriyaki, Chinese, and Thai. (as of Nov. 2014)
Other than food: There’s a pubic bathroom (no code or receipt required — they say «customers only» but it’s the honor system), plenty of seating in a large loud echoing room that smells like food (not much fresh air), a Footlocker, Sketchers, and a couple other small clothing and accessory stores.
This is in a great location close to Park Street and Downtown Crossing.
Studying works if you bring ear plugs.
Attire is very casual.

The Corner Mall is either a 1 star cesspool of a food court or a 5 star opportunity for sociological observation. For anyone that has wound up here to read reviews, it’s a 1 star. Not that the Corner Mall folks haven’t tried to turn the place around. They apparently closed all the decent eateries and started a spiffy new marketing campaign: «Do you want [typical food item]? Corner it!» In the interest of helping them spread their brand, let me offer some suggestions…
«Do you want to get some scratchers and chow down on the most mediocre noodles the health code allows? Corner it!»
«Do you want to get some cheap sunglasses with your pad thai? Corner it!»
«Do you want to experience the lowest possible tier of Subway and McDonalds franchises? Corner it!»
This is where food dreams come to die. It is a grotesque machine that consumes money from unwitting or ignorant customers and yields only misery. The Corner Mall is the poster child for why Unilocal should institute a zero rating. The only reason we should allow The Corner Mall to exist is so future generations can learn just how low mankind can sink and what a culinary crime against humanity looks like.
As a species it’s important that we see the error of our ways so we can shape a better, Corner Mall-​free, version of this world for our children.

I work close to this place and only after my cousin begged and cried for us to try some japanese food I accepted to go. She says it was great, methinks not. The teriyaki was bland and cheap (quality, not price). And overall the place is a mess. A LOT of sketchy people all around, dirty tables that seems to not been cleaned in ages, and the SLOWEST. DUNKIN. EVER! I will never come here again, ever.

I think this food court is pretty decent. You got Thai, Tex Mex, Japanese (mmmm sushi and miso soup), pizza, Chinese, and gross stuff like McDonald’s, etc. The Indian place is gone which is a real shame — it was good and rotated their menu just like the Thai place. The Japanese place is my favorite for quick sushi and miso soup. Yes it’s not the best food court, yes it’s kind of ghetto, but it still beats many other places and if you want a quick bite to eat it’s a good option for you. There aren’t enough quick bites around downtown for people who work during the day and need to sneak out for 15 mins so I’m glad this place caters to that.
The only thing I don’t like about this place are the jerk security guards. They will ask you to leave and even escort you out if you don’t buy something there to eat. If you bring in your own food and sit down you will be asked to leave. Even though I’ve gone to this place many times to BUY something and then eat, the one time my friend and I went there to sit down (it was a cold day so we couldn’t eat outside) and brought our own food was a horrible experience. One guard told us to leave then we went to another level and that guard told us to leave and then when we were leaving we pretty much got escorted out (like some criminals) and we heard them talking about us on the walkie-​talkie. Seriously? Like we’re the ones you have to look out for. What a waste and a total buzz kill. We didn’t go back here for like a good year after that because we were so pissed off. I probably wouldn’t come here at all if it wasn’t for the Japanese and Thai place. As a vegan I would never eat at junky places like McDonald’s, etc.
As far as the retail stores — there’s a shoe store but I can’t remember what else. Nothing really that catches my attention. I think it’s hilarious that the DEQ has their offices upstairs. My coworkers tend to go there a lot — I know this by all the styrofoam and plastic that ends up in our work trash cans. It would be neat if the Corner Mall would implement some kind of sustainable utensil and container plan where everything was biodegradable, compostable, or recyclable. Can’t imagine how much trash gets thrown away there every day.
I also wish they would extend their hours a little later. Bummer they aren’t open in the evenings for a quick dinner. Most everything downtown shuts down in the evening so it’s almost impossible to get a quick bite to eat.

One of the few places downtown where you can use the bathroom so that is usually the only reason I go there. Bathrooms could be cleaned more though. Lot of food options but there are enough good places to eat nearby that you don’t need to eat at a food court. I ate here once at one of the asian places, meh. Free samples are nice I guess

Sometimes it is really hard for me to find places that are truly 1 star establishments. In this case it is easy. The Corner Mall is a glorified food court with couple other businesses inside. The place is a complete dump though, I would even hesitate on getting a coffee from dunkin’s in this place. The only thing this place is good for is as a landmark for giving directions, drug dealers probably find this useful as well. Have you ever scene the bar scene in star wars? This place is earth’s version.

Everything is out of business. The Greek place is gone, the Indian place is gone, Sbarro’s is gone, the other one has been gone so long I don’t remember what it was and lastly an awesome bakery lasted two weeks and is gone… seriously.
What is wrong with the management here? You can’t keep a food court in business? Look in the mirror and realize that you are charging too much!
You treat your tenants like shit and set them up to fail!
You have at least 5 security guards there. Why don’t you train them? The place is FULL of riff raff. Don’t harass the mom with a stroller waiting for her husband to buy a coffee and tell her she can’t stand by the stairs and wait. (I saw this happen)
How about send the cowardly prick into the hell hole of a bathroom and make him remove the three homeless junkies crapping on the floor and shooting up? (I saw this happen too)
I work down there and I am in there every single day to buy coffee or eat.
It is a disgrace. What’s worse is that the owner of this disgrace gets to make decisions that affect ALL of Downtown Crossing.
Welcome to the Bizarro World. Do you get it? Because I don’t.

No, not good stuff. It doesn’t look great, doesn’t smell great, misbehaves — oh, that’s me, not the food court.
The food court is awesome for one reason: free samples. End of story. Any place that dishes out free food is all right with me. Would I pay for it? No. Do I keep going back for the 3 or 4 samples I can get on any given day? You bet your sweet ass I do!

BLEH.
ok, so i’m sure there is «decent» food here if you took the time to seek it out. the two times i’ve gone in here i’ve been too busy bathing myself in hand sanitizer and trying not to contract hep C to find out.

The Corner is a relic from the days of a cyberpunk future, the Vangelis/​Ridley Scott/​Philip K. Dick-​tinged Los Angeles of Blade Runner, Akira’s Neo-​Tokyo, or the Gotham City that Joel Schumacher ripped apart because he wanted Ahnold to make ice puns for 2 hours.
Simply put, it’s really really neon. Like, neon neon. You notice it on the outside, and you notice it inside. All in all, once you get past the neon, it’s an interesting place, with shopping gems from years gone past (Skechers) and a food court that has some interesting food choices, and ones more varied than, say, Cambridgeside. If you’re looking for a Subway in downtown, one’s here, though based on the other reviews, it’s hit and miss.
That being said, go in and take a look. It isn’t the greatest place in Downtown, but it’s interesting.