Hillside Village

It’s a nice place to shop they have a lot of popular stores. There’s is a water feature in the middle for kids to play in and lots of seating and places to get food. It’s an outdoor mall. I personally would park on the outskirts and then walk in because it gets really backed up if you try to park in the middle on the weekends.

I love that is outdoors, since the weather is beautiful these days. It lets me get in my exercise too!
I live in a rural area of east Texas so when I come to Dallas I try and get in my much needed shopping for clothes and make up.
Stop at Dillard’s, looked at the new summer sandal selection. I got the heck out of there, so many cute sandals. I knew I would buy 3 pair so I walked away. Then went over to the Mac counter and spent a but load on make up. Ugh shoulda stuck to sandals. I got a lesson on doing my eyebrows. They are so thin that they help me fill them in.
After Dillard’s I went down to Barnes and Nobles, just a quick look didn’t buy anything.
Next went to Old Navy. Really great summer dresses and shirts. The thin linen style blouses. Walked out with enough to get me through a week. Again, shopping for more than I needed. Store was busy, had to wait along time to pay once I did they charged me twice. Let’s see, they said should fall off in a day or two. Now I still will give the cashier a 5 out 5 because while I was being double charged she smiled the hole time and was shocked to see I was charged twice. Denial worked in her favor!
Next walked over to Ulta, as if Mac was not enough I needed to add more things to my collection of make up that I seriously didn’t need.
Well by now I realized I had spent $ 400 too much when my original idea was to pick up one thing for $ 20. Omg! I just realized I spent too much.
Overall love the stores, there were a lot more I could have visited.

Awhile back, some co-​workers and I planned to meet at Uptown. half of us meant Uptown Dallas, the other half thought it was Uptown Village at Cedar Hill.
Fast forward and now you cannot confuse the two anymore. Hillside Village is revamping it’s identity.
I really like outdoor shopping centers. You can get fresh air and not be in a stuffy, crowded mall.
There are well-​known stores like Dillard’s, H&M, Old Navy, and Barnes & Noble and a mix of boutiques. The food options are limited but change is coming and hopefully there will be more added.
The most popular spot is the fountain because the kiddos love it!
Parking can be a beast, especially closer to the Old Navy. Cones are out on the weekends to control flow better.
Hillside Village has the potential to be great.

Uptown Village really has the potential to be a great alternative to the Highlands and the outlet in Grand Prairie but it falls a bit short of greatness. The location is great and parking is rarely a big hassle but the stores here are small and go out of business quite often. There are many spots where certain retailers or restaurants used to be and there is no replacement. I would hate for this shopping center to fall by the wayside because they cannot maintain a solid percentage of occupied leased space to retailers. Hopefully the management company of Uptown Village will fill in some of those vacancies soon and help to revive the vibrancy of this shopping center.

When this mall first opened I was excited. There are still empty spaces and it doesn’t appear that management is doing anything to fill them. This mall is also lacking in handicap parking spaces and ramps. We will actually avoid going to this mall if my mom has to go shopping because the parking spots are too far away for her to get to the stores she wants to go in. Putting a handicap spot behind a store does not work for most people with disabilities.

I am not a mall person. As a matter of fact, I usually go out of my way to avoid places like this. I’m serious. As a matter of fact, crowds online seemed too much and I did my Black Friday shopping via apps (Thanks Groupon and Gilt). Anysnooch, with me having an aversion this strong you’d think that I would hate the Uptown Village. Truth is, I actually really, really like it! Yeah, the parking can get a little gnarly if you are looking for princess parking, but it is honestly never a problem. I love that I have a Lane Bryant (so I can literally get my big girl panties to put on), Torrid, Ulta, Apple, a big ass checker board set, a place or two to handle these eyebrows when they try to get out of line, and several other shops that I have no business in because Lord knows I need to be saving money. Honestly, this shop keeps me from having to travel far from my house, and people on Unilocal know how much I cherish my ASOTT (Always South of the Trinity) lifestyle. PS, double points for them for having an official Cowboys Store.

Just found out that a local favorite bakery Bakery on the Hill is closing because Uptown Village would not renew their lease. Supposedly because it is not «big» enough. Very disappointed that they are not willing to support small businesses especially one that has been there since they opened and is thriving. Will probably consider going elsewhere for my shopping.

It’s pretty much an outside mall. Nice place to hang out. The food places are good. Some of the stores are great places to shop, and some are not. Worth a trip to visit. Really good place to walk around, shop, eat, or sit down and chill.

I like having this outdoor concept mall not too far from my house. I like to go on my Fridays off so I can actually get a parking spot. It is pretty packed on the weekends. They have a lot of good stores and a splash area for the kids.

Man I love this moll. It’s Clean and nice to come out hang with friends to shop and enjoy Also u can bring your kids out to play.

Nice variety of shops and I come here all the time. Although they have more cons then pros. On a 100 degree day, I came here with my friend like we usually do to play in the water fountain. As I stepped onto the water, a officer immediately informed my mother and I that I was to tall to play in the area and said I was hazard to small kids. I was ticked. He pointed out a stripe of yellow tape on the umbrella of a table and said that was the height limit. Really? It’s not like I’m sprinting all over the place. I was crushed. Even worse? My feet were just scorching on the fake grass standing there. Ugh. Whatever. At least they have AWESOME shops. :/

Other than the Barnes and Noble and the Max & Cheese — there ain’t much here. Used to like the Petaluma Café… but it’s gone.

kinda boring =/​its ok i guess…

Nice shops.

It’s a brand new area that’s playing in on the trend of outdoor mall/​space. Its not as fancy as Santana Row in San Jose, Ca. but it is close to my new home :). Its a nice place to hang out-​do nothing, eat in the many restaurants or go to the big bookstore.

My Dad and I attended a Classic Car Show today at the Uptown Village Mall in Cedar Hill and it was a great Mall. To the looks of it, it must be brand spanking new.
It’s a Outdoor Mall and has lots of Medium and High End Shops with plenty of places to eat.
It’s similar to The Parks at Arlington, but not as large an area.
They had some good restaurants and a huge outdoor venue area and a fountain that shoots water into the air for kids to run through. It was packed with little rug rats running around getting soaked in the 96 degree heat. They even hand out towels to dry off your kiddos.
They had a good outdoor band playing and people brought their lawn chairs to sit in the shade and listen.
Nice place to go for the afternoon and evening dinner.
It sits off Beltline south of the 20 and almost to the 67 in Cedar Hill.