Fair Oaks Mall

Finally — a mall that actually has most of its stores occupied. Aside from Sears (does anyone actually shop there) the stores are for the most part high end or at least decent chains. None of that scary off brand every 3^rd store is vacant here!
Great vibe and great shopping.

Pretty decent and compact mall.
They have big stores like Sears, Macy’s, and jcpenney which is convenient. And also good stores like The Limited, vickies etc. which is good for quick shopping and errands.
Parking is available all around the mall. I would say the food court options isn’t too good. But it’s doable.

Fair Oaks, Fair Oaks… this mall hasn’t changed very much since I was in high school, and it really is not a good thing. The stores are a bit outdated and the décor is a bit bland.
Restaurant choices are so-​so. Fast food places are worse. I think they really need to renovate and decide what new stores to bring in to bring the mall back to life!

I love coming to this mall! There’s so many stores and it’s always changing and improving itself! I personally really like all the stores that are in this mall and I like the layout! It’s two floors and there is no central food court, rather there are eateries at the different entrances. They have Lucianos, a sushi buffet, a Hunan Chinese restaurant that has bubble tea, a Brio’s Grille, a Cheesecake Factory, On the Border, Texas de Brazil, Taco Bell, a Crêpe Bistro, Elevation Burger, a frozen yogurt shoppe, Panda Express, Chickfila, Auntie’s Pretzels, Cinnabon, Starbucks, Cookie Factory, and more! I really like coming here because of the great variety of different eateries. I also like how they have Macy’s, CVS, Hallmark, Sears, Lord&Taylor, and so much more! They always keep the restrooms clean and there are many restrooms through out the mall. The shoppes that they have range from, a Forever 21, H&M, Francesca’s, a big Bath & Body Works, Yankee Candles, MAC, Sephora, William’s Sonoma, the Apple Store, Zoe’s spa and Salon, Teavana, The Body Shop, a comic shop, and so much more!
All in all, I come here so often, whether it’s to get food, or to go shopping for gifts for friends! I think that it’s also good because it’s never very crowded and parking is very accessible.

I don’t come to this mall as often, I’m not sure why since much has changed as this mall has evolved over the years to keep pace with changing shopping preferences. Its not the colossus that Tysons is which is a good thing on many levels. I find access in pretty easy and parking pretty painless. Getting out can be a bit more of a challenge but unless you’re going during the Christmas season its not too bad. Loads of restaurant options the anchor stores are nice too. I’d totally recommend this mall if you’re looking to avoid the crazy of the Tysons Corridor.

A little better than your basic mall. Good selection of stores, & open, bright floorplan. Doesn’t ever seem crowded because of the wide walking paths. There’s food, but no food court. There’s a kid’s play area. Parking is pretty good– never too far from an entrance to the mall.

This mall has a horrible food selection. Most of the stores have employees with attitude as if they are doing you a favor. This is universal. Walking around the mall made me feel like I was in a foreign county. English is not the primary language. The restrooms are filthy. This is a mall of convenience or necessity but not for relaxation or entertainment. No thanks.

This mall has a horrible food selection. Most of the stores have employees with attitude as if they are doing you a favor. This is universal. Walking around the mall made me feel like I was in a foreign country. English is not the primary language. The restrooms are filthy. This is a mall of convenience or necessity but not for relaxation or entertainment. No thanks.

Fair Oaks Mall is located in Fairfax, VA right off of Route 50. The anchor stores are J. C Penny, Sears, two Macy’s and Lord and Taylor. They have a good variety of stores and restaurants. A few restaurants of note include Cheesecake Factory, Texas de Brazil, On the Border, Elevation Burger, Todai, and Brio Tuscan Grill. I really enjoy Elevation Burger for a quick bite to eat. The stores I frequent the most are Express, American Eagle, H&M, Gap and the Apple Store. I can usually find what I need in my size at these stores.
Out of the malls in the Northern Virginia area, I do prefer this mall over Tysons, Springfield Town Center, Potomac and Leesburg. It does not have as many stores as Tysons, but it is never as crowded as Tysons or Springfield Town Center. The mall is always clean and I never feel claustrophobic by the amount of people shopping, even on weekends.
If you have enough time, Fairfax Corner or Fairfax Town Center are just five minutes from the mall. This is my go to mall when I need to get some shopping done.

Great place to hang out and have fun. They have some restaurants; chick fila, Popeyes, Cheesecake Factory, Elevation Burger, Starbucks, Cinnabon, etc…
The only bad thing is there is no cinema. But it’s close to my house so that’s a bonus! That’s pretty much it.

this was about my 2^nd visit to this mall. It has some nice stores in it, but some others I could do without. The location of the main entrance was odd, seemed to be around the back or other side. I will have to go back to this mall one day when I have more time to explore and shop.

Fair Oaks mall is clean and spacious. It has a JC Penny, but no Nordstrom. It is certainly not as upscale as Tysons Corner Center. The mall doesn’t have a centralized food court either. But there are a few restaurants and fast food chains at various corners of the mall. I have been coming to this mall from time to time, and I noticed the traffic is going down in recent years.

This mall is awesome. It has a wide variety department stores like Macys, JC Penney, and Lord&Taylor. The layout is well done and they have a DMV and an Apple store on the first floor. My other favorite stores are Van’s, Journeys, Hot Topic, Spencer’s, PacSun, and many more. There are a lot of great clothing stores like H&M, Gap, and Forever 21 as well. All the restaurants are also nice bonus, Elevation Burger is the best.

8 out of 10 kiosks close due to shoppers not giving the kiosks a chance. Most of these kiosks have better products and better pricing to offer than the big store fronts. They are owned and operated by good people. People that live in our communities. Please stop by the kiosks in the malls and support them because it affects you too. For every $ 100 spent at local small businesses, $ 68 returns to the community. A small purchase from a dozen shoppers can make a big difference.
This mall does not do anything for the small businesses. All they care about is collecting rent. Locals helping locals is the only way these businesses can survive.

This 5 goes to Santa and his staff! Every year we go and are beyond pleased with there spot on Customer Service! their staff and Santa! Always so friendly and helpful. We pass other malls just to go specifically see this mall Santa.

I had an issue when I went with my daughter there. after I left a review, a customer service rep called me and provided a great solution to remediate the issue I had. I am very happy with the great service provided by the rep, as well as the great service provided during my second visit.
Thanks.

This is a good-​sized, bright, modern mall. Two Macys, Sears, JC Penney, Lord & Taylor are anchors, and most of the rest of the stores are standard, modern stores, although there were a few I hadn’t come across before — all are pretty much in the mid– and mid-​upper range of pricing. Many of the stores are placed pretty much in topical areas of similar styles/​age-​focus/​interest.
The mall looks relatively recently renovated (within 2 – 3 years maybe, based on the style). The mall is very tech-​friendly, with free wifi — supposedly revealing «exclusive» sales — and several free charging areas. Angled, contoured ceiling and skylight patterns are nice and vary the light and look above you. The mall has lots of space, with wide walkways thoughout and several open areas on the main floor, including a couple that look like that look like they could be configured to host special events. There are plenty of seating areas with plush-​ish, leather-​ish seats. A few random large sculptures provide focal points to some of the open spaces. There are very few (and small) bathrooms for a mall this size, but there are lots of restaurants.

The mall itself has a decent selection of restaurants and stores. The many problems with this mall overweigh that though.
There are MANY non English speaking employees in this mall. Especially in stores like Abercrombie. The overwhelming amount of people bumping up against you while you shop is also annoying. The restaurants are nice but sitting next to people not speaking English annoys me after a while. PARKING IS A HUGE NIGHTMARE.

A big shopping mall with lots of empty spaces. No so many people like Tyson’s corner. If you prefer a quiet shopping, this is the spot. There are many free parking spots too.
I went there to check out KONA GRILL. When I got there, I found it has not opened yet. I checked some web sites which do not mention about it…

Children’s Playground is an over exploited advertisement ground.
Since renovation which may have been paid by a plumber company without exception all playground items are marked company’s name which can be read from the space.
It is no longer a playground but a badly implemented sponsorship area of the mall.
What a pity.

I like this mall.
It’s one of the closer ones to where I live. Whenever I’m looking for some gifts for loved ones or just feel like window shopping, I enjoy walking around here. I appreciate their free gift wrapping. If you buy anything in the mall and bring your receipt to the customer service center (right in front of the Express store), the kind employees will wrap your gift for free. I’m not a big hang out in the mall for hours kinda person. If I want a change of environment or need to digest my food after eating somewhere inside the mall, I’ll walk around a bit. I’m more of a know what I want, go to that store and get it, get out kinda person: P
A few restaurants inside the mall that I appreciate are:
–The Cheesecake Factory
–Texas de Brazil (not as good as Chima or Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse, but still quite tasty).
–BRIO Tuscan Grille (recently opened)
–Hunan Chinese Gourmet (not the best, but quick and cheap Chinese eats)
–Panda Express
–Todai (pricey but this buffet does offer a nice variety of sushi and desserts)

This is one of my favorite malls in the area. Mainly because it is a couple miles from my house and every place I usually shop is there: Coach, Michael Kors, New York & Company, Forever 21, Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, Apple, BrowArt and more. There are great restaurants with three new restaurants to open soon. Not just a food court (there is none) actual sit in restaurants and a couple wings with the regular fast food places Popeyes, Auntie Anne’s, Panda Express, Chic-​fil-​A and more. It is always clean and vibrant with many areas with seating and chargers to just relax. For those with kids there is an area for them too. One of my biggest complaints is the lack of enough restrooms and their accessibility. They are almost hidden!!!

I usually come to this mall for one of two reasons — either 1) Todai or 2) Texas de Brazil!
Luckily this mall is not located anywhere near where I live. If not, I’ll probably be very overweight by now from pigging out too much at the two aforementioned AYCE restaurants!
I have never shopped at this mall, but it’s nice to walk around after a big meal. There’s a good variety of stores and the mall is not too crowded. You won’t see hoards of American tourists with matching neon t-​shirts here (like at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City). The Fun Zone is also a good play area for kids with too much energy (see my review here:
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I enjoy the clusters of stores in this area. We usually end up at the Olive Garden when we are done shopping. Parking is never an issue. Just be careful pulling out to get back onto the freeway or 66.

Visited this mall while I was in Virgina. Great location with various restaurants located around the area. Though it’s a bit out there from DC or Virginia, it seems like a more low key type of place to escape from the hustle and bustle of malls.
I wasn’t able to explore much since I came during closing hours so the review will definitely need to updated upon my next visit! Stay tuned…

Hey parents there is a height limit at the play ground in this mall why don’t you follow it. Little kids keep getting trampled by the bigger kids which look like they are about graduate juniors high school. And who ever regulates this malls facilities should maybe hire a person just for this reason so sit there and watch who comes in. And for those parents who just come in there and drop the kids of and go to shop that’s not that safe watch your kids. And the other parents that just sit there in your electronic devices maybe you should watch your kids and there behaviors our still give them some attention.
This is s good playground but because some of these reasons the pay ground isn’t that safe for the little kids because the big kids come in and knock kids of there feet.

Nice mall with a good selection of stores — anchors are Macy’s, Sears, Pennys and Lord & Taylor. Lots of kiosks have popped up, which makes walking down the mall without being approached nearly impossible.
My main disappointment is the kids play area — it’s quite small and the placement of the climbing structures can block your view of your kid, so keep an eye out. Plus, parents dump off their bigger kids (no 10 year old needs to be in the play area with toddlers) while they shop, so it’s a bit unruly inside. Not a fan.
Good eating choices, although most of the fast-​casual places are closing and more sit-​down restaurants are opening. I guess that’s the evolution of the mall. People say the «shopping mall is dead», but you’d never know it by this place on a Saturday afternoon. It’s packed!