Mosaic

Great area! You can find anything in a short distance. They will have a farmers market on weekends soon.
Variety: Awesome! Fashionable clothes, fresh organic groceries and seafood, cool interior stuff,…
Event: Yoga, farmer’s market, etc…
Parking: Free.
Location: Fabulous! Lulu lemon, Mom’s, Target, Last call, etc.

I give the Mosaic shopping center a solid 3.5 stars!
I think this place is great on a nice spring day where the sun is shining and weather is perfect. It’s an awesome place to chill and people watch. We recently came here because we were in the area and it was recommended to me by fellow Unilocaler Lisa H! There are quite a few stores that are tailored for specific needs like high end clothing options, specialty teas, and an eclectic grocery store and everything else in between.
We visited the following stores: Ah Love Oil & Vinegar, Artisan confections, Fresh bikes, Madewell, New Balance and Target to name some. This target is a little bit different because it’s much larger than normal ones and it’s located on the top floor of one of the buildings and has a great view of the center of shopping center! Most of the stores didn’t really cater to any of our needs/​wants that day but it was still fun to just go into some stores we don’t have back in RVA and just walk around and window shop.
I think the highlight of our visit here was getting those inventive pop tarts from Teds! We got the Salted Caramel and it was the perfect afternoon snack for us; it was delicious and not overly sweet or salty and I would get this again and again.
Street parking can be very hard to come by, but so was the deck parking so you just have to be patient on the weekends.

I’ve been here a few times and have a sort of love/​hate relationship with this place. Lets start with the bad, the hate. The main thing about this place that makes me crazy is the parking and getting into this place. I normally come in off of Gallows road and in veritably there is a traffic jam trying to turn into one of the nearby garages. Why? Because the roads are only wide enough to allow to cars to pass through and each time I’ve come there is someone who has their hazards on and is parked blocking entry which then backs things up. Also I feel like its the Indy 500 in the garages with people flying through turning and not slowing down enough to see if someone is coming through. Also I tend to park in the Target garage and for some reason the sign on one of the levels was full but it was only ¹⁄₃ occupied. For this I give it 1 star.
Now onto the love part, there’s a great variety of shops and restaurants here depending on what you’re in the mood for and it seems like new stuff is being added to the mix each time I come (although its not too often so I might be off base, since I’m not a regular). Also the Target here is nice, basically what you’d expect from any other Target although this one is more vertical. Each time I’ve been here it always seems like its around dinner time, I’d like to come explore during the day and walk around so I think that might be something I need to do. For this I give it 5 stars for the variety of shops and dining here and the fairly easy walking once you’ve finally managed to park. So that love/​hate averages to a 3 star review.

I love this area and can’t get enough of it. They’ve done a GREAT job expanding the Mosaic with awesome new stores and restaurants. I heard they have movies during the summer which is like to try out. Parking isn’t the best but also isn’t the worst. I believe there are a couple parking garages and a few street spots. Definitely worth the walk around :)

A nice area to meet up with friends.
Lots of dinning options, shops, and a movie theatre. The Target parking garage is great, though it gets packed in here, we always manage to find a spot. Street parking is also available. I appreciate that parking is free.
Some of my favorite places to visit at the Mosaic are: Artisan Confections (delicious chocolates), Capital Teas, Target, MOM’s Organic Market, CAVA Mezze Grill, Dolcezza (delicious gelato), Matchbox, Taylor Gourmet, Sisters Thai, and Ted’s Bulletin.

I love the stores and restaurants in the Mosaic, but this review is for the Eden’s Property Management which manages Mosaic.
Mosaic/Eden’s Property Management has towed several cars without proper signage, which is illegal in Virginia. I parked overnight in front of the Avalon, and where I parked there was not a single sign referencing their supposed «no overnight parking between 3−6am» rule. These signs are scattered on various streets (3 in total) and there were NONE near where I parked. Additionally, Virginia requires that the sign indicate where your car was towed to. Again, this was not present. When told about their lack of signage they declared that the manager was «working on it». What the heck? If you are working on it then don’t tow my car, that simple. How is one to know they are not supposed to park somewhere when you don’t tell them? They aren’t. And what Eden’s did is illegal.
Beware that they are crooks and you can end up losing $ 185.

I live and work here. It’s a nice mini town center with a bunch of restaurants and small boutiques. The stores aren’t anything special to be honest, they come and go as most of them seem to struggle to generate enough revenue it seems. In terms of restaurants, having been to all of them many times, I’d recommend sisters Thai over all the others. There’s a great dry cleaners right door by the way, it’s called The Press I believe. Parking is a mess on weekend nights even with the four garages. Fortunately for me there’s a hidden one that no one seems to be able to find. They do tow cars that stay overnight but only after issuing a couple of warnings. They keep track of your car make and model. If you’re driving into mosaic for the love of God avoid the two four way stop sign intersections, there’s plenty of ways to get to the garages without going through any of the stop signs. There’s a lot of pedestrians and it looks like Virginia drivers don’t understand how to deal with four way stops so it’s always a clusterf$&@ out there. Please don’t add to the traffic.

This is a decent pedestrian friendly area to get a few different things done whether you have a specific task or are just killing time. There are a couple areas to park without very much difficulty which is a bonus and increases my likelihood of being willing to use the area. I have gone here to mill around while waiting for someone a couple times, either enjoying coffee and reading, a snack, or checking out the Target options. I have met someone and chatted for a while and used it as an area to walk around with a friend who was working to get her all important steps in. I have yet to feel the same Angelika love as other folks but I do like that there are numerous lunch, dinner, and dessert options. In terms of shopping, as I said, I have visited Target and the My Eye Dr. I suspect I will visit this area pretty regularly especially since it is just off of Gallows Road which I travel regularly.

This is a place for dinin, shopping, and condos for living.
Plenty of restaurants, places to shop, and a movie theater in the middle of everything. They have a community calendar that lists free activities as well, like free outdoor movies, free yoga (weather permitting) and free outdoor community concerts. Tons of free parking.
This is the perfect place to meet with friends to catch up, or great romantic spots for date night out, or even blind date out! I’ve witnessed a lot of blind dates/​first time meeting interactions here… kinda cute.
What sort of bothers me– which may not have anything to do with anything — is that this place lacks personality. Very cookie cutter, everyone looks the same, wearing the same clothes, doing the exact same things, buying the same things. Its all so predictable. Its like, woohoo, we’re in the suburbs, let’s par-​tay! There’s absolutely nothing that really gives this place uniqueness or any excitement, whatsoever. Reminds me of Reston Town Center, Pentagon Row, places like that. Well at least Reston Town Center has Clyde’s with awesome happy hour specials and ice skating… anyway…I think its just boring to me. So predictable.
Target…Chipotle…Kava…on the moderately priced scale, and then tons of places to shop that are completely overpriced and too much hype for me to be completely blown away.
What I like:
Capital Teas
Ted’s Bulletin
Mom and Pop’s for coffee
Target
free parking
What I dislike… the overall vibe… lacks cultural excitement.

New (is it?) happening and up and coming area in Merrifield just South of Tyson’s Corner. Angelik Movie Theater, Target, and a bunch of boutique shops and restaurants. Great place to park, and walk around, have a dinner, enjoy the sights and sounds. Pop-​up restaurants, and boutique shops are a great way to spend hours.

Awesome place. Sunday farmers market have all kinds of goodies, food and drinks. It’s a great place to take the kids or meet up with friends.
Of course, you can always hit up the restaurants and/​or Angelika movie theatre.

Somehow, someone managed to sit down a bunch of owners of the fanciest, the hipsterest, and the greenest business in the area, the sort you’d normally only find close in to the city, and convince them all to open up locations in this suburban shopping center. They also managed to build a huge new complex with abundant free parking and fantastic looking infrastructure. Normally, people go from suburbia into the city, but this place has enough going on that I will occasionally drive all the way out from the city just to sample the goings on.
I could drive over to Union Market and get a lot of the same things, actually, including Angelika, Dolcezza, and a MOM’s nearby. But getting to Mosaic doesn’t take that much longer, and there are less potholes on the way, and the facilities are bigger and nicer out here. And so could I walk to the U Street/​Logan Circle area and find a Matchbox and another Dolcezza, or to Columbia Heights for Target and Cava Grill, but Mosaic has all these and more in the same place. And it seems that plenty of other people are on board this whole Mosaic thing; the businesses are usually well attended. For all the disasters and monstrosities of suburbia, it seems like we have a winner here.

Let me start off by saying that I’m very impressed with their new editions! They’ve given this place a much needed revamp since their old multiplex days. Mosaic is my go-​to spot every time I’m in town. I prefer Mosaic over DC and other shopping districts. Navigating and parking is rarely an issue and there’s something to do for everyone.
When the weather warms up, they have free outdoor movies and yoga. They have a solid lineup of restaurants, fitness studios, shopping and more businesses are scheduled to open. I was surprised to see that there’s a Lululemon now. Oh the times have changed.
Looking forward to seeing their expansion next time I’m in town!

There’s always something fun happening at the Mosaic District. Huge fan of the weekly farmers market.
From time to time the Angelika theater will show movies on the big screen outside the theater for families. Couple months ago they showed the World Cup. On Sunday’s you can see The Walking Dead inside of one of their many awesome theaters.
From time to time there’s festivals here. People holding a group yoga class in front of the Angelika.
The traffic here is a bit much, people are still getting to know the Mosaic area. But it’s worth it for all the things the Mosaic has to offer.

So, about this place. I kinda dig it. Its got pretty little shops that make you feel special when you walk in. If you are looking for a place to feel cool this is it. The great thing about this place is its still kind of a seacret. So that means that it isnt over croweded with people and teenagers. Of course that wont last too long, and once it starts to draw more attention, it might not be that great of a place anymore.
But as for the shopping. Evne if you dont like shopping you will because everythign is just so nice to look at. You will buy stuff and realize when you got home it looked better in the store but thats ok because you took a piece of your asthetic dreams with you.
But seriously, this is a pretty nice place. The shops are cool and the restaurants look like they could have good food. I will be trying one this evning with a friend and hopefully it taste as good as this little neighborhood looks.

This is a hidden gem with plenty of shops and restaurants for all! They have both independent and chain establishments, so something for everyone’s fancy.
To me this is a laid back shopping experience, not the hustle of a traditional mall. It seems to always be clean and well maintained, and is very aesthetically pleasing for an outdoor shopping area. There are at least two free parking garages… always a bonus.
There is an independent theater here as well. Sometimes they show movies on a big outdoor screen during shopping hours.
There are a few restaurants here I can wait to try out. I’m excited to try out Mozaic at night!

Great area that is only going to get better. So many great places to check out to name a few.
— Target
— Ted’s Bulletin
— Matchbox
— True Food Kitchen
— Taylor Gourmet
— Cava Mezze Grille
— Sweet Green
— Dolcheza Gelato & Coffee
— Chipotle
— Neiman Marcus Last Call
— LPQ
— Mom’s Organic Market
There’s also a great area for kids to play around with those water sprinklers too.

Best shopping center around for miles! The movie theater is the best I’ve ever been to in my life. Full café with coffee, alcohol and pastries. Plenty of really good places to eat for all price ranges.
This is my go to place for working remotely outside of home. The lounge at Angelika center is quiet, cozy and good WiFi.
Best of all, there are a total of 7 EV charging stations here!

There is no band wagon for me to jump on here. I simply do not like this area … AT ALL! I can’t explain it… there is something that really irritates the shit out of me about it. I don’t know if it is the hipster chain stores or the uppity chain restaurants that are settled here — I’m talking to you True Food Kitchen.
I feel the same about the Mosaic District as I do about Union Market in DC. To me, it is for yuppie suburbanites. Maybe, just maybe, I will go buy that $ 15 spoon at Anthropologie, or even better — I will go get that $ 8 half pint of soy milk at Mom’s Organic.
I see this being the stay at mom’s oasis. They come here during the day when their full time nanny is laboring over her 3 kids — this is her escape from the madness. She can spend her cheating husband’s money and drown in her sorrows on useless nonsense. Let’s be honest here — Mosaic offers a lot of that.
If I have to hear ‘farm to table’, organic, or free range anything — I will throw a brick at the movie theatre. Futuristic or not, this is an overdone urban development that can go shove it.
Whatever! I’m over it.
PS
Free parking… yay.

Mosaic remains my favorite shopping center in this area. They call it an «urban retail development,» which is nothing short of the truth. This retail center has certainly livened up an otherwise fairly dull Dunn Loring/​Fairfax area. There are shops to browse, restaurants to dine, a beautiful theater, and lots of happening events.
DINE: From Cava Mezze Grill to Dolcezza, Mosaic has an eclectic offering of food. There’s Sweetgreen for salad lovers, Le Pain Quotidien for breads and simple boulangerie fare, Matchbox Vintage Pizza for pizza, Red Apron Butcher for «haute» dogs, Taylor Gourmet for sandwich enthusiasts, and much more. Of course, there’s Dolcezza, one of my favorite gelaterias.
SHOP: Of course, there’s Anthropologie, Neiman Marcus Last Call Studio, and South Moon Under. But there’s also Langford Market for those who like Anthropologie but can’t afford too much Anthropologie in their closet, Alex and Ani, Lou Lou, and even a MOM’s organic market. There’s also a huge Target for your everyday needs. There’s also Artisan Confections for chocolate lovers, Ah Love Oil & Vinegar, Swirl & Sip, Paper Source (!!), Capital Teas, and more.
Like I mentioned (and I have a separate review), Angelika is a beautiful, sleek, upscale movie theater. They used to stream episodes of the Walking Dead here on Sunday nights for free (first-​come, first-​serve), which was pretty neat. You can select your seats when you buy your tickets so no more having to stake out seats.
Mosaic also offers many free events. They have Yoga in the Park and Films in the Park (on the lawn outside of the theater called Strawberry Park), Stories from Strawberry Park (storytelling time in the Angelika lounge), and Mosaic Central Farm Market, to name a few. Another cool thing about Mosaic is that occasionally they’ll roll out pianos that say «Play Me.»
I think they did a great job of developing Mosaic. Prior to Mosaic, I used to come here only for Four Sisters, Chipotle, or Noodles & Company. Nowadays, there’s so much more to see and do. Mosaic has brought in more businesses and people and everytime I come here, it’s always busy. Even so, I’ve never had any issues finding parking. There are two several-​stories-​high parking garages and some street parking too, all for free. The best thing about Mosaic is that it’s new and chic but also affordable.