St Clair Square

It’s ok. It has ok stores with ok prices. It needs more stores (Nordstrom, Lush, Urban Outfitters, etc.) that most St. Louis malls offer. They also need more food options. But it’s good for being a small, limited, mall.

I do not care for this mall at all! I find that there are many rude and unprofessional people that work and shop here. I use to frequent often but throughout the years I’ve slowly found out that a whole bunch of inconsiderate ppl that are always around. I only go here for a couple things… to bath and body works for their candles, or Starbucks on a promotion. Otherwise I avoid this mall at all possibilities or just go during the week, during the day. Avoid weekends and late night. That’s when all the crazies are out.

Great shopping mall.
Been a few years but when you need to hit the mall and your in the area this is as good as it gets.

The tables at the food court are always disgusting. Sticky and dirty. I have never seen anyone cleaning them.

It is as good as it gets in our area. The problem is that not all the stores are full, and some of the ones I liked are since gone so there is a limited selection of stores. The good news is that there are lots of deals to be had here all the time, so you can find some nice things for less just about any time of year.

For starters, this mall is a lot bigger than it appears which is perfect for someone like me who actually loves to shop. When it comes to having a great variety of stores, I would call it average. There is almost no difference then going to a strip mall besides the fact that they have a couple of department stores. Anyhow, if you looking for the basic necessities then this is it!

This mall sucks and the security is terrible they are so rude. the security does not worry about the things that matter and just goes after stupid things that make them feel empowered. The mall is going downhill it’s almost unsafe. There are creepers waiting to attack in the parking lot. It may be closer to your home but the 45 minute drive to the galleria/​west county mall will NOT kill you. It’s a much better environment there and MANY more stores there. I mean even the food court at st claire is going down hill. It’s such a shame. Maybe they should close down for awhile and re open so maybe a new crowd and some new stores would be able to open because the building itself is nice.

I came to this mall on my final shopping trip in Collinsville with friends before going home to Chicago and the mall is nice and clean and I notice that they don’t have a lot of closures since a few malls in Chicago have seen the proverbial shut down due to stores leaving for cheaper spots and more exposure with better clientele. Also security is present and you don’t see any riff raff and excessive teens hanging out at the mall. It’s better than some of the malls in Chicago where teens are using these spots to hang out in when they don’t have places to go where they can socialize and not cause trouble. The area of Fairview Heights is nice too and the shopping strip is nice with different stores and restaurants. The mall is a nice spot and worth checking out if you’re a visitor to the Collinsville area.

I don’t think this mall gets enough credit. It had sooo many stores, some I was actually surprised to see. This mall is better than the local mall I go to in California. There is so much more selection and in some cases the prices are better too. If I didn’t want to just have a short shopping trip I definitely could have spent a couple more hours there easily.

I’ve been coming to St Clair Square for well over 25 years now; primarily out of necessity because there isn’t a decent mall within 40 miles or anywhere else in the metro-​east!
SCS used to be a pretty formidable shopping venue. Over the years, though, it’s gone down hill. Far down hill! Many of the corridor stores you typically expect to see in a top-​notch shopping mall, have come and gone from SCS, leaving behind vacant spaces or second-​rate trinket stores. Some of the bigger department stores are still operating (Macy’s, Dillards, J.C. Penney’s, etc), but I can’t help but wonder how much longer they’ll hold out here.

Your typical ho-​hum mall with your typical stores… and NO NORDSTROM. This alone makes me never want to come here. Aside from my unyielding adoration for Rogers and Hollands, this mall holds little to no value for me. They did (relatively recently) add Teavana, which is definitely a step in the right direction.
I will say their Starbucks is consistently on point. When I was first hired on by Starbucks, I trained there because the store in O’Fallon was not yet open. Granted, it was Christmas time and they were packed the entire duration of my training, but the turn over in their store is very minimal. There are partners who trained me that still work there to this very day…7 years later.
Do yourself a favor and go to the Galleria in St. Louis.

I used to have fond memories of St. Clair Square however over the last 10 years I have noticed this mall starting to go downhill. There is still a Macy’s, JC Penny, and Dillard’s, however I have a feeling that if any of these stores were to shut down it would be a major hit to the mall and we would be one step closer to being another South County Center.
As far as the mall itself goes it is bright, they really let in a lot of natural light however at times I think its too much. The selection of the stores is average, they have the normal stores you would expect to see like, Hot Topic, Spencer’s, Gap, Bath & Body Works, Aeropostale, Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle, etc. However on my last visit I noticed more low rent stores, selling nothing but knick knacks or throw away items, which is never a good sign. Every time I have visited foot traffic has been very light, even on weekends. Yes, the parking lot looks full however I am not sure where those people are because I never see that many people walking around the mall. Another reviewer mentioned that the mall is missing several stores like Nordstrom, Apple, and H&M, however these stores would never survive here.
Parking is available, if you cant find a spot in front just drive around. There is literally a sear of parking available. So finding a spot is not very difficult.
Overall this isn’t a bad mall, but there are many other options available in Saint Louis.

Like John H., I spent many years working in a mall. In fact, I was on the grand opening team for the Chick-​fil-​A at St. Claire Square many moons ago! Yup, it is old school and smells and looks like a typical mall. Why 4 starts if it is just typical? Because it is a survivor. Anyone remember: Jamestown Mall, St. Louis Center, Northwest Plaza, etc.
When the wife needs new clothes and shoes you can find me at the Starbucks — sipping a hot brew and reading a newspaper until I get the «I’m finished» text on my phone.

I’ll admit my reason for liking SCSSC is weak: it looks like the mall I first came to know at age seven. When suburban shopping arrived in my hometown, I traded riding up and down the escalators at the downtown Smith-Bridgman’s for climbing up and down the green marble frog at the mall. Later, I held the esteemed position of lead stockboy at the Naturalizer shoe store, where one of my junior associates memorably walked from the second floor storeroom onto the drop ceiling, and fell through to the sales floor below. Obviously, it didn’t take much smarts to be the lead stockboy. Especially with a manager who responded to every suggestion with «Don’t think, John. It weakens the team.» SCSSC is average in most respects, certainly subpar to many others today. Still, everything about it is familiar, and I can imagine the employee entrances, loading docks, and cardboard recyclers. It walks and feels and smells like home.

I really love this mall. Compared to the one in Carbondale, it’s heaven. I actually like this mall better than the Galleria to be honest. They have a two story JCPenney and plenty of regular chain stores all in one place. Food Court is decent. It’s location is great, I could literally drop hundreds of dollars just in that vicinity.
Needs more bathrooms though. I only know of two, one on the top floor near the food court and another on the bottom floor at the other end. When walking such a big distance it can sometimes be frustrating to have to back track or go the opposite way of what you wanted to find the one bathroom– which is normally packed or dirty.
Otherwise I love this place!

It was really nice to explore a different mall for once.
I was very impressed with my first visit to St. Clair Square. We stopped before eating dinner with friends in Fairview and were quite surprised. It was spacious and very lite up with both lights and the sky through the windows.
Every store you can imagine is here. They have a vast selection of food options as well.
Quite easy to get to, off of Highway ⁴⁰⁄₆₄ when coming from St. Louis.

Many other reviewers claim that St. Clair Square is a «nice mall,» but nothing here impresses me. In general, St. Clair Square has the same stores you’d find in most suburban shopping centers — Aeropostale, Macy’s, Hot Topic, Bath & Body Works, etc. It’s perfectly adequate for general shopping, but I wouldn’t call this a stand-​out mall by any means.
The mall is easy to get to, visible from the exit 12 ramp of I-​64. And it’s surrounded by many other shopping enclaves and stripmalls, so you can easily make a day out of buying clothes, bedding and lumber from a variety of stores.
St. Clair Square feels small, though. Other reviewers mentioned that the mall is one of the biggest in the area on the Illinois side, but it doesn’t feel that way to me. The concourses feel quite a bit more narrow than in other area malls and, thus, a bit more cramped. Also, St. Clair Square is missing a few important stores like Nordstrom, Apple and H&M, something that keeps me away unless I’m already visiting a friend in the area.
There’s nothing wrong with St. Clair Square, per se. I simply can’t get everything I need there. I’ll stick to the Galleria or, when I really want to go nuts, the Chesterfield Mall. They’ve got the stores I want and are much closer to my downtown home.

this mall is pretty nice overall. They have all the stores I need and conviently located the closest to where I live. I have been to a lot of malls and this is not that impressive, no big play area for kids or anything outside of stores and a food court. I love that all malls including this one have a Chick-​fil-​a, thats about all I get out of the food court and the wife loves the gyro place, found out she doesn’t like the chicken there just the lamb/​beef
i go here cause its the closest otherwise i will cross the river if i have time

I grew up coming to this mall so it’s always nice to come here when I’m home. After remodeling, the place looks a lot nicer even though there could be a larger variety of stores. I come here when there’s something specific that I need or if I don’t feel like driving too far, but if I usually find myself going to the galleria in Brentwood because there’s much more variety and more activities to do in the area.
Overall, it’s still a decent mall. There are large dept stores like jcpenney, sears, Dillard’s, Macy’s etc.

I’m giving this mall 3 stars for its location and selection in stores. I already have to drive 2.5 hours to go to a decent mall in St. Louis, but this mall offers all the stores I need without having to drive super far.
It’s surprising that you find a mall like this so close to southern Illinois. It has a Gap, Express, The Limited, Banana Republic, etc. The food court is nice and has a good selection of places to eat. The only thing I would really like is a Nordstrom and more high-​end stores, but that would probably be asking too much.
What I also like is that the mall is an anchor for other places around Fairview Heights. I saw so many nice strip malls with all the stores and restaurants you would really need. Compared to Carbondale, this place is like heaven.