Southridge Mall

Southridge Mall lacks a lot of the higher quality stores that I would normally associate with a large shopping mall such as itself, but I did enjoy the ample parking, the department stores, and the clean and open atmosphere it boasts.
I don’t think Southridge can really compete with other shopping malls within the area like Mayfair, but it does get the job done if you need to do some quick shopping. Really liked the Uniform Advantage store within… one of the only things that other malls within the area lack.

This mall is I guess cool if your trying to kill time… They have nice stores but not a big selection that I’m accustomed to seeing… It is nice though to have a big mall with not alot of people in it…

This place has undergone some changes over the last few years, and it’s for the better this is the first time i have been back in quite some time but i like it. Very clean and actually some quality stores and it wasn’t very busy which was nice not having to walk around a bunch of people.

Sadly, I do not visit Southridge often. However, this is my go-​to mall when I am shopping for something specific and I feel confident I can find it on my own. It is nice they have multiple department stores and all the «cool» trendy stores (yes I still shop at Juniors stores lol). They also have Disney store!
There are plentiful options in the food court. The parking lot still exists, unlike other malls that have build so many additions and add-​ons to the exterior of the mall or stand alone restaurants there is no where to park anymore *cough*cough* That’s you Mayfair and Brookfield Square.
I think I shop here more often it was closer/​easier to get to…
–2 stars is for the overall customer service I receive here on my last 3 visits. It’s subpar. I can walk through an entire store unnoticed. On my most recent visit, which was mid-​day during the week, I went into several stores and was either unable to get any assistance or the assistance was rude and not helpful :/​I also was grossly overcharge at the Starbucks and even after inquiring the cashier insisted my small size frappuccino cost $ 7. Meh…

The mall itself isn’t the greatest. They’re trying to improve. The redid the front of it by the food court which is a good start but there’s still more that could be done. The stores inside the mall however aren’t too bad.

I think Southridge is having a midlife crisis… I don’t think it knows what it wants to be or should be, in terms of it’s appeal to the community.
It has it’s five anchor stores, four of which have been there since the mall opened in 1970. The fifth, Macy’s, is the sixth store to be in that space since I’ve been around (remember Gimbel’s, Younker’s, Steve and Barry’s, Linens and Things and World Market?). Boston Store and Kohl’s are still alive and well and JCPenney is holding it’s own, but Sears? What is going on there? The departments are all placed willy-​nilly to each other, there are multiple «side» businesses going on in the space and there is no continuity. The only department in the whole store that I can see has remained the same is the hardware section!
The food court was a nice addition, when it came along, consolidating all the food into one spot, but then why have Gloria Jean’s, Buca di Beppo and Auntie Anne’s pretzels scattered throughout? Is the mall going back to that? How about attracting some new vendors? I can get McDonald’s, Arby’s, Sbarro and Subway anywhere.
The clothing/​shoe and accessory stores, for the most part, are geared towards the under 30 crowd, so what’s left? Teavana and the massage place next to it, The Disney Store, Victoria’s Secret (2 locations are needed in this mall?), Bed Bath and Body Works, Buddy Squirrel, Yankee Candle, a suit store and 2 high end jewelers.
A train that drives children around the mall? Why not just turn the middle of the mall into a small amusement park akin to Mall of America? I not only have to watch out for absent minded shoppers and unattended children, but a small train too??? The mall isn’t that wide, especially with vendor carts placed every 20 feet!
Southridge, you need to look at Mayfair and Brookfield Square, as well as other malls around the nation to see where you need to improve. You took a cinema out, Mayfair put one in…
I don’t know, I’m not an expert on this stuff, I just know that I don’t shop here, as an adult, that much. The other malls are much more appealing options.
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In a day and age when suburban mega shopping malls across the nation are dying, a handful continue to thrive. Not sure I know what the important causal variables are, but this one is full and busy pre and post holiday season. I think I would like them more if teenagers weren’t allowed in, but then I guess it wouldn’t really be a shopping mall. In addition to the usual department store anchors, this one also has some odd and interesting speciality shops, like Ragstock, and I needed a funny hat. Sometimes you just need a funny hat.

This mall has been an okay mall. A lot of renovations. However, like most malls, there are so much children, they run around and scream so much. I like the stores of the mall. They do have the style of clothes I like to wear. I have never interacted with a rude worker. The workers are nice. I guess I went on a good day. Eating at the food court was nice. Mainly the food was good. I would eat at China Max. (Great teriyaki chicken) I would go to this mall on a weekday, preferably when kids are at school.

This is for the massage place upstairs. I didn’t care to much for the mall but damn I think I just had the best 30 minute massage of my life in south side Milwaukee. I’m from Houston visiting… Home of one big ass Chinatown and an even bigger Chinese population but aside from all the massages I’ve had from here to Hong Kong I ran across a former massage instructor named Amy working at the Back and foot rub massage place. That massage was legit. happy ending not needed.

I echo many reviews here by saying Southridge brings back some memories. When I was in high school it was a pretty cool mall with good stores (to a high schooler of course).
I hadn’t been in the mall for a good long while so it was certainly interesting to see what had changed. You can tell the owners have put some coin into the public spaces as they look recently refreshed. They’ve also done a decent job attracting additional businesses to the mall itself (Macy’s, Buca’s) as well as the outlying lots.
The stores, excluding the anchors, are pretty downmarket — lots of «disposable» clothes like H&M and Old Navy. It’s probably still a great mall for teens looking for stuff at reasonable prices. For me, the trip down memory lane was interesting but I don’t need to head back anytime soon.

Southridge is a great mall! It is two stories with lots of stores and a big food court. The mall has many big staples inluding JC Penny, Boston Store, Sears, Kohls, and newly added Macys. There is tons of parking and a few restaurants outside the mall like Applebees, Red Robin, and Olive Garden just up the block.
The mall feels safe and always looks clean.

FIRST TIME VISIT AT SOUTHRIDGE MALL today. I have to caveat this: I hate malls. I hate shopping. My wife loves malls and loves shopping. She wanted to go to Frederick’s of Hollywood, whose only Wisconsin store is located here. BREAKING NEWS: I love malls. I love shopping.
She went shopping there. I walked around the mall, both levels. It’s a really cool design — it’s very open and used cast poured concrete painted white to create a moderne piece of architecture. I really appreciate the design of this mall, but I’m an architecture geek. I walked around and visited a few stores. It’s very clean. It seems to be running at full occupancy.
Mix of locally owned and national chains. Bathrooms are hard to find. Starbucks on the lower level center BUT ALSO a Gloria Jean’s, where I visited for the first time ever and sampled their coffee. I visited LIDS looking for an all black KC Royals hat — my sleeper American League team this year — to no avail.
SOUTHRIDGE MALL IS COOL. It is in my opinion. I was expecting much worse based off previous Unilocal reviews. I’d much rather visit Southridge than Mayfair which is located a few miles from my home.

I have not shopped at Southridge since late October 2013, and I will not shop there again until the bus stops are placed in a safer location for those of us with disabilities and the elderly.
I have MS and, while I can still walk reasonably well without assistance from a cane or walker, I do have issues with balance and fatigue very easily from walking shorter distances. I can only imagine how hard this is on people with canes, crutches, walkers, and wheelchairs.
I will continue to urge those I know to consider shopping somewhere other than Southridge, as they seem to only care about the safety of the able-​bodied, non-​bus riding subset of their customers.
I used to go here for Kohl’s, Fan Fair, Name of the Game, and Bath & Body Works. I now go to Mayfair or shop online for those stores/​types of items.
In my mind, they will always have zero stars.

I’m changing my rating to 1 star. Why? Their policy about the buses. This is not reflective of the bus service, they didn’t want the changes that were made! I went to the mall today because I had a $ 30 off coupon for one of the stores, figured I’d get some free stuff and maybe buy a thing or two. I grabbed the route 76, and for all the buses that go to the mall the route has changed. Originally, the buses let you off near Sears and Kohls. Then they moved it over and you had to walk a ways to the store. Now, the first thing the bus does is have a layover on 74^th and West Holmes Ave (next to the Ideal Image in the small strip mall). This is basically across the parking lot from the big strip mall that houses Jo Ann Fabrics, New to You Kids, etc. You literally just sit there while the driver takes his/​her break, so close to the mall and yet so far away. Then, when the layover is finished, the bus drives to a bus stop far across the mall parking lot on Edgerton Ave near the bank. That is as close as the mall will let you get to shop there.
I guess it shows how much it values the riders for both being employed and shopping there, which is to say almost not at all. Imagine being disabled, elderly, or simply having a health ailment and having to walk that big lot. I’m almost 5 months pregnant with a sore back and hip, I did not want to walk across that lot in single digit wind chills. To top it off, while waiting to go home a security guard was stationed there the whole time. I don’t know how much it cost to have the pavement fixed due to the buses (their excuse for why they moved them away from the mall), but over time I am guessing it costs them as much or more to station someone there to make sure people are safe than if they just let the buses park by the mall like they used to. It’s also a bit insulting, like they’re making sure the bus riders don’t get out of hand.
So, now I’m boycotting Southridge. I will not shop there again until they let the buses park where they used to, right near the entrances. I knew they had messed with the bus stops, I just didn’t realize just how bad it was. If I want to go to the mall from now on, I’ll just go to Mayfair. At least they have a movie theater… and the buses let you off much closer to the entrance!
PS: How much did I spend on this trip? Less than $ 9 at the store I had the coupon for, plus a grande drink at Starbucks (to keep warm while waiting for the bus). I wanted to shop around more and pick up a few things, but the bus situation pissed me off enough to not buy another thing.

Food court parking between sears and Boston store.

This mall used to be a place I could shop at for hours and never get bored. But now, every good store has been replaced with hipster teenage garbage. Seriously, how many stores do you need that sell «obey» and crop tops.
And why tf is Aeropostale still there? That should have gone long ago. Replace it with a forever 21 for crying out loud. Please.
And quit trying to force me into buying a phone case or hair straightener. My god.

Southridge had a makeover! Things to check out (new and old):
The upstairs bathroom hall with the «now and then» pictures from the 60’s to now. I couldn’t take my eyes off of them. They are fascinating and still eerily the same.
Macy’s
The children’s train that no longer needs tracks. My daughter was a bit concerned that it drove through the mall amidst the people. She rides it every time we are there and she is still concerned. I may or may not have ridden it myself once. :)
Taco Palace (formally known as Taco Johns)
The Disney store (if you have small (or large) disney lovers in your life). I believe this is the closest Disney store to us until Wi Dells.
The teeth whiting kiosk. I do plan on using this someday.
There is a Kohls in the mall. Sometimes you have Kohls cash you just need to use.
Depending on where you live in the city it is very convenient — like for us.
The one dollar accessory store.

It is a good mall but I was disappointed cause I went to champs to buy me some shoes n the didint have my size :(
It looks clean all the stores I went to everybody was friendly n helpful.

Growing up on the south side of Milwaukee, Southridge was probably the place I visited most frequently, to the point where counting would probably number into the hundreds. I’ve watched as the city (or village or whatever) of Greenfield has slowly built itself around the mall, and now traffic on 76^th and Layton is pretty terrible by Milwaukee standards during rush hour. And Black Friday? Not unless you have a death wish.
Here are some memories I have about Southridge:
— I was a fat kid, so my times in the food court were mostly spent pining for Sbarro’s, the cup of fries at Steak Escape, or Cinnabon, though I rarely received any of them. Probably for the best.
— I still to this day continue to purchase all of my holiday cards from that same Hallmark gift shop, despite a Walgreens being literally a two block walk from my house.
Most frequented stores:
— Aladdin’s Castle (the only video arcade I’ve ever known and/​or loved)
— Waldenbooks (nerd!)
— Gamestop (née Electronics Boutique née Funcoland),
— Suncoast (back in a time when a retailer could charge MSRP for a DVD)
— K.B. Toys
I never had money to buy anything, but a boy could dream, and in the case of Waldenbooks, read stuff for free.
–The real pros knew that the best way to get to Southridge (if you’re coming from the east on I-​43) was to get off on 60^th street and drive south to Edgerton or you could even get off on Loomis and go to Grange.
Despite renovations, it will always seem a little run-​down to me, especially because it’s been without a proper fourth anchor store for more than a decade. And though Mayfair will always be more of the boutique-​type with a hint of class, what with their movie theaters and Apple Stores and PF Chang’s, but who needs a China bistro when you have the free samples enthusiastically offered by China Max? Not me. I will always hold an affinity to Wisconsin’s largest indoor mall, regardless of its age. Plus there’s no rioting here.

Oh, Southridge.
You’re so 1995. You remind me of the now long-​gone and defunct Northridge of my childhood. (Every year, every year back-​to-​school shopping at JCPenny. That catalog. That’s the old-​school shit right there.)
Anyways Southridge, you look exactly the same as Northridge did back then. You kind of feel the same. But you’re pretty far south, and well, you’ve got some stuff… but I’m not sure you’re aging gracefully. You feel kind of lame.
But! There are stores, lots of them. And some of them are pretty okay. And honestly, there’s something a little fun and kitschy about the fact that this mall has continued to exist in a space that time has completely forgotten.
Also… not sure why, but mall fountains make me happy. Southridge has mall fountains for real. While there the other day, I made sure to stay aware of my surroundings while texting. You don’t want to end up like that one lady.
So three stars for this spot that time hasn’t changed, but continues to exist. Functionality? Sure.
Oh… and The Animal Rescue Center! Yay!