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Avoid if you can. This mall is a dump. Go to Eastview or Pittsford plaza. I always feel like a need a shower after leaving this mall plus many stores are leaving like Friendly’s, Radio Shack, Lane Bryant, Gap to name a few.

To be clear, this is a review about the NAIL SALON in the mall. I was in Rochester for my boyfriend’s family event and I needed to get a manicure. We ended up in the mall so I stop at the nail salon, big mistake. Everyone in there was so rude and the lady working on my nails was extremely rough (I had to ask her to STOP «massaging» my hand). She was also working on my nails and another little girl’s nails at the same time. Literally going back and forth, until she picked up on the annoyance on my face. This manicure lasted ONE day! It started to peel off the very next day. I would never spend $ 15 again at this place.

I have to say that I went into this store to look for some clothing for myself and my 2 kids. All I can say is that this store is a complete Mess!!! I have never come into a store like this before and see that it is always a mess. The worst part is that the employees look miserable. I get that it’s back to school shopping but putting a smile on and saying hello isn’t difficult.

Maybe it was the best mall in Rochester when it opened… but now it just looks like a pink and green cupcake with it’s tacky outdated style and limited selection of stores.
Things You’ll Like:
— Some Anchor Stores are bi-​level
— it’s in a large commercial district
Things You’ll Hate:
— It’s pretty small (1,100,000 square feet)
— food court selection is limited
— lacks unique stores found in the other shopping centers

If this were the Barketplace, then dogs might be allowed inside. As it was, I couldn’t even take Starlight in there.
The Marketplace is a big, spacious, busy mall in the heart of Henrietta south of Rochester. It would have scored a 3 for being clean and fun and full of energetic young people, but they went and got rid of my favourite store inside — Abbott’s — I wasn’t too happy about that.
Also some of the employees weren’t too friendly in helping me find the food court, and then later telling me what happened to Abbott’s. But it’s a big, typical Mall and you’ll find most of your typical Mall stuff in here.
Oh and if the employees say «the food court entrance says food court on it», please inform them that it actually doesn’t, and their attitudes stink.

Mall is old and lacks exciting, modern stores. The food court needs a major renovation!

I enjoy this mall. It’s has changed alot on the past years. But they still have a diffrent store selection. The one end of the mall got very deserted near Dicks. I hope they find some good stores to move into. The food court has diffrent choices vet as big as Victor or Greece Mall. Also no more merry go round either.

Its a decent mall… good for people watching and I found some sweats and cut off shirts. I think I was being watched more than I was watching people. I guess like chingy «You can tell by the way I walk, I aint from round here…»
Overall its good for walking around and seeing if there is anything of use… I dont know if I would suggest this mall over any other shopping center, but its local and well maintained… why not. Lol

For the third time today meh. I’ve seen better malls like galleria but I do like the inside of this mall. They have a large selection of stores and miles of parking. Went to pandora to pick up charms that galleria has yet to get in in over two months that’s we’ve been on a waiting list for. Sad really. had to drive 60 miles for a charm, but my fiancés mom is worth it … I guess :/

The mall is okay, it general has what I want. I like that there are some of the staple stores that are at all of our malls but I also enjoy the fact that every mall has a few different stores from each other.
I am not a fan of the layout, I hate the wings, but there is nothing I can do about that. The food court is also super small but I don’t generally eat at the mall so I can’t say as if I care.
The mall has what I want, when I need it. I don’t go shopping store to store often but this is a place I can do that if I wanted.

Creepy dudes leered at me as I walked in.
I come here for Quick Fit Alterations – the cutest, cheapest best tailor in town. It’s a family run place and if the review were about this place it would be 5 star.
but it ain’t
The mall is lacking in food options. It has a quiet, eerie feeling. It’s no Eastview.
I’m constantly getting lost here too. It has a bizarre layout. Parking is crowded even though the place looks empty inside

Alright, this is the Marketplace Mall. A somewhat average shopping center with a couple of decent stores and in somewhat of a medicore location, not that I blame Wilmorite properties for this since Marketplace was built when most of the surrounding shopping outlets didn’t even exist. However, it doesn’t appear Marketplace aged well with time.
You may notice when you pull up to the mall that depending on where you decide to park, the parking lots near the south side next to the Bön-​Ton are vacant, even on a busy Saturday. Wonder where they went you say? Probably to the Target, Best Buy, Laz-​E-​Boy, and the other new speciality and department stores that plopped up with no warning about thrity to twenty years. It can be said that when you walk that you are greeted with the classy teal and pink diamonds mixed with cream on the tile floor that look older then the mall itself.
Sadly, that’s what I saw it to be, dated. I myself actually liked dated things and someother’s around here might as well, but to most people today, the fingers are starting to point.
The floors may be one thing, but the rest of the interior décor appears to be a tad grungy and the mall feels stuffy when it’s a rainy day despite not alot of people in the mall itself. I can understand the grungyness as with age, it starts to show but for the stuffy issue, I don’t know! Stuffiness aside, I enjoy the greenery and seating areas placed throughout the mall, even though their aren’t that many compared to the other two competing centre’s.
The biggest offense? The food court. Yes they have some of the casual fast food joints and bistros that you would expect to find at a mall but McDonalds or Burger King? Nope. The seating is minimal for a mall this size and the court is only located in a small wing with little openess and small breathing room if you find it crowded, which is a rarity.
The store selection? It’s decent with a good amount of clothing realitors, electronic dealers, and sportswear. I’ll comment on the seperate department stores later as this is just for the mall itself but even with the amount they have, I would’ve expected a bit more from a mall this size but for what I got, it’s alright.
This may be no grand spectacular shopping mall, but with what I experienced, I wouldn’t mind going back when I feel like going to Henrietta.

A mall is a mall is a mall. Or so I thought. Growing up in Norther California, I had shopped at numerous malls with various offerings, but most of them were all about the same. Same shops in a rectangle, 2 story layout. Some of them had a better food court than others, some had that coveted store (as a kid that store was Sanrio and it was 40 minutes away from home but we went there for school supplies once a year every August and I still miss my pink and purple book bag), but over all, they were the same. Plenty of options regardless of what your on the hunt for and the budget you’re working with.
Then I moved.
I’ve lived in a few areas in the country (not very long in each, admittedly), and, while most areas have at least two solid malls, some of them aren’t any good. Some are in desperate need of updates, others are practically empty with only a couple anchor stores left. Those creepy ones that have generic, no-​name restaurants populating the food courts where everything smells like bad Chinese… There was one in North Carolina that I’m pretty sure was over taken by crafters and turned into a full time art fair. With a pretzel shop.
In Rochester, we have 4 malls, technically. Sadly, only 3 are in operation (unless you count Sears all by it self in the ghost mall Medley Center). They’re spread out properly, but Eastview is the obvious winner when it comes to selection and shopping experience. Marketplace does well enough, and the surrounding area supplements what you might miss in selection (Pier 1 across the street, DSW and Ulta down the road, Kohl’s around the corner, and much more). So a trip out here usually meets the mass market consumer needs. I despise the layout (of all the Rochester malls), because if you want to hit multiple stores, chances are you’ll back track at some point. Why do things have to be complicated? What’s wrong with a rectangle? Isn’t a 2 story building more efficient? Whatever the reason they built it in the form they did, I guess they very well can’t change it now.
I don’t often actually shop here, not in the traditional mall sense of going from store to store, but occasionally I’ve enjoyed the customer service that Gap Kids offers and the abundant balloons at Old Navy (not to mention the best kids socks ever). The Macy’s and other department stores are similar to their counterparts in the area. I’ve avoided the food court at all costs.
What brings me here more often than anything else is the kids indoor play area. If I need to hit a store in the area, I can get a solid 3 hours of good behavior with a promise of a post-​shopping visit to the playground. I can grab a coffee from the neighboring Starbucks kiosk and sit at one of the tables overlooking the cushioned flooring of the playground a few steps down. The steps (I think there are 4) present just a bit more of a barrier to potential escapees, but the resulting higher border offers better heights from which the older, more adventurous toddlers like to climb and launch from… most of this behavior is kept in check by the attentive parents, but some days (weekends and once school is out) older siblings seem to be in charge… and things get crazy. We avoid these times if I can remember what day of the week it is (this applies to Greece Ridge, too). With a better (less abandoned) location with more foot traffic than at the Greece mall, it seems either there aren’t creepers at this mall or else the mall security keeps an eye on things (Victor doesn’t have a play area… it has the better baby clothing stores, it has Pottery Barn Kids, it has a more suburban location, but no kids play area which is probably why the few times I’ve been there I’ve seen multiple meltdowns).
I prefer this mall to Greece only because Starbucks has better baked goods than Tim Horton’s (donuts & muffins vs. brownies & cake pops… it’s close, but not really), and also because Henrietta has more options for, well, everything. However, if I’m not in need of a specific store and we just want to burn some energy during a cold or rainy day, I tend to gravitate to Greece Ridge with it’s Lollypop Farm distraction. Marketplace also offers up small furry creatures, but at a traditional pet store with puppy mill over priced purebreds and they’re not conveniently located to the kids area.

This mall is my least favorite mall in all of Rochester (exception of the Medley Center, since that doesn’t really count). I just feel like every time I go here, it seems dirty and dingy. It may not be dirty at all, but it’s just so dark and depressing for some reason. This could be because the mall closest to my place of residence is Greece Ridge, which has windowed ceilings and is bright all the time.
It does have a good range of stores, but nothing that Greece Ridge or Eastview couldn’t provide. The food court is very basic and doesn’t touch that of Greece or Eastview.
Overall, in Rochester, you can do better. It’s so rundown and dated… it’s just «meh» for me and definitely doesn’t warrant a drive all the way out to Henrietta.

Get what you need, then leave. I’ve never been at this place for more than half an hour.

This was a cute mall. We ran in just to get a few things after dinner with some friends. No complaints — it was clean and the smell of cookies and Auntie Anne’s covered the massive amounts of cologne :).

Eh. I go here when I am feeling too lazy to drive to Eastview. Typical stores but it is always very packed. The play area they put in near Starbucks has attracted more families here and has helped it grow somewhat.
Marketplace does have a couple of stores Eastview does not (eg. Charming Charlie) but Eastview has Lush so that gives Eastview the win automatically in my book.
The food court is standard. The baristas at the Starbucks seem perpetually unfriendly (relative to other Starbucks I have been to).
FYI — If you shop at New York and Company, the Eastview store is considered as more of a premium store and gets clothing styles that the Marketplace store does not.

At one point in time, this place was the bomb. Waay before Eastview Mall became the powerhouse location that it is, Marketplace Mall was the Taj Mahal Mall. WOKR TV (now WHAM) used to broadcast a morning chat show from the mall, «Morning Break with Don Alhart and Wanda Miller «.
The join’s pretty run down now, with most of the upscale retail stores steering clear of Henrietta to set up shop in Ontario county & Eastview Mall. The surrounding area is looking shabby as well, though the recent decimation of Patrick Pontiac has stanched some of the localized blight. With the demise of Midtown Plaza and the sad state of affairs in Irondequoit, Marketplace’s fate is probably secured.
Stop by and take a leisurely stroll through this shrine to 70’s era retail architecture…

Malls have come, malls have gone and malls have been demolished! **cough, cough irondequoit, midtown plaza!!** Marketplace has staying power and that says something about this wilmorite property.
Is marketplace anything special! No. I’ve shopped at malls all over the world. Compared to other shopping centers, place falls very short, however, with that being said, marketplace holds its own.
A good amount of your national chain stores can be found here. For us ladies who love makeup, MAC cosmetics has a counter at Marketplace Macy’s — the only location in Rochester.
When you’re in a rush and don’t want to walk a trillion miles to the ends of the earth, this place is perfect. It is also a great location, being close to RIT and U of R and the south west side of the city.

This is your average mall.
It’s got the same name brands as most malls across the country: Aeropostale, Express, Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Bath & Body Works…
It’s got the same Hollister and Abercrombie, only as an added bonus they’ve parked a shirtless teenager outside each store. (The one outside Abercrombie seemed to be enjoying himself until some creep «thought» he was a mannequin, and touched him inappropriately.*)
It’s got the cell phone stores, the jewelry stores, and the random kiosks trying to sell you skincare products. It’s got the same department stores at the ends (Sears, Macy’s), and throws in the crappy one (Bön Ton) that nobody shops at. This means you want to park at that end, because you’ll have to walk less in the frigid wind.
It’s got the same Mall Chinese Food that you should’ve stopped eating after the free sample, because it will make you feel ill later. Without fail. It’s got the same Auntie Anne, with the same smell that invades your brain until you break down and buy a pretzel.
Basically, this mall is just your average monument our consumer culture. They’ve got everything you expect, but the people-​watching is far more entertaining than shopping. At least for me.
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*Don’t worry, I got away before mall security got there. Snootchie Bootchies.