The Forum at Olympia Parkway

I mean I can’t complain living less than 5 min or so from this shopping center it has all the necessary stores you need when you want to live near a shopping center: Target, Petsmart, Old Navy, Bath & Body Works, Sally’s, Home Depot, Hobby Lobby. The crowd is decent (most of the time), military, retired-​military, middle-​class demographic. It’s always pretty crowded (M-​F) being it the only large shopping center in a 10 mile radius of each direction (excluding New Braunfels). I like when they decorate for Xmas, it puts me in the shopping mood. until someone honks & throws the finger then I’m ready to go back home: P I wish it was designed like the shops out in Stone Oak however we all know that wasn’t going to happen. I wish there were better places to eat. I only find a few appetizing & even then mediocre: Chipotle, Thai Spice, Las Palapas, Sea Island, Peter Pipers (when it was open, come on! Why did it close?!)! Other than that, I am a happy camper with Shops @ Forum.

A great variety in stores. A little sad they no longer have a book store. Yet I hate all the stop signs every 50 feet. It really sucks. Other that it is a nice shopping center with a number restaurant choices. From Five brothers to panera to outback and small family owned places. Close to i35 and 1604. It may be a little crazy as you exit the freeway because the forum as drivers driving with blinders.

Christ on a bike! Who was it that went all baller at Stop Signs R Us when building The Forum? Was there a doorbuster sale at the speedbump shop?
Driving through has never been anything short of an exercise in patience at the very mildest, but — as I discovered today — driving through, safely ensconced behind a couple tons of steel and airbags, has got absolutely NONE of the terrifying qualities that are found in trying to traverse the place on foot… yikes! Pass me a baby aspirin, stat, pleaseandthankies. And if Christ himself *were* to try and bike it, he’d probably need to stop in at Target for a change of chones. That’s some frightening shit!
And also. .
I miss Borders.
The End.

Stop signs and speed bumps are intended to bring civility and order to the streets, but here they bring pure rage, anxiety, and severely high blood pressure. On top of those warm and fuzzy feelings, when it’s time to leave, you can’t find your way out without a tactical plan of action. Miss one turn and hohoho, the blood pressure shoots up again and you will jump a median to find an exit route.
I’m getting heart burn just writing this.
Aside from the logistics of navigating this world of big box stores, it’s fine. It feels like every store in America is represented here: Old Navy, Target, Michaels, Pier One, a random eyebrow threading place that will give you breakouts and uneven brows, a Home Depot, and that boot store that I will probably never see the inside of in this lifetime. Yeehaw!
Every time I leave, or attempt to, I think it’s ironic that there’s a break shop near my last turn to freedom. If you ever do come here, bring lots of patience and medication.

The traffic here is always crazy, I can not understand why the road planning was done this way and why they do not have enough security to keep the car thefts down.
Always take your electronics with you and don’t leave your gps in view.

Decent shopping center but pretty dangerous in terms of traffic and fast moving cars. Construction is still ongoing and access to major roads/​highways is tricky.

Who designed the parking lot? I have the same question for another place in town but this is my focus for now. Stop. And go. Stop. And go. Stop. And go. Annnnnd traffic. And stop. And go. Annnnnnd MORE traffic. And much of it spills on and from I-​35/​1604. My gas goes from full to empty in one trip. I already despise shopping as it is.
But even though I don’t come here often, I like what they did for this area. I do remember how desolate it used to be. It’s nice knowing that at least there’s an alternate area to shop at even if I don’t care for it.

It’s a nice shopping center. Has most of the essential stores/​services anyone might need. Clothing, electronics, office, crafts, auto. Ok – it’s spread out (that’s what you get if you go to a large outdoor shopping center) and you have to drive to get to a lot of different stores – it’s not a mall – limited stores, parked just as dangerous and over-​priced products. I just would not come during the holidays. Too many impatient drivers even during off-​peak hours. Many just don’t follow the speed limits or show any courtesy. Entering and exiting can be a real challenge during peak hours. I only come during the work week. This shopping center is no different than any other when it comes to dog-​eat-​dog when looking for parking spaces or getting through 4-​way stops.

This is the worst outdoor mall in the city. It is way too spread out and the stores are small. You are literally putting your life at risk when you drive through this parking lot, especially the 3-​way stop main entrance at Forum Parkway. No one knows how to take turns at the stop signs, there is a bunch of screaming, angry people going through this place. It doesn’t fail, every single time I’ve made a left turn at that intersection, I’ve almost been T-​boned because someone tries to beat me before I turn. If the Selma PD isn’t there doing radar, you’re almost guaranteed to get into an accident. They need a traffic light at this entrance.
It doesn’t matter when you go, the stores are crowded and messy. I almost always see a customer screaming at an employee because they don’t have something at Target. There isn’t much to choose from here, it’s just plain old boring stores. I have to admit that the restaurants are good, except Chick Fil A. That’s another story.
In October the new Target on Austin Hwy will open up and i’ll never come here again!
I’m going to stress this to you, don’t risk your life driving through this parking lot, it’s pure madness. As you’re walking to your car from a store, just listen and you’ll hear honking and engines racing because the drivers are impatient and angry.

My favorite place in San Antonio. The Forum has a great variety of stores and restaurants; Ross, TJ Maxx, Target, Best Buy, World Market, Hobby Lobby, Kohl’s, Home Depot, etc.

I lived in Selma for almost 10 years and let me say something about this town and the several towns surronding it. There is the only one thing to do in these towns and that is the forum. The shops here are nice but gets boring really fast. On the bright side, there are a lot of great places to eat here.

Love this place there’s plenty of stores to go to but it is always packed.

This place is great, filled with many shops and restaurants! Lots of traffic but overall great place toget all your shopping done!

I ain’t gonna sweat the small things that r wrong in this shopping center cuz this place is great. It’s got everything u need except 4 a WalMart SuperCenter, but there’s an HEB Plus closeby on Kitty Hawk n 1604.

The Forum is a mecca for Things White People Like™… white, middle aged, angry, soccer moms and drug addicts.
If you go into any of the major anchor stores, you will notice that they look utterly ransacked. I can’t blame the stores, you see lots of hopeless looks of despair as minimum wage workers try to organize a shelf that has been MILFd by some screaming soccer mom. It’s just amazing that so many horrible people are attracted to this place on the weekends and holidays.
Another aspect of this is that if you are a polite, soft spoken person, you will get completely run over by the angry soccer mom brigade. Think you might get some help loading a patio set from Cost Plus World Market? Oh hell no, some angry soccer mom needs her pinot grigio from the far off country of Napa. Need help finding a book at Borders? Screw you, she’ll toss a cup of Seattle’s Best in your FACE to be next in line. Want to find sheets at Bed Bath and Beyond? Mommy’s OxyContin dealer ran out so NOBODY is getting past her while she sniffs Yankee Candles to get high. Never before have I run across such a large segment of the population using retail therapy to overcome their midlife crisis.
There is also a consistent and steady infestation of homeless drug addicts. There’s always one by the main I-​35 entrance begging, usually a couple scattered back by the PBR exit and you will encounter one or two if you’re brave enough to use the sidewalk. On my last visit, outside Pier One, a guy who was obviously homeless and obviously on drugs was yelling about how much he loved his mother and how she needed to not let the turkeys get to her. Of course, he thought every female that walked by was his mother.
And finally, there’s the traffic. You are taking your life into your own hands driving around this place. The main I-​35 three way stop intersection is a death trap, there’s no other way to put it. To one group of people the stop signs are the same as a green light — when the person in front of you goes, FLOOR IT AND DRAFT LIKE DALE EARNHARDT! To the rest of us them mean «pray to God that the other drivers wait their turn and nobody t-​bones you».
There’s another Target and Best Buy over on FM 78, just go down PBR and take a right at Randolf. There’s a Lowes two exits up I-​35. There is no restaurant worth the risk of death in the place. There is no nightlife or essential services that you absolutely cannot live without, so please don’t risk your own life going here.

There’s a large variety of restaurants here, but for someone who doesn’t live within a few minutes of here, it’s a waste of time. There aren’t many stores to choose from here, and the ones they do have are more the type for when you have to run errands. Nothing special here and you would most likely end up driving from one end to the next which can be a pain due to all the speed bumps and pedestrians.
Basically, great place to stop for food if you live nearby, otherwise save yourself the gas and go elsewhere.

The Forum has been open for almost 10 years now, and since I live nearby, my property tax rate has actually DECREASED five years in a row due to the increased sales tax generated by this property.
Although it has been kind to me, I must concur with the previous two reviews — the traffic in this place downright SUCKS and there is nothing special to come here for. We only frequent it because it is convenient for us.
I can’t stress enough how bad the traffic is and how hard it is to get from one side to the other — speed bumps, pedestrian traffic, auto traffic and just the distance all come into play here. I really like the design of LaCantera much better — instead of stretching everything out into one straight line, they made a circle of it all — easier for pedestrian traffic — you don’t have to worry about cars, and you can actually walk from one end to the other.
Sorry Forum — three stars… sniff, sniff…

Large shopping center in a convenient location off I35 and 1604. There is a little of everything here so this is a great place to run a few errands at once. You’ll find restaurants, home repair, clothing, a pet store, toys, and so much more. Pros: Going to one place to get a lot of things done. Cons: The first intersection after entering the main entrance is scary. At the three-​way stop, people don’t know when it’s their turn to go. Also, really spread out. You will have to drive to get to the different stores you want to go to.