Mary T.
Yelp
I used to visit CF Fairview Mall regularly when I worked at Yonge and Eglinton. I parked at the lot specifically for riders who need to park before taking the subway, which is separate from regular mall parking. I found that getting there before 8 am was considered late, as most parking spots were taken.
I changed where I parked and used a different subway station to get to work. Coming home, I'd stop by this mall to walk around and shop.
This mall is conveniently located north of highway 401, just off highway 404. If I can, I'd sooner get here either along Don Mills Road or Sheppard Avenue East. Parking does get pretty crazy on weekends, but it's not horrible like Yorkdale!
These days, I don't visit this mall all that often. Roughly four years ago, I visited the Royal Bank branch at this mall, as I needed a teller-assisted transaction. It has good branch hours and I was able to have a transaction made before the mall closed. I was also able to complete this transaction after work.
Recently, I came here to meet my manager. He had Montreal-style bagels for me. I was drooling with this breaking tidbit of information. He lives close to this mall. It was a good reason for me to come here and see what the mall looks like these days.
The food court has changed since I was a teenager. My good friend and I would take the subway to get here from the Beaches. We watched a movie at the Cineplex, which is still here, but completely different and looks a lot better. We'd then grab a bite to eat at the food court, walk around, and head home.
The food court at Fairview Mall looks like many revamped Cadillac Fairview (CF) malls. When I first saw it yesterday, I seriously thought that I was at Promenade Mall. Although the Promenade is no longer under the CF umbrella, it still has that CF feel.
Anyway, there are good food options at Fairview. I was pleased to see Pi Co. and Yio for pizza and Japanese food, respectively. It has my guilty pleasures, KFC, Taco Bell, and Bourbon St. Grill, within close proximity from one another. I ended up grabbing a bite to eat at Szechuan Express, which had pretty good dim sum.
This mall has an Apple store, Forever 21 that will likely disappear soon, a huge Shoppers Drug Mart, Starbucks, Hudson's Bay, Gap, Old Navy, Sephora, and so much more. The store selection is good.
I felt relaxed at this mall. Shoppers didn't seem stressed out on a Monday evening. I liked checking out the massage chairs, doing an interactive directory store search on a huge touchscreen, and more.
There is plenty of parking. I parked by entrance 3, which is on the second floor and is the closest entrance to the food court. To get to the food court, you need to take the escalator down a floor.
I should drop by here more often. It's clean and I like the stores. The problem is that I'd be spending a ton. I will return to hit Pi Co. next time. It's the closest location for me.
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