Jennifer P.
Yelp
The Yonge and Eglinton Centre has a very special place in my heart. I went to high school nearby and during that time, I was at the Yonge and Eglinton Centre all the time! Whenever I return to Toronto, I try to return to my old 'hood to take a look around, and I always feel somewhat melancholy about all the changes. The Yonge and Eglinton Centre has certainly changed from my high school days, it is much more modern-looking and of course many of the stores from days past are gone, but some like Metro, Indigo, and Rexall (although it was called Pharma Plus back then) are still there. Since we are in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic now, I do not know what the current situation is at the Y&E Centre but this review is for the place during more carefree times.
The Yonge and Eglinton Centre is not really a destination mall, but more like a mall that you drop by on the way to or back from work or school. It's connected to the Eglinton Subway station. There are multiple levels of retail and restaurants and the lower level that connects to the subway has a food court. Since my high school days they have done major renovations and the space is much more aesthetically pleasing than it once was. There is now a movie theatre in there, a Pickle Barrel Restaurant, a Sephora, and my favourite store of all: Winners! Lol.
I think it does have a complete complement of stores for everything that you might need. There's a grocery store (Metro), a drugstore (Rexall), an LBCO (liquor store), several clothing stores (Winners, Reitmans, and others), a shoe store (Walking on a Cloud), jewellery stores (Michael Hill and Swarovski), a toy store (Toys R Us), and dollar store (Buck or Two Plus), a chocolate store (Laura Secord), an Electronics Store (The Source), several cell phone providers and repair shops, a travel agent, several beauty salons, a dental clinic, a gym, dry cleaners, and even more. So really, I think you can run all your errands at this mall. The food court is mostly chains, but there is a good variety of types of foods, so you can be healthy or junky depending on your mood, lol.